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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...

Coronavirus: Swaziland king shares experience

Swaziland's King Mswati III said he had recovered from COVID-19 after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen sent antiviral medication to help him.The small southern African...

Hushpuppi in fresh FBI trouble, linked to North Korean bank robbers

Nigerian Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a.k.a Hushpuppi, now incarcerated in California as he awaits trial for cyber fraud was linked today by the FBI to...

Reporter gets robbed at gunpoint during live segment

An Ecuadorian television reporter and his camera crew got the scare of their lives when they were held at gunpoint by a masked robber,...

Give Africa vaccines or they turn to Russia, China – Macron warns

Europe and the United States should, without delay, send enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa to inoculate the continent’s healthcare workers or risk losing...

Coronavirus: eSwatini king says Taiwanese medication cured him

eSwatini’s King Mswati III says he has recovered from COVID-19 after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen sent antiviral medication to help him. The small southern African...

Who’s left of the Gaddafi clan 10 years after Muammar was marred?

Libyan strongman, Muammar Gaddafi, was ousted and killed in the 2011 uprising, but several of his family members survived. A decade on, what has happened...

Africa reaches 100,000 known Covid-19 deaths as danger grows

Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 as the continent, praised for its early response to the pandemic, now struggles with a dangerous...

Lockdown: Wanted man picks jail over spending time with housemates

A wanted man gave himself up to police to get away from his housemates during lockdown, an officer has revealed.  The suspect, who was wanted...

WhatsApp to push ahead with controversial privacy update, but in a new way

WhatsApp will push ahead with a controversial privacy update – but change the way it does it, in the hope of addressing users’ concerns. The messaging app...

Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows

Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous...

NASA Perseverance rover has successfully landed on Mars and sent back its first images

The NASA Perseverance rover safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed at 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday. The rover landed...

Six ring leaders of ‘Ghana-based criminal enterprise’ arrested in US

Six “ring leaders” of a “Ghana-based criminal enterprise” have been arrested in the United States (US) over $50m laundering charge, investigators have said. “The scams...

Kosta Papic lands big deal after Hearts of Oak exit

Former Hearts of Oak coach, Kosta Papic, has been appointed as the Technical Manager of Black Leopards FC of South Africa. The coach, who resigned...

Student takes gun to school after being asked to cut dyed hair [Photos]

A Senior High School student was caught in her school with a local gun she allegedly planned to use in shooting one of her...

Facebook blocks Australian users from viewing or sharing news

Facebook has blocked Australian users from sharing or viewing news content on the platform. It comes in response to a proposed law which would make...

Nigerian entrepreneur jailed 10 years in $11m email scam

Celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, has been jailed 10 years by a United States (US) federal court for masterminding an $11 million cyber fraud...

Akufo-Addo congratulates new WTO boss, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her “historic” appointment as the new Director-General of the...

I bought my third jet during coronavirus pandemic – Pastor boasts

The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International in Nigeria, Apostle Johnson Suleman, says he bought his third jet during the raging COVID-19 pandemic...

The story of Ford’s first African-American designer who sketched the original 1966 Bronco

He’s been called the 'Jackie Robinson of car design.' McKinley Thompson, Ford’s first African-American designer, was hired by the automobile manufacturing company at a...

Actress sacked over anti-gay post loses legal fight

An actress sacked over a Facebook post that attacked homosexuality has had her claim for discrimination, breach of contract, and harassment rejected. Seyi Omooba, 26,...

S. African president receives first vaccine shot as immunization starts

South Africa will administer its first COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa to get the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) shot alongside health...

Man arrested over death of pregnant wife

A Turkish husband posed with his heavily pregnant wife for a romantic photo on top of a cliff moments before he allegedly threw her...

Pastor who refused to wed couple after they were 5 minutes late passes on

Reports shared by many sources on social media platforms in Nigeria confirm Pastor Essa Ogorry of Fulfilling World Foundation in Port Harcourt has died...

I was judged for marrying a disabled man – Woman tells story

A Kenyan woman, who married a disabled Australian man, has told the BBC how people called her a gold digger after photos of their...

COVID-19: Man selling salt water as vaccine arrested

China has arrested the leader of a multi-million dollar scam that passed off saline solution and mineral water as Covid-19 vaccines. The man, identified as...

Nollywood actress Omotola trademarks first name

Popular Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has taken to her social media pages to announce that she has trademarked her first name, Omotola. Sharing a...

Land title of a university goes missing

The land title of Uganda's Kyambogo University has mysteriously disappeared from the registry of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), putting more than 407 acres...

Bride receives cutlass as wedding gift [Photo]

A social media user has recounted how a sister of hers was gifted a wrapped cutlass at her wedding over the weekend. As confused...

Wife and ‘side chick’ fight dirty as husband looks on [Watch]

A video that has since gone viral has captured the moment when an estranged wife and her rival were engaged in a heated argument...

EU defends LGBT group

The European Union in Ghana has waded into the debate surrounding the opening of a new community space for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and...

Lady who ‘ran mad’ after proposal on Val’s day breaks silence

A lady, who caused a stir on Sunday, February 14, after her boyfriend proposed to her in Benin City in Nigeria has broken her silence. According...

Brouhaha over rumoured passing on of Ken Ofori-Atta settled

Finance Minister-Designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, has safely arrived in the United States (US) for his post-covid-19 review. This settles the wild rumours, widely published on social...