International
How BBC pidgin reported the Akufo-Addo, Mahama handshake
Video of Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo en
handshake plus John Mahama dey go viral as some people dey react say de
president no force.Both political figures...
Video: Stonebwoy records song against xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Ghanaian dancehall musician, Stonebwoy has gone beyond tweets to make a song concerning xenophobic attacks on foreigners, mostly Nigerians in South Africa.In the song,...
Woman falls 80 feet while doing extreme Yoga pose
A young woman has somehow survived a 80-foot fall from a balcony railing while performing yoga.Alexa Terrazas Lopez, 23, fell from the side of...
Former prostitutes graduate from vocational training school
76 former sex workers graduated on Friday from a 2-year vocational program in disciplines such as cosmetology, sewing and cooking.The initiative...
Pope Francis rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in elevator
Pope Francis has been rescued by firefighters after he got stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes, ahead of his weekly address on Sunday....
Video: 3 men hijack Cape Town truck – except they can’t drive
An attempted hijacking was caught on camera on August 23 in Cape Town, South Africa.Three armed men jumped into a truck and attempted to...
Pastor’s wife fires gun in church
A “minor conflict” between the wives of a
pastor and youth pastor at a West Virginia church resulted in gunfire,
leading to the arrest...
How BBC reported on killing of 5 cops in one month in Ghana
Ghana to give guns to police officersGhana's government has decided to arm all police officers on
traffic duties after a spate of attacks.Five
officers have been...
Citizenship will no longer be automatic for children of some US military members living overseas
The Trump administration is making it more difficult for the children of some United States (US) service members and US government employees living abroad...
Ethiopian politician’s goats ‘taken hostage’
The goats of
an opposition politician in northern Ethiopia have been taken hostage as part
of a ploy by local officials to get him to leave...
No single gene associated with being gay
The study, published in Science, used data from the UK Biobank and 23andMe, and found some genetic variants associated with same-sex relationships.But genetic factors...
Man sues restaurant for running out of chicken sandwiches
A distraught Tennessee man has sued fast-food chain Popeyes, for
running out of its popular chicken sandwiches which unexpectedly became
an online sensation in the...
Bible translator butchered to death in Cameroon, wife’s arm chopped off
A Bible translator in Cameroon was butchered to death on Sunday morning during an overnight attack while his wife’s arm was cut off, according...
Nigerian women in Ghana exploited by smugglers, madams, ‘priests’
Kumasi, Ghana - Jennifer* has spent the last few weeks on the pavements of Vienna City, a hub in Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city, which has...
Senior US official resigns after viewing porn on work computer
A senior Justice Department official resigned after being found to have watched porn on a government computer, according to newly released summary of an...
Man kills childhood bully at a school reunion, 50 years later
A 69-year-old man attending a school reunion in Ang Thong, Thailand has been declared wanted after taking revenge on the pupil who bullied him...
He played the same lottery numbers for 20 years; He just won $60 million
Patience is a virtue, right?At least that's what one Canadian man proved as he played the same lottery numbers for almost 20 years and...
UK: Parliament suspension sparks furious backlash
The prime minister's decision to suspend Parliament has prompted an angry backlash from MPs and opponents of a no-deal Brexit.It sparked protests across the...
TB Joshua’s church testimony causes dismissal of presidential aide
Julius Maada Bio, the president of Sierra Leone, has terminated the appointment of his chief of protocol (SCOP), Fatmata Kargbo, after she went to...
Video: TV host cries; apologizes for saying that her black colleague looks like gorilla on Live TV [video]
A TV host broke down in tears as she apologised for saying her black colleague looks like a gorilla lives on air.Alex Housden, during...
Passenger jailed for bomb joke on Kenyan plane
An Ethiopian man in Kenya was sentenced to four months in prison on Thursday for joking about a bomb after boarding a Kenya Airways...
Zoo trade in baby elephants banned internationally
A near-total ban on taking baby African elephants from the wild and selling them to zoos has been approved at a meeting in Geneva.Parties...
Nigerian singer, Rema makes Obama’s summer playlist
Barack Obama, former United States of America President has shared Nigerian Singer, Rema's playlist on his twitter handle @BarackObama. He shared a list of 44...
FBI takes down Nigerian fraudsters in $46M scam
A 252-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed on Thursday charged 80 defendants, most of whom are Nigerian nationals, with participating in a massive conspiracy...
Asia’s 20 richest families control $450 billion
The dynasties behind Reliance, Samsung and Suntory are among the region's wealthiest. Hong Kong clans make up 30% of the list.Mukesh Ambani’s late father,...
New Zealand speaker feeds lawmaker’s baby during debate in Parliament
The New Zealand Parliament invited a special guest onto the chamber floor Wednesday -- a newborn baby.The country's parliamentary speaker Trevor Mallard held and...
The mystery photos of a 1957 gay wedding
Decades before gay marriage became legal anywhere in the US, same-sex couples were committing themselves to each other in front of friends and loved...
Year of Return: We need to talk about Africa not only where we are citizens – Danny Glover
American actor, film director, and political activist, Danny Glover, has urged African-Americans visiting Africa, especially Ghana for the 'Year of Return' initiative marking 400...
Kidnappers demand palm oil, yam and Schnapps as ransom
Kidnappers for south-west Nigeria demand foodstuff
from one family before dem release three victims, according to tori pipo News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN).One pesin for di...
Mexico judge approves recreational cocaine for two users
A Mexican judge has granted two people the right to recreational cocaine use, in the first ruling of its kind, the organisation behind the...
Catholic cleric loses appeal against sexual abuse convictions
Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse, has failed in a legal bid to quash his convictions...
Woman cleared over baby’s death in landmark case
A 21-year-old woman in El Salvador whose baby was found dead in the toilet where she gave birth has been cleared of murder during...
A young face scarred by war
Jouma and his family were fleeing their home in Syria in 2018 when an air strike hit the bus they were on.The little boy's...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to legalize firing transgender workers
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to set a legal precedent that would make it OK for an employer to fire a...
Nigerian gov’t ordered to pay $9bn to private gas firm
A British judge has ordered the Nigerian government to pay $9bn in assets to a small private company.The firm, P&ID, had reached a deal...
Tanzania tanker explosion death toll reaches 85
The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Tanzania has climbed to 85, a local governor said Wednesday, after 10 more people died...
Israel bars two members of U.S. congress
Israel is blocking two US Democratic lawmakers, who are prominent critics of the Israeli government, from visiting.Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib were due to...
Row over Burundi students ripping up uniforms
Pictures of Burundian students celebrating the end of exams by tearing up their uniforms have caused so much of a stir they even came...
Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. rematch in Saudi Arabia blasted by human rights group
The decision to stage the rematch between
Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia has drawn heavy criticism from
human rights group Amnesty International.Joshua,...
YouTube child star dies of malaria
A six-year-old YouTube star known in Burundi for his popular comedy sketches has died of malaria, his manager says.Darcy Irakoze, known as Kacaman, was...