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Meta fires staff for buying toothpaste, not lunch

Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm's meal voucher system, such as using it to buy toothpaste and washing...

Kenya’s deputy president sacked while in hospital

Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer...

Woman becomes Police officer to catch her father’s killer, arrests him 25 years later

A Brazilian woman who dedicated her life to catching her father‘s killer managed to finally bring her family peace by catching the runaway criminal...

Diddy accused of ‘revenge’ rape over Tupac claims

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of raping a woman as "payback" for suggesting he was involved in the murder of Tupac Shakur. In a...

Fire kills 104 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria

A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria killing at least 104 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking...

Why I am not married at 54 – Popular Nollywood actress opens up

Popular Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola, has revealed the reason behind her decision not to find another lover. Akintola, 54, in a recent interview stated that...

Brussels announces new law to deport migrants without right to stay

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced legislation to remove more migrants without the right to stay in the European Union. "The EU's...

Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like

Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was...

Content creator dies trying to climb Spain’s highest bridge

A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from Spain’s tallest bridge during an attempt to climb one of its pylons. The man fell from the Castilla-La Mancha...

Google goes nuclear to power AI data centres

Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI)...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting teenager in new lawsuits

Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing new allegations of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault after a series of fresh lawsuits were filed on Monday. At...

Spacecraft blasts off to hunt alien life on a distant moon

A spacecraft that will hunt for signs of alien life on one of Jupiter’s icy moons has blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Nasa launched...

India and Canada expel top diplomats over murder accusations

India and Canada have expelled their top envoys along with other diplomats as Justin Trudeau's government accused Indian agents of involvement in "homicides, extortion...

AFCON 2025 qualifier: Super Eagles stranded at Libya airport as authorities divert flight to another city

The Super Eagles are currently stranded in Libya, where the team is to play the second leg of the AFCON 2025 Qualifier game. Following Libya’s...

Over 60 injured in drone attack on northern Israel

More than 60 people have been injured in a drone strike targeting the Binyamina region of northern Israel, medics have said. In a statement, volunteer...

Ramaphosa won’t be charged over farm scandal – SA prosecutor

South African prosecutors say they will not pursue criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to the controversial farm theft scandal that nearly...

Anti-Gay Bill: Newsfile digs into who really is delaying its passage

Advocates and supporters of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, otherwise called the anti-gay bill, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, took to...

US urges Israel to stop shooting at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

US President Joe Biden has said he is "absolutely, positively" urging Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers during its conflict with Hezbollah in...

Popular Nigerian TikToker shot in Lagos

A TikTok celebrity, Odesanmi Opeyemi, better known as Oloba Salo, was shot by an unknown gunman in the Lekki area of Lagos state on...

Barack Obama urges black men to back Kamala Harris

During a pre-campaign rally stop in Pittsburgh yesterday (Oct. 10), former President Barack Obama urged Black Americans to rally behind Kamala Harris' presidential bid, noting...

Heartbreaking moment as veteran actor buries daughter

Veteran Nollywood actor, Jerry Amilo has laid his beloved daughter, Chidera Amilo, affectionately known as Princess to rest following her untimely death on October...

Elon Musk reveals Tesla’s Robotaxi and Robovan

Elon Musk showed off Tesla's upcoming driverless taxi at its "We, Robot" on Thursday evening. The unveiling took place on a lot in Warner Bros. Discovery's movie...

Striking photos show the extent of hurricane Milton’s devastation

Hurricane Milton left behind power outages, destruction and some fatalities after making landfall overnight Wednesday as a major category three hurricane. The storm brought with...

One dead and 12 tourists trapped in Colorado gold mine

At least one person has died and 12 remain trapped in a disused Colorado gold mine after an equipment failure, officials say. The individuals who...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial set for May 2025

Sean "Diddy" Combs will stand trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges starting on May 5, a U.S. judge decided during a hearing...

Paul Biya: Cameroon bans reporting on President’s health, whereabouts

Cameroon’s government has banned public discussions about the health of President Paul Biya, terming it a national security issue. The directive comes as the authorities...

The 91-year-old African President who keeps defying obituary-writers

Speculation over the well-being and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this week. After attending the China-Africa...

Woman marches husband to court for demanding sex 8 times every night

A Harare woman, Melocia Gwata, has sought legal protection from her husband, George Kusotera, citing his excessive demands for intimacy and abusive behaviour. Gwata revealed...

Jospong Group to help Ugandan govt tackle waste management challenges

The Ugandan government has partnered with Ghana's Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) to decommission the 39-acre Kiteezi Landfill in the Wakiso District near Kampala. The...

UK seeks to move migrants held on secretive island

The UK has offered dozens of stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in the Indian Ocean,...

Florida faces ‘matter of life and death’ as Hurricane Milton closes in

Florida residents are rushing to finish emergency preparations - or just leave - as Hurricane Milton races toward landfall is the heavily-populated Tampa Bay. Milton...

Nigerian comic singer released on bail following Burna Boy’s cyberbullying petition

Nigerian comic singer Darlington Achakpo, better known as Speed Darlington, has been released on bail. He was arrested in his house in Lagos State and...

Mexican local mayor went alone to meeting before his brutal killing

The mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico's violence-plagued state of Guerrero, travelled alone to an out-of-town meeting before he was killed, Mexico's security...

Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Biya in good health, government says

Cameroon's 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, the government said on Tuesday in a statement, calling widespread reports saying otherwise "pure fantasy." Biya...

TikTok sued by 14 attorneys general over alleged harm to children’s mental health

  A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country filed lawsuits on Tuesday against TikTok, alleging that the platform has “addicted” young people and...

Osama Bin Laden’s son banned from re-entering France

A son of the al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been banned from returning to France, the country's interior minister has announced. Omar Bin Laden,...

Shock as pastor slumps and dies during child dedication service

Tragedy struck at the Church of The Brethren (EYN) in Borno State, Nigeria as a pastor reportedly collapsed and passed away during a child...

3 suspects in court for stealing from South Africa’s President

Three people accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm and stealing $580,000 in cash that was stashed in a couch appeared in court...

Pope names 21 new cardinals, expanding pool of electors who will one day pick his successor

Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group...

‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’

Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back. Just six months ago the 39-year-old,...