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Man confesses to killing ‘sugar mummy’, raping her corpse

A 23-year-old bricklayer, Adebayo Kingsley, has confessed to killing his 46-year-old lover to have sexual intercourse with her. Adebayo Kingsley is said to have stormed...

Mortuary worker explains what goes on in a morgue including using kitchen tools

When growing up there are so many careers to fantasize about, whether it's an actress, a singer, a chef, or - apparently - a...

Barack Obama joins NBA Africa

The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that former President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner.President Obama will help advance...

Police declare man wanted for allegedly stealing 89 cows [Photos]

A man, who allegedly stole 89 cows in Akwa Ibom state, has been declared wanted by the police. "Beware! Wanted for stealing 89 cows in...

Nigerian Army chief issues special order to troops

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has ordered officers and men to be professional in the discharge of their duties. Lt. Gen...

Bribe my angels – Pastor tells congregation [Video]

A pastor has caused quite a stir on social media after telling his church members to bribe his angels so that his grace can...

Elderly customary ruler abducted by gang on motorbikes

Police in Nigeria say they are trying to locate and rescue a prominent traditional ruler who has been abducted by gunmen in the north...

‘Lovebirds’ who were married for 76 years die 6 hours apart [Photo]

An elderly Kenyan man and wife, who were married for 76 years, have reportedly died six hours apart.  Maritim Biwott Arap Tuwei and his wife,...

Tokyo Olympics: Boxer ‘bites’ opponent’s ear in heavyweight fight

Morocco boxer, Youness Baalla, channeled his inner Mike Tyson as he shockingly attempts to bite New Zealander David Nyika's ear during their heavyweight fight. Baalla somehow avoided being...

Naomi Osaka exits 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Japanese superstar, Naomi Osaka, suffered a surprise exit in her home Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova earn a straight-set win in Tokyo. Osaka, 23, has...

Man allegedly beats lover to death for using his charger without permission

An Abuja-based man, identified as Hasan Taiwo, has been arrested for allegedly beating his live-in lover to death in their home in Lugbe area. According...

Househelp, three others arrested in connection with banker’s murder

The Police Command in Yobe said it has arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of Hassan Abubakar, a staff of a commercial...

Private Business Jet in Lagos: Could Yevgeny Prigozhin be in Nigeria?

The private business jet P4-BAR aircraft Gulfstream G550, which was traveling from Benghazi, landed at the Lagos airport in Nigeria. The landing took place...

Poor internet: Malawi president’s excuse for travelling to UK for virtual conference

Controversy has trailed the comments made by Lazarus Chakwera, President of Malawi, moments before he travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) for a virtual conference. President...

Ghana hosts maiden ECOWAS committee meeting

Ghana will host the maiden delocalised committee meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament at Winneba, Central Region, from July...

I’m no longer feminist – Woman cries for husband online [Video]

A woman has gone online to renounce feminism while begging for interested men to marry her. The woman said she spent years being a feminist and she's...

Tokyo Olympics: Chinese weightlifter wins gold on one leg

Chinese weightlifter, Li Fabin, broke two Olympic records on Sunday, and he did so with a bit of flair. On his opening clean and jerk...

Footballer slumps and dies during match

A football player, identified as Jonah, has died after he slumped during a football match in Nasarawa State in Nigeria. Details of his death are still sketchy at...

World Drowning Prevention Day marked

The United Nations (UN) on Sunday, July 25, 2021, marked the world’s first-ever World Drowning Prevention Day. This follows a historic resolution by the UN...

Nigeria school kidnappers abduct man delivering ransom

Kidnappers in Nigeria have seized a man who was sent to deliver a ransom payment to secure the release of dozens of abducted school...

Man who mocked Covid-19 vaccines dies of virus [Photo]

A California man who mocked Covid-19 vaccines on social media has died after a month-long battle with the virus. Stephen Harmon, a member of the...

CCTV exposes woman who deliberately set supermarket on fire [Watch]

The cause of last week's fire which razed down a supermarket in Lagos has been made known from a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV). According to...

Manasseh Azure sends message to Gabby Otchere-Darko over LGBTQ+ bill

Senior investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has asked Gabby Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the incumbent New Patriotic Party, why the Western World aren't...

Promoters of ‘LGBTQ+ bill’ want Ghana blacklisted – Gabby Otchere-Darko

A leading member in the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, says politicians and citizens championing the anti LGBTQ+ bill against those vying for same-sex...

Man accused of attempted assassination of president dies in custody

A man accused of attempting to stab Mali's interim President, Assimi Goita last week has died in hospital while in the custody of security...

Serial killer on death row dies of natural causes

A man sentenced to death in the US state of California for murdering a 12-year-old girl and four other women has died of natural...

Chilling details of how woman murdered husband for seeking divorce

Detectives from the homicide department of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Kenya, have arrested two main suspects behind the double murders of Mombasa-based...

Woman, husband nabbed for faking her kidnap

The police in Niger has arrested one Sadiya Ibrahim Umar, 31, and her 35-year-old husband, Mohammed, over alleged conspiracy and self-kidnapping. According to the report...

South Sudan names woman to head parliament

Jemma Nunu Kumba, the incumbent secretary-general of the ruling party, will become the first woman to preside over the parliament of South Sudan, the...

Murdered Haiti President laid to rest [Photos]

Haiti's murdered president, Jovenel Moïse, has been laid to rest today, July 23, 2021, more than two weeks after he was assassinated in a...

LeBron James is first active NBA player to become a billionaire

NBA player Lebron James is now the NBA’s first billion-dollar man, having just crossed that hallowed mark in total career earnings.  Although a lot of Michael...

Man stabbed to death while filming a music video [Photos]

A man was fatally stabbed while filming a music video near Brixton Tube station in south London.  The victim, Shane Jerome, in his early 20s,...

Firm fined £2.6m for claiming clothes prevent Covid

An Australian activewear firm has been fined £2.6m (5m Australian dollars) for claiming its clothing “eliminated” and stopped the spread of Covid. Lorna Jane had...

Scary moment man almost severed Mali president in Mosque [Video]

A footage released has shown the scary moment interim President of Mali was almost assassinated in a Mosque. During the Eid al-Adha celebrations, President Assimi...

Missing young lady found dead in bizarre state inside a drainage

A lady, who was declared missing a week ago, has been found dead in a drainage connected to a nearby river. Her decomposing corpse was...

Police arrest 5 men for raping 20-year-old man

Police in Kano State have arrested five men for allegedly sodomising a 20-year-old man severally. Spokesperson of Kano police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who...

Three suspected ritualists arrested with human parts inside calabash

Local residents of Rivers State, Nigeria have arrested three young men for possessing calabashes with human parts. The suspects, believed to be between the ages...

Man who disappeared while going to buy rice reunites with family after 47 years

A Kenyan man, James Mwaura, who disappeared from home 47 years ago, has found his way back home in Molo, Nakuru County, thanks to Facebook. Mr Mwaura, now...

Madagascar ‘foils plot to kill President’

Madagascar says it has thwarted an attempt to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina. The chief prosecutor's office said several Malagasy citizens and foreigners had been arrested...

100,000 will die of Covid-19 globally between now and end of Olympics – WHO

More than 100,000 people will die from COVID-19 around the world between now and the end of the Olympic Games, the head of the...