West Africa

Nigeria’s electoral commission has postponed elections for state governors and local assemblies by one week. The polls had been scheduled to take place on Saturday. They will now be held on 18 March. Nigeria’s opposition had asked to check electronic voting machines. A court rejected their complaint. But the electoral …

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested for pushing a 52-year-old woman to death in Isolo, in the Akure area of the state in Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspect, after taking her bath didn’t cover her hair so the deceased to her to cover it and it led to the …

A 30-year-old farmer has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling an eight-year-old girl at Sehwi Kwame Tawiakrom in the Western North Region of Ghana. “The suspect called the girl to accompany him to his farm and collect something for her mother,” reports said. When they …

A 22-year-old soldier has been killed at Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region in Ghana, according to reports. “The victim was stabbed severally to death by unknown attackers as he was returning from his girlfriend’s house at Taifa,” according to reports. He was heading towards his …

The Ambassador of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Liberia, Josephine Nkrumah, has reported to authorities death threats made against her by a Facebook user, local media reported. In a letter to Liberia’s Justice Ministry, Ms Nkrumah said the user, identified as Carson, had posted on Facebook …

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has urged celebrities and movie producers to put an end to child labour in the entertainment industry, Pulse agency reported. In a recent video on her Instagram page, the actress spoke about the exploitation of young girls and how it can negatively affect their mental and …

Two employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were kidnapped on Saturday in Mali, the Malian branch of the NGO said on Twitter. “We confirm the kidnapping of two of our colleagues this morning between Gao and Kidal”, specifies the ICRC. “We ask not to speculate on …

The US has congratulated Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu and citizens following the just-concluded general elections. “This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy,” US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. The State Department called on the electoral body to improve on the highlighted …

Nigeria ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has thanked Nigerians for electing its presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, although opposition parties have disputed the election results. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 8,794,726 votes – 37% of votes counted – according to official results. The elections were Nigeria’s most hotly contested since …

A 35-year-old man has drowned in a river at Ayerdo in the Central Region of Ghana as he left behind seven children, according to reports. The death of the young man has been declared sudden by his family and residents in the area. “The deceased was discovered dead in the …