West Africa

Armed robbers shot a 26-year-old man in the waist at Kasoa Akweley New Town in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central region, Ghana. “The victim was escorting his sister when the incident occurred,” reports said. “The victim and his sister bumped into the suspects robbing passengers in a …

A recent study reports three cases of penile fracture related to strenuous sexual activity in men aged 31 to 60 years in Cape Cost, Ghana. The studies have linked doggy style to penis fracture. These studies are important to men’s health and it has been found that penile fracture can …

Three armed robbers have been burnt alive at Moseaso in the Wassa Amenfi West of the Western Region of Ghana, reports said. “The three attempted to rob miners in the area but failed in their attempts and were subsequently arrested,” according to an eyewitness. The incident occurred on Saturday, April …

Seven people were rescued from the rubble of a seven-storey building under construction that collapsed in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria. “Construction workers were performing their daily tasks in the building that had been under construction for months when it suddenly caved,” reports said. Some of …

Liberia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed opposition’s request to halt the ongoing nationwide voter registration ahead of October presidential and legislative elections. The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) claimed listing voters without first demarcating constituencies according to the recent national census was unconstitutional. But in a unanimous verdict, the court said …

A 25-year-old woman has been attacked and rapped in her in her house at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The incident occurred on Monday, April 10, 2023,” reports said. The victim was said to be the sister-in-law of Gomoa Ojobi Fulani chief, Haskan …

A man was assaulted to death by some youth for inflicting cutlass wounds on the wife in the community at Wurapong, in Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region of Ghana. “The deceased butchered the wife during a misunderstanding,” reports said. Some angry youth in the community apprehended and beat …

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspects for stoning a 35-year-old man to death in the Ijoka Area of Akure in Nigeria, reports said. The deceased was killed by an angry mob for alleged reckless driving leading to a road crash. The accident resulted in the death of …

Police in Nigeria’s Osun State announced the arrest of a man, for allegedly attempting to traffick four teenage girls from Osun to Kano state enroute Tripoli in Libya, local media reported. This is contained in a statement released by SP Yemisi Opalola, spokesperson for Osun Police in Osogbo, quoted by …

Alpha Conde lost his wife, Djéné Kaba, the former first lady of Guinea, as a result of an illness, according to reports. A real shock for the former Guinean president, overthrown on September 5, 2021 during a putsch led by the military junta in power. In a statement, the president …