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COVID-19: Nigerian govt reintroduces lockdown

The Federal Government today reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions in all 36 states of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This new directive takes effect...

Beggar who makes GHS 1,000 daily arrested for posing as disabled woman with children

A 23-year-old Tanzanian national has been nabbed while begging for money from unsuspecting Kenyans by posing as a disabled mother in the streets of...

Former British High Commissioner to Ghana jailed

A former UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Craig Murray has been jailed for contempt in the United Kingdom. The 62-year-old was sentenced to eight months...

Protest as man arrested for murder dies in police custody

There was a protest at the Ikorodu area of Lagos State of Nigeria on Monday over the death of a man, Omolola Rotimi Ejioye,...

Oppong Weah’s son ‘jailed’

The son of Liberia's ex-footballer president, George Weah, has been handed a six-month suspended jail sentence by a French court for "Ibiza-style" parties at...

Anger over Amazon’s plans to build headquarters on sacred land

An indigenous group in South Africa has condemned a decision to go ahead with a multimillion-dollar development in Cape Town which will include the...

Vendor bites off woman’s lips over ‘pure water’

A grocery vendor in Nigeria has allegedly bitten off a lady’s lip during a fight that erupted after the lady complained of the price...

Man with 16 wives reveals how he sleeps with four per night

Misheck Nyandoro, a Johanne Marange Apostolic sect with 151 children from 16 wives, has revealed plans to add a 17th wife that will bear...

Boris Johnson under investigation over £15,000 Mustique holiday

Boris Johnson is under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over his £15,000 trip to Mustique. Kathryn Stone has confirmed for the first time...

Don’t take COVID-19 vaccine – Winners Chapel members warned

Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has warned members of his church against taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Oyedepo claimed the vaccines are...

Boy, 10, bursts into tears seeing step-mum in wedding dress

A 10-year-old boy was caught on camera bursting into tears as she saw his step-mum in her wedding dress for the first time. Little Jude...

Nigeria’s Celestial Church of Christ warns against spiritual perfumes

A man's death from flames ignited by candles and perfumes during a prayer session has prompted a warning from one of Nigeria's biggest churches. The...

Six killed in apparent murder-suicide at birthday party

Six people were killed at a birthday party in Colorado Springs early Sunday after a man opened fire inside a home before taking his...

Man dies after his body caught fire during anointing service

Popular Lagos socialite, Kayode Badru, has been reported dead in a tragic anointing service accident. According to CelestialNewsOnline, the dubai-based socialite flew into the country...

Barack Obama mourns after being hit with sad news

The Obamas announced Saturday that their beloved family dog, Bo, has died. "This afternoon was a difficult one for our family. We said goodbye to our...

Sarkodie finally breaks silence on #FixGhanaNow campaign

Rapper Sarkodie has finally joined the tall list of celebrities campaigning against the government to fix the country. According to him, though some people believe...

WHO approves Chinese Covid vaccine

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted emergency approval for the Covid vaccine made by Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm. It is the first vaccine developed...

Thousands of cockroaches released in restaurant to settle debt dispute

Patrons at a restaurant in Taipei, were recently shocked to see cockroaches crawling all over the place after thousands of them were released on...

Three cross-dressers forced to strip [Video]

Three crossdressers, who are suspected to be homosexuals, are lucky to be alive after they were attacked by some men. The men attacked the crossdresser with...

Mother of two found dead in bush

Police have launched a murder probe after a mother-of-two was found dead in a bush at east London.  Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, from Chelmsford, Essex,...

Priests to defy the Vatican, bless gay couples

Dozens of Catholic priests in Germany plan defy the Vatican and bless homosexual partnerships, with many set to live-stream the blessings online.  In March, the Vatican...

Oldest human burial in Africa found – A child laid to rest with pillow 78,000 years ago

Nearly 80,000 years ago, a three-year-old child was carefully laid to rest in a small pit at the entrance of Panga ya Saidi, a...

Man beats wife for not singing at funeral

A 39-year-old man from Mzilikazi suburb in Zimbabwe, has been fined $5,000 for assaulting his wife for not singing at a funeral. Lucas Mhlanga, a barber,...

81-year-old rape victim shares ordeal

An elderly Brooklyn woman has recounted the vile moment her great-nephew raped her. Speaking in gruesome detail at the man’s trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court...

Meet the man with 78 children, 13 pregnant women [Photos]

A sperm donor who has fathered 78 children and currently has 13 women pregnant has explained that he just ‘can’t say no.’ New York college...

Tears as popular pastor loses son

The General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has lost his son, Dare Adeboye at the age of...

2 teenagers jailed for life after killing police officer

A jury in Italy has sentenced two (2) Americans to life in prison for the killing of a police officer. The jury of two judges...

Ghana to receive 150 American peace corps

The United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, Miss Stephanie Sullivan, has hinted of the arrival of some 150 American peace corps in the country....

Musician allegedly slumps and dies in church while worshipping God [Photo]

A young man from Delta State, identified as Jerry, has allegedly died at a church altar while worshipping God.  Facebook user, Jackson, who shared photos of...

In Bill Gates divorce, who gets the 66,000-square-foot mansion?

With the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce bombshell still echoing, so begins the process of sharing the fourth-largest fortune in the world. Forbes puts the...

89 men beaten by their wives in last 15 months

The Lagos State Government has said 89 men reported that they were battered by their wives in cases of domestic violence between 2020 and...

Prince Philip’s cause of death revealed

Prince Philip's cause of death has been confirmed. The Duke of Edinburgh died ‘peacefully’ at the age of 99 on April 9, Buckingham Palace announced...

COVID-19: Oman places travel ban on Ghana

Oman has added Ghana to a list of 14 countries whose residents are barred from applying to enter the country till further notice. The ban,...

Nigeria: Three gay men arrested during a birthday orgy

Three young men have been arrested over alleged homosexual act in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue state.  According to report and photos sighted on Instablog9ja,...

Man arrested for defiling three biological daughters, niece

A 52-year-old-man, Kayode Adeniyi, has been arrested by men of the Ogun state police command for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his biological daughters...

Top policeman allegedly caught in hotel room with married woman sacked

The Kano State Hisbah Board has sacked a top official allegedly caught with a married woman in a hotel room in Sabon Gari area of the...

#FixTheCountry: Ghanaians embark on massive campaign for change

Ghanaians have embarked on a massive social media campaign for change over what they described as the ailing status of the country. Under the hashtag...

Doctor suspended for ‘squeezing patient’s nipple’

A NHS doctor has been suspended after being accused of squeezing a patient’s nipple and asking for her number during an intimate medical examination. ...

COVID-19: Indian doctor decides who lives and who dies

Rohan Aggarwal is 26 years old. He doesn't even complete his medical training until next year. And yet, at one of the best hospitals...

Doctor jailed for insulting president

A member of the Hirak protest movement in Algeria has been sentenced to two years in prison for offending Islam and insulting the president. Activists...