A proposal by the South African government to legalise polyandry – when a woman has more than one husband at the same time – has led to howls of protest

British Health Minister Matt Hancock has resigned, a day after being called out for breaking social distancing rules by kissing an aide. The 42-year-old handed his resignation to Prime Minister

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday identified drug trafficking and abuse as more threatening to the stability of the nation than banditry and insurgency that are prevalent in some parts

The head of the British Olympic Association (BOA) says the organisation is still “trying to convince” some athletes to have the Covid vaccine before Tokyo 2020 starts next month. Chief

UEFA on Thursday abolished away goals rule in European tournament knockout ties and will take effect from the 2021-22 season. The rule had been in place since 1965, was used

UNICEF says children and adolescents made up the bulk of an armed group in Burkina Faso that killed at least 160 people in an attack earlier this month. The UN

Egypt is trying to strengthen its diplomatic and military clout in Africa amid an escalating dispute with Ethiopia over the building of a huge dam on a tributary of the

US pop star Britney Spears has spoken out against her conservatorship at a court hearing in Los Angeles. Speaking in open court for the first time in the case, she

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina on Wednesday disclosed that the bank will support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with $208 billion, as

Nigeria’s Senate has indicted the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) over an alleged diversion of N1,075,266,599.06, $2,301,329.54 and €196,257.42 by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Apart from asking

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday lamented the escalating incidence of petrol smuggling across Nigeria’s borders, which it put at a whopping 42 million litres per day. The

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo tied the all-time men’s record for international goals with a pair of penalties in a 2-2 draw with France in Group F in Budapest on Wednesday. The

Two South African brothers who ran a cryptocurrency investment platform called Africypt have vanished with $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin in what could potentially be the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history. The incident