Nigerian police authorities have removed some police units from protecting and escorting VIPs, in favour of redeploying them to work on national security, local media reported. “While the protection of dignitaries remains paramount, it is imperative that we realign our priorities to address the escalating security challenges faced by the …
Read More »Ghana: two children drown in Akora river
Two young children have drowned in the Akora River in the municipality of Agona West, in Ghana’s Central Region, according to reports. “The incident occurred after the children had gone for afternoon prayers,” reports said. “Despite making every effort to retrieve the children, their attempts proved unsuccessful,” according to Adom …
Read More »Butcher accused of blasphemy beaten to death in Nigerian State
A butcher accused of making blasphemous remarks against Islam’s prophet, the Prophet Muhammad, has been beaten to death by an angry mob in Nigeria’s Sokoto state, local media reported. According to multiple reports, the incident occurred at the Sokoto metropolis abattoir on the morning of Sunday, June 25, 2023. Although …
Read More »Four injured in gas cylinder explosion
Four people were injured to varying degrees after gas cylinders exploded in a gas store in Ijaiye, Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria. “The gas cylinders exploded as a result of gas leakage and caught fire in the process,” the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said. …
Read More »Wagner will continue operations in Mali and Central African Republic
Russian paramilitary group, Wagner must continue its activities in Mali and the Central African Republic, despite its failed rebellion in Russia, the head of Russian diplomacy said. The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov also affirms that the rebellion of this organization in Russia will not affect the relationship between …
Read More »Electrician electrocuted in Jachie-Pramso
An electrician was discovered dead while working on a rural electrification project in Jachie-pramso in the Bosomtwe district of Ghana’s Ashanti region. “The deceased was part of a team of five individuals employed by Wilkwak Engineering Limited for the rural electrification extension project,” the assembly member for the area, Richard …
Read More »Sierra Leonean police open fire on opposition headquarters
Security forces in Sierra Leone have surrounded the headquarters of the All People’s Congress (APC), the main opposition party, as votes are being counted for presidential elections, local media reported. According to APC leader Samura Kamara, live ammunition was fired into the building while he was holding a press conference. …
Read More »Pastor recalls two unfortunate days for Davido
Cameroonian pastor Orock Henry Betang has urged the famous Nigerian singer Davido to sell his car, a Mercedes Maybach Virgil Abloh 2023, freshly purchased for 394 million naira. “God has blessed the singer, but the devil intends to bring him down, through the Mercedes-Maybach 2023,” according to the Pastor. The …
Read More »Ghana: a farmer arrested for killing his wife
A 50-year-old farmer has been arrested for killing his wife in Apla, a rural community in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality in Ghana’s Eastern Region, according to reports. “The suspect after the alleged murder, told the Dadematseme of the area that a side wall of their building collapsed over the …
Read More »Nigeria: a pastor defiles a 13-year-old girl
An Assemblies of God Church pastor has been arrested for deflowering a 13-year-old domestic worker in the Aba area of Nigeria state, according to reports. “The suspect took the victim from her family members with a promise to sponsor her education,” according to information. “When I started leaving with the …
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