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OAU student records lecturer over alleged threat to fail her over sex

Olabisi Olaleye, a lecturer in the department of International Relations at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has been allegedly nabbed in an audio recording by a...

Soldier ‘kills’ sister of lady who called him to beat neighbour

Tragedy struck a house located at Seaside Estate, Lagos Nigeria when a stray bullet from an army officer killed the sister of a lady who...

Man in court for killing a bat

A 40-year-old man, Femi Afolabi, was on Tuesday forced to appear before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife for killing a ...

Tuface Idibia’s first son turns 14

Nigerian singer, Tuface Idibia's first son, Nino Idibia, has turned 14 and his mother, Sunmbo Adeoye took to Instagram to celebrate his milestone.She...

Malawi high court allows dreadlocks in school

A high court in Malawi has ordered the government to allow Rastafarian students with dreadlocks to attend school.The order was given in a case...

The Gambia’s ex-leader Jammeh reportedly wants to come home

The Gambia's longtime leader Yahya Jammeh, who fled into exile three years ago after an election loss, has announced plans to return to the...

Imam suspended for marrying a man

Mohammed Mutumba, Imam of Kyampisi Masjid Noor mosque in Kayunga District in Uganda has been suspended from his clerical work after unknowingly wedding a...

Davido goes to church under ‘duress’

Davido, alongside his musician cousin, Bred, was in church for a worship service after his sister, Sharon Ademefun, compelled him to.The award-winning singer who...

Shock as Imam discovers his newlywed wife is a man

Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba, the Imam of Kyampisi Masigid Noor mosque in Kayunga Sub-County, Kayunga District, a fortnight ago, exchanged marriage vows in Islamic culture...

Bishop Oyedepo dismisses senior church officials for looting

The Presiding Bishop of Winner’s Chapel, David Oyedepo, has dismissed some officials for allegedly stealing from the church’s treasury.Oyedepo, who spoke on Saturday during...

Preacher beaten by mob after condom dropped from bible

An Onitcha-based bus preacher got more than she bargained for, moments after conducting a preaching exercise at a major bus park as a condom...

Linda Ikeji’s sister breaks world record with 200 bridesmaids

Sister of award-winning Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji, has broken Guinness World Record with 200 bridesmaids at her wedding ceremony held on Saturday, January 11.Sandra...

Iran plane crash: Ukrainian jet was ‘unintentionally’ shot down

Iran has admitted "unintentionally" shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board.An investigation found that "missiles fired due to human...

Photo: Prophetess poisoned by junior pastors

A Popular Warri Based Prophetess Success Onwaeze who is the General Overseer of Salvation Solution Centre of All Nations has died after ...

Why Angola had to freeze the personal assets of Africa’s richest woman

When an Angolan court froze the assets of Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman it was widely seen as the strongest signal the country’s...

SA finance minister calls for cannabis to be legalised

South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called for legalisation of cannabis trade in order to collect more tax revenue.He made the announcement on...

Priest suspended a week to his wedding

A priest at Mwereerwe church of Uganda has been suspended by the Namirembe Diocese after he allegedly admitted to fathering a child with a...

Guru, Burna Boy’s songs featured on BBC’s dance reality show

Ghanaian Hiplife musician Guru and Grammy-nominated Nigeria singer, Burna Boy, have had their songs featured on popular BBC dance reality show, “The Greatest Dancer”.A...

Ugandans die from ‘eating too much’ – Museveni

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has said that 40% of patients admitted in the country's hospitals die from "eating too much."The 75-year-old leader made the...

Drama as pastor kills wife during church service

A Kenyan pastor reportedly stabbed his wife multiple times during a church service and then killed himself with the same knife in a murder-suicide...

US rapper, Meek Mill to flee to Africa as war looms between US and Iran

American rapper Meek Mill has disclosed plans of him leaving America to settle in Africa as war looms between United States of America (USA)...

READ: Pastor Adeboye gives prayer points for 2020

Pastor Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has given prayer points which people should prepare on the first Monday of 2020.Pastor...

How fire killed my 3 children while I was at vigil – Father

Tunde Emmanuel, a 44-year-old father of three, who reportedly died in a fire outbreak in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital Friday, has described his...

Protest against George Weah in Liberia

A protest against Liberia's President George Weah has started in the capital, Monrovia.The first group of banner-carrying protesters walked through police roadblocks to assemble...

Al-Shabab militants attack Kenya, US military base

The Islamist militant group al-Shabab has attacked a military base used by Kenyan and US forces in the popular Kenyan coastal region of Lamu.Witnesses...

Nigerians can’t continue seeking medical treatment abroad – Buhari

President Buhari has said Nigerians can no longer continue seeking medical treatment abroad. President Buhari who was represented at the inauguration of some projects at Alex...

Police nabs suspect behind President’s fake wedding video

The Department of State Service (DSS), paraded one Kabiru Mohammed over the fabrication and dissemination of a fake wedding video between President...

Pickpocket reveals what sustains his stealing powers

The Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has arrested a 25-year-old boy, Francis Monday, who sacrifices a cock every three days for the rings...

Photo: Woman ‘sells’ husband; uses proceeds to buy clothes

A Kenyan woman identified as Edna Mukwana has left many shocked after she sold her husband for Ksh 1700 equivalent to N6,000 to buy clothes...

Pregnant woman dies after snake bite in toilet

An eight-months-pregnant woman reportedly died in Kaduna state in Nigeria yesterday, January 2, after she was allegedly bitten by a snake.Her brother in-law, @Zun_Noorayne,...

Nigeria denies reports of brewing diplomatic row with Ghana over envoy’s eviction

The Nigerian government has denied reports that there is a brewing diplomatic row over Ghana’s decision to evict the West African country’s envoy from...

Aliko Dangote became $4.3bn richer in 2019

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, became $4.3 billion richer in 2019 as his fortune continued to grow on the back of investments in cement,...

Nigerian High Commission in Ghana losses property

The Nigerian High Commission in Ghana has been forcefully evicted from its diplomatic property by the country's government. In a statement released by the Nigerian...

Man butchers ‘mother-in-law’ for not allowing him marry her daughter

A tragic incident occurred at Arubayi Street in Warri, Delta State, a few hours into the new year as a 44-year old man simply identified as...

There’ll be earthquakes in many places – Pastor Adeboye

Pastor Adeboye, the general overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, says God told him there will be earthquakes in places that have...

Wedding cancelled as husband tests HIV positive

A wedding ceremony was stopped half way in Jigawa state after the groom was tested HIV positive.According to a twitter user @__ussy who shared...

‘Doggy style’ is dangerous; it can kill – Minister warns

“No two ways that Doggy style is the most practiced sexual position during intercourse, the act is dangerous and can send one...

Tragedy: Pastor, son and daughter drown inside pool

Currently trending on social media is the tragic passing of a Nigerian pastor and his two children (a boy and a girl) in Spain on the...

Man arrested over alleged beating of wife to death on Christmas Day

A 37-year-old man, Mutiu Sonola, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly beating his 34-year-old wife, Zainab Shotayo, to death.The...

If you like, call me Baba go slow, says Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says he will uphold the 1999 Constitution (as amended) in pursuing the policies of his regime “whether...