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Actor Jamie Foxx pays emotional tribute after sister who was born with Down syndrome dies

American actor, musician and comedian, Jamie Foxx has confirmed the demise of his younger sister, DeOndra Dixon. The 52-year-old Oscar-winning actor paid an emotional tribute...

How boy, 8, became the world’s youngest serial killer

Amarjeet Sada was just seven years old when he reportedly killed for the first time. Known as the world’s youngest serial killer, he had allegedly...

Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones

The UK’s mobile networks are to be forbidden from selling phones locked to their services from December 2021. Regulator Ofcom said unlocking handsets could often...

Beenie Man faints at mother’s funeral, mourners panic [Video]

Veteran dancehall artiste Beenie Man fainted at his mother’s funeral in St Elizabeth on Sunday (October 25). The all-white farewell event for the entertainer’s mother...

Nigerian Government fines media houses that covered #EndSARS protest

Nigeria's National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Channels Television, AIT and Arise TV over alleged ethical infractions during the #EndSARS protests and the crisis...

Linda Ikeji pledges to support women who lost their businesses amid EndSARS protest

Linda Ikeji, one of Nigeria’s media moguls, has promised to support some small scale businesses that were looted and destroyed in Lagos amid the #EndSARS protests. Taking...

Popular Nigerian pastor curses #ENDSARS protest looters

The general overseer of Living Faith Bible Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has stated that the hoodlums looting and vandalising businesses owned by members of...

Don’t do for politicians what they wouldn’t do themselves – Joe Mettle advises youth

Gospel singer, Joe Mettle, has advised the youth to refrain from political activities that would go a long way to affect the country ahead...

Lekki shooting: Man steals from nurse who treated him for free [Video]

A young Nigerian man, Roland, who was shot at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20th, reportedly stole from one of the nurses who...

Jubilation as Chile votes to rewrite constitution

Chileans have voted overwhelmingly in support of rewriting their constitution, which dates to the dictatorship of Gen Augusto Pinochet. With nearly 90% of the vote...

Boy, 3, dies at his birthday celebration after accidentally shooting himself

A three-year-old boy has died at his birthday celebration after finding a family member’s gun and accidentally shooting himself in the chest. The incident occurred...

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals he had a second heart surgery

Legendary American actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has revealed he underwent another heart surgery to replace his aortic valve two years after replacing his pulmonary valve. The...

I’m ready to die if that means people will get a better Nigeria – Falz

Rapper Folarin Falan, popularly known as Falz, says he is ready to die for people to get a better Nigeria. According to him, humans are...

12-year-old rapper jailed 7 years for shooting 1-year-old

A 12-year-old Texas rapper has beeb accused of shooting a one-year-old baby, cut off his ankle monitor and ran off to a friend's funeral. The boy, a...

Trump and Biden clash during debate [Video]

US President, Donald Trump and his challenger, Joe Biden clashed over Covid-19, corruption allegations, climate and race, in their final live TV debate on...

Museveni launches karate team to “guard votes” [Photos]

Uganda’s ruling party, National Resistance Movement (NRM) has launched a karate team to help security forces guard votes in the coming February 2O21 general...

#EndSARS: Children turn vandalised palace into playground

Children were filmed having fun in Oba of Lagos’ swimming pool after hoodlums vandalised his palace and took away personal belongings including his staff...

Full speech of President Muhammadu Buhari on the #EndSARS protest

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020: Fellow Nigerians, It...

Donald Trump wants to speak with me – Rev Owusu Bempah [Video]

Controversial man of God, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, says President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump wants to have a conversation...

Court clears 13 Burkinabe presidential candidates

Thirteen candidates have been cleared to run for the presidency in Burkina Faso’s elections scheduled for 22 November. President Roch Kaboré, who is seeking a...

Falz’s ‘This is Nigeria’, Stonebwoy’s ‘Run Go’ & Burna Boy’s ‘Monsters You Made’ trend amid EndSARS protest

The #EndSARS protests in Nigeria have led to the resurfacing of some songs that addressed good governance, corruption and exposing dishonest political leaders. Falz’s ‘This is...

Moment Duncan-Williams prophesied about #EndSARS and other global uprisings [Watch]

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams of the Action Chapel International had once prophesied about the #EndSARS protest ongoing in Nigeria and other reported cases of unrest...

Black magic: Bullets fail to enter body of #EndSARS protester despite police shooting at him with AK47 (Watch)

The protestors at the ongoing #EndSARS peace walk in Nigeria witnessed a rare moment when policemen, who stormed the protest grounds, failed to kill...

#EndSARS protest: Nigerians condemn Buhari’s speech

Nigerians are not impressed about President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation Thursday night. He spoke on the End SARS protests, violence and government actions. But...

#EndSARS protest: Buhari breaks silence

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday warned hoodlums who have hijacked the End SARS protest to cause mayhem across the country to stop. Buhari issued...

#EndSARS protest: Buhari to address Nigerians tonight

Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation this evening at 7:pm. A...

Nigerians loot warehouses full of free Covid-19 relief items [Videos]

A video making rounds on social media has some angry Nigerians looting warehouses believed to have lots of Covid-19 relief items that were supposed...

Ghana Police grab over 30 Nigerians into cyber fraud [Video]

The Ghana Police Service has arrested over 30 Nigerians who are into cyber fraud in a latest video making rounds on social media. Their location...

Woman who played snow-white dies aged 101

Marge Champion, who served as the real-life model for Walt Disney's Snow White, has died at the age of 101. The actress was also well...

Popular actress loses only child; begs Buhari to allow her do burial

Actress Ada Ameh has made a passionate appeal to President Buhari and Governor Sanwo-Olu to make it possible for her to fly to Abuja to...

Girl expresses disappointment in Nigerian witches especially her father’s sister

A pained Nigerian girl has taken to social media to share her disappointment in Nigerian witches, including her father’s sister. According to the lady who...

Ghanaians react after Pope Francis’ endorsement of civil union laws for same-sex couples

Pope Francis has said that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to have “civil unions” but many Ghanaians have expressed disappointment in his...

Nigerian celebrity designer cries out after hoodlums looted his store

Nigerian fashion designer, Omoniyi Makun, popularly known as Yomi Casual, has cried out after angry hoodlums looted and carted away millions worth of goods...

#EndSARS Protest: Bill Clinton’s advice to Buhari

Former US President, Bill Clinton has reacted to the reported killings of unarmed #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria.  Taking to his Twitter handle, Bill Clinton expressed...

Lagos High Court set ablaze [Video]

Reports of vandalism and destruction continue to flood in. The high court in Lagos Island, the city’s oldest neighbourhood, was set ablaze. Residents said the building...

Kim Kardashian turns 40 – here’s a look at her rise to fame

Kim Kardashian celebrated the Big 40 on October 21, 2020, and what better way to celebrate than with a trip down memory lane. Some 40 years...

Kanye West shares photo from the day he proposed to Kim to celebrate her 40th birthday

American rapper, Kanye West, has expressed his love for his wife Kim Kardashian to celebrate her as she turns 40 and Kim reciprocated in...

#ENDSARS movement: Burna Boy, Jidenna, Diddy and more show solidarity

Numerous celebrities are taking to social media to express their support for the #EndSARS movement. Over the weekend, various stars took to social media to...

Cameraman killed when stunt went wrong in Ghana

Industry standards “should never have allowed” a camera operator to die when a stunt went wrong, his father told an inquest. Mark Milsome, 54, from...

#ENDSARS protest: Buhari calls for calm

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has called for "understanding and calm" as protests continue to rock major cities in the country A number of protesters were...