Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named a "troublesome" lion after one of the country's opposition leaders.
President Samia was visiting the Tanzania Wildlife Authority...
Doctors in Nigerian public hospitals have started a seven-day nationwide strike to demand the release of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who has been...
A star gymnast has plunged to her death while allegedly taking a selfie at the castle that inspired Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
Natalie Stichova, 23,...
Mariah Carey’s mother, Patricia, and sister, Alison, died over the weekend, the American singer has said in a statement.
“My heart is broken that I’ve...
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France as part of an investigation into crimes related to child pornography,...
A lonely and potentially sexually frustrated dolphin has been blamed for a spike in attacks on swimmers in a Japanese seaside town.
The bottlenose dolphin...
A recent Afrobarometer survey has unveiled alarming perceptions about the impact of climate change on agriculture across Africa.
According to Dr Edem Selormey, Director of...
South Africans are paying tributes to their “favourite teacher", William Smith, who has died aged 85.
The beloved maths and science teacher and innovator died...
The world's oldest living man has declared he has no “special secrets” to pass on about his longevity as he celebrated turning 112.
John Tinniswood,...
A 39-year-old Ghanaian migrant has died while in detention at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, raising concerns about human rights violations in...
Messaging app Telegram has said its CEO Pavel Durov, who was detained in France on Saturday, has "nothing to hide".
Mr Durov was arrested at an airport...
An Onitsha-based businessman, Ibeanusi Solomon Nosike, has excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after being under observation for 12 days following his arrest by the...
Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Lagos, Nigeria, as a special guest for the Nigerian Bar Association’s 64th Annual General Conference.
Mr Mahama is...
Singer Paul Okoye, popularly known as Rudeboy, and his wife Ifeoma are expecting their first child together.
Ifeoma recently shared photos of her baby bump,...
The Nollywood community has been struck with sadness as news broke of the passing of actress Sharon Okpamen following childbirth.
Popular movie producer, Stanley Ontop broke...
A US campaign group has accused Boeing of concealing information about electrical problems on a plane that later crashed.
The Foundation for Aviation Safety claimed...
An anonymous whistleblower in Nigerian cyberspace, PIDOM Nigeria, has gone missing, and his social media accounts have been compromised, an exposé by Investigative Journalist,...
A man arrested on suspicion of the stabbing murder of a 43-year-old woman in Manchester has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Alberta Obinim...
Police have captured an Arizona man who allegedly threatened to kill Donald Trump following a manhunt that unfolded as the former president was visiting...
United States border agents have intercepted a truck carrying more than $5m-worth of methamphetamine at the US-Mexico border hidden inside a shipment of watermelons.
The...
Nigeria's 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote refinery is undergoing test runs for gasoline production, with full operation expected by mid-September, according to a note by industry monitor...
On August 9, 2024, Dr Moumita Debnath, the sole pride of her family, tragically passed away in a high-security medical facility in Kolkata India.
The...
Following the invitation of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, by the police on allegations of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable...
