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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...

Special pictures of Robert Mugabe

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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...

Swedes are getting implants in their hands to replace cash, credit cards

Thousands of people in Sweden are having futuristic microchips implanted into their skin to carry out everyday activities and replace credit cards and cash. More...

Check out 20 hilarious quotes Robert Mugabe will be remembered for

Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has died at age 95. Mugabe is the longest serving president of Zimbabwe. In 2017, he was forced to resign after...

Photo: Student narrowly escapes death after fasting for 41 days and nights

Barely three days after a pastor died after fasting  for 20 days, Ikechukwu Oke, a student of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, has also been...

Over 5,000 jobs lost in Lagos after anti-xenophobic protest- Governor

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that over 5,000 persons have lost their jobs to the protest against xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. It...

Stonebwoy’s words to Bukom Banku after UK win

Ghanaian dancehall singer, Stonebwoy, has taken to his Twitter handle to congratulate boxer Braimah Kamoko popularly known as Bukom Banku for his win in...

I’m tired of being ashamed of my body, editing it – Popular American singer

American singer, Demi Lovato, did the unthinkable by revealing how ashamed she is of her own body because she has cellulite. She disclosed the...

Video: All set for 2019 Adom Praiz at Perez Dome, Dzorwulu

As 'the early bird catches the worm', so are some patrons, who can’t wait to see the 10 gospel maestros billed for the 10th...

Africa can reduce hunger with use of improved seed – Research

Farmers in Africa charged to go for improved seeds to help transform food production and economic fortunes President of Seed Systems Group Dr Joseph D....

‘I saw Mugabe’s death in a dream’

https://twitter.com/edmnangagwa/status/1169839308406054912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1169839308406054912&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ghanaweb.com%2FGhanaHomePage%2FNewsArchive%2FI-saw-Mugabe-s-death-in-a-dream-Nephew-778898 Albert Mugabe, a nephew of the late president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, said he learnt of the passing of his “father” in a dream...

10 years ago this conversation would’ve been about my bad results – Says Davido as he shares photo with dad

Nigerian singer Davido has shared a photo with his fans and his hilarious caption caught the attention of many. Davido said about a decade ago,...

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe ex-president, dies aged 95

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. He died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had...

Nicki Minaj retires from music

American pop star and rapper, Nicki Minaj, has left many fans and followers in shock after she announced that she will be retiring from...

Nigerians attack Sonnie Badu over xenophobic comments

Some Nigerians have lambasted London-based Ghanaian gospel act, Sonnie Badu over comments he made over xenophobic attacks on some Africans, mostly Nigerians in South Africa. Earlier,...

How BBC pidgin reported the Akufo-Addo, Mahama handshake

Video of Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo en handshake plus John Mahama dey go viral as some people dey react say de president no force. Both political figures...