West Africa

An abandoned newborn was discovered with a note in front of the New Covenant Apostolic Church in Somanya, Ghana, according to reports. The baby was found when congregants were engaged in a clean-up exercise ahead of service. “The runaway mother left behind a note, pleading with the pastor and his …

Gunmen shot dead a businessman living in Balele village, Ningi Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria. “The gunmen stormed the village and started shooting indiscriminately,” according to a resident. “The gunmen went to the house of the late 37-year-old businessman and shot him many times in his stomach and head,” …

Nigeria’s suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele has challenged in court his detention by the country’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS). The 61-year-old, who was taken into custody on 10 June – a day after his suspension by newly inaugurated President Bola Tinubu, has not been formally …

A police sergeant has been found dead in a bizarre state while on duty at a checkpoint at the Bia-Tano Forest in the Ahafo region, Ghana. “The lifeless body was found with blood all over him,” reports said. “A timber truck driver who was driving on the Kasapin-Bediako highway found …

A 72-year-old man has been found dead in his room in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, according to reports. “A foul smell started emanating from his two-bedroom apartment, which he had occupied alone for the past three years,” according to reports. Residents broke into his room only to …

A 13-year-old girl was electrocuted to death while fleeing from a dog in the grounds of her home in the Makoko district of Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The deceased was on her way to the toilet located within the premises when the dog started barking,” reports said. …

A magistrate’s court in Osogbo has sentenced a 25-year-old man to three years imprisonment for falsely presenting himself as a lawyer in Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspect had presented himself as a barrister at law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, duped five unsuspecting members of the public, and …

UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has urged authorities in Ghana to stop the expulsion of refugees from Burkina Faso. It said it was concerned by reports that hundreds of Burkinabè citizens – mainly women and children – had been deported from Ghana after fleeing there to escape violence in their homeland. …

A man has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing chemicals worth N130,000 from Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The suspect, who is a pastor, broke into a chemical shop and stolen the items,” reports said. He was caught, charged and arraigned before the …

According to reports, a mentally handicapped man was hit by a car on the Kwame Nkrumah interchange in Ghana. The accident reportedly occurred at 7:00 am on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. “The individual was struck by a vehicle while wandering through the narrow streets of the interchange,” reports said. The …