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Pope says scandals driving people from Catholic Church

Pope Francis on Tuesday acknowledged that the cover-up of sexual abuse is driving people away from the Catholic Church — just hours before the...

Visa requirements waived for Ghanaians travelling to South Africa

In a bid to boost tourism, South Africa is finalising a number of visa waiver agreements with other countries, allowing travellers to enter the...

Governor ‘ordered pregnant lover’s death’

Kenyan governor Okoth Obado has been charged in court with aiding and abetting the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend, a pregnant student. The married governor...

Man jailed 20 years for stealing 10 cartons of cigarettes

A Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for stealing $600 worth of cigarettes from a convenience store. Authorities say 48-year-old...

Man jailed for lying to girlfriends and knowingly infecting them with HIV

A man who deliberately lied to two women...

Nigeria pirates kidnap Swiss ship’s crew

Pirates have kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss cargo vessel in Nigerian waters. Massoel Shipping said its vessel, MV Glarus, was carrying wheat from...

VIDEO: Fight breaks out in church after prophesy

 READ: Bagre Dam: Gov’t to construct storm drains in parts of Northern region A South African church witnessed a fight between two women after the...

Ras kimono’s wife dies, 3 months after his death

Wife of Reggae Icon Ras Kimono, Efe Okedi is dead. Efe reportedly passed on on Sunday 23rd from an undisclosed ailment. According to Leadership Newspaper,...

Stoke City’s Berahino fathers three kids in six weeks

Football star, Saido Berahino appears to be performing better in the bedroom than on the pitch as he has been named the father on...

Video: Pastor gives church’s entire Sunday offering to one member

<span class="mce_SELRES_start" style="width: 0px; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden; display: inline-block;" data-mce-type="bookmark"></span>A viral video has revealed how Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe of CCC Genesis Global (Isheri Outreach) instructed...

Nigeria’s young daughters are sold as ‘money wives’

Girls as young as five are being sold to settle their parents' debt as part of a tradition known as 'money marriages'. Becheve, Nigeria: In...

US imposes sanctions on China for buying Russian weapons

The US has imposed sanctions on the Chinese military over its purchasing of Russian military jets and surface-to-air missiles. It says such purchases contravene US...

Davido joins Nigerian politics as he wears PDP campaign attire [Photos, Videos]

Nigerian musician, Davido has been spotted in a political campaign costume amidst the several Osun state rallies he is currently featuring in. The attire which...

South Africa legalises marijuana

Pro-marijuana activists cheered in the public gallery and chanted “Weed are free now” when the Constitutional Court gave its landmark ruling. In a unanimous ruling,...

Kenya sniffer dogs fail to detect drugs

A demonstration by elite sniffer dogs in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Monday went awry when the animals failed to detect illicit goods. Kenya Revenue Authority's...

China hits back at Trump with tariffs on $60bn of US goods

China has hit back at President Donald Trump by imposing new trade tariffs on $60bn of American goods. It comes after the US slapped duties...

Two jets go missing at Lagos airport

Two Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 aircraft formerly used by Topbrass Aviation Services Limited, a local operator, have been allegedly stolen in Lagos. The airplanes (registration...

Ex-UBS trader gets last-minute reprieve from deportation

Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader convicted of fraud, has been given a temporary reprieve from deportation to Ghana, where he was born. Adoboli was...

Donald Trump invited people to pay $70,000 to have a PHOTO with him

Washington Post White House reporter Josh Dawsey tweeted a photo of the event invitation which highlighted the large costs. The money will go towards...

Fake nails, eye lashes banned in Tanzania parliament

Tanzanian lawmakers will no longer be able to come and go as they please and dressed as they want in carries out their duties...

Video: Politician allegedly caught bathing in a market

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1041019824430825473 READ: I have a very high libido now – Joyce Dzidzor Mensah Ahead of the Nigerian elections next year, a politician has been caught naked...

Rwanda to immediately free jailed opposition figure

Rwanda has decided to immediately free Victoire Ingabire, an opposition leader jailed for 15 years, after President Paul Kagame exercised his power to grant...

Rwanda pardons Kagame’s female opponent jailed in 2013

The Rwandan cabinet has approved a presidential pardon of over 2,000 convicts in a move that will benefit two prominent persons currently serving jail...

Pope plans Mozambique trip ‘if still alive’

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi announced during a trip to Vatican City that the Pope planned on visiting the southern African country next year, to...

Sperm bank makes it possible for women to give birth to celebrity look-a-like babies

California Cryobank offers a very unusual service to women hoping to have a baby – and they can choose which famous men they want...

Two sisters die after undergoing FGM

Two sisters have died in Somalia from complications that arose after undergoing female genital mutilation, according to Hawa Aden Mohamed, who campaigns against the...

Photos: Ghanaian Ringleader of fraud gang jailed in UK

The ringleader of a fraud gang who splashed out on designer watches, expensive shoes, and mobile phones in a £400,000 bank card scam has been...

US hurricane could kill ‘a lot of people’

Hurricane Florence, which is nearing the US East Coast, could kill "a lot of people", officials warn. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) says storm...

Liberia parliament jails minister two-nights for insulting MPs

No court conviction just a legislative debate and a deputy minister in Liberia was sentenced to two-days in jail for rude behaviour. Deputy Information Minister...

Kenya ban on lesbian romance film challenged

The Kenyan maker of a film about a lesbian romance has gone to court to challenge the constitutionality of its banning in her home...

Gynaecologist cleared of wrongdoing in sexual misconduct case

AT A GLANCE A gynaecologist had to go before the medical standards panel after patient's claims She claimed he kissed her, put his hands...

‘Thousands’ abused by German priests

More than 3,600 children in Germany were assaulted by Roman Catholic priests between 1946 and 2014, a leaked report has revealed. The study was commissioned...

All the photos as Kofi Annan goes home today

The mortal remains of the late United Nations (UN) Secretary-General will be laid to rest today at the Military Cemetery in Accra. The three-day state...

VIDEO: Sex-for-rent offered by landlords

Landlords in the West are offering free rent in return for sex, an investigation from BBC Inside Out West has found. The Ministry of Justice...

Man kills his wife; walks into police station with her severed head

An Indian man who suspected his wife of cheating hacked off her head and carried it to the police station to confess to her...

Separatists burn buses, vow to disrupt elections in Cameroon

Separatists who torched several buses and blocked access to the Northwest region have said it is part of their plan to disrupt the October...

Tanzania’s president condemns birth control

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has urged couples to keep reproducing, saying only "lazy people" opted for birth control, the local Citizen news site has...

Texas officer charged with manslaughter over ‘wrong flat’ killing

A police officer who shot and killed a man in his flat in Texas after apparently thinking she was in her own apartment has...

Ugandans attack govt officials at funeral of slain police chief

Protests broke out at the funeral of a top police officer who was shot and killed in Uganda on Saturday. Afande Muhammad Kirumira, an outspoken...

Woodward’s White House book is a ‘scam’ – Trump

Donald Trump on Friday slammed investigative journalist Bob Woodward’s damning portrayal of the inner workings of the US president’s administration as a “scam,” alleging...