Roselyn Akombe flees Kenya ahead of election re-run
A senior official from the Kenyan electoral commission has fled the country.The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was expected to make changes after the...
Mugabe appoints Minister of Facebook & Whatsapp
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has created a ministry to punish “rats” who make use of the cyberspace to attack his government.Appointed as head of...
Photos: Apostle Suleman “heals” blind lady
See how God healed this blind girl and opened her eyes after she got blind while undergoing her NYSC.She joined in the scheme to...
Fresh clashes in Togo leave 4 dead
Tension is mounting once again in Togo following Tuesday's clash between government forces and supporters of the opposition party which left four persons dead.There are...
US revokes economic sanctions against Sudan: What it means for hospitality businesses
News of the revocation of economic sanctions against Sudan by the United States government, is music to the ears of businesses and investors interested...
Photo: Dutch Prime Minister shuns convoy, goes to meet king on bicycle
Politicians the world over are known to be surrounded by security personals and in bulletproof cars, however, the Dutch have their own way of...
Move to prosecute Zuma’s son over death
South African lobby group Afriforum has announced plans to privately prosecute President Jacob Zuma’s son.The group says it wants to prosecute Duduzane Zuma on...
Forbes List: Trump’s fortune plummets $600 million to $3.1 billion
President Donald Trump's fortune reportedly fell by $600 million, and the president is now tied with Snap founder Evan Spiegel on Forbes' 2017 ranking...
Putin’s ‘chef’ behind Russian troll factory
Yevgeny Prigozhin is a Russian oligarch dubbed "chef" to President Vladimir Putin by the Russian press. In 2002, he served caviar and truffles to...
Kenyan MP ‘accidentally forwards sex tips on WhatsApp’
A first-time Kenyan MP has been asked to apologise after posting a message with sex tips on his constituency WhatsApp group, the local Daily...
Somalia buries 165 unknown bomb victims
As many as 165 unidentified bodies have been buried after a massive truck bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday.At least 276...
40 dead as California blazes worsen
Forty people have died and hundreds are still missing in California after six days of wildfires that have devastated swathes of countryside and destroyed...
Liberia Election: Weah and Boakai headed for Presidential run-off
Former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are headed for a run-off in Liberia's presidential election.Nearly all the results from Tuesday's poll...
Photo: The church where Satan is a ‘Brother’ & worshippers are served alcohol
Without doubt, churches have denominations and patterns of worship differ, but when you stumble on one, where weird activities are the order of the...
Photos: ‘I bought 15 cars, built four houses selling human parts’
The second syndicate Adebayo Mudasiru and Rashid Abass said they bought human parts for N12, 000. They were arrested with dry and fresh human...
SA President Zuma must face corruption charges, court rules
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled.It agreed with...
Cargo plane crashes into sea off Ivory Coast
An aircraft has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast, shortly after taking off from the international airport of the main city Abidjan, with...
Rescue ship brings 606 migrants to Italy
A rescue ship has docked in Sicily with 606 migrants picked up in less than two days off the Libyan coast.They are from about...
Global powers defy US over Iran deal
Global powers, including key US allies, have said they will stand by the Iran nuclear deal which US President Donald Trump has threatened to...
Liberia election: George Weah takes early lead
Partial results from Liberia's presidential election show former football star George Weah has taken an early lead.Figures from the National Elections Commission (NEC) put...
Indonesian President forced to walk during traffic jam
Indonesian President Joko Widodo walked for several kilometers in scorching heat this week after his motorcade got stuck in a major traffic jam.In an...
Weah takes lead as less than half of Liberia’s election results emerge
Senator George Weah has taken the lead in the early election results announced by Liberia’s electoral commission on Thursday evening.
The National Elections Commission Chairman...
US, Israel withdraw from UNESCO
The US has announced it will withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), accusing the body of "anti-Israel bias".Heather Nauert, US...
Trump resists pressure to soften
President Donald Trump finds himself under immense pressure as he considers de-certifying the international nuclear deal with Iran, a move that would ignore warnings...
Mob cheers on rape, killing of woman who served ‘forbidden fish’
A woman was raped, whipped and beheaded before a cheering mob in the Democratic Republic of Congo — as punishment for dishing up “forbidden...
Boko Haram convicts ‘jailed for eight years’
About 20 people have so been found guilty in Nigeria for involvement with the Islamist militant Boko Haram group at closed-door trials taking place...
Nigeria Teachers fail exam set for pupils
Thousands of primary school teachers in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state are to be sacked after failing the exams they set for their six-year-old pupils.State...
India Supreme Court rules sex with child bride is rape
India's Supreme Court has struck down a legal clause that permits men to have sex with their underage wives.The clause, which was part of...
IQ Test? Trump suggests he’s smarter than Tillerson
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested he's smarter than Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying in an interview published Tuesday that if Tillerson did...
‘Poll will go ahead’ – Kenyatta
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says that the 26 October election re-run will go ahead.He was speaking at a rally in the coastal city of...
Curfew in Malawi over ‘vampire’ killings
At least five people have been killed in southern Malawi after they were accused of behaving like vampires.The UN says it has pulled staff...
Nigeria to sack teachers who failed exams
Authorities in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna State say more than 20,000 primary school teachers will be dismissed as they failed to pass examination tests meant...
Raila Odinga’s decision to quit re-run unwise – Dr. Antwi-Danso
Kenyan’s opposition leader Raila Odinda has been berated by international relations analyst, Dr. Vladimir Antwi for withdrawing from the country’s upcoming presidential election re-run.He...
Raila Odinga quits Kenya election re-run
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga pulls out of 26 October election re-run, seeking "credible election."Mr Odinga said his withdrawal would give the electoral commission...
Liberia votes to choose Ellen Johnson Sirleaf successor
Liberians are going to the polls to choose a successor to Africa's first elected female president and Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.Ex-football star...
North Korea ‘hackers steal US-South Korea war plans’
Hackers from North Korea are reported to have stolen a large cache of military documents from South Korea, including a plan to assassinate North...
Sirleaf entreats Liberians not to vote on party, ethnic, religious or tribal lines
Outgoing Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on Liberians to vote for the one they believe will make the country a better place...
Trump’s Twitter row with top Republican Senator Bob Corker
US President Donald Trump has had an ill-tempered exchange with a leading Republican senator, aggravating already poor relations between the two men.Foreign Relations Committee...
Grace Mugabe warns of coup plot
Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned of a possible coup plot amid growing tensions in the fight to succeed her husband.She says allies...
Florida declares state of emergency as storm looms
Tropical Storm Nate is expected to impact Florida this weekend with rain and wind, even though the eye is not currently forecast to make...