Cholera outbreak kills 200 in Cameroon

Cameroon’s Health Ministry has announced the death of more than 200 people in the north of the country due to a cholera outbreak over the past two months.
The health delegate for the northern region of the West Central African country, Rebecca Djao,

MH17 downing may constitute war crime: UN

The United Nations human rights chief says the alleged downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine may amount to a "war crime."
On Monday, Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned the possible

1050 Gazans killed in Israeli offensive: Medics

Around 1,050 Palestinians have so far been killed in Israel’s 21-day military offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip, Press TV reports.
On Monday, Palestinian medics told Press TV that nearly 1,050 people, including a large number of women and children, have lost their lives in the Israeli attacks since July 8 and more than 6,200

Foreigners advised to leave Libya amid clashes

Several countries have advised their nationals in Libya to leave the country immediately amid a raging battle in the capital Tripoli.
On Sunday, Cairo called on its citizens in Tripoli and Benghazi to seek "safer areas in Libya or head to the Libya-Tunisia border."

Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon's vice PM

Boko Haram Takfiri militants have kidnapped the wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister during a attack in the northern town of Kolofata, an official says.

"I can confirm that the home of Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali in Kolofata came under a savage attack from Boko Haram militants," Issa Tchiroma said on Sunday.

Ebola kills Liberian physician, infects American

A physician from Liberia has been killed and an American infected by Ebola in Liberia.

Samaritan's Purse, an aid agency, said on Sunday that the American physician, 33-year-old Dr. Kent Brantly, along with his fellow countrywoman Nancy Writebol, who is an aid worker, was diagnosed with the disease.

Israel kills 4-year-old boy in Gaza’s Jebaliya

Israel has killed a 4-year-old boy and injured several others during the latest attacks against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Ashraf al-Qudra, the emergency services spokesman, said the boy, Samih Ijneid, was killed when a shell hit a house in the east of Jebaliya. He added that the boy was the first person to be killed in Gaza on Monday.

CAR’s Seleka military chief rejects truce

The military chief of the mostly Muslim Seleka group in the Central African Republic (CAR) has refused to accept a recent ceasefire with anti-Balaka Christian militants.
In a Friday interview with the state-run BBC, Joseph Zoundeiko said his forces would not accept

Over 350k Somalis in need of food aid: UN

More than 350,000 people in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu are in acute need of food aid, the United Nations has warned.

In a report published on Saturday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Nigeria arrests Kaduna bombings suspect: Ministry

Nigeria has arrested a man in connection with two separate bombings in the northern city of Kaduna, the Defense Ministry says.

In a statement issued on Friday, the ministry said the unnamed suspect, a young man dressed as a woman, was detained immediately after the second bomb blast on Wednesday.

Boko Haram Takfiri militants sentenced to jail in Cameroon

A military court in Cameroon has sentenced 14 Boko Haram Takfiri militants to a maximum of 20 years imprisonment.
“Each of the Boko Haram members (was) sentenced to between 10 and 20 years” in jail and the

Israel should lift Gaza siege: Iran deputy FM

A senior Iranian official says the Israeli regime should raise the siege on the Gaza Strip as required by the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas.
“The Zionist regime has no other option but to accept the condition [set by] the [Palestinian] resistance [movement], which is lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip,” Iranian Deputy Foreign

Nigerian soldiers kill 25 anti-Israel protesters on Quds Day

Twenty-five demonstrators, including the sons of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, have been gunned down during an anti-Israeli rally held to mark International Quds Day in an ancient city of the African country, Press TV has learned. 

Every man wants to sleep with me- Afrocandy

By Juliet Ebirim and Iyabo Aina

US-based Nigerian controversial soft-porn star, Judith Mazagwu, popularly known as Afrocandy, has been in the country for a while now. The mother of two girls is in the country to put finishing touches to her new film, Queen of Zamunda.

Police Arrest 21 Year-old Pregnant Woman for Selling Day-old Baby in Adamawa

Parade 72 year-old man for raping a minor

By Daji Sani 

The Adamawa State police command on Friday paraded  a pregnant women, 21 year old Mrs Chinwendu Mbogu who stole a one day old baby from  Mayo-Belwa cottage hospital in Adamawa

2 die as APC, PDP supporters clash in Osun

BY GBENGA OLARINOYE,  OSOGBO
With barely 15 days to the August 9, governorship election in Osun State, supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Governor Rauf Aregbesola and those of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore yesterday in Ilesa engaged

At least 76 bodies pulled from Gaza rubble in truce

GAZA CITY – The bodies of at least 76 Palestinians were recovered from the rubble across the Gaza Strip in the first few hours of a 12-hour humanitarian truce Saturday, medics said.

Emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 76 bodies had been brought to hospitals in

Boko Haram Kills Monarch, 11 Others in Borno

Michael Olugbode 
Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect on Wednesday night invaded Garubula village in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, killing the district head, Alhaji Ibrahim Dawi, and 11 others. A resident of the area, Mallam Idrisa Garubula, who spoke to journalists on phone, said

Hottest Nigerian celebrities on social media Why they are hot

By Kehinde Ajose

Social media  has changed the way fans interact with   celebs and also altered the way celebs engage their fans. Donjazzy announced the Mohits break up on twitter; he didn’t have to organize

Mourinho wants Didier Drogba

LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho revealed on Friday that he is considering a move to bring former striker Didier Drogba back to the club after he was released by Galatasaray.

“We think about it,” Mourinho told the Friday editions of several British newspapers.