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US Air Force unveils flying car that could shuttle troops across war zones

From The Jetsons to Harry Potter, flying cars have been a staple feature of science fiction blockbusters for decades. Now, flying cars are becoming a reality, with...

Nigerian politician hits out at ‘stupid journalist’

A video a former government minister in Nigeria berating a journalist for asking him a question he did not like has been condemned by...

Woman pronounced dead found alive at a funeral home

In a case of mistaken pronouncement of death, a Detroit woman, who was originally pronounced dead, was later found alive.  Local media said the woman...

Woman’s long hair entangled in the wheels of Okada [Video]

A video showing a woman's long hair enmeshed in the tyre of a motorbike (okada) she was riding on has gone viral on social...

Genevieve Nnaji explains why she is still not married

Famous Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has revealed why she is still bachelorette. Speaking in an interview, the Director of acclaimed Lion Heart movie said her...

Africa to be declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’

Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes...

Trump’s postal-vote tweet misleading, says Twitter

Twitter has hidden a tweet by Donald Trump for containing “misleading claims” that could “dissuade voters” ahead of the November election. The US president tweeted...

Coronavirus in Kenya: How it turned classrooms into chicken coops

Kenya’s decision to close all schools until next January because of coronavirus has left many of its private schools struggling to survive, as Basillioh...

Dead girl ‘comes back to life’ as her body is being prepared for funeral

A 12-year-old girl came back to life just as her family was preparing her body for her funeral. Siti Masfufah Wardah was admitted to a hospital in...

Nigeria’s economy enters negative growth

Nigeria’s economy has entered a negative growth as confirmed in a new report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, August 24.  The country's Gross...

University student ‘runs mad’ [Video]

A crowd gathered after a Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) student allegedly ran mad and jumped off a bike in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. In...

How I escaped from police custody – Serial killer confesses

A suspected serial killer has narrated how he initially escaped from Mokola Police Station in the Akinyele area of Ibadan, Oyo State. According to him,...

Rwanda records highest single-day covid-19 cases

Rwanda recorded 200 coronavirus cases on Sunday - the highest number in a single day since it reported its first case in March.Most of...

‘World’s oldest man’ dies aged 116 in South Africa

A South African who was thought to be the oldest man in the world has died at the age of 116. Fredie Blom's identity documents...

TikTok to launch legal action against Trump over ban

Chinese video app TikTok is set to launch legal action to challenge a ban imposed by US President Donald Trump. Mr Trump’s executive order prohibits...

Doctors in Kenya’s capital begin strike

More than 300 doctors in public hospitals in Kenya's capital Nairobi have begun a strike. The health workers want better pay and working conditions including...

Shocker: Woman who was pregnant for 10 years recounts horrible experience (Watch)

Legit.ng crew had a major encounter with Elizabeth Packal, a woman who revealed she was pregnant for 10 years. In an exclusive interview with her,...

Wedding guest shoots groom in chest; bride refuses to talk

A Texas couple’s wedding day ended with a guest shooting the groom in the chest and the bride refusing to cooperate with authorities, according to reports. It happened at...

New dog walking rules in Germany unleashes debate

A new rule forcing Germans to take their dog for a walk twice a day has unleashed a debate on whether the state can...

Man threatens to sue doctor for giving him blood to revive him while unconscious

An accident victim has revealed his intention to sue a medical doctor for giving him blood to revive him, claiming that blood transfusion is...

My fiance makes me take care of the girl he impregnated – Lady cries out

A distressed Nigerian lady has cried out on social media seeking advice on what to do as she reveals she now takes care of...

Tit-for-tat: Nigeria to reciprocate travel ban by European countries

Nigeria will enforce the principle of reciprocity in granting permission to airlines to resume operations into the country as it opens its airspace, the...

WHO, UNICEF urge reopening of schools in Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have urged African governments to promote the safe reopening of schools during the...

Singing ‘no riskier than talking’ for virus spread

Singing does not produce substantially more respiratory particles than speaking at a similar volume, a study suggests. But it all depends on how loud a...

Good news as Coronavirus cases in Africa fall

There are signs of hope on the African continent as cases of COVID-19 begin to fall in some worst hit countries. The continent-wide daily average was 10,300...

Rwanda’s top hospital bans visits as doctors get Covid-19

Rwanda’s top referral hospital has banned visits amid coronavirus cases among doctors and nurses, officials say. Dr Edgar Kalimba, an official at King Faisal hospital,...

In Pictures: Scars from Beirut blast capture moment of horror

The trauma from the huge explosion will run deep, even in a city that has seen decades of war, conflict and instability. Their scars capture...

Trump’s presidency a ‘reality show’ – Obama

Barack Obama accused Donald Trump of treating the United States (US) presidency like "one more reality show", in a withering speech to the Democratic...

Lady arrested for faking kidnap to extort money from her parents (Photo)

Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a lady, Idris Mary, for self-kidnapping in Akure with the help of her boyfriend. The Commissioner of Police, Tunde...

House-help caught poisoning her madam’s drink with an insecticide [video]

A video of a Nigerian house-help, who was caught trying to poison her madam’s drink with an insecticide, has surfaced on the internet. In the...

Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny hospitalised after suspected poisoning

Russian opposition leader and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny was unconscious and on a ventilator in a Siberian hospital Thursday after falling ill from...

Kenya to study Covid-19 blood plasma treatment

Kenya is developing a protocol that will allow experts to explore treatment of moderately ill Covid-19 patients with blood plasma from recovered patients. Covid-19 survivors...

Scientists explain why COVID-19 patients lose sweet, bitter tastes

New research from a European group of smell disorder experts at the University of East Anglia, shows that, while COVID-19 patients can breathe freely,...

My dad live-streamed his own death on Facebook and I was helpless to save him – Woman cries

Lucy Bailey woke up to her worst nightmare when she was told her beloved father, Jonathan, was live-streaming his own death on Facebook. The 23-year-old had...

The Japanese city that banned ‘smartphone-walking’

When travellers get off the train at Yamato City, a commuter suburb popular with families about 30km from Tokyo, their eyes might be drawn...

Scientists successfully harvest eggs from last two northern white rhinos

Scientists successfully harvested eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhinoceroses, potentially saving the species from extinction. A total of 10 eggs were harvested...

WHO warns young people are emerging as main spreaders of the coronavirus

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that young people are becoming the primary drivers of the spread of the novel coronavirus in many countries — a...

Mali’s President resigns and dissolves parliament

Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, state TV reports.In a televised address, Mr Keïta said he...

Soldiers seize Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed to the BBC.Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also...

Couple caught on camera having s3x during Zoom meeting [photos]

A participant in a Zoom meeting turned the air blue when he forget to turn his camera off and started having sex on a...