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Ebola outbreak declared after three die in DRC

An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the northeast region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.The World Health Organisation says three deaths are being...

‘I dressed as a man to work in a mine’

Pili Hussein wanted to make her fortune prospecting for a precious stone that's said to be a thousand times rarer than diamonds, but since...

African migrants flee poverty to get sucked into world of violent crime

Six months after Muhammed Yusuf had been sold, tortured and forced to watch as a friend died, he found himself back at the parched,...

Man finds out wife has p3nis on their wedding night

A married man has been left in a dilemma after he found one his wife whom he dated for a year before marriage had...

WHO Confirms Ebola Case in DR Congo

A person has tested positive for the Ebola virus in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.A spokesman for the World Health Organization says officials...

Video: Barbed wire electrocutes thief to death

Many days for the thief but one day for the owner they say, This thief didn't have the opportunity to answer to the owner...

SA shocked at woman’s murder, burning

The man believed to be the boyfriend of a 22-year-old woman whose killing has shocked South Africa has appeared in court in Johannesburg to...

Zuma appeals against court order

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is appealing against a High Court ruling ordering him to give reasons for his controversial decision to sack widely...

How my pastor ruined my marriage – Woman cries in court

A civil servant, Mrs Victoria Igbo, on Monday, told a Nyanya Customary Court, Abuja, that her pastor hurried her into marrying the wrong man.Victoria,...

Mugabe ‘resting eyes, not sleeping’

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's spokesman has hit back at critics who accuse him of falling asleep at public events, saying the 93 year old...

Chibok girl ‘refused to be released’

One of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Islamist militants Boko Haram chose to stay with her husband instead of being freed, a spokesman for...

‘Journalists like stealing chicken’ – Zambia minister

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela explains a bad joke he made Tuesday evening, where he told journalists not to steal chicken.The...

Zuma appeals for help to find ‘kidnapped’ Nikoi

Almost two months since Unicef director Charlotte Nikoi’s disappearance, President Jacob Zuma appealed to anyone who may have information to come forward and assist...

Dumsor to hit Zimbabwe Over unpaid electricity bills

South Africa’s state-run electricity company has threatened to pull the plug on its neighbor Zimbabwe if it fails to clear unpaid debts by the...

South African town hit by riots after white farmers get bail

Riots have hit a small town in South Africa after a magistrate granted bail to two white farmers accused of murdering a 16-year-old black...

Obasanjo is under a spell — Ex-wife claims

The controversy over the date for the wedding of Tope Adebutu, the daughter of Chief Kessington Adebutu and the son of Olujonwo Obasanjo, a...

Nigeria Chibok girls: Freed 82 to meet President Buhari

The 82 schoolgirls released by Boko Haram Islamist militants are to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. They were escorted to the reception in the capital...

Prophet takes money, three houses from woman to cure her fibroid

The police in Lagos have commenced an investigation into a case involving one Oladele, 45, a prophet at a church in Oke-Ira, in the...

TB Joshua reveals the source of his Power

As preparations heat up for his relocation to Israel, Prophet T.B. Joshua, founder of Synagogue Church of All Nation has revealed the mystery behind...

Zimbabwe second-most developed country in Africa – Mugabe

Zimbabwe is the most highly developed country in Africa after South Africa, President Robert Mugabe has said. He denied that the country was a fragile...

‘Troops mistakenly’ kills Somali minister

Somalia's security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist, officials have said.He was killed in his...

Nigeria’s ailing President Buhari misses third cabinet meeting

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his third cabinet meeting in a row amid ongoing questions about the state of his health.He has not...

Jacob Zuma abandons rally after being booed

South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has abandoned a May Day rally after he was booed by workers demanding his resignation.Scuffles broke out between...

Teacher collapses and die in front of her class while invigilating exams

A teacher who was invigilating an exam has collapsed and died in the process causing quite a stir throughout the school. The Gauteng department of...

Nigeria’s President Buhari urged to take medical leave

A group of prominent Nigerians has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, to take medical leave, amid growing concern about his health.There was an...

Jacob Zuma abandons rally after being booed

South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has abandoned a May Day rally after he was booed by workers demanding his resignation.Scuffles broke out between...