More than a dozen mutinous soldiers on Monday January 24, announced that a military junta now controls Burkina Faso after they detained the democratically elected president following a day of gunbattle in the capital. A junior officer announced the suspension of the constitution, the dissolution of the government and parliament, and the …

Meagan Good is speaking out about her divorce from DeVon Franklin. The  Harlem actress, 40, and the preacher, 43, announced their decision to divorce after nine years of marriage, with a source later saying that Good and Franklin’s breakup was “a long time coming.” Good was a guest on XONecole recently and she spoke about “grieving” her …

A video which has gone viral after being shared online, has captured moment a Nigerian secondary boy was forcefully trying to kiss his female schoolmate.  As the boy persisted, other schoolmates at the scene looked on. This has ignited controversy online as many are accusing the boy of sexually abusing the …

Over 26,000 Nigerians have signed a petition on Change.org to stop the demand for English proficiency tests from Nigerians looking to travel abroad for studies or work. The petition, which was initiated by Policy Shapers, was titled “Stop asking Nigerians to write IELTS”. As Nigeria’s language of instruction at various …

The traditional ruler of Agodo village in Ewekoro local council of Ogun State, Oba Ayinde Odetola, and four of his aides have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen who invaded his palace and set them ablaze on Monday, January 24. According to reports, the monarch and his aides were assassinated and …

Three brothers and one other worker were killed when gunmen attacked a mining site in Dong village of Jos South Local Council of Plateau State. The armed men suspected to be Fulani militias stormed the mining area at 6:30 pm on Saturday, January 22, and started shooting randomly. The four workers reportedly …

Mario Balotelli has been named in the Italy squad for the first time since 2018 as the European champions plan for their World Cup play-off semi-final. The former Manchester City and Liverpool striker, 31, has not featured for his country since September 2018. Balotelli is one of 35 players named …

Media personality Kiki Mordi has made a sweeping generalization of “Igbo people being harmful to women”.  The media personality said this in reaction to the controversy that trailed the online campaign for a Swiss woman popularly called Nwanyiocha and married to an Anambra man from Isuofia, to be made the …

A Ghanaian police officer identified as Corporal Roland Agbovi Tetteh, has been arrested for allegedly raping a suspected thief in custody.  The policeman from Asutuare was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl who was brought to the police station for allegedly stealing from her ex-boyfriend. The incident occurred shortly after the victim identified as Precious Azumah …

A Twitter user has shared the story of how his US-based family friend attempted to commit suicide five years ago after the young lady he married in Nigeria, conned him into bringing her family members and her boyfriend to the US and then filed for a divorce from him after he …