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Gabby slams UK Prime Minister over reparation comments

A prominent figure within Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has criticized UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer for dismissing calls for...

How China is using its power over minerals we need for every day technology as leverage with the West

China is a global goliath when it comes to one of the most important resources in the world - critical minerals.These minerals are essential...

Nigeria: Charges against Binance cryptocurrency boss dropped

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has dropped a money-laundering case against a top cryptocurrency executive to allow him to get medical treatment abroad.Tigran Gambaryan, a US...

New Gabon Constitution has national holiday to mark Bongo’s downfall

A new Gabonese Constitution proposed by the ruling junta calls for a national holiday to celebrate the downfall of the country’s Bongo dynasty, media...

President Tinubu sacks 6 ministers, appoints 7 others as replacement

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sacked six Ministers from his cabinet and also forwarded to the National Assembly seven ministerial nominees to take over...

How Nigeria became burial ground of policies – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the state of the nation, saying Nigeria is not where it ought to be in terms of growth...

Zambian President sacks top judges who ruled in favour of his rival

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has now sacked three top judges he previously suspended over alleged judicial misconduct, drawing further accusations of political interference in...

Kenyan court blocks deputy President appointment

Kenyan President William Ruto chose Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy on Friday, but a court blocked his appointment until it hears...

UK deports record number of Ghanaians and Nigerians in single flight

A record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home countries on one flight, with 44 forcibly removed on Friday, the Home Office...

Reject World Bank advice or risk implosion – Nigerians tell Tinubu

On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, Nigerians were taken aback while already grappling with hunger and suffering caused by recent government policies.The World Bank Senior...

Mass funerals held for over 150 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion

Mass funerals are taking place in northwestern Nigeria for more than 150 people who died in a fuel tanker explosion, many killed as they...

Kenya’s President nominates Interior Minister as new deputy President

Kenya’s President has nominated Interior Minister, Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy, a day after the Senate voted to impeach Rigathi Gachagua.President William Ruto...

Cynthia Tima Yeboah to speak at International Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development Summit

Renowned Ghanaian media personality, Cynthia Tima Yeboah, also known as Tima Kumkum will be a featured speaker at the International Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable...

Kenya’s deputy president sacked while in hospital

Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer...

Fire kills 104 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria

A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria killing at least 104 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking...

Why I am not married at 54 – Popular Nollywood actress opens up

Popular Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola, has revealed the reason behind her decision not to find another lover.Akintola, 54, in a recent interview stated that...

Brussels announces new law to deport migrants without right to stay

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced legislation to remove more migrants without the right to stay in the European Union."The EU's...

Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like

Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was...

AFCON 2025 qualifier: Super Eagles stranded at Libya airport as authorities divert flight to another city

The Super Eagles are currently stranded in Libya, where the team is to play the second leg of the AFCON 2025 Qualifier game.Following Libya’s...

Ramaphosa won’t be charged over farm scandal – SA prosecutor

South African prosecutors say they will not pursue criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to the controversial farm theft scandal that nearly...

Popular Nigerian TikToker shot in Lagos

A TikTok celebrity, Odesanmi Opeyemi, better known as Oloba Salo, was shot by an unknown gunman in the Lekki area of Lagos state on...

Heartbreaking moment as veteran actor buries daughter

Veteran Nollywood actor, Jerry Amilo has laid his beloved daughter, Chidera Amilo, affectionately known as Princess to rest following her untimely death on October...

Elon Musk reveals Tesla’s Robotaxi and Robovan

Elon Musk showed off Tesla's upcoming driverless taxi at its "We, Robot" on Thursday evening.The unveiling took place on a lot in Warner Bros. Discovery's movie...

Paul Biya: Cameroon bans reporting on President’s health, whereabouts

Cameroon’s government has banned public discussions about the health of President Paul Biya, terming it a national security issue.The directive comes as the authorities...

The 91-year-old African President who keeps defying obituary-writers

Speculation over the well-being and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this week.After attending the China-Africa...

Woman marches husband to court for demanding sex 8 times every night

A Harare woman, Melocia Gwata, has sought legal protection from her husband, George Kusotera, citing his excessive demands for intimacy and abusive behaviour.Gwata revealed...

Jospong Group to help Ugandan govt tackle waste management challenges

The Ugandan government has partnered with Ghana's Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) to decommission the 39-acre Kiteezi Landfill in the Wakiso District near Kampala.The...

Nigerian comic singer released on bail following Burna Boy’s cyberbullying petition

Nigerian comic singer Darlington Achakpo, better known as Speed Darlington, has been released on bail.He was arrested in his house in Lagos State and...

Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Biya in good health, government says

Cameroon's 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, the government said on Tuesday in a statement, calling widespread reports saying otherwise "pure fantasy."Biya...

Shock as pastor slumps and dies during child dedication service

Tragedy struck at the Church of The Brethren (EYN) in Borno State, Nigeria as a pastor reportedly collapsed and passed away during a child...

3 suspects in court for stealing from South Africa’s President

Three people accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm and stealing $580,000 in cash that was stashed in a couch appeared in court...

‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’

Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back. Just six months ago the 39-year-old,...

Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign

Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its...

Rwandan Foreign Minister says Congo refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict

Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed deal to help resolve the M23 rebel...

Swarm of bees attack thief, forces him to return stolen item [Video]

A suspected thief was attacked by a swarm of bees after stealing a battery from a house in Zimbabwe, forcing him to return the...

5 Nobel-worthy discoveries that haven’t won the prize

The best minds in science will be thrust from academic obscurity into the spotlight next week when the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and...

Kellyrae wins Big Brother Naija season 9, bags grand prize [Video]

Kellyrae has been crowned the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 9, themed "No Loose Guard," bagging ₦100 million(976,549.04) grand prize.This season, which began on...

Another boat tragedy claims lives of 78 Congolese

At least 78 people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just a few hundred metres...

Top Nigerian pastor apologises for claiming people who don’t pay tithe won’t go to Heaven

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologized for an initial claim that Christians who do...

Lagos to ban sachet water from January 2025

The Lagos State Government announced on Thursday its plan to ban the circulation of single-use plastics and sachet water starting January 2025.The Commissioner for...