A three-day-old baby boy abandoned in a bush has been rescued at Moree, a fishing community in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District in the Central Region, Ghana. “A resident heard the cry of the baby on his way to fetch water but id not pay attention because he thought the baby was …
Read More »Ghana: taxi driver found dead in a cocoa farm
A 40-year-old taxi driver has been found dead with his legs and hands tied with a rope. in a cocoa farm at Agona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The deceased went out to work with Toyota Vitz commercial taxi cab with registration number As-7304-22 and …
Read More »Man arrested for shooting his sister’s boyfriend
A 30-year-old man has been arrested for shooting his younger sister’s boyfriend for having a love affair with his sister at Idi-Iroko in the Ipokia Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. The suspect had warned the victim to stop having an affair with his younger sister. “He got information …
Read More »“Laws criminalizing LGBT people are a ‘sin’ and an injustice”- Pope Francis
Pope Francis said on Sunday that laws criminalizing LGBT people are a sin and an injustice because God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction, Reuters agency reported. Pope Francis, who made his remarks in response to a reporter’s question aboard the plane returning from a two-country trip to Africa, …
Read More »Robber kills resident for raising the alarm
Police have arrested a 27-year-old suspected robber who allegedly stabbed a resident to death in the Aguda area of Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The deceased raised the alarm when he saw the suspect loosening a car silencer and trying to steal the catalyst,” report said. In order …
Read More »3-year-old boy died after nurses refused to attend to him
A three-year-old child died as nurses refused to attend to him when he was seriously sick at the Breman Brakwa Polyclinic in the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The grandmother of the deceased brought him to the hospital for treatment but the nurses said they were having a staff …
Read More »South Africa: President Ramaphosa asks deputy to delay resignation
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked his deputy, David Mabuza, to remain in his position until a transition is finalized. Mr Mabuza is reported to have told a funeral gathering on Saturday that the president had “accepted” his resignation and that an announcement on his departure was coming. He …
Read More »Few days to change the old bills in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is giving Nigerian citizens until February 10, 2023 as a deadline to the old 200, 500 and 1,000 naira bills for the new models. “The new bills are being created to combat counterfeit currency and reduce the amount of money circulating outside the banking …
Read More »Two men remanded for exhuming a corpse
The New Edubiase Magistrate Court has remanded two persons into police custody for exhuming a corpse at the New Edubiase cemetery in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. The suspects were 56 and 39 years old, according to reports. The police was alerted by a fetish priest …
Read More »Gunmen killed a vigilante in Anambra State
Some assailants have shot dead a member of the Anambra State Vigilante Service attached to the Central Security, Obosi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. The men of the vigilante service were on a routine patrol when they ran into the hoodlums, who engaged them …
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