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Video: Thief forced to dance for stealing phones

This is way better than Jungle justice. READ: I wont let NPP down – Freddie Blay A student of the Niger Delta University NDU was forced...

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigns

The crisis faced by Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May deepened significantly on Monday when one of her most senior Cabinet members, Foreign Secretary Boris...

Zuma’s son to face court charges

The son of South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma will appear in two separate court cases this week after returning to the country to attend...

Lebanese tourist sentenced to eight years in prison for Facebook post against Egypt

A Lebanese tourist who was arrested last month for posting a video on Facebook complaining of sexual harassment and conditions in Egypt was sentenced...

Photo: Man cuts off brother’s p3nis over ludo game

A man has cut off the manhood of his brother during an arguement over ludo game. The Anambra State based man identified as Ifeanyi Echiechine...

Man sets himself on fire over hardship in Nigeria

A Lagos based man has reportedly set himself ablaze in a bid to escape the hardship in Lagos , Nigeria. According to an eyewitness identified...

Ghanaians in Canada angered by killing of 31-yr-old lady

The Ghana High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, is incensed by the gruesome killing of a female Canadian of Ghanaian descent in an unprovoked attack near...

‘Night in Mandela cell’ auction removed from website

The organisers of an online auction in South Africa which offered the chance to spend a night in Nelson Mandela’s former prison on Robben...

Diver dies in Thailand cave rescue attempt

A former Thai navy diver who joined in search efforts to rescue 12 boys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand...

‘Voodoo’ nurse jailed for sex trafficking

A London-based nurse has been jailed for trafficking Nigerian women into Germany to work as prostitutes after subjecting them to "voodoo" rituals. Josephine Iyamu forced...

Kenya dam tragedy: Arrests for ‘complicit’ officials ordered

Kenya's public prosecutor has ordered the arrest of two farm managers and several government officials over a dam which collapsed and killed more than...

Somali town ‘bans wedding dancing’

A town in southern Somalia has banned men and women dancing together at weddings, a local radio station is reporting. Barawe’s district commissioner cited Islamic...

Eike Batista: Brazilian ex-billionaire jailed for bribery

A Brazilian oil and mining magnate, who was once one of the richest men in the world, has been sentenced to 30 years in...

Kenyan man ‘sues for burst condoms’

A Kenyan man is seeking damages from the country's quality control body, the tax revenue authority and pharmaceutical company Beta Healthcare after alleging that...

Thailand cave: New video shows boys in good health

A new video has been released of the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave, in which they say they...

Russian couple divorce over Ronaldo Vs Messi battle

According to a report by Mirror uk, a Russian couples marriage has ended over the battle of who’s superior between Lionel Messi of Argentina...

Son of Jacob Zuma dies

One of former South African President Jacob Zuma's sons has died. Vusi Nhlakanipho Zuma, who was born in 1993, was the youngest son of Mr...

Thailand cave rescue: Boys ‘could be in cave for months’

Twelve boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave have been found alive but will need learn to dive or wait months...

Birthday girl, 3, dies after being stabbed at her party

A three-year-old girl has died of her injuries on Monday, after a knife attack at her birthday party left nine injured in Boise, Idaho,...

Sophia the robot meets Ethiopian PM

Sophia, the famous humanoid robot, has finally met Ethiopia’s prime minister after her lost body parts were found. A bag containing some of the robot...

Anger as social media tax hits Uganda

Many Ugandans are turning to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to bypass a new social media tax that came into force on Sunday. The new law imposes a...

Gambia website ‘to sell-off Jammeh luxuries’

Gambia's government plans to auction ex-President Yahya Jammeh's luxury planes and cars online, the AFP news agency reports. Regional countries intervened to force Mr Jammeh...

Photo: Meet the 27-year-old man who has never had an erection

A 27-year-old man simply identified simply as Ronald has never had an erection before. medical condition has left the young man no choice but to live...

EU leaders plan secure migrant centres

Secure centres for migrants may be set up in EU states to process asylum claims under a deal reached after marathon talks at a...

Five killed in ‘targeted’ attack on US newspaper

A gunman has opened fire at a local newspaper office in Maryland, killing five people and injuring others in what police said was a...

Mozambican ‘killed dog to sell as goat meat’

Police in western Mozambique's Tete city say they have detained a man who was caught slaughtering a dog, apparently to sell it as goat...

Zimbabwe’s President blames Grace Mugabe faction for blast

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life. Two people...

Zimbabwe attack ‘politically motivated’

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life. Two...

Zimbabwe attack ‘politically motivated’

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life. Two...

Albino candidates to run for office in Malawi

The UK's Guardian newspaper reports that six albino candidates will run for office next year in Malawi's general election. "We want to show the public that...

Man arrested for ‘killing 1,000 cats’

A man in Kenya has allegedly confessed to killing more than 1,000 cats since 2012, and selling their meat to samosa-makers, local media reports. Angry...

Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against...

Video: Man weds two women on same day

A young Somali man who married two women on the same night has told the BBC that he will encourage other men to do...

Catholic priest suspended for rapping

A priest in Kenya has been suspended for misconduct after rapping in church. Fr Paul Ogalo had been using rap music to attract youth to...

The kid in the famous Blue Band Margarine was Ramsey Nouah (Photos)

Nollywood actor, Ramsey Nouah has shared a picture which shows that he was the kid in the Blue Band margarine advert which was famous...

Zimbabwe President says he was ‘inches’ from Bulawayo explosion

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has survived an apparent bomb attack at a rally in the city of Bulawayo. Mr Mnangagwa said an object "exploded a...

Priest forced to retire after slapping child during baptism

A viral video of a French Catholic priest, Jacques Lacroix, slapping a 2-year-old boy during a baptism ceremony has lead to the forceful retirement...

Photos: Pastor kills sex worker for rituals

A popular pastor of the Celestine Church in Ozuri, Adavi Local government area of Kogi State,  Shegun has been arrested for allegedly killing a...

Revealed! Prayer Mountain where Pastors pray for their Wives to die

Pastors now wish their wives death. Shocked? Don’t be because it is a fact. An evangelist, Wale Olugbenro told our correspondent that he was shocked to...

Prophet demands N750k to pray for Super Eagles to win the world cup

A Nigerian Prophet has asked Nigerians to donate N750,000 to him so he can organize prayers for the national team to win the World...