West Africa

A middle-aged man has raped a 12-year-old as she was hawking snacks in Igbokoda, the headquarters of the Ilaje Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The suspect lured the victim into an uncompleted building in the town where he perpetrated the act,” reports said. “My daughter told me to …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps has arrested a 67-year-old man for molesting his 25-year-old daughter in Dutse Local Government Area, Nigeria, according to reports. “The victim was locked in a room within the house for many years,” reports said. The room, she was living in served as her …

A court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, has started calling witnesses as it considers a petition against President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February elections, according to reports. The opposition Labour Party says it is presenting additional material to support its argument that the poll was rigged. Opposition lawyers are …

A 16-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being attacked by her stepfather at Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim was impregnated by her stepfather and she confronted him to seek a safe abortion,” reports said “The …

The General Overseer of the Alabaster International Ministry, Prophet Kofi Oduro said President Nana Akufo-Addo will go down in history as the worst president of Ghana in the 4th Republic. He said Nana Addo has only managed to bring untold hardship on ordinary Ghanaians since he came into office on January 7, …

A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for presenting a five-year-old girl for money ritual at Pokuase in Accra, Ghana, according to reports. The victim was kidnapped by the suspect at a public toilet in Accra. “He presented the minor to a herbalist at Pokuase for money …

A woman and her two daughters were found dead in shop by the men of the Lagos State Police around PPL, Ijagun Okokomaiko area of the state, Nigeria. “The deceased have locked themselves inside the shop for days before their corpses were recovered,” according to reports. People were worried as …

Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two men for stabbing a 13-year-old boy to death over rubber slippers ownership at Iganmu under the Bridge, Nigeria. “The suspects escaped from the scene after stabbing the boy.”“The victim was stabbed by two suspects over a minor issue concerning ownership …

A twenty-two-year-old fisherman drowned in Lake Volta, in the Pru East district of Ghana’s Bono East region. “The unfortunate incident happened on Thursday, May 25, 2023,” according to reports. “The young man met his untimely death on his second attempt at fishing,” reports said. “The deceased jumped into the river …

A 44-year-old man fell into the Ago River on his way home from farm work in the Adansi North district of Ghana’s Ashanti region, according to reports. Tragedy hit the people of Adokwai near Dompoase in the Adansi North district of the Ashanti Region. “He failed to return home at …