West Africa
10 ABDUCTED AS BANDITS RAZE PALACE IN KWARA STATE COMMUNITY.
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that suspected armed bandits launched a coordinated midnight attack on the Yashikira community...
TWO IN POLICE NET OVER RAPE, MURDER OF IMO STATE NURSING STUDENT.
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects, Onyema Okonkwo and Emmanuel Onyekachi, over the alleged...
HOW TEACHER KIDNAPPED, KILLED WAEC CANDIDATE; WASTED N500,000 RANSOM ON BETTING.
By all appearances, 30-year-old Nathaniel Baiyegun lived a life that inspired trust. He was a teacher in a private school...
29-YEAR-OLD WOMAN MURDERED, BODY DUMPED IN ABUJA CANAL
A 29-year-old Sociology graduate of the Kogi State University, Blessing Moshood, was m8rdered and her body dumped in a canal...
Central Africa
EBOLA OUTBREAK IN CENTRAL AFRICA COULD LAST MONTHS- WHO.s
Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 540 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, but...
US DOCTOR INFECTED WITH EBOLA IN DR CONGO MOVED TO GERMANY FOR TREATMENT.
The doctor was identified by medical missionary organisation as Dr. Peter Stafford, who has been working at Nyankunde Hospital in...
EBOLA OUTBREAK KILLS 65 IN D.R. CONGO.
A deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, African Health authorities said...
AL LEAST 143 DEAD IN D.R.CONGO BOAT FIRE.
At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in...
East Africa
AFRICAN MAGIC POWER IN ACTION!
Ugandan Police arrested a man for witchcraft, took him to court, and he responded by inviting bees to the court....
MAN LOSES ₦33M MEANT FOR STUDIES ABROAD TO SPORTS BETTING, SEEKS FINANCIAL HELP.
Man loses N33m meant for studies abroad to sports betting, seeks financial helpA man from Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya,...
EBOLA VACCINES: UGANDA KICKS OFF CLINICAL TRIAL.
Uganda has kicked off a clinical trial of a vaccine against Ebola. The first-ever vaccine trial for the Sudan strain...
OUTBREAK OF MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE IN TANZANIA PUT MOZAMBIQUE ON ALERT.
The government of Mozambique has activated surveillance measures after the confirmation of cases of Marburg virus disease in Tanzania. The...
Southern Africa
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE CONDEMNS RISING XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Centre expressed grave concern over recent incidents directed at refugees, asylum seekers, migrants,...
TWO TOURISTS KILLED IN SOUTH AFRICA’S NATIONAL PARK.
Security was tightened in South Africa’s Kruger National Park nature reserve after two tourists were found dead there, authorities said...
YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN PHARMACIST SHOT DEAD AFTER OPENING HER PHARMACY.
A young pharmacist, Nomzila Madinane, has been shot and k!lled in a brazen attack in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The deadly...
GUNMEN SHOOT NIGERIA BARMAN DEAD IN SOUTH AFRICA.
A Nigerian man identified simply as Chimezie has been shot dead by gunmen at a bar in the Durban area...
North Africa
TWO NIGERIANS ARRESTED IN LIBYA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING.
Two Nigerians, whose identities were undisclosed, have been arrested by the Libyan authorities for possession of substances suspected to be...
Building collapse kills 10 in Egypt.
A building collapse in the Egyptian capital killed 10 people and injured eight more on Monday, with several others believed...
SUDAN ROLLS OUT MALARIA VACCINES TO BOLSTER EFFORTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN.
Sudan has begun rolling out its first malaria vaccination programme amid the country's 18-month civil conflict. Vaccines will be administered...
MOROCCO’S POPULATION GROWS IN A DECADE TO REACH 36.8 MILLION.
Morocco's population grew by nearly 3 million people in the span of a decade, the latest census has revealed. About...
African Diaspora
MENTALLY CHALLENGED IRELAND-BASED NIGERIAN JAILED FOR KILLING GRANDMOTHER.
A 39-year-old Ireland-based Nigerian, Brian Ogbo, has been sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment for killing his 82-year-old...
FOUR NIGERIANS HELD IN INDIA OVER SOCIAL MEDIA FRAUD, IMPERSONATION.
No fewer than four Nigerians have been arrested in India over alleged fraud and impersonation offences. PUNCH Metro gathered from...
NIGERIAN JAILED 115 MONTHS FOR $700,000 ROMANCE SCAM IN THE US.
A Nigerian man, Charles Nnamdi Emesim, has been sentenced to 115 months in prison in the United States for conspiracy...
BRITISH-NIGERIAN CONVICT FLEES UK AFTER MISTAKEN PRISON RELEASE.
A British-Nigerian man, Ifedayo Adeyeye, who was serving a jail term in the United Kingdom for abducting his son, has...
The World
AMERICAN HIP-HOP STAR ROB BASE DIES AFTER CANCER BATTLE.
American rapper Rob Base, widely known for the 1988 hip-hop hit ‘It Takes Two,’ has died at the age of...
THREE KILLED IN SAN DIEGO MOSQUE SHOOTING.
A shooting on Monday at a mosque complex in southern California killed three people, with two suspected teenage gunmen later...
WHO DECLARES EMERGENCY AS EBOLA KILLS OVER 80 IN DR CONGO.
The World Health Organisation(WHO) declared an international health emergency on Sunday over an outbreak of an Ebola strain in the...
FEMALE PRISON WARDEN CHARGED WITH RAPING INMATES INSIDE A MEN’S JAIL
Female prison warden charged with r@ping inmate inside a men?s jail.A female prison warden has been charged with r@ping an...
Our Health
SOME FACTS ABOUT EBOLA FEVER.
With the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Fever epidemic in D.R. Congo resulting in several deaths, the world should activate...
WHAT CAUSES FOUL ODOUR IN YOUR HOME
What causes foul odor in your home gives reasons for the stench, familiar places to check, and possible solutions to...
THE HUMAN SEX URGE, WHAT DETERMINES IT?
I still remember very vividly an event which took place sixty years ago as if it was only yesterday. Our...
WAYS OF PROTECTING YOUR HOUSE AGAINST COCKROACHES AND THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS.
A cockroach is a brown –winged insect found in many homes and their environs, there are about 4000 species of...
Society
WOMAN PRINTS HUSBAND’S OBITUARY POSTERS WHILE HE’S STILL ALIVE.
A bizarre and controversial story making rounds on social media has triggered massive reactions after a Nigerian woman was allegedly...
WHY I WISHED FOR DEATH, ADEKUNLE GOLD ON SICKLE CELL.
Afrobeats singer Adekunle Gold has revealed that he once wished for death during one of the worst sickle cell crises...
NEW FOUNDATION LAUNCHED IN LAGOS TO COMBAT RESPIRATORY DISEASES, EXPAND DRUG ACCESS.
A new Foundation that will focus on respiratory health awareness and access to treatment has been launched in Lagos State,...
I LITERALLY CRIED WHILE WEARING THAT DRESS. I SAID, “FIRST, I NEED TO CATCH MY BREATH”- QUEEN.
According to a report by Vanguard on Friday, May 23, 2026, former Big Brother Naija housemate Queen Mercy Atang has...
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