Africa
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1.1KRuthless Father Remanded For Defiling & Impregnating 14-Yr-Old Girl
SHOCKING: A 56-year-old man, Taiwo Pata and his 23-year-old son, Josh Joseph, have been remanded for allegedly having canal knowledge of a...
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903Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s Founding President dies at 97
LUSAKA: Zambia’s founding father and former President Kenneth Kaunda has died in the capital Lusaka aged 97. Kaunda was hospitalized last week...
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1.5KRwanda deports more Ugandans in Less than a week, says they’re prohibited immigrants
KIGALI: Authorities in Rwanda have yet again deported two more Ugandans under unclear circumstances in a period of less than a week....
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2.9KSouth African Woman Gives Birth to 10 Babies to Break World Record
A South African woman from Gauteng province has given birth to 10 babies, breaking the Guinness World Record held by Malian Halima...
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1.1KBoko Haram leader ‘kills self’ in fight with rival jihadists
Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...
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1.4KProphet TB Joshua: Nigerian Televangelist, preacher dies at 57
Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as Prophet TB Joshua, a popular Nigerian preacher and televangelist, has died, family sources told popular...
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1.5KMore than 230 killed in two weeks in South Sudan gun violence
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN: More than 230 people have died as a result of gun violence in South Sudan in the past two...
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1.5KMali soldiers arrest President, Prime Minister after cabinet reshuffle
FEATURED: Transition Mali President Bah Ndaw is seen during his inauguration ceremony at the CICB (Centre International de Conferences de Bamako) in...
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1.1KTop army chief dies in air force plane crash
Nigeria’s army chief, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a plane crash Friday on an official visit to the northern state of...
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1.3KVeteran Journalist Shaka Ssali officially retires after 20 years on VOA’s Straight Talk Africa
Veteran Voice of America (VOA) journalist Shaka Ssali has officially retired after 20 years of hosting the famous Straight Talk Africa. VOA...
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1.6KCongo President Sassou Nguesso Names Son as Minister in New Government
The Republic of Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso has chosen a new government that includes his son as well as an opposition...
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1.3KEXCLUSIVE: Opposition MPs ‘bribed’ to reject anti-corruption ‘iron lady’
The Public Appointments Committee of Parliament said Tuesday that Chizuma failed to get the scores required for confirmation.
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1.2KODD MAN OUT! Rwanda’s Kagame Refuses To Attend Museveni Swearing-In, Sends Junior Minister
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has refused to attend his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s sixth term swearing-in ceremony, delegating junior minister...
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1.4KPICTORIAL: 10 African presidents in Uganda for Museveni inauguration
At least 10 African heads of state arrived in Uganda Tuesday and Wednesday to witness the swearing-in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni...
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3.5KWATCH: Wife Buries Dead Husband With Live Snake
".. According to online reports, the dead man used to play with snakes and one of his favourite pet snakes bit his...
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876Journalist Phocas Ndayizera jailed for 10 years for terrorism
The prosecution had demanded a life sentence for journalist Phocas Ndayizera
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1.1KKagame, Ramaphosa headline list of Invited Presidents for Museveni Inauguration
Rwanda President Paul Kagame and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa are among 21 heads of state invited for President Museveni’s swearing-in...
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1.7KSenior Muslim cleric Sheikh Ali Amini shot dead in mosque
The gunman shot Sheikh Ali Amini during evening prayers on Saturday and then fled, a human rights activist said. The cleric was...
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1.1KOlusegun Ogunsanya Appointed New Airtel Africa CEO
Airtel Africa plc has appointed Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya as their new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He has been Managing...
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1.4KDRUG USE: Woman swallows four packets of heroin to evade arrest
Police on Wednesday were forced to rush a 48-year-old woman to the hospital to save her life after she swallowed four satchets...
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976SOMALIA: Civilians urged to return home as Mogadishu tensions ease
Somalia’s government has on Wednesday urged people who had fled violence in the capital to return home, as tensions eased after the...
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2.0KArmy generals Muhire, Ibingira arrested over flouting Covid-19 regulations
Security has arrested and put in custody two army generals; Gen Fred Ibingira and Lt Gen (Rtd) Charles Muhire over violation of...
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952Zimbabwe Air Force Helicopter crash kills four including child and female captain
An Air Force of Zimbabwe helicopter crashed on Friday, killing three crew members and a child on the ground as it came...
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1.2KAbsa CEO asked to step down after dispute with board of director
Absa Group Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mminele will step down effective April 30 from his position after a dispute over strategy with...
