HomeWorld

World

PHOTO: Robber rearrested five days after gaining freedom

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have rearrested a robbery suspect five days after he was released...

Air India flight attendant falls from plane

An Air India flight attendant has been injured after falling from the door of a parked aeroplane at India's Mumbai airport. Harsha Lobo was preparing...

President bans 50 high-profile citizens from travelling

The presidency has just circulated the statement below announcing the placement of 50 high-profile Nigerians on travel restrictions. The individuals, whose identities were not disclosed, include...

Meghan and Harry: Duchess of Sussex expecting a baby

The Duchess of Sussex is pregnant and is due to give birth next spring, Kensington Palace has revealed. The news has been announced as she...

Buhari bans 50 high-profile Nigerians from trips

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered full implementation of Executive Order 6 (EO6) and with the implementation of the presidential directive, 50 high-profile persons have...

Greek road inferno ‘kills 11 migrants’

Eleven people thought to be migrants have died after their vehicle and a lorry collided head-on in northern Greece. Both the car and the lorry...

11 baby corpses found in ceiling of funeral home

Detroit police say the bodies of 11 babies have been found hidden in a drop ceiling of a funeral home that the state of...

Mother, 4 others arrested for attempting to sell babies on Instagram

Indonesian police say they have broken up a child trafficking operation that was allegedly buying and selling babies on Instagram. Four people were arrested, including...

Melania Trump: I’m the most bullied person in the world

First lady Melania Trump said in an interview that aired Thursday that she is the most bullied person in the world, which has led...

Farmer rapes 78-year-old grandmother

A 32-year-old farmer identified as Rilwan Salisu has been remanded in prison for raping a 78-year-old grandmother. The suspect who pleaded guilty to the charge...

Bizzare: Family of 5 all mad

A bizarre case of a family of five battling mental illness in Cross River state has gone viral, moments after they were broadcasted by...

Theresa May filmed dancing for her second time on Africa trip

Theresa May has been filmed dancing for the second time on her tour of Africa as she tries to tie down trade deals ahead of Brexit. The prime minister...

Doctors can legally prescribe medicinal cannabis from Nov. 1

Doctors in Britain will be able to legally...

Gay student to be buried 20 years on

Matthew Shepard was savagely killed in Wyoming in 1998 at the age of 21 and went on to become a symbol of anti-gay violence...

Man plunges knife into skull so he can breathe better

A Russian man miraculously survived after inserting an 8-inch kitchen knife into his skull. Asked why he did that to himself, the man told...

Ethiopia PM defuses soldiers’ stand-off with press-ups

Ethiopia's prime minister has done press-ups with dozens of protesting soldiers, who had marched into his office in the capital, Addis Ababa. Abiy Ahmed was...

Chinese intelligence officer charged with conspiring to steal secrets from U.S. aircraft firm

United State's Justice Department revealed Wednesday that an officer of China's intelligence and security agency has been arrested and brought to the U.S. to face...

Pope Francis says abortion is like hiring ‘contract killer’

Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a "contract killer". "Interrupting a pregnancy is like eliminating someone," Francis said in an address...

The 100-year-old death-row inmate seeking pardon

Death-row inmate Celestine Egbunuche has been dubbed Nigeria's "oldest prisoner" amid a campaign calling for his release. He is 100 years old and has spent...

Kenya bus crash kills at least 40

At least 40 people have been killed after a bus travelling from the Kenyan capital Nairobi to Kisumu, in the west, veered off the...

Top Kenyan news anchor to be charged with murder

The Director of Public Prosecutions has ordered criminal charges against TV anchor Jacque Maribe and her boyfriend Joseph Irungu alias Jowie over the murder...

Bulgarian TV presenter raped and killed

The body of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova was found in a park on Saturday, making her the third journalist to have been murdered in...

The woman who wants to shake up Nigeria’s elections

Nigeria's presidential election was shaping up to be a contest between two veteran male politicians, but the candidacy of Oby Ezekwesili could change that. Women...

Mexico couple found with body parts could have killed 20

Police in Mexico are investigating a couple arrested for transporting body parts in a pram in connection with at least 10 murders. At a hearing...

Prez Nana Addo declares 2019 year of return for diasporans 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially proclaimed...

Audio: Melani Trump responds to shithole comment

The First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump could not have completed her very first Africa tour without having to respond to teaming...

7 women and a pastor, arrested for praying naked during church service

A group of worshipers, all said to be women, have been arrested by police in an unregistered church during what was said to be...

Drama as man gives dog his neighbour’s name

One Mr. Okwudiri Okechukwu, is in trouble for allegedly giving his dog his neighbour’s name at Majaoba Street in Egan area of Igando, Lagos. The...

Video: The Paris park where African women are forced into prostitution

The Bois de Vincennes, a sprawling park on the outskirts of eastern Paris, is home to horse riding schools and a zoo. It has...

U.S opens annual Green Card lottery

Tens of thousands of people throughout the world will pursue their American dreams this month, now that the State Department has opened the annual...

Passengers aboard South African Airways ‘robbed in the sky’

Getting sleep on a plane is not automatic for everyone. But for some passengers on a South Airways (SAA) flight headed to Hong Kong...

Lightning kills Ugandan school children

Three pupils have been killed after being struck by lightning in Uganda's north-western district of Yumbe. Ugandan Red Cross Society spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita confirmed that...

How the BBC reported Melania Trump’s visit to Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle

US First Lady Melania Trump has visited a...

South African virgins reveal why they are not in a hurry to have sex

A group of South African virgins have explained that they are not in a hurry to have sex despite being pressured to do so. The...

Passengers ‘missing’ after wooden boat sink near Guinea-Bissau

Authorities in Guinea Bissau have confirmed to the BBC that about sixty people are missing after a boat they were travelling on sunk. The incident...

Second Brit dies after ‘Brazilian butt lift’ surgery

A second British woman has died from "Brazilian butt lift" surgery, the BBC has learned, as fresh warnings come over the risks. The British Association...

I wanted to teach them a lesson – Man arrested for sleeping with daughters

A 30-year-old father who has been arrested for sleeping with his daughters has claimed that he only wanted to teach them a lesson. According to...

Woman sues Facebook, claims site enabled sex trafficking

A Texas woman, claiming that she was raped, beaten and sex trafficked at the age of 15 by a pimp who posed as a...

Kanye West is coming to ‘what is known as Africa’: social media reactions

Following the revelation that American hip-hop star Kanye West will be ‘coming to Africa’ to complete the album he has been working on, several...

‘Scary and difficult time for young men’ in US – Trump

President Donald Trump has told reporters it is a "difficult" and "scary" time for young men in the US. Mr Trump's remarks came as he...