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Twin sisters attacked by crocodile while swimming in lagoon

The Foreign Office has said it is supporting a family after two British sisters were taken to hospital in Mexico after being attacked by...

Prank gone wrong: Comedian beaten to stupor for demanding virgin blood for rituals

A popular Nigerian comedian, MC Freedom, has been beaten to stupor after his prank skit went wrong in the market. As part of his entertaining...

Deeper Life founder ‘defies’ Nigeria’s Twitter ban

Pastor William F. Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has issued a disclaimer about still posting tweets despite the Twitter ban. The...

Diamond Platinumz hot as his country petitions BET to disqualify him

More than 18,000 people have signed an online petition to have Tanzanian bongo flava sensation, Diamond Platinumz disqualified from the BET Awards on 27 June. Diamond bagged a nomination for...

Nigeria shakes over wild prophecy about Davido [Video]

An unidentified pastor has got Nigerians praying on social media after he dropped a wild prophecy about one of the country's most popular singers,...

Pastor jubilates over T.B. Joshua’s death [Video]

A head pastor of Christian Life Church Kampala, Uganda, has been seen in a video that has gone viral on social media, celebrating the death...

We will not stop tweeting – Pastor dares Nigerian govt

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A. Adeboye, has said his church handles will not stop tweeting in...

Nigerian govt, Twitter in talks after suspension

The Nigerian government is in talks with Twitter over the suspension of its operations in Nigeria. This was revealed by the Ambassador of the United...

Why God allowed TB Joshua to die

The General Overseer of the United Apostolic Church of Christ (UACC) worldwide, James Bayo-Owoyemi, says Prophet T.B. Joshua died because he had concluded his...

Nigeria: Staff arrested for stealing MTN mast generator

An MTN staff, Clement Idenyi, has landed into police net after he allegedly vandalised his employer’s mast and stole the generator. Mr Idenyi, who is...

These 66 countries are restricting social media use; Nigeria included

The study conducted by the privacy protection company Surfshark shows that Nigeria became the 66th country that has restricted social media access over the...

Rev Henry Godson-Afful drops 5th edition of powerful worship medley ‘Adonai’ [Video]

The All Power hitmaker, Reverend Henry Godson-Afful, has launched the 5th edition of his worship medley dubbed Adonai. The event, which was attended by high-profile...

Man slaps French President Emmanuel Macron during crowd walkabout [Video]

Two people were arrested after French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped by a man during a walkabout session with a crowd in the Drome...

TV and radio stations ordered to delete Twitter in Nigeria

Nigeria's National Broadcasting Commission has directed all TV and radio stations to "suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately," describing its use as unpatriotic. The Nigerian government said...

Buhari still active on Twitter, First Lady’s handle deactivated

The Twitter handle of Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has been deactivated. This comes hours after the Buhari-led government announced the suspension of the...

Controversies sparked by T. B. Joshua [Videos]

Popular Nigerian pastor, T. B. Joshua, died on Sunday, the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has announced. The cause of death is yet to...

Mali’s coup leader sworn in as president

The leader of Mali’s junta, Colonel Assimi Goïta has officially been sworn in as the country’s interim president and promised “credible, fair and transparent...

Another popular pastor in Nigeria passes on

Popular cleric and General Overseer Of Redemption Ministries, Worldwide, Reverend Stephen Akinola, is dead. According to BBC Pidgin, the Port Harcourt-based Pastor died in the...

17 friends die in ghastly accident while returning from wedding

Seventeen young men from Kano, Nigeria, have died in a motor accident while returning from a friend's wedding in Kaduna. It was gathered that the...

Meet late TB Joshua’s adorable family [Photos]

Photos of the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua's family have popped up on social media. This...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcome baby girl

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl. Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday...

Strange facts about late Prophet TB Joshua

As the world mourns the sudden demise of the popular Prophet, Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as Prophet TB Joshua, here are some interesting...

TB Joshua’s wife breaks silence on his death

Barrister Evelyn Joshua, the wife of the late founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, has reacted to the death...

I prophesied TB Joshua’s death – Pastor claims

The General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly, Prophet Joshua Iginla, has claimed he prophesied about the death of late televangelist, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua,...

Revealed: T.B. Joshua reportedly flew to Turkey for stroke treatment

Prophet T. B. Joshua, a famous Nigerian preacher, televangelist, and founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) is reported to have suffered a...

Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, says rival militant group

Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, has killed himself, rival Islamist militants said in an audio recording. In audio obtained...

Couple left stranded as registrar to officiate wedding travels without notice [Watch]

A Nigerian couple was left stranded on their wedding day in Nigeria after the registrar at the Edo State Ministry of Interior failed to...

Throwback video: When TB Joshua ‘predicted’ his own death

After Founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B. Joshua was confirmed dead, a coded message he sent to his fans has...

Mood at Synagogue Church as people express shock over T. B. Joshua’s demise

After the announcement of the death of the televangelist and Founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, thousands of his...

T.B. Joshua’s church breaks silence on his death

The Synagogue Church of All Nations has confirmed the death of its Founder and Leader, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua. The renowned televangelist is reported to...

Check out last words of Prophet TB Joshua before passing on

Founder and Leader of Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet T.B. Joshua, has been confirmed dead. Until yesterday, Saturday June 5, news of his passing...

Twitter handle of Nigeria’s First Lady deactivated

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has announced the deactivation of her Twitter account following the ban on the micro-blogging site by the...

Trump orders China to pay $10 trillion over COVID-19 crisis

Donald Trump has ordered China to pay "10 trillion dollars" to the United States (US) for the "death and destruction" caused by the Covid...

Trump suspended from Facebook, Instagram for two years

Facebook said Donald Trump’s accounts on the social giant’s platforms will be suspended for two years — until January 2023 — and will only be reinstated...

Serial jailbreaker rearrested after 12th escape

Senegalese serial jailbreaker, Baye Modou Fall, who escaped on Saturday from a prison in the capital Dakar, has been rearrested. It was his 12th jailbreak...

Nigeria’s proposed new name drops

What is someone from the United African Republic called? Uranium or Urea? The answer is keeping many Nigerians awake as they ponder over a proposal...

Prophet TB Joshua’s message to Nigerians ahead of June 12

Nigerian pastor, Temitope Balogun Joshua, better known as Prophet TB Joshua, has called for fasting and prayer for Nigeria ahead of June 12. Speaking to...

Woman bleeds to death while giving birth in hospital

A 36-year-old woman bled to death due to a rare complication while giving birth in hospital, an inquest has heard. Leyla Lliff, from Erith, South...

Phone snatchers stab university student to death

A level 300 student of University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, Calabar campus, identified as Ford Moses Nkasi, has been killed in a tussle...

Boy wears sister’s skirt to school [Photos]

A teenage boy is wearing a skirt to school to protest being sent home after shorts were banned on one of the hottest days...