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Mum’s baby name for son sounds ‘terrible’ when it’s said out loud – but she doesn’t agree

Every day, all over the world babies are born and given names. Often a lot of thought goes into a name choice and there are...

Policeman goes berserk, kills colleague, injures others in shooting spree

A Policeman, Inspector Monday Gabriel, went berserk, in Ikoyi area of Lagos, opening fire on his colleagues, killing one of them in the process,...

Man kills father over food

Police in Lugazi Municipality, Buikwe District are investigating circumstances under which a 20-year-old man allegedly hacked his elderly father to death for denying him...

More details on beauty queen wife of Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin who has filed for divorce

The wife of the white police officer charged with killing George Floyd has now filed for divorce from him, her lawyer said Friday.   The announcement...

Nigeria: Student raped, murdered inside church (Photo)

A 23-year-old lady, identified as Uwaila Omozuwa, has died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Edo State, after she was beaten and...

Africa records 5,017 new coronavirus cases

Africa has counted 5,017 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. This has pushed the number of positive cases to 135,292 as of May 30. This update was...

These women say they had miscarriages, now they’re in jail for abortion

Seven months pregnant, Manuela, a mother of two, said she miscarried at her modest home in rural El Salvador. But the police, and a...

Wife of officer charged with murder in George Floyd’s death, files for divorce

The wife of the Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, has filed for divorce....

Buhari loses nephew!

Ibrahim Dauda, a nephew to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), is dead. Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media...

Another Police officer filmed whipping George Floyd protester with his baton

A POLICE officer has been filmed striking a New York George Floyd protester so hard that he broke his baton. The officer is seen reaching...

Inside the luxurious bedroom of a dog [photos]

MRS Hinch's dog Henry is a fully fledged member of the family and even has his own bedroom - which is grey of course. The...

Priest beheads man to end coronavirus

A HINDU priest has beheaded a man in a human sacrifice at an Indian temple in an apparent bid to end the coronavirus pandemic. Sansari...

Stepdad who raped stepdaughter, 12, and fathered her two kids jailed

A twisted stepdad who raped his 12-year-old stepdaughter and fathered two kids with her has been jailed for just two years. Evil Augustin Costel Varga...

Sad day in football as top footballer, his father and uncle die from COVID-19

Former Bolivia youth international, Deibert Frans Roman Guzman, has become the first footballer to die from coronavirus complications. Bolivian football is mourning not only...

Brits clubbing in Spain will have to wear masks and dance in allocated squares

Brit clubbers heading to Spain this summer will have to wear masks and dance in their own squares to prevent the spread of coronavirus. DJs...

Man home alone films ‘haunted dolls moving on their own’ inside glass cabinet

A man ran to his bedroom in terror after claiming he filmed his wife's porcelain dolls 'moving on their own' inside a glass cabinet...

4 Indian coronavirus vaccines to begin human trials soon

In the global race to develop a potential vaccine for coronavirus, India is not that far behind. In a recent development, four Indian vaccines are...

Cop who knelt on George Floyd charged with murder

A Minneapolis policeman accused of killing unarmed African-American George Floyd by kneeling on his neck was taken into custody Friday and charged with third-degree...

COVID-19 and cedi depreciation to push debt stock to 76.8% of GDP – Seth Terkper

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has revealed that the nation’s debt stock to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could go as high as 76.8 per...

Man who stabbed ex-girlfriend 50 times ‘for pleasure’ freed from jail

A British stalker who slit his ex-girlfriend's throat and stabbed her 50 times "for pleasure" is set to be released from prison after just...

Prince Harry’s secret Facebook account – and the unusual name he gave himself

While many of us use social media on daily basis, security concerns rule it out for most senior members of the royal family due...

Woman who wrote haunting coronavirus Facebook post hasn’t been seen for 2 months

A woman who shared a worrying Facebook post about having suspected coronavirus has been missing for two months. Talina Galloway, 53, disappeared on April 7 and has not...

Rihanna reacts to white police officer killing a black man in the U.S

World-renowned singer Rihanna has spoken out for the first time on the murder of black American George Floyd by a white police officer.According to...

More backlash at Trump’s WHO decision

More officials are speaking out against Trump's decision to sever the US's relationship with the World Health Organization.Former presidential candidate and Democratic Senator Elizabeth...

George Floyd left a Gospel Legacy in Houston; this is why

The rest of the country knows George Floyd from several minutes of cell phone footage captured during his final hours. But in Houston’s Third...

ICC allows Laurent Gbagbo to leave Belgium

The International Criminal Court on Thursday said former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo can leave Belgium under certain conditions following his acquittal last year...

Hollywood Actor stranded in India

A U.S. Hollywood actor is living like a beggar surviving on 'monkey nuts and bananas' after flying to India for liposuction. He became stranded when...

Obama issues statement on the death of George Floyd [read]

Former US President Barack Obama has issued a statement on the death of George Floyd, the black man who died after being pinned down...

First two UN peacekeepers die of coronavirus

Two UN peacekeepers in Mali have died from the coronavirus, officials said Friday. Out of the some 100,000 UN troops deployed on about 15 different...

Man electrocuted few weeks to his wedding

This is sad! A groom to be has been electrocuted few weeks to his wedding. The calm neighborhood of Opobo road of the Ogbor Hills,...

Priest beheads man as sacrifice to end Coronavirus

A drunk 70-year-old priest decapitated a man as a sacrifice to end the coronavirus pandemic after smoking marijuana in India. Sansari Ojha from the Brahmani...

Indonesian minister attacked for comparing wives to COVID-19

An Indonesian minister is under fire after he compared coronavirus to rebellious wives, in remarks aimed at soothing public fears about easing COVID-19 restrictions...

Monkeys snatch blood samples of suspected Covid-19 patients in India

A troop of monkeys snatched the blood samples of suspected coronavirus patients at a government hospital in the Meerut district of the north Indian state of Uttar...

Ethiopian army ‘shot man dead because phone rang’ – Amnesty

An Ethiopian soldier shot a man dead in front of several people after his phone rang during a public meeting, Amnesty International says. It is...

Newborn baby buried alive in mud survives after miraculous rescue by villagers

A newborn baby buried alive in mud was miraculously rescued by villagers and has luckily survived. The boy was only identified by his tiny leg...

Ugandan sex workers risk their lives in lockdown

Sex workers living with HIV in Uganda have stopped taking their medication because of a lack of food and income as restrictions have left...

Kaduna: This man and his girlfriend stole 64 chickens

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State has jailed a 35-year-old man, Abdullahi Sani, and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sarah Paul, for stealing 64...

COVID-19: South Korea forced to close schools again after spike in cases

South Korea has been forced to close hundreds of schools, museums and art galleries due to a fresh spike in coronavirus cases as the...

Rawlings reacts to murder of George Floyd by Minnesota police officers

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has reacted to the killing of George Floyd by four police officers of Minnesota. The former president, in a tweet,...

Trump’s ventilators ‘have not arrived in Nigeria’

Nigeria's information minister has said the country is yet to receive ventilators promised by US President Donald Trump in April. Lai Mohammed has denied Mr...