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Trump impeachment: US president to face trial in Senate

Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the...

US Department of Agriculture accidentally lists Wakanda on free trade list

The United States Department of Agriculture accidentally listed Wakanda on a U.S. free trade list. Twitter user Francis Tseng pointed out on Wednesday that the fictional country...

Ghana must seek justice and compensation for 44 Ghanaians killed in the Gambia – Gambia Human Rights Commissioner

President Nana Akufo-Addo The Chairperson of the Gambia Human Rights Commission, Mr Emmanuel Daniel Joof, has said Ghana has an obligation to ensure it gets...

Audio: Allotey Jacobs speaks on Donald Trump’s impeachment

Former Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has mounted a spirited defense for President of the United States, Donald Trump...

33-year-old Ghanaian stabbed to death in Croydon

Homicide detectives investigating a murder in Croydon have released the name of the victim. Police were called at 21:18hrs on Sunday, 15 December to...

Nigerian church set ablaze over buried body of 1-year-old child

Protesters have set ablaze a church in Akure city, south-west Nigeria, following unconfirmed rumours that the body of a missing one-year-old child had been...

Actress Patience Ozokwor celebrates lookalike daughter on her birthday [Photos]

The life portrayed in movies is no doubt not always how things are in reality and this is even more glaring in the case...

NBA star J.R. Smith’s wife blasts him for ‘cheating’ on her [Video]

J.R. Smith is in hot water with his wife Jewel Harris right now and it seems like actress Candice Patton from The Flash could...

Leila Djansi’s advice to filmmakers who want to win big abroad [Video]

Renowned filmmaker, Leila Djansi, has disclosed how she lost many movie contracts because of her Ghanaian accent. Speaking in an interview on Daybreak Hitz...

Trump impeachment: US House ready for historic vote

Donald Trump is set to become the third US president in history to be impeached later by the House of Representatives. Democratic lawmakers are ready...

Mercy Johnson expects fourth child [Photo]

Nigerian actress, Mercy Johnson, has shared the news of having a fourth child with her fans on Instagram. The beautiful actress after having her...

Sad! Groom beaten to death at his wedding reception

Friends and family members are mourning the death of a 30-year-old California man who was killed at his wedding reception just hours after he exchanged wedding...

Doctor falsely diagnosed kids with cancer to scare parents into paying for care

A greedy doctor lied and told parents their children had cancer to scare them into paying for expensive private care from his company, a watchdog has...

Photo: Two women who fought over a man put before court

Kenyan police have arraigned two women for fighting in public over a man.  Sarah Wamaitha reportedly engaged in a fight with Mercy Murithi on November 4, for...

Kanye West samples Davido’s ‘If’ song for Sunday Service

American music icon and fashionista, Kanye West remixed Nigerian singer Davido's 'If' song during his Sunday Service over the weekend. In the video sighted...

Pope scraps pontifical secrecy rule over sex abuse

Pope Francis has abolished a Vatican rule which forbade anyone who reported they had been sexually abused by a priest from talking about...

Happy birthday to my incorruptible GMB – Aisha celebrates hubby @ 77

Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari has taken to social media to celebrate her husband, President Buhari who turned 77 on December 17, 2019. The First...

BBC Eye’s Sex for grades: Guilty lecturer finally sacked

The University of Abuja in the Nigerian capital has dismissed one of its lecturers, Boniface Igbeneghu, over sexual harassment after he was captured in...

Angola recovers $5bn of stolen funds

Angola's justice minister says the country has so far this year recovered more than $5bn (£3.8bn) stolen from the state. Francisco Queiroz said this included $3bn...

Women protest naked over unlawful detention of children

Over 100 women between 50 and 80 years of age from Agubia Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State stripped naked, in...

Pakistan ex-leader Musharraf sentenced to death for treason

General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former military leader, has been sentenced to death at a special court hearing in Islamabad. The three-member court sentenced him over...

Uncle kidnaps, kills 7-yr-old nephew after collecting ransom

A four-man kidnap syndicate has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing a seven-year-old boy. The boy, Abdulmalik Musa, was killed after...

Cardi B gifts Offset refrigerator filled with $500K for his birthday [Video]

What do you get someone who seemingly already has everything for their birthday? Cardi B solved that problem by giving Offset $500,000 in cash to buy whatever he...

Wife of Zimbabwe’s vice-president arrested on charges of money laundering

Mary Chiwenga, wife of Zimbabwe's vice president has been arrested on charges of money laundering and externalisation of foreign currency at a time the...

Nigeria lecturer sacked over sexual harassment

The University of Abuja in the Nigerian capital has dismissed one of its lecturers over sexual harassment. A female student had alleged that the lecturer,...

Zambia legalises Marijuana production

The Zambian government has finally approved a proposal to legalise the production of Marijuana. The production of Marijuana in Zambia will, however, be restricted to...

President ‘sacks’ U.S. Ambassador for defending gay couple

Zambian President Edgar Lungu wants the United States (US) Ambassador to leave the country after the diplomat criticised the African state for sentencing a...

Popular Nigerian Actress shows bullet injuries, thanks God for saving her from assassins

Angela Okorie has shared a photo showing the bullet wounds she sustained after she was attacked by persons she believed were hired assassins in the...

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

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

Pastor slams Netflix over gay Christian movie

American media-services provider and production company has come under attack over a movie titled, 'Gay Jesus'. The movie, which sparked an outrage after Nigerian televangelist...

Record-breaking feat: Check out the Caribbean girl who is Miss World 2019

It's the first time in history that black women hold the titles for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America, Miss Universe and Miss...

The African women trafficked to India for sex

BBC Africa Eye uncovered an illegal network that lures women to India from Africa, where they are then forced into sex work to satisfy...

Botswana cancels hunters’ licences for killing elephant

Botswana has cancelled the licences of two professional hunters who shot dead a research elephant. Michael Lee Potter and Kevin Sharp had voluntarily surrendered their...

Five big things on Boris Johnson’s to-do list

With a substantial majority in Parliament, Boris Johnson can push ahead with his plans, confident that MPs will back them. So, what's in the...

Omar al-Bashir: Sudan ex-leader sentenced for corruption

Sudan's ex-president Omar al-Bashir has been sentenced to two years in a social reform facility for corruption. The judge told the court that, under Sudanese...

Meet Africa’s ‘condom king’ who wants no more HIV infections

Kenyan Stanley Ngara gives out free condoms to people who request them. He also helps educate people about sex and how to have it safely. In...

How computers wrote BBC election result stories

For the first time, BBC News published a news story for every constituency that declared election results overnight - all written by a computer. It...

Bride dies after falling into well

A bride-to-be has died after tripping and falling into a well at her bridal shower in Danbatta, northern Nigeria. Fatima Abubakar, 16, was set to...

My husband doesn’t have time for me – Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that the reason she is always ‘talking‘ is because she does not have intimate...

Ghanaian-British elected MP in UK

Abena Oppong-Asare of the labour party has been elected as the next MP for Erith and Thamesmead. She follows the footsteps...