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Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union

Boeing workers in the Seattle region decisively rejected the US aerospace giant's latest contract offer on Wednesday, extending their nearly six-week strike.Almost two-thirds --...

Hacker group aims at US election websites and media before vote, Microsoft says

An Iranian hacking group is actively scouting U.S. election-related websites and American media outlets as Election Day nears, with activity suggesting preparations for more...

Tarzan star Ron Ely dies aged 86

US actor Ron Ely, best known for playing the role of Tarzan in the 1960s television show of the same name, has died aged...

UK switches visa application supplier in Ghana

From October 22, 2024, the UK’s third-party visa application centre supplier in Ghana has switched to the outsourcing company, VFS Global from the previous TLScontact, Visa.The...

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...

At least 5 dead, 22 injured in attack at Turkish aviation company

At least five people have been killed and 22 injured in an attack at the headquarters of an aviation company near the Turkish capital...

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...

Man dies during ‘fortification’ ritual in his hometown

An Onitsha-based businessman, Chikwado Eze, has tragically died during a ritual at Inyi in the Enugu State of Nigeria.Eze, originally from Ugbaike community, had...

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...

Pregnant mother-of-five falls to her death from tower block

A heavily pregnant woman who plunged 90ft to her death from a 17-storey tower block has today been pictured and named locally as Emma...

Musk v Ambani: Billionaires battle over India’s satellite internet

The race between two of the world’s richest men, Elon Musk and Mukesh Ambani, is intensifying as they prepare to face off in India’s...

Blade Runner 2049 maker sues Musk over robotaxi

The maker of the film Blade Runner 2049 has sued Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros Discovery, alleging they used imagery from the movie...

FBI offers $50,000 reward for former Olympian accused of drug trafficking, killings

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas...

Ghanaians to use VFSGlobal for UK Visa applications from October 22

Ghanaians planning to apply for visas to the United Kingdom are directed to use a new Visa Application Centre (VAC) starting from October 22.The...

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...

Long-lost copy of US Constitution found in filing cabinet sells for $9 million

A rare copy of the US Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold for $9 million at an...

A million people hit by flooding in South Sudan

Over a million people in South Sudan have been affected by floods across much of the country, the UN’s humanitarian organisation, Ocha, has said. More...

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...

Actors Guild of Nigeria suspends Halima Abubakar over alleged professional misconduct

Actress Halima Abubakar has been suspended by Actors' Guild of Nigeria, AGN, over what it described as professional misconduct.The AGN said Abubakar’s “involvement in...

In West Bank, Pepsi and Coke bottlers face can and sugar shortage

Pepso and Coke bottlers in the West Bank are running out of cans and sugar, blocked by the prolonged closure of a Jordan border...

British national and several Turkish citizens abducted in Kenya

A British national has told the BBC that he and several Turkish citizens were abducted in the Kenyan capital Nairobi by masked men on...

Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort

Egypt has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) - an achievement hailed by the UN public health agency as "truly historic". “Malaria...

One injured in attack on Tolon Chief who allegedly endorsed Bawumia and cursed NDC

Unknown gunmen attacked the residence of Tolon Chief, who declared support for Bawumia and rained curses on National Democratic Congress (NDC) voters.Unidentified individuals brandishing...

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...

Woman celebrates as she welcomes first child after 28 years of waiting

A Nigerian woman identified as Oluwakemi Gbangbalasa has welcomed her first child after 28 years of waiting.She took to social media on Wednesday, October 16, to celebrate the...

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...

Meta fires staff for buying toothpaste, not lunch

Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm's meal voucher system, such as using it to buy toothpaste and washing...

Kenya’s deputy president sacked while in hospital

Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer...

Woman becomes Police officer to catch her father’s killer, arrests him 25 years later

A Brazilian woman who dedicated her life to catching her father‘s killer managed to finally bring her family peace by catching the runaway criminal...

Diddy accused of ‘revenge’ rape over Tupac claims

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of raping a woman as "payback" for suggesting he was involved in the murder of Tupac Shakur.In a...

Fire kills 104 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria

A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria killing at least 104 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking...

Why I am not married at 54 – Popular Nollywood actress opens up

Popular Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola, has revealed the reason behind her decision not to find another lover.Akintola, 54, in a recent interview stated that...

Brussels announces new law to deport migrants without right to stay

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced legislation to remove more migrants without the right to stay in the European Union."The EU's...

Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like

Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was...

Content creator dies trying to climb Spain’s highest bridge

A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from Spain’s tallest bridge during an attempt to climb one of its pylons. The man fell from the Castilla-La Mancha...

Google goes nuclear to power AI data centres

Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI)...