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A taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly killing a traffic officer in a hit-and-run incident in Cape Town. Deon Sampson, 46, died after being dragged nearly 200m by the vehicle. He had stopped the taxi at a vehicle checkpoint on Spine Road on Friday night, said police spokesperson Sergeant …

Nigerian prophet, leader, and founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Balogun Joshua who’s well-known by many as TB Joshua has reacted to publications making rounds on the internet about a supposed prophecy he made about the upcoming December 7 elections to be held in Ghana. According to …

A military officer was killed along the Enugu-Makurdi highway at about 11.30 pm on Friday, August 7.   SaharaReporters reports that the deceased officer whose name was given as Sergeant Bulama Aji, was serving at 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, Plateau State, when he was killed while traveling …

An attack on a military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has killed at least eight people and injured 14 others, officials say. Witnesses told local media a car loaded with explosives attacked the compound near a sports stadium. The extremely loud explosion was heard across the city. Islamist militant …

Reports from Kaduna state in north-west Nigeria say gunmen have killed at least 21 people including women and children in a series of overnight raids on several villages. A community leader in southern Kaduna told the BBC the gunmen raided five villages in the early hours of Thursday in Zangon-Kataf …

United Nations agencies say 27 people have died after their migrant boat ran into trouble in the Atlantic off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week. The UN’s refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration said the boat’s engine failed as it tried to reach Spain’s Canary Islands – …

Governor Bala Mohammed in Nigeria’s Bauchi state has sent tongues wagging after appointing an aide for divorcees. There was public derision after an appointment letter confirming Balaraba Ibrahim as “Special Assistant to the governor on Women Affairs (Unmarried)”, surfaced on social media. Government officials in the north-east state have told …

South African dancer, Zodwa Wabantu risked exposing too much as she bent to clean her house while wearing only a t-shirt. Zodwa Wabantu sent shockwaves to many when she decided to do her household chore p.a.nty-less. The socialite flaunted her raw behind and many asked her why was she not …

Popcaan took to Twitter to jokingly bash out at a fan who drew the ghost version of him. Popcaan commented on viral drawings of himself on his official Instagram page. The drawings clearly had him looking so different. Commenting on the image, Popcaan wrote: “yow me ago dis bomboclaat somebody …

Muslims in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, will hold their Friday prayers in mosques for the first time in nearly four months. Churches will resume services on Sunday. All places of worship were closed in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the reopening was a …