Africa

A pastor in Ghana said marriage should not be a binding union for life as the Bible teaches, saying it should be a renewable contract. Founder of Heaven’s Gate Ministries, Prophet Nicholas is at the heart of a controversy. Speaking on a radio show, he does not share the Bible’s …

A high court in Kenya has stopped the tax authority from demanding tax on tithes, donations and offerings given to churches, the Daily Nation newspaper reports. The Kenya Revenue Authority had demanded 5.5 million shillings ($47,000) from Thika Road Baptist Church in unpaid taxes, arguing that it failed to produce …

A Nigerian teacher has been sentenced to life for defiling a 14-year-old student, resulting in pregnancy and childbirth, correcting website reported. According to the agency, the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in Lagos handed down the sentence to Joseph Ibanga on Monday. The court presided over by Justice …

Belgian King Philippe, who is in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a historic visit, said he will initiate the return of items looted during the reign of his ancestor – King Leopold II. King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and members of the Belgian government are on a week-long visit to …

A level 200 student who complained of dizziness soon after end of semester examination papers were distributed died mysteriously, throwing the entire campus into mourning. According to myjoyonline.com, the deceased was a student of the Akenten Appiah Minka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development in the Ashanti Region. The …

If famine is to be avoided in Somalia the world must first “widen its gaze from the war in Ukraine”, says the UN’s children’s agency Unicef. “An explosion of child death is about to happen in the Horn of Africa,” Unicef Deputy Regional Director Rania Dagash has warned. There were …

South African government announced the arrest of the Gupta brothers on Monday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the request of South African justice. South Africa said on Monday the United Arab Emirates had arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former …

Mali’s military leaders will take 24 months from March 2022 to restore civilian rule after a year, spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga said on Monday. “The duration of the transition is set at 24 months, with a start date of March 26, 2022,” Abdoulaye Maiga said on national television. Mali leaders have …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced that the country is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19, as 62 new cases have been detected, most of them from the Greater Accra region. GHS Director of Public Health, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe said the cases had been recorded in the past two weeks, adding …

Nigerian police say gunmen who killed at least 50 people in a church on Sunday in Ondo State disguised themselves as worshippers. A police spokesman said the attackers detonated explosives inside the building, while others outside opened fire. The incident happened at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo …