Africa

A 17-year-old girl has hanged herself in a toilet facility close to her house at Hweremoase in the Adansi Asokwa district of the Ashanti region, Ghana. The victim is a first-year student of Ghana International Christian High School, reports said The body has been deposited at the Peace Land morgue …

The governor of Adamawa state in Nigeria has declared a 24-hour curfew following the looting of food stores and warehouses in the state capital, Yola, local media reported. Hundreds of people were captured on video, breaking into warehouses, carrying off sacks of grain, cartons of pasta and other household items. …

A nine-year-old boy has lost his life after falling into a well while trying to fetch water for his household at Akyem Pramkuma, in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. “The deceased’s aunt was roasting corn in the house and learnt that he had gone to fetch water …

Niger coup leaders who overthrew former President Mohamed Bazoum have accused France of wanting to intervene militarily in the country. According to a statement read on national television, France wanted to intervene militarily to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. “In its line of conduct, going in the direction of finding …

A man has met his untimely death while running away from a dog in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Nigeria, according to report. “The dog, a German shepherd, got loose and chased the deceased who hit his chest on an electric pole died of internal bleeding,” according to an eyewitness He …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered a helicopter to the President of Zimbabwe, the country’s government announced on Thursday, as the Russian leader seeks support from African leaders meeting in St Petersburg. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is among African leaders taking part in the two-day Russia-Africa summit. Today I met …

A man has divorced his 14-year-old housewife for allowing a male medical practitioner to attend to her while giving birth to his baby,in Katsina State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The teenage mother had a complicated childbirth, resulting in being rushed to the hospital where there was no female medical practitioner …

Gunmen have killed seven people in Gara and Gamji villages in Burra District of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State,Nigeria. “The bandits have attacked the villagers and shot sporadically into the air and in the process, killed seven people and injured many others,” reports said. Operatives of the command …

Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known by the alias Omar Tchiani, has been named the leader of the junta that took power in Niger on Wednesday, ousting democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. Here are five things we know about him: Gen Tchiani, 62, has been at the helm of the presidential …

A community chief in Delta State has been arrested by men of the state police command for defiling a 14-year-old girl in the Ukwuani Local Government Area of the stat, Nigeria. “The victim was lured with N50 for the third time into an uncompleted building,” reports said. The suspect had …