ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula broke down in tears and collapsed on Thursday after the Constitutional Court ruled in the party’s favour, reinstating 181 councillor candidates who had been excluded from contesting the…
Kanayo O. Kanayo’s Remarks on Ghana Spark Backlash Over Women, Wealth and Acting Hierarchy
Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has triggered a wave of criticism in Ghana after making a series of blunt comments about Ghanaian women, wealthy people and the country’s film industry during…
Guinea-Bissau Junta Head Dismisses Senior Officer Close to Ousted President Embaló
Guinea-Bissau’s military ruler, General Horta N’tam, has dismissed Lieutenant-General Sadji Fati, a senior officer widely regarded as close to ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in the latest sign that the junta is…
Teen arrested after six-year-old girl stabbed in classroom at Umhlali school
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a six-year-old girl was stabbed in her classroom in Umhlali, on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, on Tuesday morning. The child is in a critical condition…
Make it make sense to me”: 61-year-old Nigerian woman’s post on provocative dressing stirs debate
A 61-year-old Nigerian woman, Doyinsola Ilori, has drawn attention online after questioning why women who dress provocatively would expect men not to be sexually aroused by their appearance. In a post on…
My wife and I are still very much together” — Okey Bakassi dismisses divorce reports as fake news
Popular comedian and Nollywood actor Okey Bakassi has denied viral reports that his marriage has collapsed, insisting that he and his wife are still together. He described the story as fake news…
Ayra Starr makes history as first African artist to headline NFL International Games halftime show
Nigerian singer Oyinkansola Sarah, known professionally as Ayra Starr, has become the first African artist to headline a halftime show at an NFL International Games match. The Afrobeats star took the stage…
Mahama defends bus preaching ban: it’s about public safety, not silencing the church
In response to criticism from some church leaders, President John Dramani Mahama defended a new road traffic rule that forbids preaching and hawking on moving public busses, stating that it is not…
Tarkwa court jails 19-year-old mason for 15 years over defilement of seven-year-old pupil
The Tarkwa Circuit Court condemned a 19-year-old mason to 15 years in prison with hard labor after he admitted to defiling a seven-year-old kindergarten student. Alfred Mensah, a native of Awodua in…
Four years on, why has Iran executed the man convicted of killing a police officer?
Iranian authorities have executed a man convicted of killing a police officer who was run over by a vehicle during clashes in 2022, the country’s judiciary announced on Sunday. The case dates…