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Man stabs Chief Imam

The police in Niger state has arrested Umar Jibril, popularly known as Ba’adama for stabbing the Chief Imam of Edati to death. The suspected allegedly stabbed...

Quack malt drink producers busted [Photos]

Photos of a group of individuals using toxic liquid to make malt drinks for the public have surfaced online. The photos were released online following...

My drug problem was so bad bodyguards checked my pulse as I slept – Musician

Justin Bieber has opened up about his transformation from wild child to reformed character. In an interview with GQ magazine, the 27-year-old singer spoke freely, revealing...

Why the price of Nigeria’s Dangote cement is high

The management of Dangote Cement Plc says the increase in the price of cement is due to the Value Added Tax which was included...

‘World’s biggest rabbit’ stolen from home

A rabbit proclaimed the biggest in the world has been stolen from its home in Worcestershire, police have said. West Mercia police believe the 129cm-long...

State to conduct census for s3x workers

The Bauchi state government has concluded plans to conduct a headcount of commercial sex workers in the state with a view to having accurate...

Police officer suspended for ‘beating’ colleague

A senior male police officer in Liberia’s South Eastern region has been suspended for allegedly beating a female colleague and inflicting facial injuries. Images of...

Home Alone lead actor welcomes first child

Home Alone star, Macaulay Culkin, and former Disney star, Brenda Song, welcomed their first child last week. The baby boy has been named Dakota, after...

‘My boyfriend bought me a DNA test and I discovered we are actually cousins’

DNA test kits are something we only associate with criminal investigations and high-tech labs. They are now more accessible than ever, with a range of...

Archbishop carries coffin to protest against bad governance [Photos]

A Nigerian cleric, Archbishop Samson Benjamin, has protested against bad governance, President Buhari's administration, political, traditional and religious leaders. The General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministry, Lagos, popularly...

Abraham Attah gains admission to top US university

Ghanaian-Hollywood actor, Abraham Attah, has successfully gained admission to Tuft University in the United States of America (USA) to further his studies. Coupled with his...

Twitter chooses Ghana as headquarters for Africa operations; Akufo-Addo reacts

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter, Jack Patrick Dorsey, says he has chosen to build a remote headquarters in Ghana as part of...

Couple re-marry after 10 years of divorce [Photo+Video]

Visuals of a couple whose love has been rekindled after 10 years of separation and divorce have got many social media users talking. The couple...

Big Brother star dies aged 38

Former Big Brother star, Nikki Grahame, has died at the age of 38. The TV personality had checked into a private hospital last month with...

Man wails uncontrollably as police arrest him over abortion

A 50-year-old man, Wisdom Okoro, broke down in tears when police arrested him over a fatal abortion. Police operatives attached to the Ikorodu Division of...

GIS raises alert on 1, 800 prisoner escapees in Nigerian

The Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has directed regional commanders to be on the alert across the country’s borders following the massive...

Meet the woman who grabbed a Taekwondo gold medal while eight months pregnant

A noticeably pregnant Nigerian woman has won a Taekwondo gold medal at the ongoing biennial National Sports Festival. Aminat Idrees trained for months before...

Triplets who held joint wedding welcome babies same day [Photos]

The triplet brothers, Chinedu, Chukwuebuka and Kenechukwu Onyia, who got married to their wives same day, have welcomed baby boys within same period. It would...

South African rapper AKA’s fiancée dies after ‘falling’ from 10th floor of hotel building

Police are investigating the death of 22-year-old Nelli Tembe, the fiancée of well-known musician AKA, at the five-star Pepperclub Hotel in Central Cape Town. AKA's...

US Customs seize snails, prekese, others at Airport [Photos]

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized 22 highly invasive Giant African Snails from the baggage of an American. The traveler is said...

Why Catholic Church built Mosque for Muslims

The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Yola, Rev. Fr. Stephen Mamza, has explained that he faced opposition when he revealed his intention to build...

Man narrates how he lures victims, inflicts them with illness for rituals (Photos)

A 36-year-old cleric, Amodu Jamiu, has been arrested by men of the Ogun state police command for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl for ritual. A...

Prince Philip’s life as a Freemason remembered

The Freemasons have made an impassioned tribute to Prince Philip, one of their former members, following his death aged 99. The Duke of Edinburgh passed...

Akufo-Addo mourns Prince Philip

President Nana Akufo-Addo, has sent a message of condolence to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and to the British Royal Family. This follows the death...

The 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ that has just been discovered

Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be the largest ancient city ever found in Egypt, hailing the discovery as one of the most...

Last video of DMX before his death surfaces [Watch]

The last known video of DMX shows the rapper looking happy while enjoying Michael Jackson's song in the car with his fiancée, Desiree Lindstrom before his...

AU to procure vaccines from US’ Johnson & Johnson

In the context of supply issues, the African Union (AU) has abandoned plans to procure coronavirus vaccines from the Serum Institute in India and...

Old tweet of Wizkid begging for MI’s attention 11 years ago resurfaces

A tweet by Nigerian singer, Wizkid, to rapper MI Abaga when he was just an upcoming musician has suddenly resurfaced on social media. The tweet,...

Prince Philip: A life in pictures, 1921-2021

While primarily known for his marriage to the Queen, Prince Philip was an extraordinary figure in his own right.  He was born into the turmoil of...

Yaw Tog named “BET Amplified International” Artist of the Month

Ghanaian rapper Yaw Tog keeps rising as he has been named BET's Amplified International Artist for the month of April 2021. BET made the announcement...

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth: Inside the longest-lasting romance of British monarchy [Photos]

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have a love story for the ages. This piece looks back at the couple’s romance following Philip’s death on Friday, April 9, at...

Rapper and actor DMX dies at 50

DMX, one of the most popular and successful rappers to emerge in the 1990s, died on Friday. He was 50. “We are deeply saddened to...

Musician bites husband to death [Photo]

A Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) soldier, Daniel Omollo Onyango, has died after a fight with his wife at their home in Kahawa Wendani, Kiambu...

Another ‘DR UN’ appears in Nigeria, awards Tonto Dikeh in massive ceremony; UN reacts

The United Nations (UN) has reacted to Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh’s UN Noble International Ambassador for the United Nations Rescue Services award. The celebrity recently...

Graduate dies in car crash days after posting about “remedy to death”

A young man who recently graduated from a university in Nigeria, Anambra State University, now called Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, died few days after...

Confusion as soldier dies after wife bit his finger

A Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) soldier Daniel Omollo Onyango, has died after a fight with his wife at their home in Kahawa Wendani, Kiambu...

Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip passes on

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. The prince married Princess Elizabeth in 1947, five years before she...

Journalist shot dead in her home

A Kenyan journalist identified as Betty Mutekhele, has been shot dead in her home in Ololua Ngong, Nairobi. Reports indicate the incident occurred on Wednesday,...

Newlyweds spend first night in a stadium for breaking Covid-19 rules [Photos]

A newly wedded couple spent their first night in an open stadium after they were arrested for breaking Covid-19 rules in Rwanda. The couple and their...

Prostitutes go on strike over Covid vaccines

Sex workers in a Brazilian city have gone on strike for a week, demanding to be included in the group of front-line workers receiving...