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Watch: Pastor shares anointed bread to church members

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5m21GInjQs/ READ: Policeman shot dead in latest bullion van attack A clergyman in Delta state has gone viral after a video showing him handing...

I’m not tired – Museveni says after 33 years as Uganda’s President

Controversial 75-year-old Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has stated that he is not tired of holding on to the country's Presidency after 33 years of ...

Robert Mugabe ‘left no will’

Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe died with $10m (£7.7m) cash in the bank, a legal letter from his daughter quoted by state media says. But...

Donald Trump heaps praises on Nigerian boy

A ballpoint portrait of Donald Trump which was drawn by a Nigerian boy has gotten the attention of the United States President who reacted...

Zambia gay rights row: US ambassador ‘threatened’ over jailing of couple

The US ambassador to Zambia has said he has been threatened over his comments on the sentencing of a gay couple, deepening a diplomatic...

Man kills sister for unfriending him on Facebook

A 27-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder for shooting and killing his sister for unfriending him on Facebook. At around 3:15 p.m on Thanksgiving...

Catholic priest caught snorting cocaine

Videoed in a room filled with Nazi memorabilia, this is the moment a Catholic priest snorted a line of cocaine at a party in his...

Man demands share of 2020 budget delivered in cash

A Nigerian man, identified as Comrade Mohammed, has suggested that President and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, should provide his share...

Why American rapper Rick Ross is coming to Ghana in December

American rapper, Rick Ross, will arrive in Ghana in December for a musical concert as the 'Year of Return' season lingers on. The musician...

People cyber-bully me: President’s daughter cries

Daughter of Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has begged Nigerians to stop criticising her on social media over her father’s actions as President. At the...

Ghanaian, Nigerian traders clash again at Kwame Nkrumah Circle (Video+Photos)

Some Ghanaian and Nigerian traders, stationed at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, engaged in a scuffle in the wee hours of Monday. The fight, according to witnesses...

Burkina Faso church attack kills at least 14

At least 14 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire inside a church in Burkina Faso. The victims were attending a service at a...

Court convicts president of murder

A military court in Suriname on Friday convicted President Desi Bouterse of murder for the execution of 15 opponents in 1982, plunging the South...

This amazing village in India plants 111 trees every time a girl is born

Every culture has its own traditions surrounding the birth of a child, but this one might be my favorite. In a country that historically favors...

London Bridge: Attacker had been convicted of terror offence

The man who carried out the stabbing attack at London Bridge was a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences. The attacker, named by police as 28-year-old...

READ: The twins with peculiar similarities

Florence Taiwo Olawoyin and Eunice Kehinde Adeniran are 55-year-olds who share much more than being born as identical twins. They got married on the...

APC threatens to expel member seeking third term for Buhari

The All Progressives Congress (APC) seems to have severed its ties with its member who filed a lawsuit in which he sought for...

Photo: Mother shocked as she spots her “late father kissing her unborn daughter”

A Californian mother claims her ultrasound picture shows her late father kissing her unborn daughter.  Shantel Carrillo, 30, from Santee, took to social media to share...

Two men jailed for gay sex

Two Zambian gay men caught red-handed while having sex in 2017 have been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the conservative country's court.  Japhet...

Groom calls off wedding after bride lied about her university degree

A groom has called off his wedding slated for this weekend following a discovery that his wife lied about her University degree. READ:...

How Ghanaians are reacting to BoG’s new GH₵ 2 coin, 100, 200 Cedi notes

Following the release of GH₵ 2 coin, 100 and 200 Cedi notes into the circulation by the Bank of Ghana, a number of...

47 Nigerian men plead not guilty to homosexuality charge

Some 47 Nigerian men pleaded innocent on Wednesday to a charge of public displays of affection with members of the same sex, an...

Woman squeezes husband’s balls to death

A middle-aged woman, Eki Ekhator, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly killing her husband by violently grabbing...

German murderer wins ‘right to be forgotten’

A German man convicted of murder in 1982 has the right to have his name removed from online search results, Germany's highest court has...

Pastor ‘disciplines’ church members with cane [Video]

A video making rounds on social media has a pastor whipping church members with cane for reasons that are not immediately clear. Most comments...

‘Silent genocide’ going on in Zimbabwe’s hospitals

Zimbabwe's senior doctors have released a scathing statement explaining why they are joining their junior colleagues in not turning up to work. They are protesting...

Family bows to pressure, allows boy, 17, to marry his fiancée, 16 [Photo]

Somto, a 17-year-old boy and his 16-year-old fiancée, have tied the knot traditionally according to Nnewi customs and tradition, over the weekend.According...

Nigerian manufacturing wins big from Central Bank’s credit push

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector is the biggest winner of central bank policies that have forced lenders to extend more credit to the private sector. Lending to...

Nigerian prison chief arrested after $1m scam

The head of a maximum-security jail and a prison doctor have been arrested in Nigeria, following allegations that they enabled a prisoner to conduct...

Nigeria ‘witchcraft conference’ forced to change name

Protests by religious groups have forced an academic conference being held to discuss witchcraft to change the topic of discussion to...

Nobel winner Wole Soyinka’s journey with prostate cancer

When Professor Wole Soyinka went for a routine medical check-up in 2014, the doctor asked him to take more tests. It was then...

American rapper Future to perform first time in Nigeria

American rapper, singer and songwriter Future has revealed he would be performing at his first headline concert in Nigeria on the 29th of December...

Photo: 44-year-old woman gives birth to quintuplets 16 years after marriage

A Nigerian couple have become new parents after they welcomed a set of quintuplets, three boys and two girls, 16 years after they got...

Mother allegedly sells day-old baby for GHC 4,609

The Lagos State Police arraigned 34-year-old Chineye Nwankwo before an Ikeja Magistrate Court on Monday, November 25, for allegedly selling her one-day-old baby for...

13 French troops killed in helicopter crash in Mali

Thirteen French soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash during an operation against jihadists in Mali, the French president's office said. The accident happened...

Argentina: Catholic priests jailed for abusing deaf children

A court in Argentina has sentenced two Roman Catholic priests to more than 40 years in prison for sexually abusing deaf children at a...

Woman allegedly kills granddaughter over hatred for son-in-law

A 42-year-old woman, Temitope Akinola, has been arrested by operatives of Ogun State police command in Nigeria for allegedly killing her 2-day-old granddaughter. According to spokesman...

Uber loses licence to operate in London

Uber will not be granted a new licence to operate in London after repeated safety failures, Transport for London has said. The regulator said...

South African Tourism Minister to visit Ghana

South African Tourism Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, is set to attend the first UNWTO Presidential Leadership Taskforce on Women Empowerment on Tourism Sector to be held...

Congo student: ‘I skip meals to buy online data’

Bonheur Malenga, a Congolese university student, found himself facing a dilemma one day last month about whether to purchase online data. "As I was hungry,...