An elderly housekeeper who was paid as little as £1.41-an-hour and forced to sleep on a chair in the cellar, has been awarded more than £50,000 in compensation.
69-year-old Julie Miles was reportedly forced to work 60 hour weeks, clean and cook at the Great Western Hotel in Abergavenny, Wales, was also not allowed to take a day’s...
A South African lady has filed for divorce from her husband of 18 years after he refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Recounting how her husband, Graham Spies' health deteriorated after he contracted COVID-19 in 2020, Charnelle told News24 that she wasted no time in getting vaccinated as soon as she was eligible.
She stated...
A 26 years old nurse of Mushili in Ndola has sued a man (a teacher by profession) she was engaged to for reconciliation after complaining that he had taken eight years without marrying her.
Gertrude Ngoma brought the matter before Kabushi Local Court accusing Herbert Salaliki, 28, of taking long...
Despite promising that the Taliban group will be more liberal than they were 20 years ago, the terrorist group that has taken over Afghanistan is proving that not much has changed with their policies.
A Taliban leader has announced that music will be banned in Afghanistan and women will be required to travel with...
A Nigerian couple have welcomed a set of twins after 14 years of marriage.
The couple dedicated their children at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Idu-Karmo, Abuja on Sunday, August 29.
The resident pastor of DIGC, Idu-Karmo, Benshep Obed shared photos from the dedication and thanksgiving service.
Marine Officer Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller has resigned from his commission after being dismissed from command over his remarks about the U.S. troops withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, posted a video online questioning military leaders' handling of the situation in Afghanistan which has led to the death of 13 service...
The new rules and regulations which are aimed at keeping Nairobi clean and hygienic, also applies to when you are caught urinating in undesignated spaces, spitting on the streets, sleeping in kitchens or food stores, among other misdemeanours.
Defaulters risk being fined anything between ksh10,000 and ksh500,000 or an imprisonment term of between six...
A social media user has narrated how his uncle retrieved the car he used to sow a seed into the life of his pastor after the blessing he was expecting didn’t come.
Narrating the story, he disclosed that his uncle was cajoled into believing that if he sows seed with...
A video of a Ghanaian man marrying his older Caucasian lover has gone viral.
The couple was introduced as "Mr and Mrs Smith" after their exchange of vows, as their friends and well-wishers cheered them on.
The Ghanaian man appears to be the "Mrs", going by the cape on his wedding...
At least 100 commercial sex workers were arrested in Nairobi’s central business district on Thursday, August 19, after traders complained that they were constituiting a 'nuisance.'
According to The Standard, the businessmen and women said the sex workers were operating in broad daylight near their shops, consequently distracting their would-be...
A Kenyan pastor and founder of Bishop Climate Ministries in Camberwell District, South London, United Kingdom, Climate Irungu Wiseman, has appeared in court after being accused of selling "plague protection kits" for £91 as a cure for COVID-19.
Bishop Climate Wiseman is charged with fraud and unfair trading offences after...
A pregnant woman gave birth to her son three months earlier than her due date after being left in a near-fatal coma by covid-19.
Kassidy Hazelton, from Arizona, delivered her son Kash on May 31, just a couple of weeks after she contracted Covid-19 after she refused to get a...
Italian police are investigating a disturbing death threat addressed to Pope Francis in Rome.
Law enforcement confirmed an envelope containing three bullets was sent to the Vatican.
The suspicious package was intercepted by staff at a mail sorting facility before it reached the Pope and had been sent from France, according...
The police in Osun state have arrested two siblings, Faseun Afolabi and Fadare Afolabi, alongside their four complices for killing a man and selling his heart for fifteen thousand Naira alongside his other bodyparts.
Parading the suspects before newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, said that on May 24, the...
A teen mum who left her daughter at home to starve to death, while she traveled to celebrate her 18th birthday, has been jailed for nine years.
Verphy Kudi abandoned 20-month-old Asiah at her flat in Brighton, England, for almost six days while she partied in London and Coventry.
She left her flat on...
A rare fish with human-like teeth has been caught in the United States, leaving beachgoers baffled.
The creature was caught by an angler off Jennette's Pier, a popular fishing destination in Nag's Head, North Carolina.
Photos of the fish went viral and it was later identified as a sheepshead fish.
The fish...
At least 17 wedding guests were killed after being struck by lightning on their way to the nuptials in Bangladesh.
Fourteen others including the groom were injured after the group was caught in a thunderstorm on their way to the bride's house in the riverside town of Shibganj, Bangladesh.
The group...
A former nurse, Alison Pickard, has revealed she would like to be able to take her life when she wants it due to the fact she suffers from a Motor Neurone disease.
Assisted dying also known as physician-assisted suicide, is suicide that is assisted by a physician or other healthcare...
A businessman identified as Mesmine Abessole "Kether De Bonagere" has married four women at the same time in Gabon.
