Armed robbery suspect steals police phone inside patrol van
A 23-year-old armed robbery suspect, Godwin Emmanuel, has admitted stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun...
Nigerian gospel actor, Moses Korede Are ‘Baba Gbenro’ of Abattoir fame ‘is dead
The Nigerian gospel film industry is in mourning following the passing of veteran actor Moses Korede Are, popularly recognised for his role as “Baba...
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to...
Ugandan TikTokers held for insulting first family
Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and the president's son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the...
Nigeria offers free caesarean sections to poorer women
Nigeria has announced that free emergency Caesarean sections will be made available to "poor and vulnerable"women in an ambitious plan to bring down the...
Bobrisky explains temporary exit from Nigeria after two failed attempts
Controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has clarified the reasons behind his recent departure from Nigeria after two failed attempts to travel...
Equatorial Guinea’s ruling party suspends official in sex scandal; warns citizens on video sharing
In response to a recent sexual scandal impacting Equatorial Guinea’s image, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) has issued an official statement detailing...
Baltasar Engonga: Equatorial Guinea official in sex scandal dismissed; successor named
Equatorial Guinea’s President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has officially removed Baltasar Ebang Engonga from his role as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency...
Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years
A court in Kenya has sentenced two men to 35 years each for the murder of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat at the end of...
Equatorial Guinea: Government orders immediate dismissal of officials engaging in intimate relations in offices
The Government of Equatorial Guinea has announced that any public or private administration official caught engaging in intimate relations within office premises will be...
Equatorial Guinea: Public Prosecutor’s Office breaks silence over top official’s sex scandal
The Public Prosecutor's Office in Equatorial Guinea is currently investigating Baltasar Ebang Engonga, popularly known as "Bello," for potential public health violations.Ebang Engonga, the...
Equatorial Guinea official arrested over 400 sextapes with VIPs’ wives, sisters
The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives...
Gloria Sarfo slams AMAA organisers for failed ‘all-expense paid’ trip for Ghanaian filmmakers
Ghanaian actress Gloria Sarfo has vented her spleen on the organisers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) over challenges some Ghanaian filmmakers faced...
ECOWAS Aviation Ministers set to address high cost of air transport
ECOWAS is gearing up to host a key series of meetings from November 5-8, 2024, in Lomé, Togo, bringing together aviation ministers, DGs of...
Mpox cases on the African continent show a 500% increase year-on-year
Mpox cases continue to spread on the African continent, showing an increase of over 500% from last year, data from the Africa Centres for...
Stonebwoy headlines Adom FM’s Family Kolor Paaty today at Legon Botanical Gardens
The wait is over! Adom 106.3 FM’s Family Kolor Paaty is happening today, November 2, 2024, at the beautiful Legon Botanical Garden in Accra.From...
Outrage in Nigeria as young suspects collapse in court
Dozens of alleged protesters were brought before a Nigerian court on Friday, sparking outrage, as many of the defendants appeared to be malnourished following...
LeBron James says ‘the choice is clear to me’ as he endorses Kamala Harris
NBA star LeBron James has endorsed Kamala Harris, writing on his personal X account that "the choice is clear to me".The Akron, Ohio native...
South Africa to strip beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina of ID documents
Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who has been at the centre of a fierce nationality row, is to be stripped of her South African identity...
Nigerian MP apologises after viral taxi slapping video
Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh has apologised after a video went viral of him slapping and verbally abusing a taxi driver who had come to...
King Mohammed VI, Macron chair signing of 22 bilateral agreements
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at the Royal Palace of Guests in Rabat.In attendance...
Zambia mourns seven footballers killed in bus crash
Zambian football is in mourning after seven players from Chavuma Town Council FC were killed in a bus crash.The country's football association (Faz) expressed...
BBC Africa Eye investigates why young French Africans are leaving France for Senegal
BBC Africa Eye, the investigative unit of BBC World Service, explores what is driving some first-generation French Africans to seek new beginnings in Senegal.This...
Man defecates in bedroom, burns wife’s clothes for refusing intimacy
A Zimbabwean man left a courtroom stunned after admitting he had been urinating and defecating in his bedroom to protest his wife’s alleged denial...
Action demanded over surge in illegal meat imports in UK
The government is under pressure to stop illegal meat being smuggled into the UK, amid warnings of a "foot-and-mouth" level crisis for British farmers.
The...
Prof. Thwala takes over as Chair of Africa Health Collaborative Executive Steering Committee
Prof. Nhlanhla Thwala, Vice-Chancellor of the Africa Leadership University (ALU), has officially taken over as Chair of the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the...
Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed as Commonwealth Secretary-General
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been named Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government...
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...