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Woman connives with lover to extort money from parents in fake kidnap

A 19-year-old woman, who was alleged to have been kidnapped in Bushenyi, western Uganda, five days ago, has been found by police in Kampala...

Deadly church attack kills 19 including two priests

At least 19 people were killed Tuesday after gunmen opened fire at a church in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, police said. Two priests and 17 worshippers...

Harvard University uses Nigeria as a case study of a failed African country

Nigeria has yet again been ‘disgraced’ internationally, following an assignment Harvard University gave to its students in which Nigeria was used as a case study of...

Zuma’s new fiancee forced to resign

The woman who is set to become the seventh wife of South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma has been forced to resign from her job...

99% of Kenyans support laws criminalizing same-sex unions – Uhuru

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has firmly reiterated that he will continue to respect Kenyan laws regarding same-sex relationships. Kenya like much of Africa criminalizes such...

Swaziland king renames country 'the Kingdom of eSwatini'

Swaziland's King Mswati III has announced he is renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini. The monarch announced the official change at Golden Jubilee...

Photos: My future husband must bath in a river – Priestess

A lady has revealed what any man seeking her hand in marriage must do before he can be accepted. According to her Facebook post,...

President sacks 256 judges for not having law degrees

President Joseph Kabila "sanctioned more than 200 individuals who do not fulfil the conditions to function as magistrates", Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said...

Zimbabwe sacks thousands of nurses on strike

Zimbabwe’s government has sacked more than 10,000 nurses who went on strike on Monday, in an apparently hardline attempt to quell labour unrest. Vice-President Constantino...

Liberian President Weah Orders Probe of Exxon's 2013 Oil Deal

Liberian President George Weah ordered a probe into Exxon Mobil Corp.’s 2013 deal for drilling rights off the West African nation’s coast, his office...

Man killed while trying to separate his feuding wives

A man who reportedly tried to separate a fight between his two wives today in Adamawa state, has been stabbed to death by one...

VIDEO: Watch Ghanaian Pastor kissing a woman and touching another's breast as way of healing

A Ghanaian Pastor in South Africa, Prophet Nana Poku, heals a woman by kissing her and another by touching her breast. The absurd video is...

Man to be beaten 80 strokes of cane for calling sister-in-law a prostitute

A Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gar, Kaduna state has ordered a man, Shuaibu Umar who called his sister in-law, Suwaiba Abdulkadir a prostitute...

My dad burnt my property for accepting Jesus – Senator

A senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District in the Senate, Binta Masi Garba, on Sunday, narrated how all that she had were set ablaze...

Buhari's party Twitter account hacked, Nigerians in shock

Nigeria’s ruling party, All People’s Congress has distanced itself from its official account that was hacked on Saturday and allegedly sold for $2000. The new...

Why I threatened not to support my husband for a second term – Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has given reasons why she openly criticized her husband and threatened to withdraw her support for his re-election bid. Recall...

Why I killed my father – Girl, 16 reveals

16-year-old Emani Kure hacked her 40-year-old father, Kusha Kure, to death at their home because he refused to allow her marry her 24 year...

Photos: Winnie Mandela laid to rest

Thousands of South Africans today are reportedly laying to rest Winnie Mandela, anti-apartheid icon and Nelson Mandela’s former wife, with full state honours at a...

Video: "If you don’t pay your tithe you’re “not going to heaven"

A video trending on the internet at the moment shows Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) General Overseer Pastor E. A. Adeboye addressing the paying of tithe. READ:...

Boko Haram has abducted over 1,000 children, killed more than 2,000 teachers

Boko Haram has abducted more than 1,000 children in northeast Nigeria since 2013, the United Nations' children's agency announced Friday. The number of children kidnapped by...

I declared because Nigerians are talking too much – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari who gave the explanation while receiving the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby in London said, that majority of Nigerians appreciate...

Sierra Leone president names cabinet, as opposition files petition challenging his victory

Sierra Leone’s new president has named a partial cabinet and announced 12th May as the inauguration date for the newly elected government, while the...

Chinese baby born four years after parents' death

A baby has been born in China to a surrogate mother four years after his parents died in a car crash, Chinese media reported. The...

Hot video: Houseboy oozes maggots from private parts after sex with boss' wife

A randy houseboy received far more than he bargained for after he slept with his employer’s wife.ALSO READ: My appointment to Cancer Board not...

Togo police crackdown on anti-government protesters

Police in Togo have dispersed an opposition protest in the capital Lome. Reports indicate that teargas was fired to disperse protesters in Lome and...

Bloggers to pay $930 annual licence fee or be forced out of business

Reports from Tanzania say bloggers and other “online content creators” now have to pay $930 in licence fees per year to be approved by...

The Tribe in Uganda which allows Bride’s Aunt to sleep with Groom before Marriage

Africa is one of the continents of the world with diverse traditions. Earlier today we reported about how some African countries prepare their women...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: See what happened when Africans first spotted a self-driving car

ALSO READ: Journalist dies after attempting abortion It was excitement laced with wonder when Nigerians spotted a self driving car for the first time on the...

Photos: Swaziland's King Mswati's 8th wife commits suicide

Senteni Masango, the 8th wife of Africa’s last absolute monarch, Swaziland’s King Mswati III, has died after committing suicide. She was found dead in the...

PHOTO: Nigerian brides abandon wedding reception to write final exams

Two Nigerian brides abandoned their respective wedding receptions in order to sit their final exams, a move that delighted their head of department, local...

Video of 'brutal police assault' in Kenya

Police in Kenya are looking into the authenticity of a video purportedly showing a police officer assaulting a man.National Police Service-Kenya✔@NPSOfficial_KEOur attention has been...

VIDEO: Hollywood Star Brad Pitt exposes greedy American businesses' exploitation of Ghana's oil in new movie

ALSO READ: Newmont Ahafo Mine collapses, kills 6 dead and injure others Hollywood Superstar, Brad Pitt has produced a non-fictional documentary exposing what he terms "greed...

We will expose our colleagues working against you – Pastors tell Buhari

The Arewa Pastors Non-denominational Initiative for Peace in Nigeria has vowed to expose the pastors working against President Muhammadu Buhari. The leader of the group,...

Photo: Musician and 4-yr-old daughter murdered by husband

Fast-rising Nigerian artiste, Ali Zainab Nielsen aka Alizee, has reportedly been shot dead alongside her 4-year-old daughter, Petra Nielsen. She was allegedly murdered this morning...

Thousands of South Africans to march in support of Zuma at court appearance

Thousands of supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma are expected to march to the Durban High Court on Friday, where Zuma will...

Sierra Leone: Apologise to Mahama – Observers group demands from his accusers

Election observers in the just-ended Sierra Leonean elections are demanding an apology from the losing party for accusing former President John Mahama of spearheading...

Man fights wife over unused vibrator

A Nigerian man is currently facing marital crisis over an unused vibrator he had bought for his wife. According to reports, the man identified simply...

Ghana’s High Commissioner woos investors to Ghana

Ghana’s High Commissioner to UK and Republic of Ireland, Papa Owusu-Ankomah has underscored the need for deepening the City of London’s relationship with Ghana...

'Backlog of 80,000 birth certificates' in Kenya

A Kenyan registrar has revealed he has a backlog of more than 80,000 birth certificates - because the official paper is yet to be...

Opposition candidate declared winner in Sierra Leone’s election

A former military commander and rebel leader who later went to graduate school in the United States and Britain was declared the winner of...