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Three-week-old baby girl hospitalised after father’s slap

A man, Edet Asuquo, has fled his home in the Idi Araba area of Lagos State after he nearly killed his newborn baby, Gift...

Photos: Man kills wife, 3 kids set house ablaze

Yesterday, a Man killed his wife and three children, then set the house on fire in Malaba, Juja within Kiambu County, Kenya. Patrick Nderitu, a...

TB Joshua spends N1m to transform ‘female’ to ‘male’

A video showing the alleged ‘transformation’ of a renowned ‘transvestite’ is currently trending after it was uploaded onto Emmanuel TV, the channel of famous...

Zimbabwe 'to summon Mugabe over missing $15bn'

Former President Robert Mugabe is set to appear before Parliament to expand on the allegations he made in 2016 that $15 billion worth of...

Zambia starts week of prayer and fasting against cholera

Monday marked the first day of fasting and praying for God’s intervention in the ongoing cholera epidemic in Zambia, and many on social media...

Gambian president bags doctorate but prefers to keep ‘mister’ title

Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia has been conferred with a doctorate by the country’s main university, University of The Gambia (UTG). He was...

Pope warns world is one step away from nuclear war

Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at “the very...

Liberia’s Ellen Sirleaf expelled from her party

Liberia’s outgoing president has been expelled from her own party, for allegedly failing to support its candidate to succeed her. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is accused...

US senator denies Trump made ‘shithole’ comment

A Republican senator who attended the White House immigration meeting shot down reports that President Trump used the term “shithole countries” to refer to...

VIDEO: Shithole comment: Donald Trump is right – Pastor

The General Overseer of Revival Assembly Church, Apostle Anselm Madubuko, has spoken about the sad state of Nigeria and he went really hard. He called out Bola...

I am not a racist – Donald Trump

President Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word “shithole” to describe African...

Liberia ruling party expels President Johnson Sirleaf

Liberia’s ruling Unity Party has expelled the country’s outgoing president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is accused by party leaders of meddling in last year’s...

I am not a racist – Donald Trump

President Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word "shithole" to describe African...

Bride dies after husband penetrated v*gina with iron rods

A Pakistan based doctor, Fatima Sheerin, took to her twitter handle to reveal the shocking way a new bride died at the hands of her...

A school needed 50 men to volunteer as 'Dads,' but did not expect this

A Texas school which asked for 50 male volunteers to stand in for absent fathers for a "Breakfast with Dads" event was left astounded...

Hot video: There are shithole communities in America too – US rapper jabs

A founding member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas has fired a salvo at US President Donald Trump for describing African...

Hot video: CNN anchor brought to tears over Trump remark

CNN anchor brought to tears over Donald Trump's shithole remark. Watch video below

Lagos sues Davido, comedian AY for not paying tax

The Lagos State Government has begun moves to tackle high-profile tax defaulters in the state and ensure high level of compliance with its tax...

How Mama Boko Haram stopped insurgents from bombing a church on Christmas Eve

Hajiya Aisha Wakil, known as Mama Boko Haram because of her closeness to the members of the sect, tells KAYODE IDOWU that the insurgents...

HOT VIDEO: CNN anchor tears up over hero soldier from Ghana who died in Bronx fire

CNN's Alisyn Camerota got emotional Friday morning while talking about the soldier who died saving people from a fire in the Bronx in late...

Donald Trump must apologise for comments – African Union

The organisation representing African countries has demanded that US President Donald Trump apologise after he reportedly called nations on the continent "shitholes". The group's mission...

'I replied to a Facebook post and was married six days later'

Everyone who uses Facebook will have come across some pretty strange posts in their time. Random friend requests, being added to groups you did not...

Trump calls Africans people from shithole

President Trump on Thursday balked at an immigration deal that would include protections for people from Haiti and some nations in Africa, demanding to...

Dozens buried after Nigeria clashes

A mass burial of more than 70 people has been held in Nigeria's central Benue State. Dozens have been killed in conflicts between nomadic herdsmen...

At least 15,000 Cameroonian refugees flee to Nigeria

The once-fringe English-speaking movement in majority French-speaking Cameroon has gathered pace in the last few months after a military crackdown on protests, leading it...

[Photos] Nigeria army averts suicide attack by three girls in Borno State

The Nigerian Army has reported averting a suicide bomb attack in Borno State, the heartland of the Boko Haram insurgency. The attack which involved three...

'Twisted' radio waves from deep space

The only known repeating fast radio burst in the universe just got more extreme. These radio flashes usually last a millisecond and have an unknown...

''Don’t treat Fulanis the way Jonathan treated Boko Haram'' Soyinka warns Buhari

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has advised President Buhari not to treat the Fulani herdsmen’s hostility against Nigerians the way former President Goodluck Jonathan...

Venezuela pill shortage triggers rise in teenage pregnancies

In downtown Barquisimeto, Margaret Khawan's pharmacy is looking a bit empty these days. What products she does have she has spaced out along the shelves...

Ghanaian appointed Minister in England

Sam Gyimah has been made Universities and Science Minister for England in Theresa May's government reshuffle. Mr Gyimah's role straddles the Department for Education and...

I’ll beat Oprah” if she runs for President – Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has said he believes he’ll defeat Oprah Winfrey if she runs for president in 2020. Following Oprah’s empowering speech at the Golden Globes, social media...

Heavy gunfire at military camps in Ivory Coast's second city

Heavy gunfire erupted late on Tuesday at two military bases in Ivory Coast’s second largest city, Bouake, residents, soldiers and a local member of...

Why I beat my husband anytime he demands for sex

A housewife, Bayonle Bamidele, has stated the reason she denied and beat up her husband, Adeyemi Bamidele, anytime he demanded sex.According to her, she...

Bride poisons husband two weeks after wedding

A teenage bride has allegedly poisoned her husband two weeks after their wedding. The Kano State Police command in Northern Nigeria has commenced a manhunt...

U.S. embassy honours Ghanaian-born soldier who died saving Bronx inferno victims

The United States embassy in Accra has honoured the sacrifice of Pfc. Emmanuel Mensah, a Ghanaian-born soldier in the U.S. Army who died whiles...

Zimbabwe investigates former first lady Mugabe's doctorate

Zimbabwe's anti-corruption commission says it is probing the circumstances surrounding the controversial awarding of a doctorate to former first lady Grace Mugabe. Mugabe, whose husband...

The Indians dying because of wild elephant selfies

A worrying trend of taking selfies with wild elephants in the eastern Indian state of Orissa has led to attacks, with a few even...

Five African tech trends to look out for in 2018

Land registry you can't tamper withThe idea: Documentation is often lacking in parts of Africa, leading to land disputes because it isn't clear who...

U.S. embassy honours Ghanaian-born soldier who died saving Bronx inferno victims

The United States embassy in Accra has honoured the sacrifice of Pfc. Emmanuel Mensah, a Ghanaian-born soldier in the U.S. Army who died whiles...

Photo: woman, 52 sleeps with son to sustain his wealth

A 52-year-old Zambian woman, Banda Yvonne, has openly confessed to having sexual intercourse with her son in order to maintain his riches. She disclosed that...