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Kenya poll: What Kenyatta, Odinga say

Nairobi newspaper Daily Nation is carrying articles written by incumbent President Uhura Kenyatta and challenger Raila Odinga, giving their final thoughts before the country...

Married man caught filming neighbors wife while bathing

A 29-year-old man has been reported to filming his fellow tenant’s wife while she was having her bath. The suspect, Abraham Matenda from Zimbabwe has been...

Marijuana company buys an entire town for $5 million

An entire town of 120 acres called 'NIPTON' has been bought by American Green Inc., a marijuana focused technology and growing company based in Arizona at...

India media storm over 10-year-old pregnant rape victim

A 10-year-old girl who is pregnant and has been refused an abortion is at the centre of a media storm in India. The BBC's...

Man 'kills wife at Oldbury house with children inside'

A man murdered his wife before killing himself at their home with their three children inside, police say. The woman, 26, was "violently attacked" before...

Meet the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777

Becoming a pilot is far from easy, but challenging gender stereotypes and becoming a female aviator is even harder. This didn't stop Indian pilot Anny...

My Encounter with Gambit, the Legendary Dolphin

A blustery morning as showers of rain fall on Durban’s Golden Mile. Surfers brace the waves oblivious of the stunned onlookers. Past the bustling...

Woman shot in vagina in sex game gone wrong

A woman was shot in the vagina and left with “life changing injuries” in a sex game gone wrong, a court has heard. The 46-year-old...

David Cameron photobombs festival selfie

It's not what most people expect to see when they're swiping through their selfies. At the Wilderness Festival near his Oxfordshire home this weekend, David...

Eight dead in Nigeria church gun attack

At least eight people have been killed in a gun attack on a church in southern Nigeria, police say. Up to 18 other worshippers were...

Photo: Lady invites Facebook friends to her funeral

A Nigerian lady, Ebisike Victoria Chinyere, took to Facebook to invite her friends to her own burial because she has no money to treat herself! The...

Hot video: Jesus is a Greek idol

A Nigerian man is urging Christians especially his brother to stop worshipping Jesus Christ who is the son of God. According to Eziokwu Chineke Gadi,...

Kenya elections: No need to shed blood- Mahama tells aspirants

Former President John Mahama is urging political leaders in Kenya not to shed blood ahead of the upcoming elections scheduled for next Tuesday, August...

Parents are now donating their daughters to Boko Haram as suicide bombers

The Nigerian Army has appealed to religious, traditional and community leaders, as well as all well-meaning Nigerians especially in the North East of the...

Male rape survivor recounts his ordeal

"If I talked about it, I would have been separated from the people. Even those who treated me would not have shaken my hands." Stephen...

Nigerians place bets on Buhari's return date

Nigerians speculating on when their ailing president will return from London are now being encouraged to put their money where their mouth is. Sports gaming...

Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president’s company

The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trump’s company over...

Hair thieves striking fear in India

More than 50 women in the northern Indian states of Haryana and Rajasthan have reported that they have had their hair chopped off while...

Nigerians place bets on Buhari's return date

Nigerians speculating on when their ailing president will return from London are now being encouraged to put their money where their mouth is. Sports gaming...

How to earn 'points' to come to the US under Trump's immigration plan

President Donald Trump on Wednesday got behind a bill to drastically cut legal immigration and replace current employment based visas with a point system. The...

Yahya Jammeh's diplomatic passport revoked

The Gambian government has revoked the diplomatic passports of former president Yahya Jammeh and those of his family. Jammeh and his family are among the 207...

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan robbed

Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan says that six televisions and three refrigerators were stolen from his home in Abuja - not 36 televisions and...

Kenyan election official 'tortured to death'

The Kenyan election official whose body was found earlier this week had been severely tortured and strangled to death, an autopsy has found. Chris Msando...

Deaf and dumb people demonstrate against govt

Members of National Association of Deaf and Dumb people, Imo state branch, have just stormed the state government house to protest along with their...

Bride kills husband few hours after marriage

A newly-married woman, Kate Elizabeth Prichard threatened to kill her husband with a gun hours after the two got married. The 25-year-old bride was arrested...

University lecturer sentenced to death for killing husband over property (photos)

A Kenyan University lecturer has been sentenced to death for murdering her husband in a row over family property. Sheila Wanjiku Kibinge, said to be...

Nigeria ex-President Jonathan’s house ‘stripped bare’

The home of Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan in the capital, Abuja, has been “stripped bare” by burglars, according to a statement from his...

Kenyan President 'shocked' by election official's killing

Kenya's president took to social media to proclaim he was "deeply shocked and saddened" by killing of a senior election official ahead of next...

US to N Korea: We're not your enemy

The US government is not seeking a regime change in North Korea, the secretary of state says, amid tensions over Pyongyang's weapons programme. "We're not...

British-American Tobacco faces Africa fraud probe

UK tobacco firm British American Tobacco (BAT) says it is under official investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over allegations it paid bribes...

Venezuela key opposition leaders seized after poll

Relatives of Venezuelan opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma say the two men have been re-arrested. They were under house arrest after accusations of...

When your second home is a plane

Cardiologist Martin Cowie spends much of his life on a plane. With 150 trips a year, including jaunts to Asia every few weeks, numerous visits...

Mass Nigerian arrests for gay sex in Lagos State

More than 40 men have been arrested in Nigeria over the weekend for performing homosexual acts, police say. They are due to appear in court...

Malawi ex-president, Joyce Banda, wanted by police over $250m corruption case

A Malawian court has granted the police a warrant of arrest in respect of the country’s former president, Joyce Banda. According to a police statement...

U.S. embassy in Moscow locked out of diplomatic property

The U.S. embassy in Moscow accused Russian authorities on Monday of barring diplomatic staff from a property on the outskirts of Moscow, after having...

40 mayors go back to school

“I LITERALLY went home every night for the first three months and said, “Oh, my God, what have I gotten myself into?’,” Boston’s mayor,...

PHOTO: The man who swims to work

Most people commute by bus, train or car – but Benjamin David gets to work by plunging into Munich’s Isar River. Benjamin David was fed...

Man dies from penis enlargement surgery

The first case of a man killed by penis enlargement surgery has been reported in Sweden. A healthy 30-year-old had wanted to increase both the...

More than 40 Nigerians due in court over alleged homosexuality

Police in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, are expected to bring more than 40 men to court today after they were arrested for alleged acts...

Putin orders 755 US staff to leave

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 755 staff must leave US diplomatic missions, in retaliation for new US sanctions against Moscow. The decision to...