8-year-old starts his own bakery to help mom buy a new home

An 8-year-old boy named Jalen Bailey from Fresno California has opened his own bakery, hoping to make enough money from a menu which includes cookies, muffins, banana bread and other baked goods, and buy a new home for his single mum.

"I wanted to save up a lot of  money to get a house," Jalen told KFSN. "I just want one that me and my mom can be happy in."

Photo: Four teenagers arrested in Akwa Ibom for alleged trading in human parts

4 teenagers were recently nabbed in Mbo State Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State when they went looking for a buyer of a human skull in their possession.

The Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, Delia Nwawe, said the suspects were arrested by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department(CID) on receiving an alert from vigilant youths in the area.

6-year-old girl in Afghanistan is forced to marry a 55-year-old man in exchange for a goat (phoros)

A 6-year-old Afghani girl known as Gharibgol has been sold into marriage after her father allegedly exchanged her for a goat, rice, tea, sugar and cooking oil.

Thankfully, a concerned relative raised the alarm about the wedding which led to the arrest of the groom, Seyed Abdolkarim and the girl's father.

Venus Williams crashes out in first round of singles tennis in Rio

Four-time gold medallist, Venus Williams yesterday crashed out of the Olympic tennis tournament in Rio, losing to Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) in a three-hour centre court marathon.

Rio Olympics: Nigeria's Chierika Okogu qualifies for Rowing Quarter Finals

23-year-old Chierika Okogu, who made history as the first rower to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics Games, has advanced to the next round of events. Congrats to her!

Olympic organisers apologise to Nigeria over anthem mix-up

The local organising committee of Rio 2016 has admitted that it played the wrong national when the Eagles faced Japan on Thursday and tendered an apology

Nigerian egos were bruised during Thursday’s match against Japan in the Men’s Football Event of the 2016 Olympic Games when a wrong national anthem was played.

South Africa's ruling ANC faces biggest election losses in post-apartheid era

The ANC holds a final rally in Johannesburg before the highly contested local elections.

South Africans are increasingly expressing frustration with rampant corruption and poor public services.

The ANC has stood by President Jacob Zuma despite a series of scandals, but even some within the party admit he could be a liability.