Africa

A 40-year-old mother is reportedly dead after a Toyota tundra vehicle veered off the road and ran into a nearby shop at Buokrom Estate Junction in Kumasi, Ghana, according to reports. The victim was selling in her makeshift shop, with her nine-year-old son. The car smashed the structure reducing it …

A policeman attached to the Ajah Police Station shot dead a female lawyer as she was trying to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge in Lagos state. “The victim, his sister and four children were leaving a restaurant in their, when the police officer tried to stop them,” according …

The lifeless body of a five-month pregnant woman was found in a well after she went to fetch water with her three children at Sekondi Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana. The children who were oblivious to what happened returned home alone and did not raise an alarm. The …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic priest of Otukpo Diocese, in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue state, Nigeria. The abduction was confirmed by the diocese through a letter from the diocesan secretariat signed by the Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Joseph Itodo, and addressed to all priests, religious …

Two security guards have been shot and robbed of their firearms on Numbi Gate Road near Masoyi outside White River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. “The two security guards were inside a patrol vehicle on Numbi Gate Road when they were approached by two people, who began firing shots,” according to …

According to reports, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man who allegedly killed a 46-year-old driver following a minor dispute in Nigeria. The suspect, who drove a Lexus SUV with hit the deceased’s car from the rear and caused damage to the vehicle. “The deceased came down …

A 39-year-old farmer is currently fighting for his life at the St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu after an unknown man stabbed him with a cutlass while he was sleeping in Ghana. The victim has three children with his wife, but, another man claims the last born is his, …

A palm wine shooter, shot by his friend who mistook him for an animal, is currently fighting for his life at the Assin Praso Presbyterian Hospital in Ghana. His friend mistook him for a deer while looking for an animal and opened fire on him. The suspect and the victim …

A 40-foot container fell on vehicles traveling at the Cele bus stop along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos State, killing many commuters. A driver of one of the commercial buses was immediately confirmed dead while the other two managed to escape, according to reports. Five of the passengers on the …

A 60-year-old retired fireman has been arrested in Delta State for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. It was learnt that the suspect offered the teenager N500 to seal her mouth. But could not bear the pain, hence she opened up. …