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How my pastor ruined my marriage – Woman cries in court

A civil servant, Mrs Victoria Igbo, on Monday, told a Nyanya Customary Court, Abuja, that her pastor hurried her into marrying the wrong man. Victoria,...

Mugabe ‘resting eyes, not sleeping’

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's spokesman has hit back at critics who accuse him of falling asleep at public events, saying the 93 year old...

India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce

India's Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam. The court said it...

India wedding: At least 24 killed by collapsing wall

At least 24 people were killed when a wall collapsed during a wedding party in northern India. The guests had taken shelter from heavy rain...

Nicaraguan pastor jailed for woman’s exorcism death

An evangelical Nicaraguan pastor and four followers have been sentenced to 30 years for burning a woman to death in a so-called exorcism ritual. Vilma...

Beach re-appears 33 years after being washed away

A beach that was washed away by storms more than 30 years ago has reappeared off the west coast of Ireland. The sands at Dooagh...

Chibok girl ‘refused to be released’

One of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Islamist militants Boko Haram chose to stay with her husband instead of being freed, a spokesman for...

‘Journalists like stealing chicken’ – Zambia minister

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela explains a bad joke he made Tuesday evening, where he told journalists not to steal chicken. The...

FBI chief James Comey fired by Trump

President Donald Trump has fired the director of the FBI over his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails, the administration says. The White...

Venezuelans prepare fecal cocktails to throw at security forces

Venezuela's opposition protests on Wednesday may be the messiest in a six-week wave of unrest as demonstrators prepare to throw feces at security forces,...

Governor jailed for blasphemy against Koran

An Indonesian court has sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Koran following a trial that...

Trump campaign launches new website in re-election bid

The Trump campaign Tuesday launched a new website that lays the groundwork for a re-election run. It touts President Trump’s achievements — and it solicits...

Zuma appeals for help to find ‘kidnapped’ Nikoi

Almost two months since Unicef director Charlotte Nikoi’s disappearance, President Jacob Zuma appealed to anyone who may have information to come forward and assist...

Dumsor to hit Zimbabwe Over unpaid electricity bills

South Africa’s state-run electricity company has threatened to pull the plug on its neighbor Zimbabwe if it fails to clear unpaid debts by the...

‘7,000 bodies buried’ beneath Mississippi university

The remains of at least 7,000 people may be buried beneath the University of Mississippi, officials estimate. The bodies of the state's first mental institution...

South African town hit by riots after white farmers get bail

Riots have hit a small town in South Africa after a magistrate granted bail to two white farmers accused of murdering a 16-year-old black...

Obama warned Trump about hiring Michael Flynn

Barack Obama warned newly elected President Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser, the White House has confirmed. Mr Obama warned his...

Obasanjo is under a spell — Ex-wife claims

The controversy over the date for the wedding of Tope Adebutu, the daughter of Chief Kessington Adebutu and the son of Olujonwo Obasanjo, a...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Elderly woman body slammed…Thrown into a swimming pool

A shocking video shows a man body slamming an elderly woman to the ground before hurling her into a swimming pool. The unidentified woman, who...

The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked

“The connectivity that is the heart of globalisation can be exploited by states with hostile intent to further their aims. The risks at stake...

Tanzania school bus crash kills dozens

More than 30 people - almost all of them schoolchildren - have been killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania, officials say. They say...

Nigeria Chibok girls: Freed 82 meet President Buhari

The 82 schoolgirls released by Boko Haram Islamist militants have met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. They were escorted to the reception in the capital Abuja...

VIDEO: How T.B. Joshua prophesied victory for Emmanuel Macron in French Election

On Sunday 7th May 2017, Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua predicted victory in the French election for Emmanuel Macron merely hours before results were officially...

Ghanaian man attacked on horror date in Australia

A young man is in hospital after being viciously stabbed in an ambush by a woman he met online. The attacker and two of her...

Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections

Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to...

Nigeria Chibok girls: Freed 82 to meet President Buhari

The 82 schoolgirls released by Boko Haram Islamist militants are to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. They were escorted to the reception in the capital...

Kushner family in Beijing: ‘Invest $500,000 and immigrate’ to US

Nicole Kushner Meyer, the sister of White House adviser and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, spoke at an event in Beijing on Saturday. She was...

Prophet takes money, three houses from woman to cure her fibroid

The police in Lagos have commenced an investigation into a case involving one Oladele, 45, a prophet at a church in Oke-Ira, in the...

Mother, daughter graduate from college together

One Virginia mother and daughter will have a lot to celebrate this Mother's Day. Karen Hunter and her youngest daughter Latrice will both graduate this...

TB Joshua reveals the source of his Power

As preparations heat up for his relocation to Israel, Prophet T.B. Joshua, founder of Synagogue Church of All Nation has revealed the mystery behind...

Tanzania school bus crash kills dozens

More than 30 people - almost all of them schoolchildren - have been killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania, officials say. They say...

US soldier killed in mission against Somalia’s al-Shabab

A US soldier has been killed in Somalia during operations against al-Shabab militants, the American military says. Two other US servicemen were injured in Thursday's...

Israel’s national TV station airs documentary on TB Joshua’s relocation

Preparations for Prophet T.B. Joshua’s relocation to Israel seem to be heating up with the airing of a documentary on national Israeli television about...

US photographer captured moment of her death in Afghanistan

A photo taken by a US Army camerawoman of the moment she and four Afghans were killed in an explosion has been released by...

Obamacare is ‘dead’ says Trump after healthcare victory

President Donald Trump has declared Obamacare "dead" after the Republican healthcare bill was narrowly passed by the lower chamber of Congress. The 217-213 vote marked...

Zimbabwe second-most developed country in Africa – Mugabe

Zimbabwe is the most highly developed country in Africa after South Africa, President Robert Mugabe has said. He denied that the country was a fragile...

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II to retire from royal duties

The Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from royal duties this autumn, Buckingham Palace has announced. The decision was made by Prince Philip himself and is...

‘Troops mistakenly’ kills Somali minister

Somalia's security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist, officials have said. He was killed in his...

Before Michelle, Barack Obama asked another woman to marry him: New book reveals

Of the books that journalists and historians have written on the life of Barack Obama, three stand out so far. In “Barack Obama: The...

Theresa May accuses EU of trying to affect UK election

Theresa May has accused European politicians of making "threats" against Britain to try to influence the general election result. The PM launched a stinging attack...