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Buhari to get US$11.6M for monitoring of WhatsApp, phone calls

The Nigerian Senate has approved N4.8 billion (equivalent to US$11.6 million) to be allocated to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for the monitoring of...

Papa Owusu-Ankomah presents letters of credence to Queen Elizabeth II [Photos]

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Papa Owusu Ankomah, has formally presented his Letters of Credence to Queen Elizabeth II. This was in...

At least 45 dead in South Africa riots after jailing of ex-president

At least 45 people have now died in the violence that has been engulfing parts of South Africa since the jailing of former President...

I can’t be friends with every pastor – Oyedepo on TB Joshua’s funeral snub

Bishop David Oyedepo, the General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, also known as, Winners Chapel, has said he couldn't be friends with every...

Cheating ends in joy as two men peacefully exchange wives

Two middle-aged men from Busia County in Western Kenya have mutually agreed to exchange their wives to settle their differences. Josh Odour and Sakis...

Six dead as pro-Jacob Zuma protests intensify in South Africa

Six people have so far been confirmed dead amid #FreeZuma protests in South Africa, where the army has been deployed to quell tension. The protests...

Rare photos reveal what the interior of aeroplane looked like in 1930

Only the rich and famous flew in the 1930s, but while it looked glamorous the planes were cold, loud and often dropped hundreds of...

Photos of late T.B. Joshua’s Mausoleum

Popular Nigerian Televangelist, Prophet T.B. Joshua, was laid to rest in his church premises on Friday, July 9. Here are photos of his Mausoleum:

Man slumps and dies after reading DNA results

Anger has trailed the death of a man who slumped allegedly after reading the result of a DNA test conducted on his son. According to...

Nigeria stun US basketball team after winning pre-Olympic friendly game [Video]

Nigeria has pulled off one of the greatest upsets in international basketball history by stunning the United States in an Olympic exhibition game in...

Popular footballer marries for third time

The captain of the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa, got married over the weekend for the third time. According to the Nation, Musa got married in...

Haiti President’s widow speaks for first time

The injured widow of Haiti's president has described the moment assassins "riddled" her husband with bullets after bursting into their home in the middle...

Lightning strike kills 16 selfie-taking people

Some 16 people have reportedly been killed by lightning strike in India. Many others have reportedly been injured in the lightning strike in Jaipur in...

Popular actor passes on [Photo]

The Nigerian entertainment industry is in great mourning as another of its members passes on. The death of popular comic actor John Lee was announced...

Father-of-two caught red-handed defiling boy, 16, in a hotel

A 34-year-old businessman, Obinna Obidiugwu, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old boy in a hotel in Umuogu, Okija, Anambra State.It was gathered...

Why sisters lived with mother’s decomposing body for 9 days will shock you

The decomposing body of a 78-year-old woman has been discovered in an apartment in Benin, Edo state. Reports state that the daughters of the deceased...

5 friends perish in accident while returning from club

Residents at Mgbuoba in Rivers State, Nigeria, woke up Saturday morning to a wrecked car and the lifeless bodies of five persons. It was gathered...

Check out dignitaries who attended TB Joshua’s burial ceremony [Video]

Videos and photos are emerging from the burial ceremony of Prophet T.B. Joshua which happened at the Ikotun area of Lagos state. Many dignitaries...

Checkout TB Joshua’s final resting place [Photos]

Popular Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua has been buried in Lagos after a week of funeral rites. He was buried at the church’s premises after an...

COVID-19: Nigeria records first confirmed case of deadly Delta variant

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2. A statement released...

New York train station flooded

Heavy rains continued to spill through New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Friday as Tropical Storm Elsa made its way up the Northeast...

Waitress loses job after being sent home for ‘ugly and inappropriate’ top

A waitress claims she was sent home for wearing an "ugly and inappropriate" top to work - and then lost her job when she...

2 US citizens among group held over killing of Haiti President

Two US citizens are among 28 people detained over the assassination of Haiti’s president, the chief of national police has said. Jovenel Moise, 53, was shot...

Woman crushed to death while celebrating birthday in a nightclub

A woman was crushed to death by a giant karaoke television screen while celebrating her birthday in a Russian nightclub. Tatiana Pokhorenko, 35, died on...

Biden defends decision to end Afghan military operation

US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan, saying that US operations will end on 31 August. The fourth...

Over 9,000 sign petition to stop Nigerians from eating dogs

Over 9,000 people around the world have signed a petition to stop Nigerians from eating dogs.  The petition was launched on Change.org by one Natasha Choolun. It...

COVAX aims to deliver 520 million vaccine doses to Africa this year

The global vaccine distribution scheme, COVAX, aims to deliver 520 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa this year, its managing director said, with supplies...

Man arrested for intentionally infecting his wife, stepdaughter, 12 others with HIV

A man, identified as Bolaniran Orimolade, alias Bola Bebo, has been arrested for infecting his wife, stepdaughter, and 12 other women with HIV.According to...

Twin sisters impregnated by same boy

Teenage twin sisters have been allegedly impregnated by a 16-year-old boy at Tole, a town in West African country, Cameroon. According to reports, the 16-year-old...

Meet man with ‘world’s longest tongue’

A man has broken a record for having the 'world’s longest tongue". Praveen, from Tamil Nadu, made it to India’s Book of Records after stretching...

Pastor Chris to hold healing crusade on TB Joshua’s funeral date

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, Founder and President of Christ Embassy church, is set to hold a three-day healing programme ‘Healing Streams With Pastor Chris’ from...

Prophet T.B. Joshua’s corpse arrives at Synagogue Church [Photos+Video]

The remains of the Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, also known as TB Joshua, has arrived...

Married man dies during s3x romp with wife’s sales girl

The Chairman of Igbudu Market Mile ‘2’ in Warri South, Nigeria, simply identified as Okpako, has reportedly died during a sexual romp with his...

Kidnappers demand food for children seized in Nigeria school raid

Kidnappers who abducted more than 100 students from a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna state warned that the children could starve unless parents supply...

Haitian First Lady in critical condition after husband’s assassination

Haitian first lady Martine Moïse will be treated at a hospital in Miami following an attack on Wednesday morning in which her husband, Haitian...

Here are the best ways to avoid visa rejections

Being smart and avoiding these mistakes will spare you time, money and visa denials. The success rate of visa approval depends on many factors. It...

SA former president Jacob Zuma hands himself over to police

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has handed himself in to police to begin serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court. He was...

Man arrested for infecting wife, stepdaughter and 12 others with HIV

The Lagos state police command has arrested one Bolaniran Orimolade alias Bola Bebo, for intentionally infecting his wife, stepdaughter and twelve other women with Human Immunodeficiency...

Thief leaves emotional apology note after stealing from policeman [Photo]

A thief in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind city stole valuables from the home of a policeman and left behind a note of apology to the...

Brand influencers to face jail over edited photos

Influencers in Norway will soon have to label any photo they post on social media which has been retouched. The new regulation comes as an...