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38-yr-old driver allegedly rapes neighbour’s 2-yr-old daughter

On October 24, 2018, at Taiwo Street, Agbado-Ijaye, Lagos, a 38-year-old commercial bus driver named Sola Ewulo, was arrested for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s...

21-year-old Sarah Mohamed Khalif is the first Somali woman to win an election in Belgium

In the elections that took place in Belgium on Sunday, a 21-year-old woman made history for becoming the first person of Somali-origin to win a seat in the council.Sarah Mohamed...

Liberia’s Finance Minister bans employees with ‘coloured unnatural’ hair

The Finance Minister of Liberia has instituted some strict rules at the Ministry which includes a ban on “unnatural hairs”.Sector minister, Mr Samuel...

Catholic archbishop wants tithe deducted from salaries

Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has fronted a controversial proposal that seeks to have the central government deduct 10% from people’s monthly salary and...

Woman blows herself up in Tunisia

At least nine people were injured when a 30-year-old woman blew herself up in the centre of Tunisia's capital, Tunis, the interior ministry says.Describing...

Malusi Gigaba: South Africa minister ‘blackmailed’ over sex video

South Africa's security services have been accused of hacking a politician's phone after a sex tape emerged.The 13-second video of Home Affairs Minister Malusi...

Woman arrested after stabbing her friend in the neck over a man

A lady has been arrested for stabbing her friend in the neck over a man.The accused identified as Ludivin Kamga, was said to have...

Morocco abruptly drops clock change

Morocco has decided to scrap winter time and will instead keep its clocks at summer time, GMT+1, all year around.The announcement comes less than...

Uproar over Buhari’s ‘missing’ school certificate

The academic qualifications of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari are again making headlines because the 76-year-old is seeking re-election in February.According to the constitution, to...

Photos: CAC pastor pays wife dowry after 46 years of marriage

84-year-old Pastor and founder of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Odi-Ajaye Zone, John Olusola Ojo, recently went to pay the dowry of his wife, Olabisi, 70, after...

5-year-old twin die in fire after mum left them to visit lover

A set of twins aged five years old have been killed in a fire after their mother left them home alone to visit her...

Ethiopia elects first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde

Sahle-Work Zewde has been elected Ethiopia’s first female president by the country’s parliament after the resignation of Mulatu Teshome.Teshome had on Wednesday tendered his...

Nigeria curfew after kidnapped chief’s death

A 24-hour curfew has been reinstated in the Nigerian state of Kaduna from 11:00 local time on Friday following the death of a prominent...

South African students invent ‘urine bricks’

Human urine has been used to create environmentally friendly bricks by university students in South Africa.They combined urine with sand and bacteria in a...

63-year old Ethiopian President, Mulatu Teshome resigns

President Mulatu Teshome of Ethiopia filed resignation request to the Ethiopian parliament.Teshome, who has been the East African country’s head of state since October 2013, submitted...

Nigerian pastor accused of rape asks SA judge to step down

South African judge Mandela Makaula has dismissed an application by the Nigerian pastor, Timothy Omotoso, who is accused of rape to recuse himself from...

Photos: US-based pastor holds 3 pre-wedding dinner parties with two women

A US-based Kenyan pastor has been accused of fraud for holding three Pre-wedding fundraisers with two different women within a few months.READ: NDC...

Okada rider commits suicide over debts

Residents of Gangansi area of Ibadan, Oyo State have been left in awe following the tragic reports of an Okada rider, identified simply as...

Two White SA farmers found guilty of murdering Black teen

A court in South Africa has found two South African white farmers guilty of killing 16-year-old black boy Matlhomola Moshoeu in 2017.Judge Ronald Hendricks...

Passenger arrested for rubbing his sperm on a baby’s tongue

A man was, on Friday, arrested inside a Danfo bus for allegedly rubbing his sperm on the tongue of a baby whose mom was...

Kenya’s Bible plan to tackle corruption

In our series of letters from African journalists, Kenyan Joseph Warungu looks at the new strategy by the country's anti-corruption body to use the...

‘I heard a wonderful news’ – Man rejoices at news of father’s death

A Nigerian man, Darren Idongesit, has described the news of his father’s death as a wonderful news. According to him, his father who was...