Unknown gunmen dressed in police uniform shot and killed a man at Rumuokoro Junction in the Obio, Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, reports said. “The deceased, a volunteer traffic warden, was controlling traffic in Rumuokoro, an outskirt of Port Harcourt before the incident,” reports said. He was …
Read More »A day-old baby girl found on Lagos road
A day-old baby girl has been abandoned close to a church by the roadside in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State in Nigeria, reports said. “The baby girl was found by a resident who was on her way to a store in the area as she heard her …
Read More »A man found hanging dead on a tree in Ghana
A 40-year-old man was found hanging on a tree in Hamile in the Upper West Region in Ghana, according to reports. The deceased was found in the early hours of Saturday, April 1, 2023 on a neem tree. The police received the information and proceeded to the scene. “The lifeless …
Read More »Boyfriend stabbed girlfriend to death in her house
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 …
Read More »A woman stabbed her friend to death in Lagos
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 …
Read More »A corpse found floating in the Lafa River
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 …
Read More »Anambra youths set five robbers on fire
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,” …
Read More »Collapsing wall killed a seven-year-old boy
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, …
Read More »Ghana: sixteen abductees found in a room
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 …
Read More »Burkina Faso suspends French media after al-Qaeda interview
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 …
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