Africa

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has issued an arrest warrant for Lagos socialite Ademola Kazeem for alleged drug trafficking and money laundering. The arrest warrant follows Kazeem’s failure to honour a summons to appear at the federal high court in Abuja on 17 October. Femi Babafemi, the media director at the National …

Unknown gunmen on Monday evening killed two Ugandan police officers and injured another in an attack on Busiika Police Post in Luweero District, DailyMonitor reported. The victims include the officer-in-charge (OC) of investigations and a police constable. The Resident District Commissioner, Mr Richard Bwabye, who chairs the district security committee, …

Lagos state police command confirmed the death of the three-year old son of famous Nigerian popstar Davido as well as the arrest of eight people in connection to the incident. The toddler is said to have drowned in a swimming pool at his father’s house on Banana Island in the …

The number of deaths from cholera in Malawi rose to 183 at the end of October from 110 at the beginning of the month, the health ministry announced on Monday. “The rate of infections has been rising, with the cumulative number of cases since the outbreak began in March now …

National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno said recent warnings by several Western countries of possible terror attacks in the capital Abuja and elsewhere in the country are “irresponsible” and “unnecessary”. He made the comment following a meeting of Nigeria’s intelligence and military chiefs on Monday chaired by President Buhari. “Any exaggerated …

Kenyan President William Ruto has announced reform of the country’s police, with the aim of ending extrajudicial executions. President Ruto orders a police watchdog to draw up plans for reforms with civilian oversight. This comes just days after he disbanded a police unit alleged to be behind murders and disappearances …

Authorities in Nigeria’s Ekiti state have sentenced a 42-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl. In her statement to the Police, the victim said: “My father sent me to Iludun Ekiti from Isan Ekiti to bring his ATM card and N8,000 he kept at home. On my …

Ghanaian police have recovered the body of a man found hanging in a container alongside a railway line in Konongo, local media reported. The incident is believed to have happened at dawn. He was discovered by residents due to the hanging colourful cloth he allegedly wrapped around his neck. According …

A 58-year-old woman was found on her farm mutilated with her own cutlass and missing private parts in Fetteh Kakraba in the central region of Ghana, Adom news reported. The son of the deceased, indicated that his mother was reported missing after she failed to return from the farm. A …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned heads of security agencies for a meeting on Monday in the capital, Abuja, following terror alerts issued recently by several Western countries, media reported. The presidency said in a statement that the meeting was aimed at reviewing and strengthening the security network across the …