A 17-year-old girl, Ramatu Tafida, has cut off the manhood of her fiance, Mr Abdullahi Sabo, in Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa state.
The Nigeria...
The heads of the public land agency and the state railways ministry in Kenya have been arrested on corruption charges over land allocation, Reuters reported...
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has filed a legal challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent election victory.
Mr Chamisa says he has evidence to...
A little girl's plight has left people outraged after photos of her badly bruised back were shared online.
READ: Ghanaian actress, Ellah Mensah robbed at...
Argentina’s senate has rejected a bill which would have legalised abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
After a marathon debate, 38 senators voted...
Police in the Gambia have confirmed the arrest of six prison guards in connection with a prison break last week.
Authorities, meanwhile, continue to hunt...
A 25-year-old woman was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly refusing to breastfeed her baby unless she was paid by her husband.
Faith Nyokabi abandoned her 4-month-old...
A Kenyan mortuary has been forced to recall a total of five bodies which they released after one disappears mysteriously.
Upon embarking on a fruitless...
Nigeria’s acting president Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has terminated the appointment of the Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura.
The decision to fire the...
Former Zimbabwean First Lady, Grace Mugabe, has been sued by lawyers who represented her in several court cases involving a $1,2 million diamond ring...
On the eve of Ivory Coast’s 58th independence day celebrations, president Alassane Ouattara has announced presidential pardon to about 800 prisoners.
Among those to be...
Less than 24 hours after her marriage was solemnised, a young Malaysian woman, Fatin Nursyahirah Yusuf passed away.
The 24-year-old married her beau, known only as...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid is facing a growing challenge as members of his party defect to the opposition and support diminishes in...
Almost 400 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean this weekend as they attempted to make the crossing from Morocco to Spain, Spanish rescue services...
The Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdul Rasheed Adewale Akanbi has declared that his assets include one of Africa’s billionaires, Aliko Dangote.
His Imperial Majesty,...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe's presidential election, according to the country's electoral commission.
With all 10 provinces declared, Mr Mnangagwa won 50.8% of votes...
A Ugandan pastor based in the U.S, has reportedly committed suicide in Massachusetts after engagement photographs of the girlfriend he left only a month...
Businesses have shut in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, as the nation awaits results from the heavily disputed presidential election.
Armed soldiers and police are on patrol,...
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari begins a 10-day vacation to the United Kingdom, the presidency stated on Wednesday.
The septuagenarian is expected to leave Abuja for...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has a new leader in the person of Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari.
The leadership of the bloc...
A journalist working for the BBC has come under fire this week after he was accused of falsifying information about rape in Diepsloot.
The documentary alleges...
Zimbabwe is awaiting the results of its landmark elections, with both frontrunners saying they are confident.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he had received "extremely positive"...
Trafficking gangs are flourishing across Africa through the exploitation of hundreds of thousands of migrants, yet nations are failing to dismantle networks due to...
An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death for their role in the violence that erupted after President Mohammed Morsi’s removal in 2013.
The...
