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Man, who allegedly raped 17-year-old mentally deranged girl, set on fire

A 39-year-old man accused of raping a mentally deranged teenager at Muhovhoya village in Limpopo, South Africa, was set on fire by an angry mob which...

Ghana grabs two awards with Africa’s highest score in ‘Aviation Safety Oversight’, Airport Security

Ghana has been awarded two International Civil Aviation Organization Council President certificates for maintaining one of the highest aviation safety and security standards Globally...

Man mauled to death by lion he kept in backyard

A man has been mauled to death by a lion caged at his family home in the eastern Czech Republic. Michal Prasek owned the...

Pastor commits suicide by jumping from 4th floor

Reverend Berry Dambaza, a senior Zimbabwean pastor with Upper Room Ministries died on Monday, September 23, after committing suicide by jumping from the third...

US Army soldier arrested after allegedly discussing bombing news network

A US Army soldier discussed bomb-making techniques and bombing a major American news network's headquarters, as well as named presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke as a possible...

BBNaija: I’m bigger than the owner of this show – Tacha tells housemates

BBNaija reality TV star, Tacha has told fellow housemates in the ongoing Pepper Dem edition that she is bigger than the owner of the show. Tacha has been receiving...

Man drives van into ex-wife’s house, causing fire [photos]

A 42-year-old Anthony Imafidon has been arrested for intentionally crashing a van into the Staten Island building where his ex-wife, Bisi, lives in the United S.The incident...

US policeman suspended for arresting two six-year-olds

A US police officer has been suspended after arresting two six-year-olds at a school in Orlando, Florida. One of the two was handcuffed...

Policeman suspended for arresting two six-year-olds

A US police officer has been suspended after arresting two six-year-olds at a school in Orlando, Florida. One of the two was handcuffed after throwing...

Nigeria to give all of its 200 million people identity numbers

Nigeria wants to issue identity numbers for as many as 50 million citizens per year in a bid to create a harmonized database of...

Photo: Police give serial killer food after arrest

The notorious Port Harcourt serial killer, Gracious David West, who was arrested on September 19, 2019, by the Rivers State police has been paraded....

Man drowns during underwater marriage proposal

An American man has drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater during a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip to Tanzania. Steven Weber and his girlfriend, Kenesha Antoine, were...

He tweeted hate at her. She sued. Then she met him

When the torrent of hate first hit, Taylor Dumpson curled into a fetal position and rocked herself, unable to speak. Next, she made sure she...

Russia jails Jehovah’s Witnesses for alleged extremism

A Russian court has sentenced six Jehovah's Witnesses to jail for belonging to an "extremist organization" in the western city of Satatov. Since 2017...

World’s first ‘vagina’ museum to open in UK

The world's first museum dedicated entirely to vaginas is set to open in the United Kingdom (UK).   The London-based Vagina Museum will open its...

Pastor shares encounter with a lady who nearly ‘raped’ him

A Nigerian evangelist, Dr Gospel Agochukwu, has shared his encounter with a former "sex worker" in Abuja. According to Agochukwu, a few years ago, the...

Facebook worker dies after jumping from building at Silicon Valley HQ

A Facebook employee died Thursday after jumping from the fourth floor of a building at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters, police and reports said. The...

Mother who killed her 4 children gets four life sentences

The woman found guilty of murdering her four children in Klarinet in eMalahleni in Mpumalanga, has been sentenced to four life terms in prison...

Indonesia to criminalize sex outside marriage

Indonesia is set to pass a highly controversial new penal code that would criminalize consensual sex outside of marriage and effectively outlaw same-sex relations,...

No need to apologise to Nigeria – Mayor of Johannesburg

Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, has revealed that he feels that apologising to Nigeria over the xenophobic attacks was unnecessary.  Speaking on CNBC Africa’s Political Capital...

Obasanjo frustrated over failure to get a divorce from wife

Olujonwo Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has once again encountered a stumbling block on getting a divorce from his estranged...

Woman dies on flight to Joburg

Police have open an inquest docket after a woman died on board a British Airways flight to Johannesburg from Cape Town on Wednesday. Police spokesperson...

Pregnant 1st wife sends her 7-yr-old daughter to kill 2nd wife’s baby

A 22-year-old housewife, Harela Uba, has been arrested for allegedly killing the three-day-old baby boy of her husband’s second wife in Shakodna, Niger...

Trump on journalist’s death: ‘She never treated me nicely.’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday reacted to the death of veteran journalist Cokie Roberts by saying "she never treated me nicely" before extending his well wishes to...

Nigeria Football Federation boss’ properties seized in fresh corruption probe

Several properties belonging to top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), including its president Amaju Pinnick, have been seized in a fresh corruption...

Police officer dismissed for serial theft

A Nigerian police officer attached to the Jigawa state police command has been dismissed for stealing a TV set and a pair of shoes. The...

Liberia invites ICC to advise on war crimes court

Liberia's President George Weah has invited the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the country to discuss the idea of setting up...

Congo’s former health minister detained over alleged mismanagement of $4.3 million in Ebola funds

Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister Oly Ilunga has been detained over allegations of mismanaging public funds worth $4.3 million that were allocated...

SA apologises to Nigeria for xenophobic violence

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted. A special envoy from South...

SA apologises to Nigeria for xenophobic violence

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted. A special envoy from South...

Video+Photos: Popular witch forced to confess

In a bit to wipe out sorcery in a town in Russia, an alleged witch was forced to confess and repent on local TV. READ:...

Video: Nigerians’ reaction to South African violence will be dangerous – Nigerians in Diaspora President

The President of Nigerian Citizens in the Diaspora, Ogbonna Kaycey, has shared his thoughts on the xenophobic attacks in South Africa against African migrants, particularly Nigerian. In...

Man kills wife for refusing to breastfeed their baby

One Kingsley Madukwe has been arrested for beating his wife; Glory Madukwe, to death for refusing to breastfeed their crying one-month-old baby at...

Sleeping with 27 men has cost me huge deals – Presenter

Kenyan media personality, Kamene Goro has revealed that her public disclosure of sleeping with 27 men in her adult life has cost her a...

Shoot but don’t kill corrupt officials – Philippines Prez

The president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has invited citizens to 'shoot but not kill' any corrupt public officials they encounter.  The president, 74,...

Video: South African president, Cyril booed at Mugabe’s funeral service

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZLliEAglm/ Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa got embarrassed today as he was booed by angry Zimbabweans at the funeral service of former ...

Video: Robert Mugabe’s most famous quotes

Former President of Zimbabwe is known for his controversial comments especially on world stage. READ: Listen: Why Elvis Afriyie Ankrah cannot be prosecuted During his 37-year...

Gold toilet stolen in Blenheim Palace burglary

An 18-carat solid gold toilet has been stolen in a burglary overnight at Blenheim Palace. A gang broke into the Oxfordshire palace at about 04:50...

Commotion as man hanging on moving train falls and dies

The death of a train passenger has caused commotion after angry youth stormed the site of a construction company. Report has it that the train,...

Malaysia queen denounces arrest of online critics

Malaysia's queen has briefly returned to Twitter to express disappointment at police arresting people for allegedly insulting her on social media.The Raja Permaisuri Agong...