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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...

Revealed: George Floyd and police officer who killed him worked together as security guards

A Minneapolis bar owner claims both George Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the officer who subdued Floyd with his knee, worked as security guards for...

Nigeria: Man attacks twin brother with cutlass to please lover

Chaos erupted in Ndimoko Arondizuogu, Imo State when a man, identified as Peter Ogbonna, inflicted severe machete wounds on his twin brother, Paul, during...

WWE legend blasts Trump over response to George Floyd’s death

The response of the US President Donald Trump to protests in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd has angered WWE legend Dave Bautista....

Transgender model shares photos of her husband’s eight-month baby bump

A Colombian transgender model has posted a heartwarming photo of her kissing her husband's eight-month baby bump.  Danna Sultana, who was born male and identifies as...

Bobrisky arrested over alleged fraud

Popular Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky, is in the grips of the police for alleged fraud. Reports indicate he allegedly swindled an amount of N30 million from...

How this woman’s face changed completely after exiting a salon [photos]

A 27-year-old woman, identified as Memuna Malik, is battling suicidal thoughts after she suffered an acid bath in a salon at Riyad in Saudi...

All the countries that will pay you to visit them after lockdown is lifted

Countries hit hard by the coronavirus crisis are offering to pay travellers to visit them once the pandemic is over in order to boost...

George Floyd: Protesters set Minneapolis police station ablaze

A police station in Minneapolis has been set alight during a third night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man in...

Police arrest CNN reporter live on air as he covers George Floyd protests

A CNN crew was arrested on live TV by a riot squad while covering the protests over the police death of George Floyd. Incredible footage...

Officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck ‘tried to kill’ black man in 2008

The white police officer who knelt on unarmed George Floyd's neck before he died has been accused of trying to kill another black man...

Twitter hides Trump’s tweet about Minneapolis protests

Twitter hid a tweet from President Donald Trump on Friday, accusing him of breaking its rules by “glorifying violence” in a message that said...

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases ‘could be four times higher’

A body representing Nigerian doctors believes the real number of coronavirus cases in the country could be four times higher than the 8,733 cases...

Buhari’s victory in 2015 saved Nigeria from collapse – Presidency

AS President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration clocks five years on May 29, the Presidency has said that the victory of the President in 2015 saved...

Madagascar denies plan for anti-coronavirus injections

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina appears to have made a U-turn regarding the much publicised purported coronavirus remedy he said his country had developed. Last month...

Don’t go to church, it’s a trap, you’ll die – South African politician

South Africa's firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema has urged people not to fall for the "trap" of going to church, saying they will die...

Coronavirus test kits now being sold in black markets – Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said yesterday Nigerians have started selling COVID-19 diagnostic test kits in “black markets”. Speaking...

Coronavirus: 43 sex workers deported for violating restrictions

Police in Mozambique have deported 43 sex workers who were arrested for violating coronavirus restrictions. They included Zambians and Zimbabweans who were arrested in an...

Rwandan ex-politician handed life jail term for genocide role

A Rwandan court on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former politician found guilty of orchestrating the killing of tens of thousands of...

Covid-19: ‘Miracle’ mother cheats death after 77 days in ICU

A woman who made a miraculous recovery from COVID-19 after teetering on the brink of death for months in ICU thanks God and church...

Celebrities react to video of policeman kneeling on neck of black man to death

Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian West, Cardi B and more stars are speaking out about the tragic death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died after a police...

Family of black man killed by police officers say officers involved should get death penalty

George Floyd's fiancee and family have appealed for calm and said he wouldn't want people to get hurt after a night of violence saw...

Kenya: Journalist who committed suicide laid to rest

Former K24 journalist, George Kori, who committed suicide was buried on Wednesday in Elburgon. The body of the late Mr Kori was found dangling from...