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Photo: The lady addicted to dating married rich men

A 26-year-old lady identified as Lacey Jay has come out to open up on her addiction to rich married men.And in her confessional statement,...

Uhuru begs for forgiveness for ‘damaging country’s unity’ during 2017 polls

Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, called on Kenyans to forgive him for ‘damaging the unity of the country in any way’ during last year’s heated...

Cosby and Polanski expelled from Academy

Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski have been expelled from the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The prestigious organisation – which runs the...

VIDEO: Ten hurt in UK Jewish festival explosion

 Ten people suffered minor injuries when a bonfire exploded at a Jewish festival in London, police say.Hatzola, a volunteer emergency medical service, said it...

Nigeria senator back in court after re-arrest

Embattled Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye has been re-arrested and wheeled into court on a stretcher for the second consecutive day.A police ambulance transported Mr...

Nigeria doctors working in the UK ‘doubles’

The number of Nigerian doctors working in the UK has been sharply increasing, according to research by fact-checking organisation Africa Check.Last year, the number...

Trump repaid his lawyer Stormy Daniels’ $130,000

President Donald Trump personally repaid his lawyer the $130,000 that was used to buy an adult film actor’s silence about an alleged affair, his...

SA man killed and burned ex-girlfriend

A South African man has been found guilty of killing his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend in a case that shocked the country last year. The High Court...

Kenya: School children fall into pit latrine

Six pupils from a school in a rural area in Kenya fell into a pit latrine after it collapsed on Wednesday morning, local media...

Kenya flood victims ‘ask for condoms’

Several of the 6,000 people displaced by raging floods in Kenya's coastal county of Kilifi have said they want condoms, the privately owned Daily Nation...

Shithole comments: Buhari gives Trump benefit of doubt

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari met with United States counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.Their discussions it is said, centred on cooperation...

Top Surgeon resigns for inappropriate relationships with patients

A top surgeon at New York University was forced to resign after being investigated for inappropriate relationships with patients, BuzzFeed News has learned.Mark Adelman...

Nigeria’s cough syrup problem: Emzor suspends distribution

A Nigerian company says it has suspended distribution of its cough syrup after a BBC investigation into its role in an addiction epidemic.Emzor Pharmaceuticals...

Nigeria President Buhari to meet Trump in Washington

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will become the first leader from sub-Saharan Africa to be received by US President Donald Trump when he arrives in...

Kenya bans night prayers to reduce teenage pregnancy

The Kenyan government has banned evening prayers popularly known as “kesha” in Narok County. Narok County Commissioner, George Natembeya, made the directive following rising statistics of...

Nigerian Senator’s PhD exposed as fake

Nigeria’s university commission has dismissed a senator’s PhD certificate as invalid, saying the institution where he claims to have earned it is, in fact,...

Nigerian senator behind Buhari impeachment motion assaulted

A Nigerian senator who initiated a motion of impeachment against President Buhari last week has been reportedly harassed by suspected supporters of the ruling...

Nigerians are walking into Canada, prompting request for U.S. to take action

As Ni­ger­ian asylum seekers flood into Canada across a ditch in Upstate New York, Canadian authorities are asking the United States for help —...

Malawi's ex-president Banda returns after four-year absence

Malawi's former president Joyce Banda has returned home after four years of self-imposed exile despite facing the threat of arrest over corruption allegations. Banda, 68,...

Kenya bans lesbian film ahead of Cannes debut

The first Kenyan film to debut at the Cannes Film Festival has been banned in Kenya due to its lesbian storyline. The film Rafiki, which...

Royal baby named Prince Louis

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their third child Louis Arthur Charles. The couple's second son was born at 11:01 BST on Monday...

Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault in retrial

US comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, each of which carries a potential 10 years in prison. The...

Nigeria 'baby factory' raided in Lagos

More than 160 children have been rescued from a "baby factory" and two unregistered orphanages in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, an official has said. Some...

University students protest over sex

Twenty-three students of Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) have challenged the university's decision to suspend them for one year for allegedly indulging in sexual...

Woman connives with lover to extort money from parents in fake kidnap

A 19-year-old woman, who was alleged to have been kidnapped in Bushenyi, western Uganda, five days ago, has been found by police in Kampala...

Female taxi driver wins admiration of residents in Kinshasa

In a city of over 10 million residents, Maguy Washilona stands out as a female taxi driver. For over 5 years now, Maguy has taken...

Deadly church attack kills 19 including two priests

At least 19 people were killed Tuesday after gunmen opened fire at a church in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, police said. Two priests and 17 worshippers...

China seizes record 1.3 tonnes of cocaine

Chinese police have seized 1.3 tonnes of cocaine from South America in the country's biggest ever haul of the drug, authorities said. Police in the...

George Bush in intensive care after wife’s funeral

Former US President George H W Bush is in a hospital intensive care unit with an infection, a week after the death of his...

Harvard University uses Nigeria as a case study of a failed African country

Nigeria has yet again been ‘disgraced’ internationally, following an assignment Harvard University gave to its students in which Nigeria was used as a case study of...

Zuma’s new fiancee forced to resign

The woman who is set to become the seventh wife of South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma has been forced to resign from her job...

Duchess gives birth to baby boy

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy. The child, whose title is HRH Prince of Cambridge, is fifth in line to...

99% of Kenyans support laws criminalizing same-sex unions – Uhuru

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has firmly reiterated that he will continue to respect Kenyan laws regarding same-sex relationships. Kenya like much of Africa criminalizes such...

Naked gunman kills four in the US

A nude gunman has killed four people at a Waffle House in Nashville in the US state of Tennessee, police say. The man burst into...

Facebook removes ‘gay sex for rent’ posts

Facebook has removed a group in which landlords were offering young men free accommodation in return for sex. A BuzzFeed News investigation found dozens of UK posts...

Afghanistan: Kabul voter centre suicide attack kills dozens

A suicide attack at a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 31 people, officials say. More than 50 others...

The rich are betting on living to 100

Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And, to live as long as possible, the world’s wealthy are willing to pay...

Swaziland king renames country 'the Kingdom of eSwatini'

Swaziland's King Mswati III has announced he is renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini. The monarch announced the official change at Golden Jubilee...

Ethical cocoa schemes no panacea for struggling farmers

Global chocolate makers are buying more cocoa sourced through schemes aimed at stamping out poverty as they rush to make their supply chains more...

Photos: My future husband must bath in a river – Priestess

A lady has revealed what any man seeking her hand in marriage must do before he can be accepted. According to her Facebook post,...