Relentless rains and floods have killed at least 41 people in central Vietnam since the weekend, while a search continues for nine still missing, state media reported. The deluge has submerged more than 52,000 homes and left half a million…
Miss Jamaica, Dr Gabrielle Henry, has been rushed to the hospital after she stumbled off the stage during the Miss Universe competition. The Jamaica representative fell from the stage on Wednesday during the Miss Universe preliminary evening gown round in…
Afrobeats singer, Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has said prayers alone won’t save Nigeria. He insisted that until citizens began taking proactive actions, the country wouldn’t change for the better. “No Jesus, no Allah, no prayer is…
Nollywood actor Yomi Fabiyi has claimed he possesses a video showing how the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, was killed. In a clip posted on social media, he also called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the…
Famous US rapper Nicki Minaj has urged fans to be more supportive and patient with Nigerian artistes. Some Nigerian artistes have been under intense criticism this week, with fans accusing Burna Boy of being arrogant and ungrateful after he “jokingly”…
US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he signed a bill ordering the release of all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bill requires the Justice Department to release all information from its Epstein…
Madagascar’s interim president, who seized power in the Indian Ocean island nation last month, has unveiled a 300 kg (661 lb) gemstone that he said had been found in the presidential palace. The dark boulder, streaked with shimmering green crystal,…
Gunmen have attacked a church in Nigeria, killing at least two people and kidnapping the pastor and some worshippers, police and witnesses said on Wednesday, days after 25 girls were abducted from a boarding school. The attack on Tuesday evening in Eruku,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe in the Kremlin on Wednesday for talks that will focus on developing ties between Moscow and the tiny phosphate-producing country on the West African coast. Gnassingbe, whose family has…
About three-quarters of a $5 billion pipeline crucial for exporting crude oil from Ugandan fields through neighbouring Tanzania has been built, Uganda’s state-run sector regulator said on Wednesday. After nearly two decades of delay, Uganda has now set the second…