West Africa
POLICE ARREST TWO TOGOLESE IN FOILED KWARA KIDNAP ATTEMPT.
The Kwara State Police Command, North central Nigeria, has foiled a planned kidnapping and extortion attempt in Okuta, Baruten Local...
RIVERS STATE MAN ARRESTED AS LOVER DIES AFTER ALLEGED ASSAULT.
The Rivers State Police Command, South South Nigeria, has arrested a man identified simply as Richard for allegedly killing his...
COURT SENTENCES MAN TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR FRIEND’S MURDER.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria Police Command has secured the conviction of Ekang Philip Bassey, who has been...
ANAMBRA STATE COURT REMANDS THREE SUSPECTS FOR INCEST, DEFILING MINORS.
A gender magistrate court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, has remanded three suspects who were arraigned by the...
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
20 CHILDREN KILLED IN BUS CRASH IN UGANDA
Twenty children and one adult were killed on Friday when their bus overturned in Uganda. The group from King David...
TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS OBSTRUCT UN AID DELIVERY IN SOUTH SUDAN.
In South Sudan, reaching families displaced by violence often begins with a treacherous journey. In Western Equatoria, the only road...
KENYAN RASTAFARIANS DISAPPOINTED AFTER COURT RULING DENIES CANNABIS USE.
Rastafarians in Kenya express disappointment and a determination to appeal, after a court refused to grant them the right to...
PAUL KAFEERO DNA TEST CONFIRMS ONLY 4 OF 25 CLAIMANTS ARE HIS BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN.
Nearly two decades after the death of legendary Ugandan musician Paul Job Kafeero, court-ordered DNA tests have confirmed that only...
Southern Africa
THEY THREATENED TO BEHAEAD ME; I CAME HOME EMPTY-HANDED JUST TO BE ALIVE, NIGERIAN RETURNEE ABANDONS HOME, BUSINESS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
A Nigerian returnee from South Africa, Itoro Richard, has recounted how he abandoned his home, business, vehicles, and other properties...
DRIVER KILLED TAKING MALAWIANS TO REPATRIATION CAMP AS BUS FLIPS ON N1.
A bus driver died after losing control near Musina, four kilometres from the Beitbridge border, authorities say fatigue was to...
NIGERIAN BUSINESSMAN SHOT DEAD OUTSIDE HIS SHOP IN SOUTH AFRICA.
A Nigerian businessman known as Big Joe has reportedly been shot d3ad by unidentified gunmen in South Africa. The incident...
WHO DG CONDEMNS XENOPHOBIA IN SOUTH AFRICA, SEEKS PROTECTION OF MIGRANTS
In a statement posted on social media, Tedros said he was deeply saddened by reports of renewed attacks targeting foreign...
North Africa
WE DRANK OUR URINE TO SURVIVE, LIBYA RETURNEE RECOUNTS DESERT ORDEAL.
A 23-year-old female Libya returnee, Endurance Daniel, yesterday recounted how she and other migrants drank their urine to survive due...
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...
African Diaspora
NIGERIAN CATHOLIC PRIEST REPORTEDLY DIES BY SUICIDE IN US AFTER REDEPLOYMENT BACK TO NIGERIA.
A 54-year-old Nigerian Catholic priest, Reverend Benjamin Okwy Madu, has died by suicide in Massachusetts, United States, days after he...
UK-BASED NIGERIAN CAREGIVER DIES BY SUICIDE.
A coroner’s court in the United Kingdom has ruled that a 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Beatrice Solomon, died by suicide after...
UK POLICE HUNT MAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING WIFE, TWO DAUGHTERS, FLEEING TO ZIMBABWE.
UK police are urgently tracking a man suspected of murdering his wife and two young daughters after he fled Britain...
HOW NIGERIAN TEEN MURDERED UK BOY OVER SNAPCHAT INSULT.
The London Metropolitan Police has revealed how an 18-year-old UK-based Nigerian, Emmanuel Popoola, allegedly shot dead a fellow teenager, Keanu...
The World
THE BRITISH COUPLE’S DREAM HOLIDAY SOON BECAME A NIGHTMARE.
A Brit couple's holiday turned from a dream vacation to a nightmare after Turkish police arrested one of them for...
TWO ROMANIANS BAG JAIL FOR STABBING JOURNALIST.
Two Romanian nationals have been jailed for stabbing a journalist in Wimbledon on behalf of the Iranian regime in an...
NIGERIA CONDOLES QATAR OVER DEADLY EXPLOSION AT RAS LAFFAN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
The Federal Government has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic explosion at the Ras Laffan Industrial Complex in the State...
TWO DEAD IN WORLD CUP CELEBRATION IN MEXICO CITY.
At least two people died on Wednesday during massive celebrations in Mexico City as the national team advanced to the...
Our Health
URINE BIOPSY OFFERS A MORE ACCURATE WAY TO DETECT BLADDER, KIDNEY AND PROSTATE CANCERS
An emerging urine test has proved to be more accurate than conventional methods in detecting bladder and prostate cancers, while...
DANGER SPOTS FOR EBOLA FEVER INFECTION.
Ebola fever is highly contagious and has a high death rate, about nine out of ten persons affected die if...
DIABETES BREAKTHROUGH AS NHS APPROVES NEW DRUG THAT STOIS DISEASE FOR 3 YEARS.
The NHS has approved the world's first drug to delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes for three years. The...
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...
Society
“I’M 41, SINGLE AND SEARCHING” – LADY OFFERS ₦10 MILLION REWARD TO ANY MAN WHO MARRIES HER.
A Nigerian woman has stirred reactions online after publicly announcing that she is searching for a husband, promising to reward...
EDDIE WATSON: BIOGRAPHY AND 6 MOVIES THAT MADE HIM A HOUSEHOLD NAME.
With his charismatic screen presence, natural acting ability, and versatility, Watson has become one of the most respected actors in...
MY CHILDREN ASKING WHY THEY HAVE DIFFERENT MOTHERS – DAVIDO
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has opened up about how he handles sharing kids with multiple women,...
I’VE ENROLLED IN MARRIAGE COUNSELLING TO BE BETTER HUSBAND TO JARVIS – PELLER
Nigerian TikTok creator, Hamzat Habeeb Adelaja, popularly known as Peller, has revealed that he has privately enrolled in a marriage...
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