A young lady has met her death after a failed miracle attempt by her South African pastor. According to wire reports reaching GhanaStar.com a South African pastor in a bid to perform a miracle,...
A 26-year-old man, Wilfred Inacho, was sentenced to six strokes of the cane by a Gudu Upper Area Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital of Nigeria, after he was dragged to the court for fondling...
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda’s Police raided a night club where a Gay Pride event was underway and arrested at least 15 people, accusing them of staging an illegal gathering and promoting...
Over the past two decades, Russia's efforts to regain its Soviet-era influence in Africa have achieved little success because "times have changed significantly, for example, a new economic and...
Completing his fast could have made him the first African pastor to fast for thirty days without food nor water. But it never turned out so good for South African pastor, Alfred Ndlovu who died of...
The Ogun Police Command of the Nigerian Police Service has rescued another chained 10-year-old girl, Promise Udeh, at Adigbe area of Abeokuta.
She was rescued on Thursday when neighbours living close...
Ummy Mwalimu, the health minister in Tanzania has put to ban personal lubricants (‘lube’) in the country in the hope men will be less inclined to sleep with each other.
‘I have instructed...
The Nigeria Security Forces have rescued a nine-year-old boy who was chained at a church. Korede Taiwo, was chained for weeks at the Key of Joy Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ in Ajiwo, Ogun...
In remote areas of Malawi, it's traditional for girls to be made to have sex with a paid sex worker known as a "hyena" as soon as they reach puberty. Village elders believe the act is a form of...
Tanzania has begun building its own helicopters that will be taking to the skies soon. A Tanzanian-made two-seater chopper is in its final stages of production and will start flying trials once it is...
The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
She was elected at the 49th ECOWAS heads of state...
President Muhammadu Buhari is ill and is being treated at the presidential villa, GhanaStar.com can authoritatively report.
The president has an infection in his left ear, otherwise called Meniere...
Niger has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among poultry.
The disease, which continues to spread across the country, is gradually gaining foothold across West...
11 Burundian students were detained and charged on Friday for damaging pictures of President Pierre Nkurunziza in their textbooks, while three other people were injured as police fired bullets during...
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his visit to Ogoni land in Rivers state.
The president was scheduled to travel to the state to inaugurate the process of cleaning up the area.
Although no...
A prolonged shortage of the U.S. dollar, the dominant circulating currency in Zimbabwe, has worsened over the past two weeks as panicky clients queued up at banks to withdraw money, fearing that the...
Egyptian prosecutors are investigating the death of a teenage girl during a female circumcision operation at a private hospital, health ministry and prosecution officials said...
Caitlyn Jenner’s E! reality series has been removed from MultiChoice Africa’s lineup out of “respect” for customers, the company announced in a statement last week, the BBC...
Zimbabwe is so desperate for cash it has cut the retirement age for soldiers from 60 years to 50. Only those who fought in the 1970s liberation struggle are allowed to remain in service until 65. In...
Yesterday, Justin Bieber posted an underwear selfie that is causing quite a stir on social media. The multiple award-winning musician and producer was basically "grabbing his package" whilst taking...
