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A newborn baby girl has been discovered buried alive in northern India, a local police chief has revealed.Abhinandan Singh told reporters the baby was...

Children have a voice that is often overlooked but when close attention is paid to them, the world would realise the wealth of wisdom...

President Trump recalled his one-time friendship with Oprah Winfrey at a campaign rally recently where he told supporters that the talk-show host was a...

Shocking footage shows wedding guests punching each other amid the sound of screams and breaking glass as families allegedly clash at a Ramada hotel...

Vatican employees who manage Pope Francis’ official Twitter account in English on Sunday, mistakenly tweeted in support of United States (US) football team the...

A woman narrowly escaped death yesterday after being mobbed in a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus at Onipanu Bus Stop in Lagos for the...

One suspect arrested in connection with murder of Ghanaian player in LondonA 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering...

A 61-year-old man from Tokyo’s Ota Ward was recently arrested by Japanese police for allegedly stealing no less than 159 bicycle seats, as a...

Last month, the Saudi Kingdom announced the launch of a new tourist visa program, opening up the country to mass tourism for the first time.And...

In an unconventional ruling, a court in northern Zambia has ordered a university student to write a 50-page essay on the dangers of drugs...

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has lost a bid to avoid prosecution for corruption charges.The case has been hanging over Mr Zuma’s head...

Dancehall act, Shatta Wale has disclosed how he met American pop star, Beyoncé and her seven-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter during his recent travel...

Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, speaking during a briefing at the White House says the Trump administration has unveiled new...

Uganda plans to enact a law that would impose the death penalty on homosexuals, saying the legislation would curb a rise in unnatural sex...

A pair of $3,000 (£2,453) trainers dubbed 'Jesus Shoes' that contain holy water have sold out minutes after being made available to purchase.The controversial...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) apprehended about 95 graduates with fake certificates from Nigeria and foreign universities and handed them over to security...

Rihanna has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s refusal to address gun violence, suggesting he may be “the most mentally ill human being in America”.The 31-year-old singer,...

Congolese scientist and researcher, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, has successfully discovered the most effective cure for Ebola.According to him, he discovered the most effective cure for the...

Apple on Wednesday removed an app that protesters in Hong Kong used to track police movements from its app store.Apple said the use of the...

A Bill has been introduced in the Nigerian senate that seeks to prevent sexual harassment of students in universities.This follows the broadcast of a BBC...

Tyler Perry officially christened his massive new film studio Saturday, beaming as his fellow entertainment industry luminaries descended on Atlanta and strode a red...

Eleven people were arrested in southern Mexico on Tuesday after the mayor of their village was dragged out of his office, beaten, and then tied to a pickup...

Kelechi Nwigbo, a Germany-returnee, has allegedly been killed by lightning in his hotel room behind Eke Market, Afikpo, Ebonyi state.He had checked into...

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has said he is shocked by the lack of action against men who impregnated 229 schoolgirls in the south-western...

The University of Lagos, Akoka, has suspended another lecturer, Dr Samuel Oladipo, of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, after he...

West African politicians and film stars are among thousands calling for action following a BBC report into sexual harassment at top universities.A year-long investigation...

Dr Boniface Igbeneghu has said that he will not be speaking anytime soon on the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him in the...

A judge shot himself in a Yala courtroom in Thailand after handing down a ruling on Friday.Khanakorn Pianchana pulled out a pistol and...

Political Science lecturer, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has refuted claims that he sleeps with vulnerable girls in exchange for grades in the University of Ghana.Speaking...

Following the revelation in the ‘Sex for Grade’ documentary released by BBC Africa Eye, the University of Lagos has shut-down the ‘Cold Room’, where...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Saudi Arabia has lifted some restrictions on women travelling in the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom, its tourism authority said Sunday,...

An American preacher, Gregg Schoof who was arrested on Monday in Rwanda for holding an "illegal meeting with journalists" has been deported, New Times...

The University of Lagos in Nigeria says it has suspended a lecturer featured in a BBC documentary on sexual harassment at two top West...

Academic institutions in West Africa have increasingly been facing allegations of sexual harassment by lecturers. This type of abuse is said to be endemic,...

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has praised a senior government official for caning a group of secondary school students who were accused of setting fire...

Thieves stole some of Mahatma Gandhi's remains on what would have been his 150th birthday, police say.The ashes were taken from a memorial in...

Facebook Inc has removed several pages, groups and accounts on its platforms from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nigeria and Indonesia, citing “coordinated inauthentic...

At least 13 people have been killed and others injured after a bus collided with a truck in a town near the lakeside city...

Police in Nigeria say six female secondary school students and two members of staff have been kidnapped in Kaduna State in the north of...

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3IuyZYAJe4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_againAn elderly female bank employee has been hailed after she fought off an armed bank robber and forced him to leave the premises.READ: Shatta...