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HIV status of thousands of patients revealed in envelopes

US healthcare provider Aetna has apologised after letters sent to thousands of patients publicly displayed their HIV status. The correspondence was sent to about 12,000...

Photo: Bishop, pastor wife in 419 mess

Forty-one-year-old Ginika Obi, bishop and general overseer of City of Liberation and Comfort International Ministry, located at Kilometer 3, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu, who...

Sierra Leone: The ‘Coolest Bastard’ who cut 497 bodies in mudslide disaster

His West African colleagues call him ‘The Boss of the Pancreas’ simply because of his love for very challenging health cases. The pancreas is the...

Togolese flee to Ghana as tensions heighten

Information reaching Joy News indicates that scores of Togolese are attempting to cross over to Ghana as moves to end the reign of the Eyadema...

PHOTOS: Grace Mugabe's alleged victim in bid to annul immunity

The woman who has accused Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe of assaulting her has mounted a legal challenge against the South African government for...

Liberian president wants security as tenure ends

With the elections approximately six weeks away, the winner of the popular vote will be entitled to just a brief moment to gloat and...

Dutch gig cancelled over terror tip-off

A van containing gas canisters has been discovered near a music venue in Rotterdam, hours after a tip-off from Spanish police led to the...

Life-saving drones deliver blood in Rwanda

The most valuable application yet may be as a new emergency service in Rwanda for delivering vital medical supplies, starting with blood. A fleet of...

Trump-shaped ecstasy pills seized in Germany

German police have seized around 5,000 ecstasy tablets shaped like the head of US President Donald Trump, a haul worth tens of thousands of euros.The...

Rats ‘chase’ Buhari from office

Nigeria's president will spend three months working from home after his office was damaged by rats. Muhammadu Buhari has just returned from three months in...

PHOTOS: Many killed after truck rams into bus

A truck has been set ablaze in Edo after it's driver rammed into a commercial bus killing over nine people! Two children and the bus...

China relaunches world's fastest train

China's fleet of high-speed trains is set once again to become the world's fastest. The top speed of the Fuxing or "rejuvenation" bullet trains was...

Togo opposition to hold massive demo Friday

Many Togolese particularly those opposed to the government of President Faure Gnassingbe are not backing down on their demands for the Constitution to be...

Indian court rules against instant divorce

India’s top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women’s rights activists.In a 3-2 majority...

Senegal nationals 'expelled' from the Gambia

Nearly 70 Senegalese nationals have been expelled from The Gambia into Senegal's Casamance region, BBC Afrique is reporting. The measure comes only three days after...

Nigerians can now view YouTube offline

Google boss Sundar Pichai joined members of his executive team on his first visit to Nigeria as the company announced a series of products for the...

Men in South Africa court on cannibalism charges

Four men have appeared in a South African court facing charges of cannibalism after one allegedly walked into a police station declaring he was...

Zimbabwe turns Mugabe’s birthday into a public holiday

Zimbabwe has declared President Robert Mugabe’s birthday on February 21 a national holiday, a state daily reported on Saturday, honouring the veteran politician in...

President Buhari in plea for Nigerian unity

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. In a televised speech, Mr Buhari, 74, said...

President Buhari in plea for Nigerian unity

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. In a televised speech, Mr Buhari said he...

10 heartbreaking PHOTOS of Sierra Leone's mudslide disaster

Sierra Leone's mudslide death toll has now passed 400 as hundreds are still missing according to the United Nations. Several countries have come to the aid...

Court grants woman divorce over lack of home toilet

An Indian woman has been granted permission to divorce her husband because he would not build a toilet in their home. The woman in her...

North Korea warns of 'merciless strike' ahead of US-South Korea drills

North Korea warned Sunday that the upcoming US-South Korea military exercises are "reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear...

South Africa Grants Grace Mugabe Immunity

South Africa has granted diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe, allowing her to leave the country without answering questions about an assault...

Watch Mugabe's son expose lavish lifestyle in a video

President Robert Mugabe's son, Bellarmine Chatunga, has appeared in a video in which he exposes his lavish lifestyle at a time when most Zimbabweans...

Photos: Nigerian men drink dirty water to celebrate Buhari's return

The return of Nigerian President to the country after three months of medical leave in the United Kingdom has generated a lot of excitement...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari returns home

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after three months of medical leave in the UK. Officials refused to disclose what he was being treated...

Sierra Leone mudslide: President declares site zero zone

Following a mudslide that occurred in Sierra Leone capital City Freetown at a community called Regent, the President of the country has declared the...

African governments are bad at running businesses – Dangote

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says African governments have never been good at running any business which has impacted negatively on the development of the...

Photos: Bawumia tours Sierra Leonean disaster site

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has visited the Sierra Leonean town where at least 400 people died after Monday’s mudslide and flooding. In the company...

Togo opposition party rally supporters for massive demo

Leader of the opposition political party in Togo has called on his supporters to massive demonstration against the government. There is uneasy calm in the...

Prince William Broke Seriously Important Protocol On A Recent Trip

During the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s five-day tour of Poland and Germany in July, Prince George and Princess Charlotte stole the show with their adorable antics and undeniable cuteness.But, as pointed...

President Buhari to Return today

President Muhammadu Buhari will return to Nigeria today, Saturday, a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity Femi Adesina has said. Adesina added that Buhari will address the...

Prince William broke important protocol on recent trip

During the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s five-day tour of Poland and Germany in July, Prince George and Princess Charlotte stole the show with...

Veteran Somali football referee killed

A popular Somali football referee who oversaw regional and international games has been shot dead near his home in the capital, Mogadishu, VOA reports. Osman Jama...

Congo mudslide death toll 'to rise to 200'

The death toll from Wednesday's landslide in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to rise above 200, officials say. Most of the dead are...

Kagame criticises foreign meddling in Rwandan politics

President Paul Kagame has thanked Rwandans for re-electing him for a third term and criticised attempts to interfere in the country’s politics. He was speaking...

Photos: Meet the deaf but shinning model

A model Ayanna Michele who is completely deaf recently shared her inspiring story on Instagram. According to her, she wasn't born deaf but had hearing...

Photos: Pastor Adeboye visits and prays for President Buhari in London

President Buhari on Friday August 18, 2017 received the General Overseer Worldwide Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor E.A. Adeboye at the Abuja House...

Dlamini-Zuma says law must take course on Grace Mugabe case

South Africa's former head of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has waded into the row over Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe's alleged assault...