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Nigeria elections 2023: How influencers are secretly paid by political parties

A BBC investigation has discovered that political parties in Nigeria are secretly paying social media influencers to spread disinformation about their opponents ahead of...

Illinois Legislative Black Caucus apt to bridge gap via business, tourism after visit to Ghana [Video]

The Black Caucus Education and Exploration Tour 2023 had executive members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) visiting Ghana as part of...

Aid groups urge debt cancellation to ease Ghana’s economic woes

More than two dozen aid and campaign groups have called for international creditors to cancel a large portion of Ghana’s debts as it struggles...

BBC renders apology after sex noises heard during FA Cup coverage

The BBC has apologised after sexual noises interrupted live television coverage of the FA Cup.Moaning was heard while Gary Lineker presented the third-round replay...

Ukraine crash: Ministers killed as helicopter comes down near nursery

Eighteen people have been killed, including Ukraine’s Interior Affairs Minister, after a helicopter crashed beside a kindergarten in an eastern suburb of the capital...

Man going through divorce rams truck into wife’s home [Video]

An estranged husband whose wife says they are going through a divorce was captured on camera repeatedly ramming a dump truck into his partner’s...

Kenya’s president alleges plot to kill electoral chief in last polls

Kenya’s President William Ruto has made sensational accusations of a plot to abduct and kill the head of the electoral commission in the run-up...

Biden reaches a vital new tipping point on Ukraine

The West has reached its latest fateful crossroads over Ukraine.Looming decisions on deepening support for Kyiv’s fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s onslaught have been...

Murdered Kenyan LGBTQ activist buried

The funeral of Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, who was smothered to death in a killing that caused outrage, is taking place at his...

China’s population falls for the first time since 1961

China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low – 6.77 births per...

Woman’s head found in shower after decapitation by her husband

The Texas woman who was allegedly decapitated by her husband was found in a pool of blood near the couple’s bed — and her head was...

Taliban buys blue ticks on Twitter

The Taliban have started using Twitter's paid-for verification feature, meaning some now have blue ticks on their accounts.Previously, the blue tick indicated "active, notable,...

AA investigates after two planes nearly collide on JFK runway

US officials have launched an investigation after two planes full of passengers almost collided at a New York airport last week.The close call happened...

Survivor of 2005 Ghanaians’ massacre testifies at German court

A survivor of the 2005 Ghanaians massacre in Gambia, Martin Kyere, is set to testify in a German court this week.This follows the arrest...

About 20 dead after Russia fires new waves of missiles at Ukraine

Russia launched fresh waves of missile attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 20 people in a strike on an apartment block in...

Ghanaian-American soldier allegedly killed by colleague during altercation

A soldier assigned to Fort Rucker, Alabama, was arrested Tuesday after brutally attacking a fellow soldier, officials told Army Times in a Wednesday afternoon...

Family would never forgive me if I told all – Prince Harry

Prince Harry claims he had enough material for “two books”, and did not include some things in his memoir because his father and brother...

The royal tragedy at the heart of ‘Spare’

Maybe “Megxit” was never about Meghan Markle. Maybe it was always driven by Prince Harry, who, in his American wife, found the much-needed catalyst to leave...

Second potentially habitable Earth-size planet found orbiting nearby star

A NASA mission has spottedan Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a small star about 100 light-years away.The planet, named TOI 700 e, is likely rocky and...

Married Zimbabwe cricket coaches die three weeks apart

Cricket in Zimbabwe is mourning the death of two married national team coaches who passed away within weeks of each other.The couple are survived...

Nigeria rule on unmarried pregnant officers quashed

A Nigerian court has struck out a police regulation that forbids unmarried female officers from getting pregnant, local media report.In a landmark judgment, a...

Akufo-Addo receives Harvard students at Jubilee House

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme Ghana has opted for will boost investor confidence in the country.He has...

Five dead; 13 injured after man drives into crowd

Chinese police have arrested a man who drove a car into pedestrians in Guangzhou, killing five people and injuring 13 others.The incident has...

Four police officers caught on CCTV camera attempting to rob businessmen

A Kenyan media outlet has shared camera footage of the moment four police officers allegedly attempted to rob two people of 2m Kenyan shillings...

‘World’s most wanted human trafficker’ arrested

An Eritrean national described as one of "the world's most wanted" human traffickers has been arrested in Sudan after an international manhunt led by...

Check out the world’s most powerful passport for 2023

A trio of Asian passports offer their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report...

Prince Harry condemns ‘dangerous spin’ about his Taliban comments

Prince Harry has said claims he boasted in his new book about killing 25 Taliban fighters while on duty in Afghanistan are a “dangerous...

Spare review: The weirdest book ever written by a royal

This must be the strangest book ever written by a royal.Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, is part confession, part rant and part love letter. In...

Prisoner ‘had inappropriate relationships with 2 female jail staff’

An inmate had "inappropriate relationships" with two different women who worked in the prison where he was serving time, a court heard.Harri Pullen allegedly...

Former president’s daughter sentenced to a 5-year prison term

The activist daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said on Tuesday.The lawyer...

Prince Harry’s book officially hits shops after days of leaks

Bookshops in London opened at midnight to meet demand for Prince Harry’s memoir after it officially went on sale.Fans queuing to buy a hardback...

The wife who was executed for her lover’s crime

On 9 January 1923 Edith Thompson and her lover Frederick Bywaters were executed for the murder of her husband, even though there was no...

Prince Harry’s book officially hits shops after days of leaks

Bookshops in London opened at midnight to meet demand for Prince Harry’s memoir after it officially went on sale.Fans queuing to buy a hardback...

China opens borders three year after COVID-19

China has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since it imposed travel restrictions in March 2020.Incoming travellers will no longer...

6-year-old in custody after shooting teacher, police say

A six-year-old boy is in police custody after he shot a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, Friday afternoon, Police Chief...

Chaos after son of notorious drug Lord El Chapo is arrested

Three security force members have died in clashes in the state of Sinaloa after the arrest of a son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin...

Sad: Woman dies after fireworks exploded in her clothes

A mum-of-two tragically died on the turn of the 2023 New Year in Brazil after a 'firework got caught in her clothes'.Elisangela Tinem was...

Meet the 7 Ghanaians on the UK New Year Honours List

The United Kingdom (UK) has released the 2023 New Year Honours list and on it is seven Ghanaian names being honoured for services to environmental...

Dubai scraps 30% alcohol tax to boost tourism

Dubai has scrapped its 30% alcohol tax in an apparent bid to boost tourism.It will also stop charging for personal alcohol licences - something...

Pope Benedict’s last words revealed

The last words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as he lay on his deathbed were “Lord, I love you!” according to the late pope’s...