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Strong BRICS partnership will help construct a prosperous Africa – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo is optimistic that a robust partnership with BRICS countries will contribute to the development of Africa.He said this move, coupled with a...
Saudi Arabia, Iran to join BRICS as group admits six new members
Saudi Arabia and Iran are among six countries to join BRICS as new members next year, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced, on...
India becomes first country to land spacecraft on moon’s south pole
India has become the first country in the world to successfully land a spacecraft on the south pole of the moon.The Chandrayaan-3 mission was...
Wagner boss killed in plane crash in Russia
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet that crashed, killing all on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority has said.Earlier,...
Tennessee news anchor surprised with a proposal on set
A Tennessee news anchor is now engaged to be married after unknowingly introducing her own proposal.Cornelia Nicholson was recording on set at NBC affiliate WRCB when...
French airport to be renamed after Queen Elizabeth II in tribute
An airport in France will be renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II after receiving permission from the King, officials in the town have...
‘I was raped by a Metropolitan Police officer but saw him jailed – twice’
Lauren Taylor was just 16 when she was raped by a Metropolitan Police officer in 2010.Adam Provan was almost twice her age but he...
Exciting scenes as 2023 Chale Wote festival takes off [Photos]
The 2023 edition of the Chale Wote Street Art Festival kicked off with a procession on Monday, August 21, 2023.After 12 years of hosting...
ECOWAS rejects Niger junta’s proposed 3-year delay for elections
West Africa’s main regional bloc, ECOWAS, has rejected a proposal by Niger’s military junta to hold elections within three years, extending a political impasse...
The moment a Southwest Airlines plane catches fire mid-flight
This is the terrifying moment flames shoot out of an airplane engine moments after take-off.The footage, captured on Tuesday, shows flames roaring out of...
Ga Mashie celebrates Homowo [Photos]
Over the weekend, the people of Ga Mashie took their turn in the Homowo festivities for this year.The streets of Ga Mashie were filled...
Niger: ECOWAS military intervention will not happen – Prof Aning
The Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) says ECOWAS’ military intervention in...
Nigerian professor suspended amid sex-for-grades probe
Nigeria’s University of Calabar has suspended a high-ranking professor after a protest by female students accused him of sexual harassment.On Monday, around 30 female...
Niger: We’re not going to engage in endless dialogues – ECOWAS
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, says the regional body is not ready to engage in endless talks with...
UN celebrates Kofi Annan, five years after his passing
The United Nations has paid glowing tributes in honour of its late General Secretary, Kofi Annan, five years after his death.Kofi Annan died on...
At Defence chiefs meeting on Niger: We mustn’t stifle democracy – Chairman of CDSs declares
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDSs), General Christopher Musa, has said that democracy should not be stifled in...
80-year-old woman says she’s still a virgin because husband refused to have sex
Sexual intercourse, they say is an exclusive preserve of married couples, which was probably one of the reasons a now-80-year-old woman got married, but,...
Cash, cars and homes seized in $735m Singapore anti-money laundering raids
Singapore police have seized about S$1bn ($735m; £578m) – including luxury homes, cars and watches – in one of its biggest anti-money laundering probes.Gold...
Pilot dies in bathroom of plane with 271 passengers onboard while flying
An airline pilot died after collapsing in the bathroom of a Miami, U.S. to Chile flight with 271 passengers onboard.Captain Ivan Andaur, 56, began...
Niger coup: Dzi wo fie asem – Sam George tells Akufo-Addo on military deployment
Pressure is still mounting on President Nana Akufo-Addo not to deploy soldiers for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) standby force in Niger.The...
Museum worker sacked over missing treasures
The British Museum in London has sacked a member of staff and police are investigating after treasures were reported “missing, stolen or damaged”. Items including...
Niger coup: Sending troops will cause collateral damage – Sheikh Aremeyaw
The Spokesperson of the Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has raised concern about the potential collateral damage that would be recorded should the Economic...
Canada wildfire: Car ‘began melting’ as families evacuated north
Wildfire is bearing down on the capital city of Canada’s Northwest Territories, with thousands of people under evacuation orders.The conflagration – which has already...
Niger: Foreigners’ safety would be at risk should ECOWAS employ military force – Seidu Abudu
The President of the Ghanaian community in Niger, Seidu Abudu, has revealed that any plans ECOWAS has for using military intervention to address the...
ECOWAS army heads to meet in Accra today
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Army Heads will today, August 17, 2023, begin a meeting in Accra.The gathering is...
Niger crisis: ECOWAS is not anywhere near deploying military force – Rtd Col. Aboagye
Security analyst Rtd Colonel Festus Aboagye has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may take a while to deploy a...
Nigeria army helicopter crashes amid deadly attack
A Nigerian military helicopter sent to rescue wounded soldiers from a deadly attack in the central Niger state crashed on Monday, after it was...
Zuckerberg says Musk ‘not serious’ about cage fight
Elon Musk “isn’t serious” about holding a cage fight and “it’s time to move on”, Mark Zuckerberg has said.In a post on his social...
Niger coup leader agrees to hold direct talks with ECOWAS
A group of Nigerian Islamic scholars who met Niger’s coup leader have said the general has agreed to hold direct talks and resolve a...
Niger coup: Russia warns ECOWAS not to take military action
Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a “protracted confrontation” after regional bloc Ecowas said it would assemble a standby...
Lady killed, womb removed after nightclub outing
The body of a young nurse was discovered without a womb after a night outing in Ibadan.The nurse, Omoniyi Boluwatife, was found dead and...
Supermarket shut down after spider capable of causing permanent erection is spotted
An Austrian supermarket has been evacuated over fears of a banana-loving spider sighting that is capable of causing permanent erections in men.The Penny shop in Krems an der...
ECOWAS is a joke paradise – Diplomatic consult on Tinubu’s chairmanship
An international diplomatic consultant has described the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a joke paradise over the election of Nigeria's President...
Zuma escapes further jail time due to overcrowding
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been freed from serving further time in prison after being granted a remission status.Remission status is...
ECOWAS orders immediate standby force against Niger junta [Video]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic.The President of ECOWAS,...
Presidential aspirant shot dead at rally
A candidate in Ecuador’s forthcoming presidential election who has campaigned against corruption and gangs has been shot dead at a campaign rally.Fernando Villavicencio, a...
Mic Cardi B threw at fan sells for nearly $100,000 at auction
The microphone that Cardi B hurled at an unruly fan last month in Las Vegas is now worth a whole lot more than it...
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years for the shooting of fellow musician Megan Thee Stallion.Lanez shot Grammy winner Megan Thee...
41 migrants die in shipwreck off Italy
Forty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors told local media.A group of four people who survived the...
Niger junta closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline expires
The military junta said it shuttered the country's airspace because of the "threat of intervention." An ECOWAS demand to restore President Bazoum or risk...