West Africa

Six peoples were killed as gunmen suspected to be cultists invaded two communities in the Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State in Nigeria. The rampaging cultists first killed one person in the Abarikpo community, Ahoada East, while five persons were killed in the Odiereke-Ubie community, …

The Senegalese opponent Ousman Sonko has been sentenced on Thursday June 1, 2023 to two years in prison for corruption of youth, according to reports. The verdict is in for Ousmane Sonko in his trial against Adji Sarr. In a highly tense political context, the Dakar criminal chamber sentenced opposition …

A doctor has been dismissed for prescribed chocolate ice cream and video game sessions to a 9-year-old child suffering from a sore throat and flu-like symptoms in Brazil. “A 37-year-old mother from Osasco, took her sick child to a state-owned clinic for a checkup”, reports said. “The doctor displayed unprofessional …

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 …