West Africa

A 22-year-old lady who was found stabbed to death in her room in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital in Nigeria, reports said. “The deceased was stabbed to death by her boyfriend while they were fighting” according to reports. The incident has thrown the entire family into mourning. The family members …

A woman has stabbed her friend to death at her residence in the Greenville Estate, Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State, Nigeria, reports said. “The deceased paid a visit to the suspect at her residence and they both had an argument”. “The argument degenerated into a scuffle and …

The body of a 30-year-old woman has been found floating in the Lafa River at Santa Maria Blue Kiosk in the Ga Central Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. “We have seen a dummy-like object on the surface of the river,” children reported. “The matter was immediately reported to …

Five suspected robbers were set on fire after they failed in their attempt to snatch telephone handsets from passers-by at Nkpor, near Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. “The suspects usually use a tricycle to rob unsuspecting members of the public of their telephones, bags, money and other valuables in the area,” …

A seven-year-old boy died when a wall collapsed at Prang in the Pru West District of the Bono East Region of Ghana. The deceased was playing with his other friends when the wall collapsed and trapped him. The Pru West District Director of the National Disaster Management Organization, Martin Owusu, …

Sixteen people were found kidnapped in a single room at Ankaful Zongo in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly in the Central Region of Ghana. The victims, aged 12 and 20, are believed not to be Ghanaians as they were unable to speak any local language. They are suspected to be …

Authorities in Burkina Faso on Monday announced the suspension of France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station aired an interview with the head of al Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM, Reuters reported. France 24 earlier this month aired an interview with Yezid Mebarek, also known as Abu …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos has sentenced a 51-year-old man to life imprisonment for defiling his colleague’s nine-year-old daughter, Nigeria. “The need for proper and good parentage cannot be undermined at this age and time where defilement and rape are the order of the day,” …

Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja sentenced four men to death by hanging for armed robbery and kidnapping of a woman in Nigeria, reports said. “The victim was kidnapped while she was about to leave her house,” according to the state Director of Public Prosecution, Dr Babajide Martins. The …

Some suspected herdsmen have attacked and murdered a 49-year-old man in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. “The victim was working on his fishing camp in the bush when the armed men shot at and killed him, “reports said. A farmer from the community was also shot …