Mesmine Abessole wedded his wives, Madeleine Nguema, Prisca Nguema, Nicole Mboungou, Carene Sylvana Aboghet, at a ceremony held in Libreville, Gabon on Saturday, July 31,2021.
A 55-year-old woman was allegedly beheaded by her boyfriend in broad daylight near Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, July 28.
America Mafalda Thayer was found by stunned cops, with her head "laying next to her body," in the middle of the street.
Officers also found a large knife in a bin in a...
A Nigerian woman has supposedly returned to a monetarily handicap state regardless of winning millions in a lotto big stake
Twitter user @imimigold, shared the affected lady’s story on the microblogging platform, and narrated how she went from grass to grace accidentally, but is now wallowing in poverty.
According to her,...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US has disclosed how it identified and nailed Nigeria’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, as one of the co-conspirators of Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, Abba Kyari, a high-ranking Nigerian police officer who has received multiple honours, was...
A baby girl born in Israel earlier this month had the embryo of a twin inside her stomach, in what medical officials say was a 1-in-500,000 medical rarity.
The case of "fetus-in-fetu" occurred at Assuta Medical Center in Ashod, Israel, according to a Wednesday, July 28 report by The Times...
Maritim Biwott Arap Tuwei and his wife Ruth Maritim who are from Kapseret constituency, reportedly got married traditionally in 1946. Tuwei died at the age of 107, while Maritim was aged 100.
Interestingly, the two had made a vow and even informed their children that they would both 'sleep' when their...
A woman was killed when her parachute malfunctioned and didn't open when she jumped out of a plane to skydive, police have said.
Karen Bernard, 59, of Wildwood, Florida, US, died around 9am on Saturday, July 24, when she jumped out of a plane in the central New York town of Westford.
Her brother...
One of the pastors of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, who was recently dismissed, has explained how some of his colleagues were sending fake church attendance figures and church offerings to the state headquarters so as to keep their jobs – a practice which some of them could not...
A Nigerian Twitter user has taken to the platform to express gratitude to God after her parents remarried 25 years after they got divorced.
@tobbie_bola in her tweet disclosed that words can't express how she felt to come home and see her parents in same space.
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Thomas Markle has promised to take his daughter Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to court so he can meet his grandchildren.
In an explosive interview on Thursday, July 22, the estranged dad, 77, called Harry and Meghan "bad" parents and claimed they've made "mistakes" in raising their son Archie, 2,...
A man was fatally stabbed while filming a music video near Brixton Tube station in south London.
The victim, Shane Jerome, who was aged in his early 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene at around 8:45 pm on Wednesday.
Mr Jerome, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene on Brixton...
A baby born with three heads has attracted pilgrims who refer to the child as an incarnation of God.
Strangers in India have reportedly been making pilgrimages to see the infant since its birth in Uttar Pradesh was announced on July 12.
The mother named only as Ragini is understood to have been...
Londre Sylvester, a Chicago rapper who goes by the name “KTS Dre,” was killed by a barrage of bullets just moments after he walked out of jail.
According to police, Sylvester was shot at least 64 times outside the Cook County Jail in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported. Sylvester had been...
A 65-year-old man was bitten by a reticulated python as he was sitting on the toilet at home in Austria.
According to reports, the man, who has not been named, was using the toilet in his bathroom at around 6am and felt a "pinch in the area of his genitals"...
A newborn baby was pictured holding his mum's contraception coil which failed to prevent her from getting pregnant with him.
Paula dos Santos Escudero Alvarez, 32, gave birth to Bernardo on July 4, 2021, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
The mum had been using birth control, called an...
The husband of a woman who died during sex appeared in court today, July 9, to deny murdering her.
Sam Pybus admitted choking Sophie Moss with her consent during sex at an address in Middlesbrough, England, on Sunday, February 7, 2021.
Sophie Moss, 33, from Darlington, died in hospital after being found...
The Methodist Church has become the largest religious denomination in the UK to permit same-sex marriages.
The Church announced on Wednesday that same-sex couples will be allowed to get married on its premises. After debates on the topic at the Methodist Conference, the proposals to allow same-sex marriages were passed...
Manchester City superstar, Riyad Mahrez has proposed to his stunning girlfriend Taylor Wardwith £400,000 ring after
The 30-year-old Algerian international took the bold step during their holiday on the Greek island Mykonos.
Proud wife to be, Taylor took to Instagram to share the good news and photos with the caption: “Here's to...
A mum, Chelsea Cuthbertson, 28, allegedly murdered her six-week-old son by shaking him so hard he suffered catastrophic brain injuries, a jury has heard.
Chelsea called for an ambulance and said son Malakai Watts was not breathing but doctors discovered his cardiac arrest was most likely allegedly caused by a...
A man accidentally shot his friend in the neck as he showed off his new weapon, police say.
