West Africa

A nine-year-old boy has lost his life after falling into a well while trying to fetch water for his household at Akyem Pramkuma, in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. “The deceased’s aunt was roasting corn in the house and learnt that he had gone to fetch water …

Niger coup leaders who overthrew former President Mohamed Bazoum have accused France of wanting to intervene militarily in the country. According to a statement read on national television, France wanted to intervene militarily to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. “In its line of conduct, going in the direction of finding …

A man has met his untimely death while running away from a dog in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Nigeria, according to report. “The dog, a German shepherd, got loose and chased the deceased who hit his chest on an electric pole died of internal bleeding,” according to an eyewitness He …

A man has divorced his 14-year-old housewife for allowing a male medical practitioner to attend to her while giving birth to his baby,in Katsina State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The teenage mother had a complicated childbirth, resulting in being rushed to the hospital where there was no female medical practitioner …

Gunmen have killed seven people in Gara and Gamji villages in Burra District of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State,Nigeria. “The bandits have attacked the villagers and shot sporadically into the air and in the process, killed seven people and injured many others,” reports said. Operatives of the command …

Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known by the alias Omar Tchiani, has been named the leader of the junta that took power in Niger on Wednesday, ousting democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. Here are five things we know about him: Gen Tchiani, 62, has been at the helm of the presidential …

A community chief in Delta State has been arrested by men of the state police command for defiling a 14-year-old girl in the Ukwuani Local Government Area of the stat, Nigeria. “The victim was lured with N50 for the third time into an uncompleted building,” reports said. The suspect had …

The United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in Niger, after soldiers announced the overthrow of the country’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. It says more than four million people in the country are currently in need of humanitarian assistance. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded the immediate and unconditional …

Men of the Borno State Police Command have arrested 10 persons for killing a police constable in Maiduguri, the state capital, Nigeria. “The suspects were two females and eight males,” reports said. The officer killed was attached to the command’s fissure police unit and deployed in Malari, in the Konduga …

Russia has called for the immediate release of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by soldiers in a coup. “We count on the rapid release of President Bazoum by the military,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. “We call all parties to …