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Fix your elections before you give us lectures – Uganda govt jabs US

A spokesperson for President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has slammed criticisms from the United States (US) government leveled against the way and manner in...

Twitter planning a feature to let you auto-block and mute abusive accounts

Twitter plans to introduce a way for you to automatically block and mute abusive accounts, the company announced at its Analyst Day presentation on...

Man survives 14 hours in Pacific Ocean ‘clinging to sea rubbish’

A sailor, who fell overboard, survived by clinging to a "piece of sea rubbish", his son has revealed. Vidam Perevertilov spent 14 hours in the...

Bill Gates: Bitcoin not for me, says ex-Microsoft chief

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has not invested in Bitcoin, he said in a live chat on the social network Clubhouse. Mr Gates told host Andrew...

A brief walk into the lives of one of the world’s most ancient people

Being the first to find a settlement in the Lower Niger and Niger Delta, it is possible that they may have started inhabiting this...

Cameroon police arrest 9 for practicing homos3xuality

Nine Cameroonians, suspected of being homosexuals, have been arrested in western Cameroon. Two of the suspects are still in custody, a police officer and a...

Anger as Naomi Campbell promotes Kenya using Nigerian music

The tourism industry is dwindling, being one of the hardest affected by the coronavirus pandemic and many countries are looking for creative means to...

Why this lady was sacked on her first day at work will shock you

A lady has reportedly been sacked on her first day at work after asking a manager if she 'stands a chance with him and can...

Kim Kardashian steps out without wedding ring after filing for divorce from Kanye West [Photos]

Now that her divorce from Kanye West has been announced, Kim Kardashian wants people to know that she is a soon-to-be single woman. The reality TV star was...

Woman arrested for having s3x with 13-year-old boy

A yet-to-be-identified Greendale woman has been arrested after she was caught red-handed having sex with a 13-year-old boy at the teenager’s parents’ home in Houghton Park,...

Man abducts neighbour’s two kids for ‘child labour and pleasure’

The police in Imo State have arrested a 32-year-old man, Chibuzor Awurumibe, for allegedly kidnapping his former neighbour's two kids. The abducted children have been identified...

Japan appoints Minister of Loneliness to tackle alarming suicide rates

In a bid to tackle the rise in suicide rates for the first time in 11 years due to the coronavirus crisis, Japanese Prime...

Tears as Ghanaian woman is found dead in her room in London [Video]

A UK-based Ghanaian woman identified as Dora Mills has been found dead in her room. in London. Though the cause of death or date is...

Tears as victims of Nigerian Airforce plane crash are laid to rest [Photos]

The burial ceremony of victims of the Nigerian Air Force plane crash in Abuja last Sunday has been held at the National Cemetery, Abuja. The...

It’s unfortunate Mahama dragged us to court over innocuous error – EC in closing address

The lawyers of the Electoral Commission (EC), first respondent in the ongoing petition hearing say it is unfortunate that they were dragged to court...

Covid-19: A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachers

GCSEs and A-levels cancelled in England by the pandemic will be replaced by grades decided by teachers, the exams watchdog Ofqual has confirmed. Schools can...

Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news

Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The news code legislation had been...

22 million Ugandans to miss Coronvirus vaccine

Ugandans in the age bracket of 0 to 17 years will not get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs due to limited data on their...

University students allegedly beat lecturer for slashing exam time

A lecturer at the University of Abuja was allegedly beaten by students of Banking and Finance department for reportedly collecting their answer scripts 45...

High Court judge under investigation after irate lover leaked his nudes

The Zimbabwean Judicial Services Commission has announced that it is now investigating Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Thompson Mabhikwa, after his nudes,  bedroom photos, as well...

Learn how vaccines work in 45 seconds! [Video]

The World Health Organisation has rolled out a new educational video to teach and provide insight into how vaccines actually work. This gesture is...

How Reuters reported closure of LGBTQ+ office

Anti-gay outcry has forced Ghana’s first LGBT+ community centre to temporarily close to protect its staff and visitors three weeks after it opened, its...

COVID-19: Why 22 million Ugandans will not be vaccinated

Ugandans in the age bracket of 0 to 17 years will not get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs due to limited data on their...

Nigeria overtakes India as most populous nation without electricity

With over 200 million population according to the United Nations (UN) population index, Nigeria is faced with numerous challenges among which is the stability...

Gambia massacre: Good news at last as probe into execution of 44 Ghanaians begins

Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will hold hearings at its current session, which began on February 22, 2021, on the 2005 massacre...

Man dies after police kneel on his neck for nearly 5 minutes

A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers knelt on the back of his neck for nearly...

‘Juju’ man rapes lady seeking charm to stop boyfriend from dating other women

Police have arrested two witchdoctors in Mitooma district, Uganda for allegedly raping a female student of Kampala International University and stealing Shs2.9 million from...

Reactions on social media as Ghanaians get ready to take Covid-19 vaccines

Some Ghanaians have taken to social media to debate on whether the Covid-19 vaccine will be a good shot for them to guard themselves...

Soldier shot dead by private security guard

A guard attached to a private security company has shot dead a UPDF soldier in Mbarara City. Police on Tuesday identified the soldier as Lance...

Wife of notorious drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ arrested on drug trafficking charges in U.S.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, was arrested Monday on drug trafficking charges, the U.S. Department of...

Pastor and his wife welcome first child after 25 years of marriage

Nigerian pastor, Bishop Iyobosa Atoe and his wife, Rev. Mrs B. Atoe of Jesus Reigneth Chapel Inc, in Nigeria, have welcomed their first child after...

Students ‘injured in fake-vaccine stampede’

Three students were injured in Cameroon’s South-West region after a stampede broke out following a rumoured Covid-19 vaccination campaign, The Guardian Post newspaper has...

British pole-dancing champion hangs herself after struggling during Covid-19 lockdown

A pole-dancing champion from the UK hanged herself after struggling during lockdown, an inquest has heard. Jessica Leanne Norris, 27, was found unresponsive at a...

Ebola vaccines arrive in Guinea

A special plane carrying a consignment of Ebola vaccine landed in Guinea on Monday night. A dust storm in the Sahara forced the aircraft off...

Savelugu Hospital closes following surge in Covid-19 cases among staff

The Savelugu Hospital in the Northern Region has been closed down for two weeks, beginning Monday, February 22, following a surge in COVID-19 cases...

Bobi Wine withdraws Ugandan election petition, claims judges are biased

The Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says he is withdrawing his court case challenging the results of last month’s presidential election. Bobi Wine, whose real...

Meet the Ghanaian engineer behind NASA’s robotic arm for Mars

Standing at the porch of his house in Ghana, as a young boy, Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu was fascinated by the planes that flew in and...

2 women caught dressed as old women to get COVID-19 vaccine

Two women disguised themselves as "grannies" in a failed attempt to get a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Florida health officials said. “So yesterday, we realised...

Seven dead in military plane crash

Seven people were killed when a Nigerian military plane crashed on approach to Abuja airport on Sunday, a spokesman for Nigeria’s Air Force said. ”All seven...

Man snatches wig and slippers he bought for girlfriend over this…[Video]

A man, who caught his girlfriend having lunch with another man, confronted her and humiliated her by collecting the wig and footwear he bought...