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After the newspapers that had published stories that he is gay and a member of the Illuminati Secret Society had failed to retract their stories; controversial musician Charles Oputa (popularly known as Charly Boy) has given his lawyers “very firm instructions to do everything legally possible to make the people responsible for this accountable to the fullest extent of the ...

A Nigerian plane has reportedly crashed into the Hajj Camp near the El-Wak stadium after take off from Kotoka international Airport Accra, Ghana. At least 10 people were reportedly killed in the plane crash, according to an aviation official. The crash happened Saturday night. Witnesses said the plane crashed through the airport’s perimeter fence and hit a bus loaded with ...

Malawi’s new president has made numerous breaks from her autocratic predecessor but few will be this popular: she has dumped his presidential jet and fleet of luxury cars. Joyce Banda, who came to power in April after the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, has barely paused in her drive to overturn his controversial policies and lifestyle. Her decision to sell ...

A third year Physics/Astronomy undergraduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Onyebuchi Okonkwo, was found dead early Thursday morning at an uncompleted building located beside the hockey pitch in the school. He is believed to have committed suicide as his lifeless body was found dangling on a rope suspended from a height. Some blocks suspected to have been used as ...

Dr. Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that Nigeria is not broke. “This whole controversies started because reporters misinterpreted insolvency for being broke,” he said in a skype interview with SaharaTV based in New York. However, the dictionary defines Insolvency as the inability of a debtor to pay their debt. “The ...