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Tonto Dikeh wades into Akuapem Poloo jail term discourse

Nigerian actress Tonto Dikeh has joined the list of celebrities asking for actress Akuapem Poloo to be set free. The Nigerian screen goddess has...

Chad’s President Idriss Déby dies ‘in clash with rebels’

Chad's President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said...

Mourning hits United States Presidency

Former United States Vice President, Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the presidency,...

Community Radio told off for playing ‘sexual moaning’ song at 8:20 am

A radio station in Essex that played a song which contained “prolonged sounds of sexual moaning” at 8:20am has been told the track was...

Lady caught smuggling ‘weed’ concealed in pepper, tomatoes to prisoners

A woman who thought she could outwit prison officers landed herself behind bars when her smuggling agenda was discovered. The unidentified young woman, under the...

His thing is too big – Woman begs court to end her week-old marriage

A woman is in a Sharia court asking for her week-old marriage to be ended because she is unable to take what she has...

Body of ‘stowaway’ discovered in landing gear of plane

Police are investigating after the body of a man was found underneath a plane that had landed at Amsterdam airport from Nigeria. The man, thought...

Pastor who flaunted tattoo during Covid-19 vaccine jab breaks silence [Photo]

The founder of the Oracle of God Ministries, Reverend Lucy Natasha who recently came under fire for flaunting her tattoo on social media as...

Pilot crash lands in sea filled with swimmers

A World War 2 bomber pilot landed in the sea metres from swimmers after the plane suffered a mechanical failure. Beach goers watched in awe...

School girls in viral shisha video suspended

The Lagos State Government has ordered the rehabilitation of five female students seen smoking 'shisha' in a video that circulated online last week.According to...

Nigeria: Two drug traffickers excrete 191 pellets of cocaine, heroin at airport

Two suspected drug traffickers intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, have...

Full list of Chibok girls in Boko Haram’s captivity finally released

A full list containing the names of 112 schoolgirls kidnapped on April 14, 2014 has been released by the Bring Back Our Girls movement...

Minister fired over Covid-19 funds misuse

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has fired senior officials including Labour Minister Ken Kandodo over alleged embezzlement of Covid funds. The president said the action followed...

How I impregnated my mother-in-law – Man tells shocking tale [Video]

A Nigerian man has narrated how he impregnated his mother-in-law who later gave birth to boy. The man who shared details of his affair with...

2-yr-old Ghanaian child dropped from 18-foot US-Mexico border wall

A smuggler helping illegal immigrants cross into the United States from Mexico dropped a two-year-old Ghanaian child from atop an 18ft wall into the arms of...

Nurse charged for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris

A Florida nurse and mother-of-three is facing federal charges over threats to kill Vice President, Kamala Harris. Niviane Petit Phelps, from Miami, allegedly shared the...

Why this woman beat her boss with a mop will shock you [Video]

A government worker was caught on video beating up her boss after he allegedly harassed her. The woman from northeastern China, who has been identified only...

COVID-19 vaccine: We are not guinea pigs – Winners Chapel founder fumes

Bishop David Oyedepo has shared his thoughts about the COVID-19 vaccination which is currently ongoing in the country.  The Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (aka...

Teen charged in fatal shooting of Ghanaian in US

A 17-year-old whose email address linked him to a series of ride-share carjackings was charged Saturday with fatally shooting a Lyft driver in St....

Ghanaians in UK hold funeral for Prince Philip [Video]

Some Ghanaians in the United Kingdom have held a funeral ceremony for the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh was...

This is why the Queen sat on her own during Prince Philip’s funeral

The royal family adhered strictly to UK Covid-19 regulations during the funeral of Prince Philip, who was laid to rest Saturday. As such, the Queen sat...

Queen Elizabeth II pens goodbye to Prince Philip

As the United Kingdom and the world bid farewell to Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II said goodbye to her husband...

COVID-19: Brazil asks women to delay pregnancy

Brazil has warned women to postpone pregnancy until the worst of the coronavirus pandemic has passed, saying that the variants of the coronavirus in Brazil have been...

45-year-old Ghanaian killed in US

A St. Peters family is grieving and authorities are asking the public for any information to help solve the murder of a 45-year-old father...

France outlaws sex with children aged under 15

The French parliament on Thursday adopted legislation that characterizes sex with a child under the age of 15 as rape and punishable by up...

Nigerians angry as Ghanaian students topped 2020 WASSCE

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and some parents have expressed worry about the good performance of Ghanaian students as compared to their Nigerian...

T.B. Joshua breaks silence on YouTube channel suspension

Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor T.B. Joshua has explained why YouTube has suspended the account of Emmanuel TV channel from...

My marriage ended because I refused to sleep in grave – Woman cries out

A human rights group in Lagos State, Nigeria by the name of Human Rights Defenders and Access to Justice Advocate Centre received a complaint...

Eight arrested for breaking Ramadan rules

Eight people have been arrested by Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano for allegedly refusing to fast during the Muslim holy month...

Dying Covid patient being comforted with ‘fake hand’ [Photo]

Dying Covid-19 patients in Brazil are being comforted with "fake hands" so they don’t feel alone in hospital. A touching social media photo shows a...

YouTube blocks TB Joshua over ‘gay cure’ claim

YouTube has suspended the account of influential Nigerian televangelist, TB Joshua, over allegations of hate speech. A rights body filed a complaint after reviewing at...

How this Burundian killed her rival to become queen mother, and then held off the Germans in the 1900s

Many African communities are patriarchal, thus some feats accomplished by women tend to be lost in history. Yet, many African empires and territories have...

President Akufo-Addo leaves for Brazzaville

President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo to attend the swearing-in of H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President-elect of...

Prince Philip’s funeral arrangement announced

The Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex will not walk together when they join senior royals in the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral procession. William...

U.S. House committee approves blueprint for Big Tech crackdown

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has formally approved a report accusing Big Tech companies of buying or crushing smaller firms, Representative David...

Why my father cut off my legs – Man shares touching story

A physically challenged Nigerian has told a heartbreaking tale of how he lost his legs in the hands of his biological father. Known simply as...

COVID-19 skeptic killed by virus [Photo]

A prominent Norwegian coronavirus denier has died from Covid-19 after hosting two events at his property. Hans Kristian Gaarder tested positive for the virus after...

I felt like disappearing – Lady whose vibrator fell in traffic

A lady has shared the hilarious story of how her vibrator fell from her bag while she was crossing the road this morning, April...

If you trust children to observe Covid-19 protocols, we can too – Kofi Asamoah on cinemas closure

Movie Producer, Kofi Asamoah, is calling on the government to reopen cinemas a year after they were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to...

MP walks in completely naked on Zoom call after forgetting to turn camera off

An MP has apologised after walking in on a parliamentary video call completely naked. Screenshots of the Zoom meeting saw Canadian Member of Parliament William...