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Shatta Wale nominated for 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards

Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has been nominated for the Best Fan Base Awards and Best collaboration categories at the 2021 MTV MAMA Awards. The Shatta...

#EndSARS: Court drops charges against Davido, Falz, other protestors

A Federal High Court has dropped the criminal compliant charges against 50 celebrities and activists including Davido, Falz and Burna Boy over the #EndSARS protest...

COVID-19 infection gives immunity for 5 months – UK study

People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months but there is evidence that those...

Coronavirus: Pope Francis and ex-Pope, Benedict get vaccines

Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, former pope Benedict XVI, have received the coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said on Thursday. The Argentine pontiff, 84, has...

Davido shares touching letter he wrote to his late mother

Davido has shared a photo of the letter he wrote to his late mother, Veronica Adeleke, after she died when he was a young...

Trump impeached for ‘inciting’ US Capitol riot

The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” at last week’s Capitol riot. Ten Republicans sided with Democrats to...

African Union ‘secures 300m Covid vaccine doses’

The Associated Press is quoting an adviser for the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as saying the African Union (AU) has secured close...

Priest arrested with human head

Osun State Police Command has arrested a cleric, Tiamiyu Yusuf, for possession of human head. The said body part, he said, was bought for a...

Uganda leader defends social media shutdown

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has accused social media giant Facebook of arrogance and bias as he confirmed ordering the shutdown of social media and...

African Union ‘secures 300 million Covid vaccines’

The Associated Press news agency is quoting an adviser for the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) as saying that the African Union has...

YouTube suspends Donald Trump’s channel

YouTube has become the latest social network to suspend President Trump. The Google-owned service has prevented his account from uploading new videos or live-streaming material...

First South African virus variant reported in Taiwan

Taiwan’s Health Minister, Chen Shih-chung, on Wednesday reported the island had confirmed its first case of the South African variant of the coronavirus. The people...

Four great Egyptian mummies and the interesting stories behind them

Ancient Egypt has often been the main reference point when interpreting the past and experience of Africa. Egyptian civilization has been identified as the cradle...

Two death row executions delayed to give killers time to recover from Covid

The executions of two condemned murderers have been delayed for months while they recover from coronavirus. Inmates Cory Johnson and Dustin Higgs had been scheduled to...

Soldier sentenced to death for killing senior officer

A trooper, identified as Azunna Maduabuchi, has been sentenced to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. The soldier,...

Uganda ‘shuts down’ social media ahead of election

Ugandan officials ordered internet service providers to shut down social media and messaging applications on Tuesday. The move comes two days ahead of the country's...

Nigerian stars join the Stingy Men Association

One of the topics trending on Twitter on Tuesday is SMan, which stands for Stingy Men Association of Nigeria, as more and more Nigerian...

Kenyans angry Naomi Campbell appointed tourism ambassador

Kenyans on Twitter have lashed out at the tourism ministry for appointing British model Naomi Campbell, instead of a Kenyan, as the ambassador for...

Tears as pretty bride-to-be dies 3 days to her wedding [Photos]

The family of a bride-to-be, Nji Petra, cannot control itself over her death barely three days to her wedding. Miss Nji is reported to have...

Man shamed for defiling nine-month-old son breaks silence

A man, identified as Inalu Victor, came under public humiliation yesterday when his wife revealed series of sexual molestations he subjected their nine-month-old son...

FBI warning amid fears of more pro-Trump violence

US security officials have warned of possible armed protests being held across the country in the days before Joe Biden is sworn in as...

The sperm kings have a problem: Too much demand

Many people want a pandemic baby, but some sperm banks are running low. So women are joining unregulated Facebook groups to find willing donors,...

Only woman on US death row facing lethal injection given a 24-hour stay of execution

A judge has granted the only woman on US federal death row a 24-hour stay of execution to check whether she is competent to...

Trump’s Twitter downfall

The president says he hates Big Tech. Yet he has loved using Twitter. He’s used it as a way, for more than 10 years, to...

Emirates expands its operations in the Americas in line with increased passenger demand

Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle from (February 1), Dallas and San Francisco (from March 2), offering its customers seamless...

Facebook bans accounts ahead of Uganda elections

Control over the internet has once again taken center stage as Uganda heads to the polls on Jan. 14. with technology giants including Facebook,...

Africa exceeds 3 million COVID-19 cases

Africa passed the milestone of 3 million confirmed cases COVID-19 on Sunday, including more than 72,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centers for Disease...

Here are the 10 most powerful passports in Africa right now

The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in lockdowns and travel restrictions. This has dramatically changed and shaped the way people travel by air, land, or...

18-year-old girl sets lover’s house on fire, boyfriend severely burnt

The police have arrested an 18-year-old girl for allegedly setting her boyfriend ablaze. The incident happened at Zaki Biam in the Wadata area of Makurdi,...

Pope’s doctor dies of COVID-19

Pope Francis’ personal doctor has died of complications related to Covid-19, the Vatican has announced. Fabrizio Soccorsi, 78, was chosen by the pontiff as his...

Woman accuses husband of sexually molesting their 9-month- old son

A woman took to Facebook to accuse her husband-of-one-year of sexually molesting their son who is nine months and two weeks old. Onyinye Onome, in...

Man marries twin sisters, this is why…[Photos+Video]

A young man has gone viral on social media for marrying twin sisters. This incident, which happened in Nigeria, is said to have shocked many,...

Nollywood actor to run for President in 2023

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, says he is interested in running for Nigerian presidency in 2023. In an Instagram post to celebrate his 39th birthday, the...

Drama as ‘side chic’ dies in married man’s house

A 'side chic' has died in the house of her married man’s friend at the MCC Road area of Imo state. A source told PUNCH...

Kenyan student confesses to killing his family

A Kenyan university student has confessed to police and given details of how he planned and killed five members of his family, local media...

Trump impeachment: House speaker Nancy Pelosi confirms representatives will begin process

The US House of Representatives will proceed with legislation to impeach Donald Trump, speaker Nancy Pelosi has said. “In protecting our constitution and our democracy,...

Zambia leader sacks health minister

Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has dismissed Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, who was arrested in June for corruption but was later cleared. Mr Chilufya was charged...

Company fines employees who use the toilet more than once per day

A Chinese company has come under fire for fining “lazy” employees who take more than one toilet break per day. Anpu Electric Science and Technology,...

Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh receive Covid-19 vaccine

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh have received their Covid-19 vaccinations, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Saturday. The inoculations were administered by a household doctor...

Coronavirus: China locks down another city a year after Wuhan

Xingtai and Shijiazhuang are in lockdown as China imposes tougher restrictions to stem the coronavirus surge. Authorities finished carrying out a mass COVID-19 testing...