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Kanye West and Bianca Censori getting a divorce after less than 2 years of marriage

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are reportedly heading for divorce after less than two years of marriage. The couple, who legally wed in December 2022, have hit a rough...

This little robot is helping sick children attend school

When children are chronically ill and unable to attend school, it’s not just the illness that can be debilitating — the separation from the...

Japan’s government admits editing cabinet photo

Japan's government has admitted an official photo of its new cabinet was manipulated to make members look less unkempt after online speculation that it...

Cissy Houston, legendary singer and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91

Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, died on Monday morning at the age of 91, her family said in...

Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign

Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its...

Rwandan Foreign Minister says Congo refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict

Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed deal to help resolve the M23 rebel...

Swarm of bees attack thief, forces him to return stolen item [Video]

A suspected thief was attacked by a swarm of bees after stealing a battery from a house in Zimbabwe, forcing him to return the...

5 Nobel-worthy discoveries that haven’t won the prize

The best minds in science will be thrust from academic obscurity into the spotlight next week when the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and...

Man who got on ‘wrong plane’ arrested

A flight was delayed at Manchester Airport after a man "incorrectly" boarded the plane, EasyJet has said. The BBC understands an airport passenger had been...

Kellyrae wins Big Brother Naija season 9, bags grand prize [Video]

Kellyrae has been crowned the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 9, themed "No Loose Guard," bagging ₦100 million(976,549.04) grand prize. This season, which began on...

Ghanaians in UK embark on anti-galamsey demo at High Commission

Ghanaians living in the United Kingdom (UK) in a show of solidarity have joined the #StopGalamseyNow and #FreeTheCitizens demonstrations. The Ghanaian nationals embarked on their...

No place for foreign workers being displaced in Lebanon

Over the last 11 months, as air raids hit villages near their home, Lakmani and her mother Sonia decided to stay in their south...

Another boat tragedy claims lives of 78 Congolese

At least 78 people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just a few hundred metres...

Top Nigerian pastor apologises for claiming people who don’t pay tithe won’t go to Heaven

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologized for an initial claim that Christians who do...

India government says criminalising marital rape ‘excessively harsh’

The Indian government has opposed petitions in the top court that seek criminalization of marital rape, saying it would be “excessively harsh”. The federal home...

Doctor warns excessive masturbation behind rise in male health problems

Men who masturbate too frequently could find themselves becoming flops in the bedroom, a leading GP has warned. In moderation self-pleasure helps to reduce stress,...

Lagos to ban sachet water from January 2025

The Lagos State Government announced on Thursday its plan to ban the circulation of single-use plastics and sachet water starting January 2025. The Commissioner for...

TikTok influencer arrested for second-degree murder

A popular TikTok creator has been charged with second degree murder in the death of a 69-year-old Louisiana therapist. Terryon Thomas, also known as Mr...

Weeping families mourn Thai bus fire victims at funeral

Weeping relatives and friends mourned the 20 children and three teachers who died in a horrific bus fire in Thailand at a funeral on...

Dozens feared dead in Nigeria after boat capsizes

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on the River Niger...

More than 160 left dead in USA by Hurricane Helene

More than 160 people are now known to have been killed by Hurricane Helene, one of the deadliest storms to hit the US in...

10 tips for applying for the US Visa Lottery

The United States Department of State will open online registrations for the Fiscal Year 2026 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery on Wednesday, October 2, 2024,...

Iran declares war as they fire 181 missiles at Israel

Iran fired a massive salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday night, sending almost 10 million people into bomb shelters as projectiles and...

Lawyer killed in crash after depositing mother’s remains in morgue

A lawyer, simply identified as Okechukwu, was killed in a tragic road crash that occurred along the Awka area of the Awka-Enugu Expressway in...

Jimmy Carter: Former US president, turns 100

Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday on Tuesday, making him the first US president to reach the milestone. Carter, a Democrat who served in the...

Ghana secures $30M UAE grant for forest conservation

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, on behalf of the Forestry Commission, has signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of the...

Pastor dragged to court for calling gospel artiste prostitute

A clergyman from Osun State in Nigeria, Niyi Peter was arraigned on Thursday, September 26, 2024, and dragged before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in...

Manhunt after 18 people killed in South Africa mass shooting

Eighteen people have been killed in a mass shooting in a remote South African town with a manhunt under way to find the perpetrators,...

Panic as Marburg virus outbreak kills 6 in Rwanda

Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the health minister has announced. Sabin Nsanzimana said most of the victims were...

Zookeeper mauled to death by lion in Nigeria

A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in southwestern Nigeria after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when...

Floods and landslides kill at least 100 in Nepal

Major floods and landslides in Nepal have killed at least 100 people across the Himalayan nation, officials have reported. Dozens more were still missing on...

Bishop David Oyedepo receives two Rolls Royce as his birthday gifts (video)

Clergyman and founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo celebrated his 70th birthday on Friday, September 27, receiving two luxurious Rolls Royce Cullinan...

Kamala Harris visits US-Mexico border, hits back at Trump’s immigration stance

US Vice-President Kamala Harris has made a rare trip to the US-Mexico border as she seeks to blunt Republican attacks on immigration. Harris, who last...

Tunisian presidential candidate jailed for certificate forgery

Days to Tunisia’s election, Ayachi Zammel, a presidential candidate, has been sentenced to six months in prison for using “fraudulent certificates.” The Criminal Chamber of...

Naomi Campbell banned from being charity trustee

The model Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee after a UK watchdog found charity funds were spent on luxury hotels...

Nigeria: Education Minister’s phone line hacked

The phone line of the Nigerian Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has been compromised. This was made known in a notice issued on his...

Tunisian presidential candidate jailed days to election over fake documents

Tunisian presidential candidate, Ayachi Zammel has been sentenced to six months in prison for falsifying documents, the second prison sentence against him in a...

NYC mayor charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is due to be arraigned in a federal courthouse on Friday to face five counts of criminal offences,...

Two journalists jailed in Hong Kong for sedition

A Hong Kong Court has jailed two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper after they were found guilty in a landmark sedition case last...

Nearly 40 children in India drown

At least 46 people - including 37 children and seven women - drowned while celebrating a Hindu religious festival in eastern India, local officials...