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A 21-year-old Gweru man committed suicide by hanging after he was reportedly denied conjugal rights by his 18-year-old wife. The tragic incident was said to have occurred at Somabula in Zimbabwe on Tuesday last week. Councillor Adam…

Former Zimbabwean First Lady, Grace Mugabe has been accused of not burying her husband the proper way. Grace Mugabe was summoned by traditional ruler Chief Zvimba, to explain why she "improperly" buried her husband and former President…

Former Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko has told Kenyans what to do if they see his wife cheating. The politician said people should simply ''mind their own business.' Warning Kenyans, Mike Sonko asked them ­­not to tell him if they see…

A doctor in Korle Bu, Ghana has been accused of poisoning a colleague’s water with blood infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It was gathered that the doctors were said to be colleagues at the Department of Obstetrics and…

While begging for money from unsuspecting Kenyans by posing as a disabled mother in the streets of Kenyan coastal city, Mombasa, a 23-year-old Tanzanian national has been caught. According to Ibrahim Basafar, the County inspectorate…

Misheck Nyandoro, a Johanne Marange Apostolic sect member with 151 children from 16 wives has revealed that he has no plan of stopping anytime soon. The polygamist from Mbire in Mashonaland Central of Zimbabwe, told The Herald that he is…

South Africa's marriage laws could in the near future allow women to marry more than one husband, just as polygamous men can have many wives. Legalisation of polyandry is one of the wide-ranging proposals in the Green Paper on Marriages.…

Police officers shaved heads of 13 young men as punishment for harassing girls at a shopping mall in Ajdabya city of Libya. According to reports, the young men were caught abusing some girls and families during shopping. The girls and…

A 34-year-old jealous husband has been arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his wife in the parking area of Shoprite Supermarket in Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa. Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, the police spokesperson, who…

A yet to be identified Ghanaian man has caused outrage after he alleged bathed his wife with a susbstance suspected to be acid. Details of the incident are still sketchy, however, according to a report posted by Crime Check TV Ghana on…

A Nigerian national, Gideon Nuka and his accomplice have been arrested for defrauding an Italian preacher-cum-businessman of over Sh19.5 Million (N69,414,519.17) in Kenya. The two suspects were arrested on Wednesday evening, May 5, after…

Stanley Owino, a Kenyan man, has been arrested for slashing the face of his ex-girlfriend with a sword. Usikimye, a women-led community organization fighting to end gender-based violence, shared Jacqueline Karima's story on Wednesday,…

Lucas Mhlanga, a 39-year-old a barber from Mzilikazi suburb in Zimbabwe, has been fined $5 000 for assaulting his wife for not singing at a funeral. WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that Mhlanga pleaded guilty to assault charges when he appeared…

A Malian woman, Halima Cisse has given birth to nine babies after medics missed two on her scans and told her she would have seven. The 25-year-old and all five girls and four boys are ‘doing fine’ after a cesarean section in Morocco.…

A Kenyan female police officer, Mary Wandia Migwi, has lost her three children and nanny in a house fire believed to have been caused by a candle. The incident happened in Patawa, Nakuru Town East at about 9pm on Saturday night, May 1,…

Armed robbers rained bullets rip into the side of a cash van as the driver is forced to employ evasive action to avoid the daredevils. According to The Mirror UK, the attempted heist saw raiders repeatedly ram and open fire on the Toyota…

A 23-year-old woman identified as Anne has been declared wanted by the police for alleged murder of her boyfriend in Gitaru, Kiambu County, Kenya. It was gathered that the lady also known as Dolly, allegedly stabbed Kelvin Kamami four…

The body of Elijah Obuong, one of the four close friends who went missing in Kenya has been found dead ten days after they mysteriously disappeared. It was gathered that Jack Anyango,37, Elijah Obuong, 35, Benjamin Amache Imbai, 30, and…

No fewer than 31 prisoners are on the run after a prison truck transporting them to court was hijacked by heavily armed gunmen in Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa on Wednesday morning, April 28. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson,…

507 illegal immigrants have been arrested in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East, by a combined team of the Police, Ghana Immigration Service and National Security, according to Ghanaian Times. Those arrested, who are between…

A 42-year-old man identified as Papa Gyabi has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his girlfriend with a hammer for denying him sex. It was gathered that the incident occurred in Shama-Kumasi in the Western region of Ghana…

There was horror at the Bensam Flats in Gweru, in central Zimbabwe, in the early hours of Friday, April 23, after a jealous husband, who is a local businessman went berserk and shot four people. Two people died on the spot while two…

Two Zimbabwean lesbians have been involved in a messy divorce following an alleged abuse by the other partner. Linda Sphiwe Mpofu from Bulawayo’s Barbourfields suburb begged the court to protect her from ex-lover Brenda Mugabazi, who she…

The Lwandle Police in Western Cape on Thursday, April 22, said they are searching for clues after a 50-year-old Nigerian man was shot dead in the area. The deceased was found with bullet wounds to his face and head in the seat of his…