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Boko Haram kills at least five soldiers in northeast Nigeria

Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian soldiers in the northeast of the country, killing at least five and injuring more than a dozen,...

Rebecca Nana Adwoa Kwabi wins Miss Ghana 2019

Rebecca Nana Adwoa Kwabi has been crowned Miss Ghana 2019 at the Kempiski hotel in Accra. The 26-year-old student of Maureen Signature Institute...

This man lost his entire family in Boeing 737 Max Ethiopian plane crash

"I lost my wife Carole, my three children Ryan, Kelly and Ruby and I also lost my mum-in-law. I feel so lonely. I look...

UK slavery network ‘had 400 victims’

Members of a gang behind the biggest modern-day slavery network ever exposed in the UK have been jailed. Police believe more than 400 victims were...

Sudan crisis: Military and opposition agree to power-sharing deal

Sudan's military leaders have reached an agreement with the opposition alliance to share power until elections can be held, mediators say. The two sides agreed...

Social media not for the faint-hearted – Juliet Ibrahim

Although actress Juliet Ibrahim hardly grants interviews, she makes headlines with her posts and comments on social media. And while one would think the headlines, most...

Why are menstruating women in India removing their wombs?

Two pieces of very disturbing news involving working women and menstruation have emerged in India in recent months. Periods have long been a taboo in...

Video: Singer Becca cries, finally apologises to mum

Singer Becca couldn’t hold back her emotional self when questions were posed to her on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Friday. She has been...

Photos: 71-year-old man rapes 89-year-old neighbour

Police in Trang in southern Thailand have arrested a 71-year-old man after he admitted raping an 89-year-old neighbour. But when the Palian constabulary arrived,...

Sean Paul: ‘Language barrier’ a problem for dancehall artists

Sean Paul says a "language barrier" is one of the reasons dancehall artists fail to make it big in the UK and US. He believes...

Ghana diaspora homecoming summit begins today July 3

The Diasporan Affairs Office of the Office of the President has announced the second edition of the Ghana Diasporan Homecoming Summit. The summit is scheduled...

Photos: UAE ruler buries son after ‘drug orgy death’

Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has buried his son after he was found...

Meghan and Harry hire third nanny after first two ‘quit’

It seems yet more drama is surrounding Meghan and Harry known as the Sussexes - this time from within their own household. After the pair were...

Over 50 Nigerians killed whiles siphoning fuel from crashed tanker

At least 50 people were killed in Nigeria when fuel from a crashed truck that they were siphoning up caught fire, a spokesman for...

US jails Rwandan for hiding genocide links

A Rwandan man who hid his involvement in the 1994 genocide has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Jean Leonard Teganya committed "the most...

Appietus warns Becca’s husband

Producer Appietus has issued a stern warning to Becca’s husband, Mr Daniel Oluwa Tobi Sanni in a latest video circulating on social media. Over...

God is a Nigerian – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says there is no doubt that God Almighty is a Nigerian with the way and manner he has preserved the...

Langabel lambasts anti-Black Stars support at AFCON

The Chief drummer for the national team has criticised Ghanaians for showing little support for the Black Stars in the 2019 African Cup of...

Stowaway dies on Kenya Airways’ Nairobi – London flight

Police in London have confirmed that a yet to be identified man has died as he stole his way via the rear compartment of...

Mother, daughter accused of witchcraft killed

Police said the victims’ family was embroiled in a land dispute with one of the accused, who used black magic allegations as a...

Miss World visits Ghana for charity works

Miss World 2019, Vanessa Ponce, will be in Ghana on Tuesday, July 2 till Sunday, July 7 to support the Miss Ghana Foundation in...

Mother, daughter accused of witchcraft killed

Police said the victims’ family was embroiled in a land dispute with one of the accused, who used black magic allegations as a cover-up...

Baby found in plastic bag has ‘people waiting in line’ to adopt her

A baby girl found inside a plastic bag in the US has families across the world "waiting in line" to adopt the "miracle" child,...

Hundreds of Nigerians demonstrate against extrajudicial and militia killings

Over two thousand people demonstrated on Sunday in northeastern Nigeria,in Maiduguri, to protest extrajudicial executions and abuses by vigilante militias fighting against Boko Haram’s...

Video: Check out Kelvyn Boy’s reaction to critics who claim he sings like Wizkid

Singer Kelvyn Boy passed by Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM and had to face one of the greatest questions he had always wanted to...

Photos: Liberian President, George Weah, celebrates 27th marriage anniversary with wife

25th President of Liberia, George Manneh Oppong Weah, has celebrated 27 years of tying the knot with his wife, Clar Weah, on his official Facebook page. George...

Davido launches new mobile game app

Nigerian singer Davido is making it huge in the entertainment industry and has now decided to venture into the video game business. A post...

My greatest mistake ever – Bill Gates

American business magnate and principal founder of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates has revealed his greatest mistake ever. In recent interviews, Bill highlighted Microsoft’s failure to...

India’s curious death hotels

On a sunny November afternoon in Varanasi last year, I was standing under the shade of a huge neem tree in the courtyard of...

We have the resources, why do our leaders make us suffer? – Yvonne Nelson asks

Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson says she is yet to understand why Ghana is suffering in terms of development though the country has lots of...

Grace Mugabe slapped with $4m lawsuit

Lebanese businessman Jamal Hamed has approached the High Court demanding $4 million from former First Lady Grace Mugabe in defamation compensation and damages to...

Video: When President Akufo-Addo visited Blacks Stars camp in Egypt

On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, ahead of the Black Stars opening AFCON 2019 match against the Squirrels of Benin, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo...

Check out what Shatta Wale said before Ghana’s first match at AFCON 2019

Ghana Black Stars played their first match against Benin today in the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament being held in Egypt. Dancehall act,...

AFCON 2019: Obrafour’s message to the Black Stars

Ghana’s finest rapper, Obrafour has wished the Black Stars well in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Obrafour, who celebrated his two decades in...

Zimbabwe bans use of foreign currencies

Zimbabwe has banned the use of international currencies such as the US dollar, South African rand and British pound. Zimbabwe has not had its own...

Armed robbers steal 500 loaves of bread in Zimbabwe

A gang of armed robbers stole 500 loaves of bread during a delivery at a bakery in Zimbabwe earlier this week. The bread is valued...

Ethiopia ‘coup ringleader killed’

The suspected ringleader of Saturday's failed coup attempt in Ethiopia's Amhara region has been shot dead, police say. Brig-Gen Asaminew Tsige was killed as he...

Photos: Newly wedded wife injects husband with rat poison

A recently married woman has injected her husband, Malan Saidu Musa, with a rat poison allegedly on the advice of her bad friends. She...

Ethiopia army chief shot dead in ‘coup bid’ attacks

The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa. He...

Woman wakes up alone on dark, parked plane

A woman has said she was left alone on an Air Canada plane after falling asleep during a flight. Tiffani Adams said she fell asleep...