Africa

Nigeria ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has thanked Nigerians for electing its presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, although opposition parties have disputed the election results. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 8,794,726 votes – 37% of votes counted – according to official results. The elections were Nigeria’s most hotly contested since …

A 35-year-old man has drowned in a river at Ayerdo in the Central Region of Ghana as he left behind seven children, according to reports. The death of the young man has been declared sudden by his family and residents in the area. “The deceased was discovered dead in the …

A group of angry protesters have gathered outside the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja to denounce the results of the election. They are carrying placards alleging votes have been stolen. Tension is growing in Nigeria, three days after Nigerians voted in an election marred in parts …

A 50-year-old woman has been busted and nearly lynched for attempting to bury her dead husband in a bush at Mankessim in the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased suffered from an undisclosed illness, his wife knowing nothing about his family members tried her best to get him …

The Nigerian national collation centre in the capital, Abuja, has yet to start announcing results this morning, local media reported. Electoral officials says there are five states now ready to announce – but they will wait until 13:00 GMT (14:00 local time) to allow for more results to be ready. …

A 67-year-old Court of Appeal judge sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, collapsed and died in his office while dressing for a court session, Nigeria. “All attempts to revive him proved abortive as he gave up the ghost on the way to the hospital,” reports said. The immediate past …

A Yoruba teacher was arraigned for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student of the school in the Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The accused had been having sexual intercourse with the victim, an under-aged, and had been in the act for a while in the …

A student died while three others were injured when fire engulfed two dormitories at Kyamate Secondary School in Uganda’s Ntungamo Municipality on Sunday evening, local media reported. On February 27, the school head teacher Emmanuel Arinaitwe said the fire which started at around 9:30pm at Nyerere and Mandela dormitories was …

Two apprentice mechanics died in a gruesome accident on the Taifa Bankyease Road at Atomic Down Roundabout in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency of Ghana, according to reports. “The unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday, February 25, 2022,” reports said. The victims were on a test drive with a vehicle a customer brought …

A man is facing two counts of criminal breach of trust and cheating before a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing a phone, Nigeria, according to reports. “The matter was reported at Utako Police Station by the complainant of Utako village, Abuja,” the prosecution counsel, Stanley Nwafoaku, …