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Arrest warrant issued for former South Africa President Jacob Zuma

Former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma pictured at the BRICS Summit in Ufa, Russia on July 9, 2015. A South African judge said she was left...

First Lady charged for murdering rival

The wife of the Prime Minister of Lesotho is to be charged with murdering his previous wife. First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to...

This Chinese doctor tried to save lives, but was silenced. Now he has coronavirus

On December 30, Li Wenliang dropped a bombshell in his medical school alumni group on the popular Chinese messaging app WeChat: seven patients from...

Arrest warrant issued for former South African leader Jacob Zuma

A judge in South Africa issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for former president Jacob Zuma for failing to appear in court on a corruption...

Thai Doctors discover ‘cure’ for Coronavirus

Thai doctors have found a promising treatment for the new coronavirus. The doctors, from the Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok, said Sunday that a drug cocktail of...

Daniel Arap Moi Kenya’s longest-serving leader dead

Kenya's longest serving President Daniel arap Moi who died on Monday rose to power in 1978 upon the death of Kenya's first President Jomo...

Coronavirus: Chinese embassy stops issuance of visas to Nigerians

Barely one week after the government of the United States of America (USA) placed a visa ban on Nigeria and some other African countries,...

Okada ban: Horses troop in their numbers as alternative means of transport

In lieu of the Federal Government’s decision to ban Okada and Keke drivers from the state, Nigerians have been forced to go on endless...

‘I sold my hair for $2 to feed my children’

The mother-of-three had already lost her husband after he had killed himself in a fit of desperation amid mounting debts and a failed dream. Even...

Desmond Elliot’s weight gain gets fans talking, actor reacts

Fans of Nigerian actor and director, Desmond Elliot, are shocked over his new look in photos he shared on his social media page recently. Looking...

Coronavirus: China accuses US of causing panic and ‘spreading fear’

The Chinese government has accused the United States of causing "panic" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. It follows the US decision to declare...

Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospital staff strike to demand closure of China border

Hundreds of hospital workers in Hong Kong have gone on strike, demanding the border with mainland China be completely closed to reduce the risk...

Burkina Faso: Gunmen kill 20 civilians in attack

As many as 20 civilians have been killed in an overnight attack in north-western Burkina Faso. Unidentified heavily armed men on motorbikes carried out the...

Coronavirus: First death outside China reported in Philippines

A man has died of the coronavirus in the Philippines in the virus' first confirmed fatality outside China. The patient was a 44-year-old Chinese man from...

Ghanaian students in coronavirus-hit China receive ¢40,000 from govt

Ghanaian students in China, who have been stranded following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, have received 50,000RMB, approximately ¢40,000 from government for their...

Tanzanian ‘anti-gay’ force official banned from US

A top Tanzanian official, who launched a surveillance squad dedicated to hunting down gay people, has been banned by the United States...

Coronavirus: NUGS-China gets support for food supplies, protective items

The Ghana Embassy in Beijing under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has given out a sum of 50,000RMB to support...

Family kicked out of flight for body odour

A Michigan family removed from an American Airlines flight in Miami when staff claimed they had body odour are suing the airline. Yehuda Yosef...

Brexit: UK leaves the European Union

The United Kingdom (UK) has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership - and more than three years after it...

Final moments of Kobe Bryant’s fatal helicopter crash revealed

Moments before Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and the seven others perished in a helicopter crash, the pilot had tried...

Doctor dies after treating patients with Coronavirus

A doctor has died from coronavirus nine days after getting infected with the deadly virus in China. ALSO READ: Bishop Oyedepo breaks silence on US visa...

Bishop Oyedepo breaks silence on US visa saga

Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, says he was never denied visa to the United...

Coronavirus: WHO lists Ghana among top-risk African nations

The World Health Organisation has identified Nigeria and 12 others as high-risk African countries for the deadly coronavirus disease. The other countries are Algeria, Angola,...

Kobe Bryant’s cause of death revealed

Five days after the tragic Helicopter crash, the cause of death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna has been confirmed by the LA...

I killed my girlfriend because she left me for wealthy men – Suspect confesses

A 31-year-old man, paraded by the Taraba State Police Command, has confessed to killing his girlfriend, Imbajuri Ambisi.  The suspect, identified as Munda Bala, reportedly conspired with his...

Kenyan court halts biometric registration

Kenya’s High Court has halted the implementation of a new biometric registration system until data protection laws are enacted. The court also...

China’s richest man Jack Ma donates £11m to help tackle coronavirus

China's richest man has donated 100 million yuan (£11 million, $14.4 million) to help scientists develop the vaccine for a new strain...

House wife jailed for calling neighbour a ‘prostitute’

A Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna has sentenced a housewife, Mariya Muhammad, to two weeks imprisonment without an option of fine for calling her...

‘El Chapo’ drug-smuggling underground tunnel discovered

A drug-smuggling tunnel nearly a mile long and equipped with its own railway and lift has been found at the United States border...

Ugandan MP ‘slaps rival in parliament’

Two Ugandan MPs fought on parliament premises after one accused the other of telling his constituents to vote him out, according to a local...

3Music 2020: Shatta Wale thankful for nominations, urges fans to vote

Dancehall artiste has taken to Twitter to thank the organisers of 3Music for his nominating him again this year. The nominations announcement which happened on...

Cancel debts, return stolen items of colonised countries – Ghanaian-born UK MP tells British govt

The Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, has urged the United Kingdom (UK) government to return items forcefully taken from countries...

Nigerian university translates physics, chemistry and maths textbooks into Hausa

Bayero University, Kano, has reportedly translated physics, chemistry, and mathematics textbooks into the Hausa language to aid learning. A twitter user, with the name...

LeBron James shows off new Kobe Bryant tattoo

LeBron James has a new piece of body art serving as a tribute to Kobe Bryant, complete with imagery of a Black Mamba. Both LeBron and Anthony Davis hit...

Immigrant children ‘denied entry to SA schools’

Children who lack official documents are being prevented from enrolling in certain schools in South Africa, the local news site GroundUp reports. That is despite education...

Jeff Bezos adds $13.2 Billion to his fortune in just minutes

Jeff Bezos just got a whole lot richer. Shares of his Amazon.com Inc. surged 12% to $2,100 in extended trading at 4:16 p.m. in New York, after the largest U.S....

Stonebwoy’s reaction to Castro’s new song featuring Davido

Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, is urging music producer Kaywa to release the song he recorded with missing artiste Castro which featured Davido. Replying to a message under...

Four Burundi journalists sentenced to jail

Four journalists in Burundi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Christine Kamikazi, Térence Mpozenzi and Egide Harerimana, have been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail each after a...

3Music Awards 2020: Sarkodie leads with 13 nominations, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy follow closely

The nominations for the 3rd edition of the 3Music Awards were announced on January 30, 2020. Leading the nomination for this year's edition is rapper Sarkodie. The...

Coronavirus declared global health emergency by WHO

Coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China. "The main reason for this...