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Pastor Sells Oil To Prevent Coronavirus For N13,000
International Godsway Ministries Bishop Daniel Obinim, a Ghanaian cleric has started selling holy oil which according to him will protect members from getting the dreaded coronavirus…
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Ivory Coast Tests First Person In Africa For Coronavirus
Health authorities in Ivory Coast are investigating a suspected case of Wuhan coronavirus in a female student who arrived from China, officials have said. The student, whom…
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Lesotho’s 80 Year Old PM Resigns Over Links To Ex- Wife Murder
The 80-year-old prime minister of Lesotho resigned on Thursday over evidence linking him to the murder of his estranged wife and his new wife's refusal to be quizzed by police. …
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Imam Faces Life In Prison After ‘Mistakenly’ Marrying A Man
Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba of Kyampisi Masjid Noor mosque in Kayunga District, Uganda who was said to have ‘mistakenly’ married a man faces a life in prison sentence after he was…
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Ghana 3rd, Kenya 8th Most Most Corrupt Countries In The World [SEE FULL LIST]
TRANSPARENCY International, the nongovernmental organization based in Germany, defines corruption as the misuse of public power for private benefit. The organization's most recent…
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Buhari Mourns 89 Nigerien Soldiers Killed By Terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a condolence message to the families and colleagues of the 89 Nigerien soldiers killed by terrorists. The attack happened on 9 January near…
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Militants Attack Primary School, Kill Three Teachers
Suspected Al- Shabab militants attacked a Primary school and killed three teachers near Kenya’s border with Somalia. A child was also wounded by a stray bullet when the militants…
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Woman Banned From Getting Pregnant After Having 44 Kids At Age 36
A woman in Uganda has been banned from having more kids after her forty-fourth (44th) child. Mariam Nabatanzi got married at age 12 to a 40-year-old man. She gave birth to twins the…
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Nigerians In South Africa Given 12 Hour Ultimatum To Leave The Country
Nigerians and other foreigners have been given12 hours to vacate Keimoes and Upington areas of Northern Cape in South Africa. This announcement was made after the violent clash…
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Shiites Act Dramatic Scenes On Abuja Roads
While carrying on our heads basket full problems we face as a country, some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites on Monday led dramatic…
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Guinea Bissau Set To Hold Presidential Run Off Election
People in Guinea-Bissau are heading out today in a Presidential runoff to choose between two former prime ministers — Domingos Simoes Pereira, from the traditional ruling PAIGC…
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Wife Of Vice-President Of Zimbabwe Arrested For Suspected Fraud
With the series of protests currently going on against corrupt and sit-tight leaders in different parts of the Magrib (Northern parts of Africa), coupled with the…
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Sudan Hosted President Currently Facing Trials Over The 1989 Coup.
Sudan’s hosted President Omar al-Basir was summoned by prosecutors on Tuesday over the 1989 coup that brought him to power. His lawyer said. His legal team did not attend the…
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Jose Filomeno Dos Santos: Son Of Angola’s Ex-President Begins Trial
Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the son of ex Angola president, Jose Eduardo Dos Santos who ruled for 38years. Appeared in court on Monday. After being charged with embezzlement and…
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Ex-wife of Former President of Liberia to be freed from Custody in the U.K.
Ex wife of the former Liberian president Charles Taylor, Agnes Taylor will be freed from custody after an Old Bailey court dismissed series of torture charges against her. One will…
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After 33 Years In Power, Uganda President Says He’s Not Tired Of Ruling
Unlike his Nigerian counterpart, President Muhammadu Buhari, who cited his age as one of the reasons why he won't nurse a third term ambition, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda…
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Thugs Now Run Political Groups In Africa – Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan in his speech at the 17th convocation of Igbinedion University Okada, where he was conferred with the honorary degree of doctor of science, alleged…
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Ex Ghana President, Mahama, Begs FG To Open Borders
Former Ghana President, John Mahama, appealed to the Nigeria Government to open up her border so that economic activities can resume in West Africa. He made the plea on Tuesday…
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’70 People Killed Ahead of Guinea 2020 Presidential Poll’ – Amnesty International
Amnesty International on Wednesday has claimed that not less than 70 people have been killed in Guinea in protests ahead of the country's 2020 presidential election. The deaths…
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Interpol Rescues Nigerians, Others From Sex Trafficking In Mali
Interpol rescues Nigerians in Mali || Collage AFP Authorities have rescued 64 victims of human trafficking and people smuggling during an INTERPOL-coordinated operation in Mali. !-->!-->!-->!-->…
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