West Africa

A carpenter mistakenly cut off his 11-month-old son’s two fingers while cutting wood at Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central region, Ghana. “The baby was rush to the hospital for treatment as he was bleeding a lot”, according to Adom News. “Her husband came to threaten …

Nigerian singer Burna Boy will perform at the opening ceremony of this year’s UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul, Turkey. “The Nigerian star will bring energy and signature soulful vibes of afrobeat before the biggest club fixture in football gets under way,” UEFA said in a statement. “The world isn’t …

The West African troops silently pulled their small boats up to a rust-stained ferry and swarmed up its sides on grappling hooks to disarm the mock kidnappers onboard. The drill in Ghana’s Volta river on Saturday was carried out during the first ever maritime exercises organized by the U.S. military …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old primary five pupil in his room in Nigeria, reports said. “He told me that his wife was calling me to run an errand for her,” according to the victim. “He took …

A 38-year-old teacher has been arrested for using the thumbs of his hands and legs to defile four female pupils of the Duba Danul Huda Islamiya School in Nigeria. “The suspect committed the act between January to March, 2023, adding that the victim’s father reported the case to the police,” …

Three men have been remanded for stabbing a 23-year-old man to death with a screwdriver in the Abule Egba area in Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspects killed the deceased by using a screwdriver to stab him multiple times,” according the prosecutor said. “The defendants conspired among themselves and allegedly …

A newborn baby has been found dead under the bridge at the Uncle Joe area in Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State in Nigeria, according to reports. The dead body was wrapped with black polythene and dropped under the bridge. The body might have been dropped early Wednesday, March 15, 2023 before …

An Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced a 37-year-old man to death by hanging for killing his father in his house in Etinan Local Government Area, Nigeria. The convict had confessed that he single-handedly killed his father in his house and buried him. “The convict chased his father to …

A 72-year-old woman has died after her genitals were cut by her domestic worker alongside with two other suspects in the Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The deceased had her breasts, finger, tongue and private part cut off by the three suspects alleged for ritual purposes,” …

A 45-year-old man has been arrested for defiling a 10-year-old girl in the Idoani community, the Ose Local Government Area of the state in Nigeria. “The victim was lured to an uncompleted building by the suspect where he had carnal knowledge of her after giving her N100,” report said. The …