West Africa

Police at Buipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have gunned down an armed robber at Lingbenkura, a farming community near Buipe on the Fufulso-Buipe highway in Ghana. “The Command said they received a distress call that the robbers, believed to be of Fulani extraction, had taken …

A man has killed his brother during a fight over N1,000 at their residence on Amusa Street, off Community Road, in the Obadore area of Igando, Lagos State, Nigeria. The two brothers were at home when an argument bordering on N1,000 ensued between them. “The argument degenerated and the brothers …

A lecturer was arrested over an allegation of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his biological daughter in Lagos State,Nigeria, reports said. The state Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency got to know about the development when the victim’s mother reported the case to officials of the agency. The victim’s mother stated …

A woman on holidays was murdered by her 20-year-old neighbour at Sepe Buokrom in the Ashanti Region,Ghana, according to reports. “We heard the deceased shouting while mentioning the name of the suspect who happens to be an errand boy for her so we thought it was a normal call which …

A three-day-old baby boy abandoned in a bush has been rescued at Moree, a fishing community in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District in the Central Region, Ghana. “A resident heard the cry of the baby on his way to fetch water but id not pay attention because he thought the baby was …

A 40-year-old taxi driver has been found dead with his legs and hands tied with a rope. in a cocoa farm at Agona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The deceased went out to work with Toyota Vitz commercial taxi cab with registration number As-7304-22 and …

A 30-year-old man has been arrested for shooting his younger sister’s boyfriend for having a love affair with his sister at Idi-Iroko in the Ipokia Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. The suspect had warned the victim to stop having an affair with his younger sister. “He got information …

Police have arrested a 27-year-old suspected robber who allegedly stabbed a resident to death in the Aguda area of Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The deceased raised the alarm when he saw the suspect loosening a car silencer and trying to steal the catalyst,” report said. In order …

A three-year-old child died as nurses refused to attend to him when he was seriously sick at the Breman Brakwa Polyclinic in the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The grandmother of the deceased brought him to the hospital for treatment but the nurses said they were having a staff …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is giving Nigerian citizens until February 10, 2023 as a deadline to the old 200, 500 and 1,000 naira bills for the new models. “The new bills are being created to combat counterfeit currency and reduce the amount of money circulating outside the banking …