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Boy, parents die in volcanic crater

A boy and his parents have died after falling into a volcanic crater at Solfatara near Naples.What happened is still unclear, but Italian reports...

North Korea slapped with new UN sanctions

China and Russia have joined a unanimous UN vote to impose new sanctions on North Korea after its sixth and largest nuclear test.The council...

Australians urged to eat kangaroo meat

Landholders and ecologists in Australia are warning wild kangaroo levels have become unsustainable, urging Australians to eat more kangaroo meat. Government figures show there were almost 45...

IS attack on Sinai convoy ‘kills 18 Egyptian police’

TweetAt least 18 policemen have been killed in an attack on a convoy in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula claimed by so-called Islamic State, security sources...

Kenyatta threatens to remove Odinga if he wins re-run

Kenyatta threatens to remove Odinga if opposition wins re-runKenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that if his rival, Raila Odinga, is elected president in...

PHOTOS: 45,000 Zulu girls undergo virginity test in King Goodwill Zwelithini’s palace

No fewer than 45,000 Zulu maidens participated in the Annual Reed Dance, known as Umkhosi Womhlanga in Zulu Kingdom, South Africa, after going through...

How three (3) girls were killed for their breasts

Three men are being held by the police in Akure, Ondo State capital for the murder of three female students of Adeyemi College of...

At least 80 arrested after Togo’s latest anti-government protests

At least 80 opposition protesters have been arrested after two days of demonstration demanding the departure of President Faure Gnassingbe.According to the Civil Service...

Gnassingbe has nothing new to offer Togo after 12 years – Obasanjo

“I believe whatever he (Faure Gnassingbe) has to do in terms of development, whatever ideas he has, he must have exhausted them by now,...

Maybe ‘ghosts’ keep the opposition in power – Zuma

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has blamed witchcraft for his party’s failure to beat the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in its Western Cape stronghold,...

Praised but unpaid: Nigeria’s Ebola heroes

In October 2014, Nigeria received universal praise for its swift and efficient tackling of the Ebola pandemic which had struck West African neighbours Sierra...

Tanzanian ‘diamond gift’ of £200m

Tanzania’s mining industry will come under the spotlight today as two parliamentary committees are presenting reports to President John Magufuli, after investigating diamond and...

Chicago just banned Donald Trump from city

Chicago's Mayor has declared the city a "Trump-free zone", after the US president ended protection for the children of undocumented immigrants known as "dreamers".Introduced...

U.S. appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to bar most refugees

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to temporarily bar most refugees from entering the country, ruling that those who...

Prophet develops ATM cards for tithe payment

A pastor has developed an innovative way for his church members to effectively pay their tithe.This, according to Malawain pastor, Prophet Bushiri is to...

Civil war imminent – Togo opposition warns

Opposition political parties in Togo are urging the Government of Ghana and those of other West African countries to intervene in ongoing political tension...

Four arrested after ‘car thieves walk naked’ in Kenyan city

There was drama in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa when two suspected car thieves, one of them with a snake around his neck, walked...

5 Nurses suspended after admiring a patient’s genitals

Five nurses at the Denver Health Medical Center were suspended for three weeks after they admired a man’s genitals, both while he was incapacitated...

Kenya’s re-run poll to cost almost $100m

The October 17 presidential election ordered by the Supreme Court could cost at least Sh10 billion, an analysis of previous Budget estimates shows.This will...

Togo shuts down internet amid protests

Internet access in Togo has been severely restricted as opposition supporters gather to protest against the rule of President Faure Gnassingbé.Some users say internet...

HOT VIDEO: Naked demo hits Togo President

Thousands of women reportedly poured on the streets in Togo to demand the immediate resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe.The women went topless in front...

Obama: Axing young migrant scheme is ‘wrong’

Former US President Barack Obama has attacked the Trump administration for scrapping his scheme to protect young undocumented migrants from deportation.The Deferred Action for...

Lesotho army chief dies in office gun battle

Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lt-Gen Khoantle Motšomotšo, was shot dead on Tuesday morning during a gun battle with Lt-Col Tefo Hashatsi and Lt-Col...

PHOTOS: Man dies of cancer a day before wife’s funeral

Five children have been orphaned after their dad died from bowel cancer - just weeks after their mum's death from the same illness.Omena Ubiaro,...

Odinga rejects re-run date

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Tuesday his coalition would not participate in the re-run of a presidential election proposed for Oct. 17...

Kate Middleton pregnant; expecting baby no. 3

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace has announced. The Queen and both families are said to be "delighted...

Kenya election: Date set for Kenyatta-Odinga re-run

Kenya's presidential election will be re-run on 17 October after the original result was annulled, the electoral body has announced.The election commission head said...

China Bans Children From Attending Church Services

The Chinese Government has placed a ban on children in the country attending church services.The move is reportedly a bid to crack down on...

Martin Amidu congratulates Kenyan Supreme Court

For the first time in the history of Africa, the Kenyan Supreme Court, made all students and activists of free, transparent and fair elections...

Four injured as car smashes into house in York

Four people were injured, three of them seriously, when a car smashed through the side of a house and started a fire. A white VW...

North Korea nuclear test: Hydrogen bomb ‘missile-ready’

North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon that could be loaded onto a long-range missile. The secretive communist state said its sixth...

Read the Inauguration Day letter Obama left for Trump

During his final moments in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama folded into thirds a handwritten letter to Donald Trump, slid it into an...

Wife ‘cut off husband’s penis because he was ignoring her’

A wife allegedly cut off her husband’s penis and flushed it down the loo.The woman is said to have attacked the 50-year-old because he...

Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl

A baby just in time for Labor Day weekend.Serena Williams and fiancé Alexis Ohanian welcomed a baby girl at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm...

Ghana to leverage on ECOWAS market to grow

Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said the Government is looking at both internal and external strategies to reform the economy and market...

Photos: How God stopped bullets from entering my body

The founder of The Concerned Youths Empowerment Association Of Nigeria, Noble C C Adaelu has recounted how God stopped bullets from entering his body after...

Raila Odinga calls for prosecution of election officials

Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga has called on the country's Supreme Court to prosecute IEBC officials, after it annulled results of the August 8...

How Kenya presidential polls were rigged

SHOCKING REPORT FROM ICT ACCESS/AUDIT REPORT!1.341 users accessed the system between 6th August 2017 to 22nd August 20172. There were 3395 failed log in...

Hot video: Kenya Supreme Court annuls 2017 presidential polls

Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of the country's recent presidential election.Citing irregularities, the Supreme Court said a new poll should be held...

I disagree with ruling, but ready for re-run – Uhuru

President Uhuru Kenyatta says the Jubilee Coalition is ready to campaign again ahead of the presidential election re-run even though he does not agree...