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Fire destroys 170-year-old historic church in France

A major fire broke out at a historic church in northern France early on Monday, September 2, with its bell tower collapsing as a...

Man shot dead while testing bulletproof charm

The Edo State Police Command has said it has arrested a 19-year-old self-acclaimed native doctor over the death of his client. The native doctor, who...

Nigerian man plucks out wife’s eyes for alleged ritual

Tragedy struck at Umueze Ibeku community, a Abia State in Nigeria, early Sunday morning, when a middle-aged man identified as Lawrence Uzor, plucked out...

Handler attacked by tiger at Australian theme park

A trained tiger handler has been hospitalised with injuries to her arm after being attacked by one of the animals at an Australian theme...

Indonesia expects to sign $3.5bn deals at Africa forum

Indonesia plans to sign business deals worth $3.5 billion with African countries as it hosts the second Indonesia-Africa Forum in the resort island of...

Top Brazil court to vote on ban of Musk’s X

Brazil's Supreme Court will vote on Monday on whether or not to uphold a ruling to ban social media platform X, formerly known as...

Hounded South African beauty queen wins Nigeria contest

After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned beauty queen...

Row over Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower plan

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has triggered a heated debate by saying she wants to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower after the...

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine...

Illegal visa network making millions fleecing students

A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work...

Striking images reveal depths of Titanic’s slow decay

It was the image that made Titanic's wreck instantly recognisable - the ship's bow looming out of the darkness of the Atlantic depths. But a...

Israel’s military says six hostages ‘brutally murdered’ in Gaza

Israel’s military said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages killed by Hamas militants in Gaza – including an Israeli-American captive – dealing...

US rapper Fatman Scoop dies aged 53

US rapper, Fatman Scoop has died aged 53 after collapsing at concert on Friday in Connecticut, his representative has told the BBC. He was halfway...

Mass poison: Canada-based Nigerian woman under probe for threatening genocide

A Nigerian woman based in Canada, Amaka Sunnberger, is under probe for threatening to poison Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin extractions. A representative of the...

Nigerians paid N1bn ransom to kidnappers in one year – Report

A recent report has revealed that between July 2023 and June 2024, Nigerians paid N1.048 billion in ransom to kidnappers. The report by SBM Intelligence...

New Jersey: 2 brothers killed in crash on the eve of their sister’s wedding

NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were fatally struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bikes on a New Jersey roadway, officials...

Man admits poisoning wife’s Coca-Cola ‘so he could have sex with stepdaughter’

An Indiana man who admitted he spiked his wife's Coca-Cola with cocaine and other drugs in hope of killing her and running off with...

Dangerous criminal wanted for 20 years found working as police officer 

Antonio “El Diablo” Riano, a fugitive wanted by US authorities for almost two decades in connection to a fatal shooting in Cincinnati, was recently...

Shocking: Man gets food poisoning in penis after romp with wife

Doctors have treated the first ever case of rice-related food poisoning affecting the genital region. A 38-year-old man sought help from urologists after suffering redness,...

Tears flow at burial of Nollywood veteran Onyeka Onwenu

Tears and sorrow filled the air as friends, family, and fans gathered to bid farewell to Nollywood veteran and music icon, Onyeka Onwenu at...

Here is what the experts are saying about the new COVID-19 vaccines

Newly updated vaccines against Covid-19 will be in pharmacies soon, just as the US is experiencing a surge of infections. But is it a...

2025 AFCONQ: Otto Addo names 23-man squad for Angola, Niger matches (Photos)

Black Stars head coach Otto Addo on Thursday 29th August 2024 announced a 23-man squad for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)...

Airport cleaner returns $10,000 found in plane

An employee of the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company, Auwal Dankode, has been hailed for his integrity after returning $10,000 found in a plane. The worker...

Woman who’s undergone over 500 plastic surgeries struggling to find a man

A plastic surgery enthusiast and New York-based influencer, who has undergone 500 procedures to perfect her plastic look has revealed she is struggling to...

Free rent and free parking: Landlords are throwing in sweeteners

Renters are gaining the upper hand in the balance of power with landlords. Apartment units are staying on the market for longer. Vacancy rates are...

Court upholds gun ban for migrants in US unlawfully

A U.S. appeals court upheld a federal law that bars migrants who are in the United States illegally from possessing guns, rejecting arguments by...

Four jailed after forging more than 2,000 marriage documents in the UK

Four individuals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates to facilitate illegal residency in the UK. Abraham...

Politician found guilty of investigative reporter’s murder

A former Nevada politician has been found guilty of first-degree murder for the death of a journalist who wrote critical stories about his time...

2 dead, 1 injured after Delta plane tire explodes at airport

Two people were killed and a third seriously injured Tuesday when a tire exploded as it was being changed on a Delta Air Lines...

You’re playing with fire – Russia warns US

Russia has issued a warning that permitting Ukraine to launch Western missile strikes into Russian territory could significantly escalate the conflict. In a statement, Russia...

South Africa billionaire overtakes Dangote as ‘Richest man in Africa’

South African billionaire, Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest person, according to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires...

How do you deal with stress? In Nigeria, swinging a sledgehammer in a ‘rage room’ helps

How do you deal with stress? In Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, people are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to...

Meta CEO Zuckerberg regrets bowing to Biden ‘pressure’ over Covid

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says he regrets bowing to what he calls pressure from the Biden administration to "censor" content on Facebook and Instagram...

Boy accidentally smashes 3,500-year-old jar on museum visit

A 3,500-year-old jar has been accidentally smashed into pieces by a four-year-old boy during a trip to a museum in Israel. The Hecht Museum in...

Fans mourn actress Sharon Okpamen, who died after childbirth

The year 2024 has been a lot for the Nigerian movie industry. The toll of death has been incessant and worrisome. Sharon Okpamen, a young,...

Woman arrested for threatening HR manager with ‘juju’ over unpaid salary

In a bizarre and unsettling incident in  Zimbabwe, a 58-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly using a live tortoise to threaten her Human Resources...

Man goes on crime spree to prove he is alive after gov’t declares him dead

An Indian man who had wrongfully been pronounced dead by the government turned to crime as a desperate way of proving that he was...

Woman gets two months in jail for overfeeding pet dog to death

A New Zealand woman was sentenced to two months behind bars for overfeeding her pet dog Nuggi to the point where he could hardly...

I need prayers – Producer of film which led to Jnr Pope’s death cries out

Four months after the tragic drowning incident that claimed the lives of actor Jnr Pope and three crew members, film producer, Adanma Luke has...

‘I found out that my son had died on social media’

As record numbers of young Africans risk their lives trying to reach the Canary Islands, Spain’s Prime Minister begins crisis talks with Senegal, Mauritania...