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Ghana grabs two awards with Africa’s highest score in ‘Aviation Safety Oversight’, Airport Security

Ghana has been awarded two International Civil Aviation Organization Council President certificates for maintaining one of the highest aviation safety and security standards Globally...

Pastor commits suicide by jumping from 4th floor

Reverend Berry Dambaza, a senior Zimbabwean pastor with Upper Room Ministries died on Monday, September 23, after committing suicide by jumping from the third...

Photo: Police give serial killer food after arrest

The notorious Port Harcourt serial killer, Gracious David West, who was arrested on September 19, 2019, by the Rivers State police has been paraded....

Pastor shares encounter with a lady who nearly ‘raped’ him

A Nigerian evangelist, Dr Gospel Agochukwu, has shared his encounter with a former "sex worker" in Abuja.According to Agochukwu, a few years ago, the...

Mother who killed her 4 children gets four life sentences

The woman found guilty of murdering her four children in Klarinet in eMalahleni in Mpumalanga, has been sentenced to four life terms in prison...

No need to apologise to Nigeria – Mayor of Johannesburg

Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, has revealed that he feels that apologising to Nigeria over the xenophobic attacks was unnecessary. Speaking on CNBC Africa’s Political Capital...

Obasanjo frustrated over failure to get a divorce from wife

Olujonwo Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has once again encountered a stumbling block on getting a divorce from his estranged...

Woman dies on flight to Joburg

Police have open an inquest docket after a woman died on board a British Airways flight to Johannesburg from Cape Town on Wednesday.Police spokesperson...

Pregnant 1st wife sends her 7-yr-old daughter to kill 2nd wife’s baby

A 22-year-old housewife, Harela Uba, has been arrested for allegedly killing the three-day-old baby boy of her husband’s second wife in Shakodna, Niger...

Police officer dismissed for serial theft

A Nigerian police officer attached to the Jigawa state police command has been dismissed for stealing a TV set and a pair of shoes.The...

Liberia invites ICC to advise on war crimes court

Liberia's President George Weah has invited the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the country to discuss the idea of setting up...

Congo’s former health minister detained over alleged mismanagement of $4.3 million in Ebola funds

Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister Oly Ilunga has been detained over allegations of mismanaging public funds worth $4.3 million that were allocated...

SA apologises to Nigeria for xenophobic violence

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted.A special envoy from South...

SA apologises to Nigeria for xenophobic violence

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted.A special envoy from South...

Video: Nigerians’ reaction to South African violence will be dangerous – Nigerians in Diaspora President

The President of Nigerian Citizens in the Diaspora, Ogbonna Kaycey, has shared his thoughts on the xenophobic attacks in South Africa against African migrants, particularly Nigerian.In...

Man kills wife for refusing to breastfeed their baby

One Kingsley Madukwe has been arrested for beating his wife; Glory Madukwe, to death for refusing to breastfeed their crying one-month-old baby at...

Sleeping with 27 men has cost me huge deals – Presenter

Kenyan media personality, Kamene Goro has revealed that her public disclosure of sleeping with 27 men in her adult life has cost her a...

Video: South African president, Cyril booed at Mugabe’s funeral service

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZLliEAglm/Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa got embarrassed today as he was booed by angry Zimbabweans at the funeral service of former ...

Video: Robert Mugabe’s most famous quotes

Former President of Zimbabwe is known for his controversial comments especially on world stage.READ: Listen: Why Elvis Afriyie Ankrah cannot be prosecutedDuring his 37-year...

Commotion as man hanging on moving train falls and dies

The death of a train passenger has caused commotion after angry youth stormed the site of a construction company.Report has it that the train,...

Man slaps his wife, a mother of 8, to death for refusing to breastfeed their baby

One Kingsley Madukwe has been arrested for allegedly beating his wife, Glory Madukwe, to death for refusing to breastfeed their crying one-month-old baby at...

Carpenter commits suicide over wife’s infidelity

A carpenter, identified as Abiodun Tijani, has committed suicide by hanging over the alleged infidelity of his wife, according to a report by TheNation.The incident happened...

Robert Mugabe: African leaders gather in Zimbabwe for state funeral

African leaders are gathered at the funeral of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe in the capital Harare.Well-wishers saw his casket being paraded into the...

Girl, 19, to receive 80 strokes of cane for smoking marijuana

A Shari’a Court l sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Thursday, September 12 sentenced a 19-year-old girl, Zainab Abdullahi to 80 strokes of the...

Keep your De Klerk, we will keep our Mugabe – Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema gave a defiant tribute to former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who he called a “patriot”, at a memorial service held...

Tribunal affirms Buhari’s victory in presidential election

The presidential election tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the February 23 presidential election.The five-man tribunal headed by Justice...

Kenyan MP demands law to control farting on planes

A Kenyan MP has demanded that a law be passed to help flight crews deal with passengers battling flatulence on board.Lilian Achieng Gogo, MP...

Video: EFF holds memorial service for Mugabe

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Thursday held a memorial service to honour the late Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe in Soweto.Speaking at the memorial service, Mr...

Robert Mugabe’s family unaware of funeral plans

Robert Mugabe's family say they are shocked at not having been consulted by the government about arrangements for the funeral of the former Zimbabwean president.Mr Mugabe,...

First Nigerians fleeing South Africa arrive home

The first batch of Nigerians fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa has arrived back in in the main city of Lagos.The 188 people on...

Sexual violence in South Africa: ‘I was raped, now I fear for my daughters’

South Africans have been outraged by a spate of gruesome rapes and murders of women in recent weeks - including that of a schoolgirl...

Robert Mugabe’s body arrives home, funeral plans unveiled

The body of Robert Mugabe has arrived back in Zimbabwe after a private flight from Singapore, where he died last week aged 95.Mr Mugabe...

Man kills his brother for being too stingy

A 24-year-old man, Ebenezer Olorunleke, has been arrested by the Ekiti State police command for killing his brother and stealing his properties including a...

Church burglar dies after getting stuck during operation

A church burglar has died after getting stuck in a church’s burglar-proof during an overnight operation in Abule Egba, Lagos.The suspect, had Wednesday...

Pastor and wife in court for burying pig alive in church premises

A 33-year-old pastor’s wife, Blessing Okechukwu, has appeared before an Ajegunle Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly burying a live pig in her husband’s church compound,...

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Video: Steve Harvey in tears as he narrates experience from Cape Coast Castle dungeons

Popular American television host, Steve Harvey, has been sharing his first-hand experience from the slave dungeon of the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana amidst tears.Steve who...

Letter from Africa: Ghanaians saw Mugabe as their in-law

In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes that Zimbabwe's ex-President Robert Mugabe, who has...

Prostitutes protest, demand lubricants, condoms from gov’t

Commercial sex workers in Machakos, Kenya have taken to the streets to demand lubricants and condoms from the county government.We as sex workers are here today...

Why I’m not in a hurry to go to heaven – Bishop Oyedepo

Bishop David Oyedepo, general overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has noted that he is not in a hurry to leave the earth adding that...