A 34-year-old nurse at the Kpasera CHPS compound has been found hanging dead in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region, Ghana, reports said. “The deceased allegedly committed suicide over his lover,” according to Adom News. “The lover’s family asked the deceased to convert to Islam before he will …
Read More »DR Congo: media regulator suspends Rwandan television channels
The media regulator in Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered the local office of satellite television provider CANAL+ to remove Rwandan channels from its bouquet airing in the country. “The suspension will run for a period of 90 days and could potentially be renewed depending on circumstances,” the regulator, CSAC …
Read More »Ghana: robber shot dead in highway operation
Police at Buipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have gunned down an armed robber at Lingbenkura, a farming community near Buipe on the Fufulso-Buipe highway in Ghana. “The Command said they received a distress call that the robbers, believed to be of Fulani extraction, had taken …
Read More »Man killed brother over N1,000 in Lagos
A man has killed his brother during a fight over N1,000 at their residence on Amusa Street, off Community Road, in the Obadore area of Igando, Lagos State, Nigeria. The two brothers were at home when an argument bordering on N1,000 ensued between them. “The argument degenerated and the brothers …
Read More »Father remanded for deflowering his 10-year-old daughter
A lecturer was arrested over an allegation of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his biological daughter in Lagos State,Nigeria, reports said. The state Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency got to know about the development when the victim’s mother reported the case to officials of the agency. The victim’s mother stated …
Read More »20-year-old boy stabbed his neighbor to death
A woman on holidays was murdered by her 20-year-old neighbour at Sepe Buokrom in the Ashanti Region,Ghana, according to reports. “We heard the deceased shouting while mentioning the name of the suspect who happens to be an errand boy for her so we thought it was a normal call which …
Read More »Kenya denies tax scrutiny on ex-presidents’ families
Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, has refuted reports that the families of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi were being targeted for tax evasion. Mr Mudavadi said President William Ruto had not mentioned any names in his push for tax compliance, and claimed the reports were inferences made …
Read More »A baby boy abandoned in the bush rescued
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 …
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