Mugabe appoints Minister of Facebook & Whatsapp
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has created a ministry to punish “rats” who make use of the cyberspace to attack his government.Appointed as head of...
Photos: Apostle Suleman “heals” blind lady
See how God healed this blind girl and opened her eyes after she got blind while undergoing her NYSC.She joined in the scheme to...
Fresh clashes in Togo leave 4 dead
Tension is mounting once again in Togo following Tuesday's clash between government forces and supporters of the opposition party which left four persons dead.There are...
US revokes economic sanctions against Sudan: What it means for hospitality businesses
News of the revocation of economic sanctions against Sudan by the United States government, is music to the ears of businesses and investors interested...
Move to prosecute Zuma’s son over death
South African lobby group Afriforum has announced plans to privately prosecute President Jacob Zuma’s son.The group says it wants to prosecute Duduzane Zuma on...
Kenyan MP ‘accidentally forwards sex tips on WhatsApp’
A first-time Kenyan MP has been asked to apologise after posting a message with sex tips on his constituency WhatsApp group, the local Daily...
Liberia Election: Weah and Boakai headed for Presidential run-off
Former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are headed for a run-off in Liberia's presidential election.Nearly all the results from Tuesday's poll...
Photo: The church where Satan is a ‘Brother’ & worshippers are served alcohol
Without doubt, churches have denominations and patterns of worship differ, but when you stumble on one, where weird activities are the order of the...
Photos: ‘I bought 15 cars, built four houses selling human parts’
The second syndicate Adebayo Mudasiru and Rashid Abass said they bought human parts for N12, 000. They were arrested with dry and fresh human...
SA President Zuma must face corruption charges, court rules
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled.It agreed with...
Weah takes lead as less than half of Liberia’s election results emerge
Senator George Weah has taken the lead in the early election results announced by Liberia’s electoral commission on Thursday evening.
The National Elections Commission Chairman...
Mob cheers on rape, killing of woman who served ‘forbidden fish’
A woman was raped, whipped and beheaded before a cheering mob in the Democratic Republic of Congo — as punishment for dishing up “forbidden...
‘Poll will go ahead’ – Kenyatta
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says that the 26 October election re-run will go ahead.He was speaking at a rally in the coastal city of...
Curfew in Malawi over ‘vampire’ killings
At least five people have been killed in southern Malawi after they were accused of behaving like vampires.The UN says it has pulled staff...
Raila Odinga quits Kenya election re-run
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga pulls out of 26 October election re-run, seeking "credible election."Mr Odinga said his withdrawal would give the electoral commission...
Liberia votes to choose Ellen Johnson Sirleaf successor
Liberians are going to the polls to choose a successor to Africa's first elected female president and Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.Ex-football star...
Sirleaf entreats Liberians not to vote on party, ethnic, religious or tribal lines
Outgoing Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on Liberians to vote for the one they believe will make the country a better place...
Grace Mugabe warns of coup plot
Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned of a possible coup plot amid growing tensions in the fight to succeed her husband.She says allies...
Zulu king calls for caning in schools
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has said that the banning of corporal punishment in school has led to an increase in indiscipline in learning institutions, the...
Zimbabwe arrests journalist over Grace Mugabe ‘used’ underwear
Zimbabwe police have arrested a journalist at a privately-owned daily over a story claiming that President Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace had donated second-hand underwear...
Why Nigeria wants to remove police roadblocks
Nigeria's police chief Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate removal of all police roadblocks across the country.Many Nigerians will welcome the news because these...
Kenyatta rejects call for power sharing
President Uhuru kenyatta on Sunday dismissed calls by the opposition in kenya for a caretaker government if the fresh election is not held within...
Photo: Man, 55 rapes daughter 9 times for money rituals
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 55-year-old man, Bashiru Adeyanju, in prison custody for raping his 17-year-old daughter (names withheld).Adeyanju, a resident of...
‘I tested her with just a “small slap” and she called off our wedding’
So a prospective Nigerian groom has shared online what he did to his wife-to-be that had her call their wedding off.An anonymous guy shared...
Toddler run over by Boko Haram walks again
A five-year-old Nigerian boy, who was seriously injured when he was run over by Boko Haram militants three years ago, has taken his first...
Sierra Leone’s FA President denies allegations against her
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Isha Johansen, who has been charged with abuse of office and misuse of public funds...
Chaos in Ugandan parliament as MPs debate age limit motion
The floor of Uganda’s parliament witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday as legislators debated a motion around presidential age limits.A leading media outlet, NTV Uganda described the...
Kenyan MP charged with insulting president
Kenyan MP Paul Ongili, better known as Babu Owino, has been charged with insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Daily Nation newspaper is reporting.Mr Ongili...
Raila Odinga: ‘No electoral changes, no election in Kenya’
Kenya’s opposition candidate Raila Odinga has told DW that some changes need to take place at the electoral commission if he is to take...
Why female politician baths every three days
How far would you go to save water?
Well, for the head of a provincial government in South Africa, it seems there is no sacrifice...
Togolese to vote on Presidential term limits
Togo will hold a referendum in the coming days to limit presidential terms, after parliament failed on Tuesday to agree the reform that the...
Uganda’s unsolved murders: body of 21st woman found
In a series of unresolved murders in Uganda, the 21st body of a woman has on Tuesday been found in Entebbe, near the capital,...
We’re ready to pay ‘ultimate price’ – Defiant Kenyan Chief Justice
Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga has said that he and other members of the legal body which selects judges are "prepared to pay the...
Kenyatta’s party accused of hatching life presidency plan
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has accused the ruling party of planning to remove presidential term limit as well as the security of tenure...
Hot video: Minister disguised as patient catches corrupt hospital workers
Uganda’s State Minister of Health for General Duties disguised herself as a patient and caught two medical workers demanding a bribe for free government...
Pathetic story of epilepsy sufferer who fell into fire
The hideous and grotesque look of Benita Okereke has not made her warm disposition grow cold and hard. Rather she remains optimistic that God...
ECOWAS must play lead role in Togo – Togbe Afede
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli and President of the National House of Chiefs, has reiterated the call on the Economic Community of West...
Ethiopia hit by ethnic war
Thousands of people have fled Ethiopia's Somali region following deadly clashes in recent days between ethnic Somalis and Oromos.The BBC's Kalkidan Yibeltal looks at...
Jealous housewife throws two stepchildren into well
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 20 -year -old housewife , Aisha Isah , for allegedly throwing her two stepdaughters , Zainab...
Photos: HIV positive man defiles his 11-year-old daughter
A 37-year-old HIV positive man from Uganda was arrested for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old twin daughter.Salongo Christopher Kityo, a fisherman operating at Gerenge landing...