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Man slaps his wife, a mother of 8, to death for refusing to breastfeed their baby

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

Carpenter commits suicide over wife’s infidelity

A carpenter, identified as Abiodun Tijani, has committed suicide by hanging over the alleged infidelity of his wife, according to a report by TheNation. The incident happened...

Robert Mugabe: African leaders gather in Zimbabwe for state funeral

African leaders are gathered at the funeral of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe in the capital Harare. Well-wishers saw his casket being paraded into the...

Arrest warrant issued for R. Kelly after he failed to attend court hearing

A bench warrant was issued for singer R. Kelly in Hennepin County District Court in Minnesota for failure to appear, a spokesman for the...

Girl, 19, to receive 80 strokes of cane for smoking marijuana

A Shari’a Court l sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Thursday, September 12 sentenced a 19-year-old girl, Zainab Abdullahi to 80 strokes of the...

Keep your De Klerk, we will keep our Mugabe – Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema gave a defiant tribute to former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who he called a “patriot”, at a memorial service held...

Ghanaian convinced 30 women to send him $2.1million in dating scam

Federal authorities have arrested a New Jersey man who they say has conned nearly three dozen women seeking romance on dating websites out...

Tribunal affirms Buhari’s victory in presidential election

The presidential election tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the February 23 presidential election. The five-man tribunal headed by Justice...

Kenyan MP demands law to control farting on planes

A Kenyan MP has demanded that a law be passed to help flight crews deal with passengers battling flatulence on board. Lilian Achieng Gogo, MP...

Video: EFF holds memorial service for Mugabe

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Thursday held a memorial service to honour the late Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe in Soweto. Speaking at the memorial service, Mr...

Knife used to stab Brazilian President to become museum exhibit – Court rules

The knife used to stab Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro during his 2018 election campaign is to be put on display at a police...

Robert Mugabe’s family unaware of funeral plans

Robert Mugabe's family say they are shocked at not having been consulted by the government about arrangements for the funeral of the former Zimbabwean president. Mr Mugabe,...

First Nigerians fleeing South Africa arrive home

The first batch of Nigerians fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa has arrived back in in the main city of Lagos. The 188 people on...

California Megachurch pastor kills himself

A US megachurch pastor known for his mental health advocacy has killed himself, church officials say. Jarrid Wilson, 30, worked at the 15,000 member Harvest...

Sexual violence in South Africa: ‘I was raped, now I fear for my daughters’

South Africans have been outraged by a spate of gruesome rapes and murders of women in recent weeks - including that of a schoolgirl...

Robert Mugabe’s body arrives home, funeral plans unveiled

The body of Robert Mugabe has arrived back in Zimbabwe after a private flight from Singapore, where he died last week aged 95. Mr Mugabe...

Man kills his brother for being too stingy

A 24-year-old man, Ebenezer Olorunleke, has been arrested by the Ekiti State police command for killing his brother and stealing his properties including a...

Church burglar dies after getting stuck during operation

A church burglar has died after getting stuck in a church’s burglar-proof during an overnight operation in Abule Egba, Lagos. The suspect, had Wednesday...

Girl, 14, takes her own life after ‘period shaming’

A schoolgirl in Kenya has taken her own life after allegedly being shamed in class for having her period and staining her uniform. The 14-year-old's...

Pastor and wife in court for burying pig alive in church premises

A 33-year-old pastor’s wife, Blessing Okechukwu, has appeared before an Ajegunle Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly burying a live pig in her husband’s church compound,...

Photos: Man caught posing as 81-year-old to fly to US

A 32-year-old man was detained at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for carrying a fake passport while posing as a man more than...

UK will now let international students stay for much longer after university

International students will be offered a two-year UK visa after graduation with or without a job, the country's Home Office announced Wednesday, reversing one of...

Pope Francis accuses critics of stabbing him in the back

Pope Francis has accused his critics of stabbing him in the back, and said he is "not afraid" of the Catholic Church splitting. Speaking after...

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Video: Steve Harvey in tears as he narrates experience from Cape Coast Castle dungeons

Popular American television host, Steve Harvey, has been sharing his first-hand experience from the slave dungeon of the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana amidst tears. Steve who...

Trump sacks national security adviser John Bolton

US President Donald Trump has fired his National Security Advisor John Bolton. "I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed...

Letter from Africa: Ghanaians saw Mugabe as their in-law

In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes that Zimbabwe's ex-President Robert Mugabe, who has...

Prostitutes protest, demand lubricants, condoms from gov’t

Commercial sex workers in Machakos, Kenya have taken to the streets to demand lubricants and condoms from the county government. We as sex workers are here today...

Why I’m not in a hurry to go to heaven – Bishop Oyedepo

Bishop David Oyedepo, general overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has noted that he is not in a hurry to leave the earth adding that...

Video: Two women swap their husbands to find happiness

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Op66hAz3v/ Two Busia county women, 28-year-old Lilian Weta said to be a mother of three and 29-year-old Millicent Auma, a mother of two swapped their husbands...

Mugabe’s burial postponed indefinitely

The burial ceremony of late former Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe, has been postponed. According to ZimiLive, the burial which was scheduled for Sunday has now...

Hundreds of Nigerians to take free evacuation from South Africa

At least 640 Nigerians have signed up to take free flights home from South Africa after xenophobic attacks on foreigners, a spokeswoman for Nigeria’s...

Court denies custody for parents who stopped chemo for 4-year-old son with cancer

A court has denied parents custody of their 4-year-old son with cancer after the Florida couple stopped chemotherapy treatments earlier this year. Hillsborough County Judge...

South African mom found guilty of murdering her 4 children

Zinhle Maditla, who was accused of killing her four children in Klarinet, eMalahleni, Mpumalanga was on Monday found guilty of premeditated murder. Maditla was convicted...

Donald Trump targets John Legend, wife after Legend appears on MSNBC criminal justice series

President Donald Trump targeted singer John Legend and TV/social media personality Chrissy Teigen online Sunday night after Legend was featured in MSNBC's final installment of Lester Holt's 'Justice...

SA man pleads guilty to raping child in toilet

A South African man has pleaded guilty to raping a seven-year-old girl in a restaurant toilet last year. On the first day of his trial...

Brazilian President undergoes successful hernia surgery

Brazil's President, Jair Bolsonaro underwent surgery on Sunday, September 8th to repair an abdominal hernia, making it his fourth operation since being stabbed in...

Robert Mugabe died a ‘very bitter’ man, nephew says

Robert Mugabe's nephew has said the former Zimbabwean leader died a "very bitter" man. Mr Mugabe, who died aged 95 last week, led Zimbabwe for...

Robert Mugabe: Zimbabwe feud over late leader’s burial site

The family of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has rejected proposals for the late liberation war hero to be buried at the country’s National...

Every 3 hours a woman is murdered in South Africa

Citizens want change. On Wednesday, September 5, more than 1,000 protesters gathered outside South Africa's parliament in Cape Town and marched to the Cape Town International...