Tension in Ikorodu, Lagos as 50 persons are feared dead

According to reports, suspected pipeline vandals invaded the Igbo Olomu Community in Ikorodu area of Lagos this morning shooting sporadically in the air.

Nigeria: UNICEF responds to state of IDPs in Borno state

Numerous reports of mass starvation at IDP camps in Bama, Borno state, have been reported in Nigeria

93 left dead after India lightning

At least 93 people have been killed and more than 20 injured by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, officials say.

Niger Delta Avengers blow up NNPC Pipeline in Akwa Ibom

The Niger Delta Avengers attacked NNPC pipeline in Akwa Ibom state in the early morning of today, June 16.

Wreckage of EgyptAir crash found, authorities say

Wreckage of the EgyptAir flight that went missing over the Mediterranean last month has been found, Egyptian investigators say.

60 families rendered homeless after angry lover set boyfriend's house ablaze

Shack dwellers clear the place where their shacks used to be. Photo by Michael Dlamini.

Hmmm, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, they say. One can only wonder what made her so angry.

Mistress' family allegedly slit lover's son's throat in revenge

Andile Moloi, Oupa Rikhotso’s eight-month pregnant girlfriend, is comforted by her mum, Nthabiseng Mabaso. Photo by Noko Mashilo

Exactly two years ago, a South African, Joseph Rikhotso’s jealous wife petrol bombed the family home of his alleged mistress, South African Daily Sun reports.

Group calls for exhuming and reburial of Biafrans buried inside Onitsha Army Barracks in June

Governor of Anambra, Willie Obiano and President Buhari, in 2015.

There are many gruesome details in this post written by Intersociety.  Read on:

Alligator snatches 2-year-old at Disney resort, 4 alligators killed yet no sign

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A 2-year-old Nebraska boy has been attacked and dragged into the water by an alligator at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

'The Voice': Christina Grimmie for burial this week

Murdered singer, Christina Grimmie will be laid to rest later this week in a private funeral attended by her loved ones in her home state of New Jersey.

"The guilt of feeling grateful to be alive is heavy"- Orlando shooting survivor

Oh dear..

Even the pictures are haunting.

Patience Carter, a 20-year-old NYU student, was on vacation with her two friends Akyra Murray, 18, and Tiara Parker in Orlando.

5-year-old bitten by shark at Texas beach

 A 5-year-old girl was bitten by a shark off Pirates Beach in Texas on Tuesday.

UN tells Kenya more time needed to send Somali refugees home from Dabaab

Kenya must relax its November deadline for sending some 350,000 Somalis home from the world's largest refugee complex as parts of their war-torn nation are unsafe, the United Nations refugee chief said on Monday.

How people in Niger are living post-Boko Haram

The Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN in Niger , Fode Ndiaye, is calling on the international community to mobilize resources for the humanitarian crisis created after the massive attack of Boko Haram in Bosso, in south-eastern Niger.

Sad conversation between a mum and son involved in Orlando shooting June 12

Friends and family grieve after a list of hospitalized victims was released, implying the death of those who weren't on the list and hadn't been heard from, outside a hotel near the Orlando Regional Medical Centre in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016 (AP)

How sad it was to hear of the mass killing in a Florida nightclub on June 12...for the first time in the United States, Facebook activated its 'safety check' feature because of this incident.

Face-to-face with a Boko Haram wife

It was during a visit to Maiduguri for the launch of a Kanuri radio station, Dandal Kura Radio last week that along with another media executive, we had an encounter with the wife of a senior Boko Haram member.

Scenes from an accident in Malaysian that claimed life of a Nigerian

A woman said to be Nigerian, was killed after the Perodua Myvi car she was in with her sister was involved in an accident at Km269 of the North-South Expressway (southbound) in Malaysia  yesterday afternoon.

Modupe Ozolua's NGO reaches out to malnourished children in Boko Haram IDP camps

Modupe Ozolua is a social Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Body Enhancement limited in Nigeria. Body Enhancement Ltd pioneered cosmetic surgery in Nigeria in 2001 and aesthetic lasers in 2007.

What is the cause of #AccraFloods? The government or Ghanaians ?

One year after the deadly flood which swept through Accra in 2015, another wave of downpour has hit the city and it's not looking good.

Missing Egypt air plane MS804 actually crashed- French President

This morning, an EgyptAir Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar with 66 people on board, according to the airline.