HomeWorld

World

BET Awards 2020: Check out the full list of winners

It was a special night on Sunday — not only did the BET Awards mark its 20th anniversary on Sunday but the network also celebrated its...

Coronavirus: Check out number of patients healed at Winners Chapel

Founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo on Sunday, disclosed 114 COVID-19 patients have been healed in his church. The General overseer made this...

Footballer arrested for killing colleague with voodoo

The Osun state police command has arrested one Lateef Ahmed for allegedly killing his friend by hitting him with a ''magic ring'' following a...

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump, asks Interpol to help

Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining United States President, Donald Trump, and dozens of others it believes...

Ghana, Nigeria missing from list of travellers permitted to enter Europe from July 1

Ahead of the planned reopening of its borders to international travellers on July 1, the European Union (EU) Commission has released a list of 54...

Global coronavirus deaths top half a million

The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the global pandemic...

I moved to Asia, got cancer, and then coronavirus happened

I moved to Hong Kong on the day of a huge protest marking China’s National Day on October 1 and thought it would probably be the wildest experience...

HIV hospital that Princess Diana visited now treating homeless Covid-19 patients

An HIV hospital famously visited by Princess Diana during the Aids epidemic has transformed itself into a medical centre for homeless people who have...

Coronavirus timeline: How the global pandemic unfolded

Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the world:Dec. 31, 2019: China alerts the World Health Organization of 27 cases of "viral...

Rolling Stones warn Trump not to use their songs – or face legal action

The Rolling Stones have warned US President Donald Trump that he could face legal action if he continues using their songs at his campaign...

Woman ‘refused’ pregnancy test at pharmacy and told it’s ‘not essential item’

A woman who says she was refused a pregnancy test at a pharmacy claims a worker told her it was 'not an essential item'. The...

Coronavirus: Which African airlines are taking off and when?

While the reopening of air borders is looming, many uncertainties remain about when air traffic will return to normal to and from Africa. Jeune...

240 years prison terms slapped on two Tanzanian poachers

Manyoni District Court in Singida District has sentenced two poachers, Juma Ramadhan, alias Kibangula to 160 years and Thadei Antony, alias Ndahani to 80...

All we want is your daughter’s virginity – Kidnappers tell victim’s parents

Suspected cultists who kidnapped a young girl in Bauchi State have revealed that all they needed from her was her virginity. The 20-year-old girl, Patience,...

How lockdown affected the lives and finances of sex workers

As darkness falls, a group of women emerge from the shadows, ready to ply their trade near the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court. The group identify themselves...

Guinea-Bissau leader sacks ministers

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has dismissed five government ministers. Ministers for defence, interior, economy, agriculture and energy were all dismissed in a decree on...

Top politician’s wife hot for ‘donating’ pure water as empowerment package

Aishatu Mohammed, the wife of Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, has come under heavy criticism for donating bags of sachet water to people. The Nation...

Covid-19: Three die, one permanently blind after drinking hand sanitiser

Three people died and one is permanently blind from methanol poisoning after drinking hand sanitiser in New Mexico, health officials said. An additional three people are in...

Covid-19: Tonto Dikeh distressed as she loses two people within 24 hours

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has taken to her social media page with a piece of heartbreaking information to her fans and followers. The movie...

Nigeria records 779 new Coronavirus cases, total infections now over 24,000

Nigeria on Saturday, June 27, recorded its highest daily toll of the Coronavirus infections with 779 cases, bringing the total COVID-19 cases in the...

She begged for it – Man who defiled 13-year-old daughter claims

A 50-year-old man, identified as Adeleye Fayemiwo, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old daughter. His arrest was...

Scientists discover Covid-19 goes beyond just being a respiratory disease, it does more damage

Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which may have lingering effects...

114-year-old Ethiopian recovers from Covid-19

The recovery from coronavirus of an Ethiopian man who is believed to be at least 100 years old was "incredible", one of the doctors...

Nigerian kids get Hollywood invite after recreating movie trailer

The Nigerian kids famous for remaking multimillion-dollar music videos and movie trailers with household items may be heading to Hollywood. Members of Ikorodu Bois nabbed the...

Father who raped 3-yr-old daughter while his wife was in labour room blames evil spirits

A 43-year-old father has been arrested for allegedly raping his three-year-old daughter while his wife was in the hospital to give birth. Ikechukwu Ekenta, from...

Police officer arrested after video shows him with knee on woman’s neck

The arrest of Safiya Satchell might have gone down as another anonymous case — were it not for the bystander video that showed a...

Woman arrested after sharing pictures of children painting her breasts

An activist has been arrested for posting a YouTube video showing her two children painting on her topless body. Police in India have just released...

NASA to rename headquarters after its 1st black female engineer Mary W. Jackson

NASA announced Wednesday it will rename its headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the agency's first African-American female engineer. Her contributions were highlighted in the...

UN workers caught having s3x in back seat (Photos)

The United Nations has said it is 'shocked and deeply disturbed' by a video clip which appears to show two of its workers 'having sex' in...

FBI lists 6 Nigerians among most wanted cyber-criminals

Nationnewslead has learnt that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) on Saturday, June 27, added six Nigerian nationals among its most-wanted cyber-criminals list. The six...

Woman divorces husband for feeding their children with alcohol

A Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a five-year-old marriage on the basis that the husband feeds his children with alcohol.The wife, identified...

70-year-old carpenter allegedly defiles 10-year-old girl

The police in Ogun State have arrested a 70-year-old carpenter, Baba Ahmed, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl who dropped out of school in...

Persons behind Nigerian High Commission demolishing identified

Individuals behind the demolition of a building belonging to the Nigerian High Commission in the Greater Accra Region have been identified. The Ministry of...

Meet the woman with two wombs carrying a twin in each [photo]

The case of a woman who discovered she had two wombs and was pregnant with a twin in each has been described as “one...

Anas drops trailer of coronavirus exposé [video]

 Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is set, in the coming days, to show his latest investigative work.  This time with an exposé about the deadly and fast-spreading...

How an iconic painting of Jesus as a white man was distributed around the world

The first time the Rev. Lettie Moses Carr saw Jesus depicted as Black, she was in her 20s.It felt “weird,” Carr said.Until that moment,...

The secret spreaders of Covid-19 no one is talking about

The rumours quickly spread among the Syrian fighters in Libya. A group of mercenaries recently hired by the internationally recognised Libyan government were in hospital...

Three killed in riot over wearing of face masks

Three people were killed in a small town in Kenya's Rift Valley during a confrontation between police and residents over the wearing of coronavirus face masks.  Witness...

Politician who told God to kill him at 70 dies at 70 [Video]

https://twitter.com/Naijapals/status/1276220363387613185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1276220363387613185&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacefmonline.com%2Fpages%2Flocal%2Fsocial%2F202006%2F415837.php Nigerian politician, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has been confirmed dead after being infected with Coronavirus. The former Oyo State governor reportedly died at 70 of...

Yemen: Coronavirus aid loss ‘harming millions of children’

Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation in Yemen amid a “huge” drop in aid caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,...