Alec Augustino Braz, 22, mistakenly fired his pistol at his 19-year-old friend at around 3.15pm on Saturday, June 1.
The shooting happened not long after Braz got his license to carry a gun, Newsweek reports.
Woburn Police Department near...
A man has been arrested in Siaya community in Kenya for having sex with his neighbor's sheep.
20-year-old John Omondi was caught in the act with a sheep that belongs to Richard Odhiambo. The sheep was found missing after Odhiambo had gone to check for it at a place he tied it at...
A professional lobster diver who was swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod, survived the scary incident after the mammal spat him back out.
Michael Packard, 56, was about 45 feet deep in the waters off Provincetown on Friday, June 11, when he “felt a huge...
UFC two-weight world champion Amanda Nunes has sensationally called out television personality Kim Kardashian for an MMA bout in the UFC octagon.
Nunes, who recently defeated Megan Anderson via first-round submission at UFC 259 to defend her women’s featherweight championship belt, called out Kardashian on Twitter last night.
The Lioness tweeted...
French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face by a man.
The embarrassing incident occured during a walkabout session with a crowd in the Drome region in southeastern France, BFM TV and RMC radio reported on Tuesday, June 8.
A viral video published by BFM TV and RMC shows...
A Nigerian native doctor, Ossy Opara has called out his baby mama for beating his mother.
In a Facebook post addressed to his children, Ossy noted that they (children) may not get to see their grandmother again because her "health is failing her as a result of the beatings she received" from...
A suspected burglar who pretends to be a ghost to rob houses has reportedly been arrested in Zimbabwe.
According to a Zimbawean Facebook user, General Chiwenga Wisdom, who posted the photos on Thursday, May 26, the suspect specialises in breaking into houses during the night wearing a skeleton costume and...
A suspected internet fraudster has been arrested over the death of his twin brother at Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State.
The suspect was reportedly found with a dog and the decomposing body of his twin brother in their apartment at Old Olomoro Road, Monday, May 24,...
Pose star, Billy Porter has revealed he is HIV positive but kept his diagnosis secret for 14 years because he was 'ashamed'.
In an emotional interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the American actor known for breaking gender rules on red carpets, opened up about his diagnosis 14 years ago, and...
Australian Olympian, Torah Bright, has responded after she was attacked on social media for posting an "insane" nude breastfeeding picture as she performed a handstand.
The 34-year-old showed off her toned physique in a photo she shared with her Instagram followers on Sunday, May 9.
In it, she's seen wearing only...
A man has shown the essay his 4-year-old daughter wrote about him in a project for her pre-school.
In a funny clip uploaded on TikTok, the father, Zach @dadrealbad, displays his little girl's completed essay and it paints an interesting picture of his character and hobbies.
In the TikTok video, the dad tells viewers: "Alright, so...
Simon Guobadia is tired of women claiming he slept with them while he was married to his now-estranged wife and he's offered $50,000 to anyone who can prove he cheated on Falynn.
Simon, 56, who is now engaged to Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, also said he will throw in an...
32-year-old bank employee, Tshepo Rakoma, was allegedly shot dead by her partner of eight years and father of her three children in Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa after she ended their relationship.
TM reported that Tshepo was sprayed with bullets in the parking lot of a shopping centre while sitting in her...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to “focus energy, time and resources (on) any form of propaganda against religious leaders who disagree with (his) performance.”
In a statement on Thursday signed by its president, Augustine Akubeze, the CBCN described the recent allegations by...
Bill Gates’ marriage to his estranged wife Melinda Gates certainly featured many undulations on its way to their pending divorce after 27 years.
In fact, in the Gates’ relationship, the tech honcho was allowed by his wife to spend time with an ex-girlfriend thanks to a built-in arrangement Bill had...
Popular Nigerian songwriter and hip hop singer, Timaya has blasted his senior colleague, Eedris Abdulkareem.
Recall that Eedris was dragged on Twitter by the minister of state for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo.
This was in connection to a diss track the singer targeted at the politician, Keyamo. In the diss...
A woman who worked as a bank cleaner for 35 years left a note for her "awful manager" on her last day at work.
The woman also left a word of advice for all the staff at the bank.
The letter was shared to Twitter by the woman's son with the caption:...
A pastor has called out Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere Odumejeje for his actions when comedienne, Ada Jesus, asked him for forgiveness.
Pastor Goodheart Val Aloysius, of Father's House International Church, told Odumejeje to change his ways.
He went on to say that the scandal with Ada Jesus shows that "Odumejeje is not...
A woman who didn't know she was pregnant gave birth to a baby boy mid-flight.
Lavinia "Lavi" Mounga was flying from Salt Lake City to Honolulu on April 28 for a vacation when she gave birth to her son, Raymond.
He was born early at just 29 weeks gestation.
Luckily, a doctor from Hawaii...
