Africa

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

A 31-year-old lady has taken to social media to recount how she escaped being raped by a really trusted friend in Lekki axis of...

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have rearrested a robbery suspect five days after he was released...

The presidency has just circulated the statement below announcing the placement of 50 high-profile Nigerians on travel restrictions.The individuals, whose identities were not disclosed, include...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered full implementation of Executive Order 6 (EO6) and with the implementation of the presidential directive, 50 high-profile persons have...

A 32-year-old farmer identified as Rilwan Salisu has been remanded in prison for raping a 78-year-old grandmother.The suspect who pleaded guilty to the charge...

Ethiopia's prime minister has done press-ups with dozens of protesting soldiers, who had marched into his office in the capital, Addis Ababa.Abiy Ahmed was...

Death-row inmate Celestine Egbunuche has been dubbed Nigeria's "oldest prisoner" amid a campaign calling for his release.He is 100 years old and has spent...

At least 40 people have been killed after a bus travelling from the Kenyan capital Nairobi to Kisumu, in the west, veered off the...

The Director of Public Prosecutions has ordered criminal charges against TV anchor Jacque Maribe and her boyfriend Joseph Irungu alias Jowie over the murder...

The First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump could not have completed her very first Africa tour without having to respond to teaming...

A group of worshipers, all said to be women, have been arrested by police in an unregistered church during what was said to be...

One Mr. Okwudiri Okechukwu, is in trouble for allegedly giving his dog his neighbour’s name at Majaoba Street in Egan area of Igando, Lagos.The...

The Bois de Vincennes, a sprawling park on the outskirts of eastern Paris, is home to horse riding schools and a zoo. It has...

Getting sleep on a plane is not automatic for everyone. But for some passengers on a South Airways (SAA) flight headed to Hong Kong...

A group of South African virgins have explained that they are not in a hurry to have sex despite being pressured to do so.The...