Africa

At least 80,000 people have been displaced over the past three months in central Nigeria, the scene of bloody inter-communal violence where the army has sent reinforcements, a local official said. Northwestern and central Nigeria are regularly the scene of tensions and deadly conflicts around the exploitation of land and …

A final year Junior High School pupil has drowned at Hununya in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern region, Ghana, according to reports. “A teacher took 17-year-old final year JHS students from same school to his backyard garden farm at Hununya to work for him,” reports said. After close …

Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo has accepted the resignation of Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, following public outcry over huge sums of money discovered at her home in the capital city, Accra, local media reported. Two domestic staff there have been accused of stealing and stashing more than …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is capable of replacing exports of grain to Africa from Ukraine after he withdrew from a deal allowing their safe shipment across the Black Sea. Kremlin said in a statement that Moscow could provide the grain on a commercial and free-of charge basis. …

A 30-year-old man murdered his 28-year-old girlfriend in Dunkwa-On-Offin, in the municipality of Upper Denkyira East, in Ghana’s Central Region. The deceased lifeless body was found in a bush close to the St Michael Hospital with her throat slit. “The incident occurred after a misunderstanding ensued between them,” reports said. …

A video showing a man believed to be a Ugandan pastor, his wife and their daughter walking completely naked in public to allegedly follow the footsteps of Adam and Eve has emerged online and sparked numerous reactions, Pulse agency reported. A Twitter user identified as @EricJimmyLevi shared the explicit footage …

A school teacher was shot dead by the gunmen who attacked him in Barkin Ladi, the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The gunmen came when he was about to close his shop beside his residence in the town and opened fire, killing him on the spot,” …

A 40 years old woman was arrested for biting a fellow lady and injuring her in the process at Ekute area of Ado Ekiti, the state capital, Nigeria, reports said. The defendant was dragged to court on a count charge of assault. “The defendant assaulted a woman by biting her …

A teachers’ union in Nigeria said its members will only work two days a week, unless the government addresses the rising cost of living, the BBC reported. The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union – the third largest in Nigeria – is demanding a 200% rise in salaries to meet …

A man has lost his life in an explosion that injured no fewer than 48 persons in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to reports. “The company that supplies gas to that part of the city said it did not believe its underground pipelines were responsible for the explosion,” reports said. “The …