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Popular prophet jailed two years for fraud

Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe of Celestial Church of Christ Global Genesis Parish has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for defrauding a United Kingdom-based...

Schoolboys hold fake wedding to avoid coronavirus rules

Two schoolboys tried to stage a fake wedding so they could hold a huge end-of-year party. The students from Sydney, Australia, wanted an after party...

Trump fires official who disputed his claims of election fraud

President Trump on Tuesday night fired his administration’s most senior cybersecurity official responsible for securing the presidential election, Christopher Krebs, who had systematically disputed Mr. Trump’s...

Boko Haram leader mocks Nigerian soldiers

Abubakar Shekau, leader of Jama’atu Ahlissunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad otherwise known as Boko Haram, has claimed that he cannot be arrested because he was...

What man found inside yam he was given to deliver abroad [Video]

A man has been left in shock after he discovered an incriminating substance inside a tuber of yam. According to the Nigerian man, he was...

Meet 2020 People’s ‘S3xiest man alive’

Though this year has been upended in almost every possible way, People Magazine was determined to keep its 35-year tradition going: the announcement of Sexiest Man...

Lil Wayne charged, faces up to 15 years in prison

Lil Wayne could be facing major prison time stemming from a 2019 incident at a Florida airport. According to a report from TMZ on Tuesday (November 17), the United States Attorney...

Photos from Sinach’s daughter’s 1st birthday party pop up

Over the weekend, gospel singer, Sinach and her husband, Joe Egbu, threw their daughter, Rhoda, her first birthday party. They welcomed her after five years of marriage. She...

Regina Daniels reacts to rumours her husband is set to marry seventh wife

Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, says rumours about her billionaire Ned Nwoko is planning to marry his seventh wife is false. Taking to her Instagram story,...

Tiwa Savage opens up on why her next child will be through surrogacy or adoption

Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, says she wants to have another baby but through surrogacy or adoption. Speaking to radio and TV show host Ebuka, the...

Guinness Heiress drowns in swimming pool

Guinness heiress, Honor Uloth, 19, drowned in a swimming pool accident this summer in the United Kingdom. Honor —  the eldest daughter of Rupert Uloth...

Eno Barony crowned Best Female Rap Act in Africa at AFRIMMA 2020

Rapper Eno Barony has been crowned the Best Female Rap Act in Africa at the 2020 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA). The self-acclaimed Rap Goddess...

Bisa Kdei’s song featured in Netflix’s movie Jingle Jangle [Video]

A remix of one of Bisa Kdei’s songs has been used as a soundtrack in Netflix’s 2020 Christmas movie Jingle Jangle. The song, written specifically...

Pastor gifts his church member all the offering for rent

A pastor, identified as Ehiz Osagie, has gifted one of his church members money for rent. The pastor, after completing his sermon, called the man...

Why married man set himself and side chick ablaze

A 40- year-old man, Nicodemus Nomyange, set himself and his girlfriend Shininenge Pam ablaze in Benue State. According to witnesses, their murder-suicide was a clear...

Barack Obama addresses speculation of Biden cabinet post

Former President Barack Obama made it clear in an interview on Sunday (Nov. 15) with CBS’s Gayle King that he has no plans to join President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet...

Obama says Trump has accelerated ‘Truth Decay’ in America

The former president said his successor has fomented “the sense that not only do we not have to tell the truth, but the truth...

US election: Donald Trump ‘concedes’ defeat

Donald Trump has appeared to concede the US election for the first time, saying that president-elect Joe Biden “won”. He made the admission in a...

Man, 70, allegedly impregnates 15-year-old granddaughter

Men of the Ogun State Police Command in Nigeria have arrested a 70-year-old man, Hunsu Sunday for allegedly defiling his 15-year-old granddaughter and subsequently...

Ghanaian woman killed in moped accident in US [Photo]

A US-based Ghanaian woman, Sophia Tagoe has died in a motor accident Thursday, October 22, in Sandy Springs Georgia. The incident occurred on the eastbound...

US election results: Biden projected to win Georgia – amid reports Trump could run again in 2024

Joe Biden is projected to win the state of Georgia, as media reports say Donald Trump is considering running again in 2024. President-elect Biden picked...

US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims

US election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the "most secure in American history", rejecting President Donald Trump's fraud claims. "There is...

US election: Obama says fraud claims undermining democracy

Former President Barack Obama has said senior US Republicans are undermining democracy by going along with President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. In...

Africa will never forget you – Nigerians mourn Rawlings

'Family' of Ghana, Nigeria has commiserated with the motherland following the death of its former President, Jerry John Rawlings. Yesterday, Ghanaians were shaken by the...

AU mourns ‘charismatic continental statesman’

African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat has paid tribute to Ghana's former leader Jerry Rawlings, saying that "Africa has lost a stalwart of...

George Weah mourns Rawlings

Tributes are being paid to Ghana's former leader Jerry John Rawlings following his death at the age of 73. Liberia's President George Weah said "Ghana,...

Kweku Baako’s reaction to Rawlings’ death [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · What Kweku Baako has to say about Rawlings' death Veteran journalist, Kweku Baako Jnr, has expressed his sincere condolences to the late former...

Flashback: When Rawlings buried his late mother [Video+photos]

The late Former President Jerry John Rawlings, on Saturday, October 24, 2020, paid his last respects to his mother, the late Madam...

Scenes at Rawlings’ residence [Video]

News of the death of former President of the Republic of Ghana, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has shaken the world. It...

State Department is preventing Biden from accessing messages from foreign leaders

A stack of messages from foreign leaders to President-elect Joe Biden are sitting at the State Department but the Trump administration is preventing him from accessing...

Photo of mother and son takes social media by the storm, people can’t believe it’s true

A beautiful local mum, Norma Dayeli, recently stunned Stayers after she took to Facebook's ImStaying group to share a picture of herself and her...

‘Russian Covid vaccine could be 92% effective’

Early results from trials of a Covid vaccine developed in Russia suggest it could be 92% effective. The data is based on 20 cases of...

Trump projected to win Alaska

President Donald Trump is projected to have won in the state of Alaska, which will provide him with an additional three electoral college votes,...

I’m gay, I no longer want to play straight characters – Prison Break actor

Don't look for Wentworth Miller to revive his star-making role in "Prison Break. "The actor dashed all hopes of that in a post this past...

Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon

The Trump administration has carried out sweeping changes atop the Defense Department’s civilian leadership structure, removing several of its most senior officials and replacing...

Hong Kong disqualifies four pro-democracy lawmakers after China ruling

Four opposition pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong have been disqualified with immediate effect. The expulsion came moments after Beijing passed a resolution allowing for the...

Coronavirus vaccine: German health minister urges speedy deal

Berlin is urging the EU to sign a deal as soon as possible with German firm BioNTech to secure doses of a promising coronavirus...

US election 2020: Attorney General authorises vote fraud investigation

US Attorney General William Barr has approved an investigation into claims of voter fraud. Donald Trump has so far refused to concede defeat in the...

Akufo-Addo congratulates Ouattara, Alpha Conde on election victory

President Akufo-Addo has congratulated to Alpha Conde and Alassane Ouattara, Presidents-elect of the Republic of Guinea and the Ivory Coast respectively. In his congratulatory message...

Why some Nigerians are angry at govt over Dangote

Nigerians on social media have reacted to the Federal Government's decision to exempt businessman Dangote from border closure. According to reports, the government gave only...