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Kenya’s President Ruto dissolves entire cabinet

Kenyan President William Ruto fired his entire cabinet on Thursday.Only the Deputy President and Prime Cabinet Secretary were spared.Ruto said public sentiment following widespread...

Israel tells ‘everyone in Gaza City’ to leave

The Israeli military has told all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip, amid intensified operations in the north.Leaflets...

Ugandan TikToker jailed for insulting President

A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video...

UAE police withdraw woman’s attempted suicide charge

Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have withdrawn the charges against Irish woman Tori Towey and have closed the case, it has been...

Mali advises airlines to refuel elsewhere due to aviation fuel shortage

Mali is currently unable to refuel commercial aircraft in its capital Bamako due to fuel shortages and is asking airlines to refuel elsewhere until...

We don’t have to repay UK for axed deal – Rwanda

Rwanda has said it is not required to refund the UK after a multi-million-pound migrant deal between the two countries was scrapped.New UK Prime...

France’s former first lady charged with fraud, evidence concealment in Gaddafi funding case

France's former first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has been charged over an election funding scandal dating back to 2007 involving cash from the then Libyan...

Man caught smuggling 100 snakes in his trousers [Video]

A man tried to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by stuffing them in his trousers, according to custom officials. The unnamed...

Israel calls for Gaza City evacuation

Israel has dropped leaflets on Wednesday telling residents of Gaza City to move south. International organizations have warned that the escape routes are "chaotic"...

Nigeria: Fuel shortage, queues worsen in Lagos, Abuja, others

Nigeria’s fuel shortage appears to have worsened, yesterday, as filling stations ran out of stocks, thus shutting their gates against motorists and other users...

Mountaineer’s body found by fellow US climbers 22 years after going missing in Peru

The body of an American mountaineer has been discovered by a pair of fellow US climbers 22 years after he went missing following an...

Biden opens NATO summit by announcing new air defenses for Ukraine

  President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced plans to supply new air defenses to Ukraine in a speech opening the NATO summit – providing much-needed support...

Woman who received pig kidney transplant and heart pump dies

  Lisa Pisano, the first person to receive a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney, died Sunday, according to NYU Langone Health, where...

Tanzanian artist freed after burning president’s picture on social media

A young Tanzanian portrait artist who was convicted last week of cybercrimes has been released from prison after social media users raised more than...

John Cena announces retirement from wrestling

US actor and wrestler John Cena has announced he is retiring from competing in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events.Cena made the surprise announcement to...

Man bites snake to death for attacking him in his sleep

A man in India bit a snake after it attacked him, resulting in the snake's death.The 35-year-old railway worker, Santosh Lohar was working in...

Senegal’s leader asked to reunite ECOWAS bloc split by coups

Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest, is suddenly faced with the huge challenge of reuniting a weakened regional bloc that is older than...

West African bloc says it risks disintegration if junta-led states leave

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday the region risked disintegration and worsening insecurity after junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and...

US troops pull out of Niger’s Air Base 101

The U.S. military withdrew its personnel from Niger's Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday, ahead of its exit...

Napoleon’s pistols sell for €1.69m at auction

Two pistols owned by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, with which he once intended to kill himself, have been sold at auction for €1.69m...

Pope Francis’ critic excommunicated by the Vatican

An Italian Archbishop and staunch critic of Pope Francis has been excommunicated by the Vatican, its doctrinal office has said.Carlo Maria Vigano was found...

Bodies of 89 migrants retrieved from Atlantic

Coastguards in Mauritania have recovered 89 bodies of migrants from a boat that capsized in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday.Nine people - including a...

Biden says he ‘screwed up’ debate but vows to stay in election

US President Joe Biden has admitted he "screwed up" in last week's debate against Donald Trump, but has vowed to fight on in the...

Video shows dog starting house fire by turning on stove in middle of night

Authorities have released a video of a dog starting a house fire when it turned on the stove in the middle of the night...

Singapore to cane Japanese hairdresser for rape

A Singapore court has sentenced a Japanese man to jail and caning for the "brutal and cruel" rape of a university student in 2019.The...

Why I insured my testicles for $10m – Nick Cannon

Popular American television host, Nick Cannon, has disclosed the reason for the $10-million insurance policy on his testicles.The father of 12 explained that he insured his...

Biden admits he ‘nearly fell asleep on stage’ during debate

Joe Biden has said he "nearly fell asleep" during last week's first presidential debate and put his poor performance down to travel exhaustion after...

30 passengers injured after ‘strong turbulence’ forces Air Europa plane to land in Brazil

Thirty passengers were injured after a flight from Madrid to Uruguay was hit by “strong turbulence” and had to make an emergency landing in...

Tunisian President sets election date for Oct. 6

Tunisian President, Kais Saied on Monday set the presidential election date for Oct. 6 and is widely expected to seek a second term, with...

10 things to know about Hajia4Real’s sentence

Ghanaian influencer Mona Faiz Montrage, widely known as Hajia4Real, has been sentenced for her involvement in a series of romance frauds.Here are ten key...

You can’t end the Ukraine war in one day – Russia tells Trump

Donald Trump has said repeatedly he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he’s elected president again. Russia’s United Nations ambassador...

The UK taxi driver still being paid as a Nigerian civil servant

If you leave your job, it would seem logical that your salary would stop being paid, but not so for a number of former...

25 million children at risk of starvation – Report

World Vision Ghana is calling on the public and stakeholders to rise and join forces together and help fight a rising hunger among children.According...

Trump win as top court deals blow to Jan 6 case

Shortly after the Supreme Court issued its decision on his claim of presidential immunity, Donald Trump took to social media to celebrate.“Big win for...

Mauritanian President comfortably wins re-election

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has been re-elected as head of state following Saturday's national vote, winning comfortably in the first round without the...

I look younger after leaving presidential villa – Former First Lady

Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said since leaving the presidential villa, she has become younger.She said  she would...

Over 3 million annual deaths due to alcohol and drug use, majority among men

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7%...

Hajia 4Reall sentenced to over a year in U.S. prison for romance scam [Video]

Ghanaian influencer Mona Faiz Montrage aka Hajia 4reall has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for her role in a...

IMF commends Ghana’s economic strategy, releases $360 million in latest review

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had just wrapped up their second review of Ghana’s US$3 billion, 36-month Extended Credit Facility...

New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack another player over an online gaming dispute, deputies say

An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with...