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Man murdered in US five months after graduating

A young Nigerian man has been murdered in the United States (US) five months after graduating from Virginia Tech where he studied industrial system...

Man drowns trying to retrieve $20 in river

A man has drowned after jumping from a bridge into a river in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, to retrieve a $20 note that he had...

Woman claims she killed her two children under hallucination

The woman, arrested for allegedly killing her two children aged six and three, Hauwa’u Habibu, says she was paranoid and hallucinating when she attacked...

Hackers steal billions belonging to Airtel, MTN, Stanbic, others

Unidentified hackers broke into the systems of Pegasus Technologies, a company that integrates mobile money transactions between telcos, banks, and other local, regional, and...

Popular pastor jailed for life for child kidnapping

A popular Nigerian 'man of God', Prophet Babatunde Alfa and five others, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the disappearance of a one-year-old...

Davido terminates contract of one signee after domestic violence allegation

Nigerian musician, Davido has dismissed one of his label signees, rapper Lhil Frosh, after he was accused of domestic violence. Announcing the termination via a...

Lightning kills woman two weeks after her wedding

A  24-year-old woman was struck dead by lightning two weeks after her wedding. The deceased, Kamuya Nabirye, died on the spot after being hit by...

Soldier jailed after bragging to his girlfriend over this!

A Zimbabwean soldier, identified as Tendai Saunyama Kandima, has bagged a 12-year-jail sentence after bragging about being the mastermind behind the White City bombing in...

Drama as thieves beg Catholic priest for forgiveness during robbery

An interesting drama occurred on Monday when some armed robbers invaded the residence of a Catholic priest in Makurdi, Benue State, Rev. Fr. Solomon...

Face masks don’t work in the rain – Experts warn

A wet face mask is less effective because water restricts airflow and cuts the amount of viral filtering, scientists have warned. The World Health Organization...

Popular beauty queen allegedly commits suicide after losing her phone [Video]

A popular beauty queen, identified as Nora Able, has been reported to have allegedly taken her life after losing her phone. According to reports, the...

France plans punishment for ‘virginity tests’

The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called "virginity certificates" for traditional religious marriages. It is part...

‘Don’t be afraid’ of Covid, Trump says as he returns to White House that is stalked by illness

President Donald Trump told Americans “to get out there” and not fear Covid-19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a...

Murder trial begins of man who ‘abandoned plan to bomb church after shooting himself in leg’

A man who allegedly abandoned a plan to bomb a church after shooting himself in the leg has gone on trial accused of murder...

It’s a demotion to vie for Nigeria’s presidency – Bishop Oyedepo

David Oyedepo, the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel, has said that he considers it a demotion if invited...

Man breaks into mortuary to have s3x with late lover

A man, identified as Leroy Chacon, has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a mortuary to have sex with his late lover who died...

Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium ordered by ING Bank to withdraw all its funds and close accounts

Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium capital, Brussels, has been ordered by its banker to withdraw all its money so that the bank will proceed to...

Woman kills her two children over dispute with husband

A 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, has been arrested by the police command in Kano State for using a cutlass to hack her two children...

Davido reacts in anger as popular Ghanaian bar bounces his boy [Video]

Nigerian superstar, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has caused a stir on social after one of his crew members was denied entry...

Twitter warns it will suspend users who publicly hope for Trump’s death

President Trump reportedly has COVID-19, and while some are wishing for his speedy recovery, others have publicly tweeted a hope that he’ll die of...

Barack And Michelle Obama celebrate their 28th wedding anniversary

U.S. President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated 28 years of marriage on Saturday, October 3, just a month away from a critical election in the country. While...

Chadwick Boseman’s brother shares their heartbreaking conversation one day before his death

Shortly before his death from colon cancer in August, Chadwick Boseman told his brother that he was exhausted. In a new interview with the New York Times, the late actor’s...

EU Commission President self-isolates after meeting with Covid-19 positive person

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is self-isolating after participating in a meeting that was attended by a person who subsequently tested positive for Covid-19,...

Experts raise questions about severity of Trump’s Covid-19

Doctors not involved in treating President Donald Trump for Covid-19 said the fact that he has been started on dexamethasone – a generic steroid...

Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus

Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. Majority...

Trump doing well and could be discharged on Monday, doctors say

US President Donald Trump has continued to improve after his Covid-19 diagnosis and could be discharged from a hospital as early as Monday, his...

It was out of self-defense – Woman who brutalized step-daughter

A woman who was accused of slashing her step daughter's face with razor blade in Warri, Delta State, has shared her own side of...

Drama as angry family deposits body of deceased member at a bank over delay in funeral policy payment

Angry family members of a deceased man who died in a shanty fire in Galeshewe, Kimberly, South Africa on Friday, October 2, took the...

Demons pushed me into defiling little boys – 46 year old man confesses

A 46-year-old man identified as Michael Nwoha has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling three underaged boys at his residence, at No.10...

Buhari raises concerns over slow pace of nuclear weapons’ elimination

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday raised concerns over what he called slow pace by United Nations member states in eliminating...

Former BBC presenter jailed!

A former BBC presenter, Benjamin Thomas who sexually abused 33 men and boys over three decades has been jailed for more than 10 years. Benjamin...

Chinese vlogger ‘set on fire by ex during live stream’

A Chinese influencer has died after her ex-husband allegedly doused her in petrol and set fire to her as she was attempting to live...

‘Kingdom of Silence’ revisits Jamal Khashoggi’s death and the history of US-Saudi relations

Two years after the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, “Kingdom of Silence” again shines a necessary light on the US-Saudi Arabian relationship, and...

History made as Luton welcomes first Ghanaian mayor

The new mayor of Luton has made history by being the first to be formally appointed in a virtual online ceremony. Maria Lovell was sworn...

Coronavirus: Uganda reopens borders for passengers

Uganda has reopened its international borders for the first time since March when they were closed as a control measure against the coronavirus pandemic.The...

Trump and first lady test positive for coronavirus after going into quarantine

US President Donald Trump has said he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in quarantine. The president, aged...

Nicki Minaj gives birth to first child

American rapper Nicki Minaj has given birth to her first child with her husband, Kenneth Petty, in Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Just...

Nigeria@60: Buhari preaches national unity, identity over regional allegiance

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to see themselves first as one instead of people from different parts of the country. Buhari’s administration has...

Shatta Wale collaborates with Ed Sheeran

Dancehall musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah popularly known as Shatta Wale has teamed up with UK pop star Ed Sheeran on a song which...

First patient cured of HIV dies of cancer

Mr Brown, who was also known as "the Berlin patient", was given a bone marrow transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to...