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South Africa officially in a second wave of Covid-19

South Africa’s health minister has said the country is now experiencing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Minister Zweli Mkhize said four provinces –...

82-year-old Nigerian king hits the gym [Video]

Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi, the present Alaafin of Oyo, has been spotted working energetically on his punches despite his age.   In the video, shared on...

Kenyan man ‘who woke up in a morgue dies’

A Kenyan man who "came back to life" in a morgue where he had been taken after being presumed dead last week has died,...

Nobody told me goat was an animal – Vegetarian cries out

A self-acclaimed vegan has called out a restaurant customer care to cry out after she ordered for 'Goat Curry' and ate it, claiming she...

Panic as angry man kills kinsman over bride price

A serious tragedy has struck in Umueje village, Obinze community, in the Owerri Local Government Area of Imo State after a man, named Victor...

Man who earns GH¢ 308 monthly took lady out, she ate food worth GH¢69 and this happened

A Nigerian man, identified as Olusegun on Twitter, has shared a very 'horrible' dating experience he had while his monthly salary was still N20,000...

Man calls out his father for naming him Martha

A South African man has taken to Twitter to call out his father for naming him after his grandmother, Martha.  In his tweet, he said...

I spent money on 4 different men yet they dumped me – Lady cries out

A heartbroken Nigerian lady has taken to Twitter to narrate how she has spent on different men who later dumped her after chopping her money. In...

‘Wizard’ returning from coven crash lands! [Video)

A young man accused of being a 'wizard' allegedly "crash landed" on the roof top of a building. The man who was clutching a hundred naira note...

READ: Obasanjo’s love letter to Mahama and Akufo-Addo

Nigeria’s Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Ghana’s presidential candidates against violence ahead of the December 7 general elections. He urged the key players in...

Why a man stabbed his partner to death will shock you

A Nigerian man has been accused of stabbing his partner to death for refusing to register her new car in his name.  Facebook user, Ngozi...

Shock as Kenyan man ‘comes back to life’ in morgue

A critically ill Kenyan man, who collapsed in his house and was rushed to hospital, shocked morgue attendants after he regained consciousness as they...

African players bid farewell to ‘legend and icon’ Maradona

Liberia's President George Weah was among African football greats who have shared tributes to Argentina's football legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday aged...

Two policemen dismissed for impregnating 15 female police trainees

The Minister of Justice, Helena Kida, has dismissed two police male training instructors after they were found guilty of impregnating a total of 15...

Captain Planet sparks fear in Nigeria over death dream

A member of defunct music group 4x4, Captain Planet, has sparked fear among some Nigerian musicians after sharing his bad dream. Captain Planet, in a...

White man whipped for calling a fuel attendant ‘monkey’ [Video]

A white man received the beating of his life for allegedly calling a fuel attendant 'Monkey.' The incident reportedly occurred at a petrol station in South...

2021 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List

The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are right around the corner, airing Sunday, January 31, 2021, on CBS, but the nominations are here now! Find out...

Man, 50, with two wives faces castration for defiling 6-year-old girl

A 50-year-old man has been arrested for defiling his neighbour's six-year-old daughter at Hanyi Danmasani, Rigasa in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna...

17-year-old girl who got 7 A1s in WASSCE dies [Photos]

The teenager, who got 7A1s in the 2019 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), has died. Chisom Chukwuneke, made straights A’s in the entrance...

Trump imposes new rule for some African travellers

Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 (£11,000) to visit the US, according to a new temporary travel...

Kenyan university beats Oxford in law competition

Kenya’s Kenyatta University has beaten the United Kingdom’s Oxford University in the semi-finals of a competition for aspiring lawyers. Oxford – one of the most...

Popular prophet jailed two years for fraud

Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe of Celestial Church of Christ Global Genesis Parish has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for defrauding a United Kingdom-based...

What man found inside yam he was given to deliver abroad [Video]

A man has been left in shock after he discovered an incriminating substance inside a tuber of yam. According to the Nigerian man, he was...

Eno Barony crowned Best Female Rap Act in Africa at AFRIMMA 2020

Rapper Eno Barony has been crowned the Best Female Rap Act in Africa at the 2020 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA). The self-acclaimed Rap Goddess...

Man, 70, allegedly impregnates 15-year-old granddaughter

Men of the Ogun State Police Command in Nigeria have arrested a 70-year-old man, Hunsu Sunday for allegedly defiling his 15-year-old granddaughter and subsequently...

AU mourns ‘charismatic continental statesman’

African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat has paid tribute to Ghana's former leader Jerry Rawlings, saying that "Africa has lost a stalwart of...

George Weah mourns Rawlings

Tributes are being paid to Ghana's former leader Jerry John Rawlings following his death at the age of 73. Liberia's President George Weah said "Ghana,...

Scenes at Rawlings’ residence [Video]

News of the death of former President of the Republic of Ghana, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has shaken the world. It...

Photo of mother and son takes social media by the storm, people can’t believe it’s true

A beautiful local mum, Norma Dayeli, recently stunned Stayers after she took to Facebook's ImStaying group to share a picture of herself and her...

Akufo-Addo congratulates Ouattara, Alpha Conde on election victory

President Akufo-Addo has congratulated to Alpha Conde and Alassane Ouattara, Presidents-elect of the Republic of Guinea and the Ivory Coast respectively. In his congratulatory message...

Why some Nigerians are angry at govt over Dangote

Nigerians on social media have reacted to the Federal Government's decision to exempt businessman Dangote from border closure. According to reports, the government gave only...

Zimbabwean social media star bought casket a week before his death [Photo]

It has been claimed that Zimbabwean socialite and businessman, Genius Ginimbi Kadungure, who died in a road accident on Sunday, November 8, bought his own casket...

Fatal Rolls Royce crash: Birthday girl talked about her death before it happened (Watch)

Mimie Moana, the popular Zimbabwean fitness expert, whose birthday socialite Ginimbi and others were returning from before the fatal Rolls Royce Crash, talked about...

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Mandela foundation ‘celebrates’ Trump’s defeat

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has "celebrated" the projected defeat of Donald Trump's presidency and urged President-elect Joe Biden to fix the problems of "racism,...

Liberians who fled civil war elected in US elections

Two Liberians whose families escaped civil war in the 1990s and sought refuge in the US have been elected to office in the states...

Serial rapist jailed 300 years

A notorious serial rapist, Malibongwe Ncokolo, has been sentenced to seven life terms and 300 years imprisonment by the Bisho High Court in Eastern Cape,...

From Ghana to Nigeria: Little pieces of home

The young Ghanaian men and boys who come to this farm in Osun state, Nigeria, each year to find work mostly say they do...

Bricklayer kills apprentice for money rituals a day to his 14th birthday [Photos]

A schoolboy was murdered in Oyo state one day to his 14th birthday and his boss has been arrested for his murder. The 21-year-old bricklayer,...

Coronavirus: Lagos to impose fresh lockdown, other measures

The Lagos State Government may impose a new lockdown and return other measures if there is a recurrence of high cases of coronavirus in...