West Africa

The authorities in Edo state in southern Nigeria says the last two hostages from a group of people who were kidnapped from a train station in the state almost two weeks ago have now been released. Seven suspects, including two village chiefs, have also been arrested and are currently in …

A 38-year-old security man was found dead in strange circumstances in Kpandai Zongo, a suburb of the Northern Region of Ghana. The decomposing body was discovered after neighbors invaded his room to investigate the source of an unusual odor emanating from his room. The deceased who was a worker of …

15 shops were razed following a fire outbreak at the Isuanuocha community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The shop owners had gone home when a security man on duty noticed the brazen fire from one of the shops and started alerting the people,” according to …

Police have arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly used a cutlass to steal a teenager’s phone at the Okerube bus stop in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “I was standing with my cutlass at Okerube Bus Stop when the boy was passing by. I requested that he give …

The general elections will be held on time despite the tense security situation in the country in Nigeria as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Mahmood Yakubu, said on Wednesday 18 January 2023. While there are rumors that insecurity in some parts of the country could prevent …

The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has declared seven days of mourning following the death of Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof at the age of 66. Mr Joof died in India after a short illness. He was thought to have been receiving treatment there, but the government has not confirmed this. Once …

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of four persons in a fatal motor accident which occurred at Opa Community in Akure South Local Government Area in Nigeria. “The accident involved a Silver Color Toyota Corolla and a Green Nissan Almera heading to Ondo city from Akure,” said …

A 75-year-old Jehovah’s Witness Evangelist is nowhere to be found after embarking on house-to-house evangelism at Kormantse-Kokodo near Mankessim in the Central Region, Ghana. The aged evangelist was always said to be active in the Church’s Evangelism ministry though she cannot speak well. “She left home to join colleague Jehovah’s …

The bodies of a young mother and her son were discovered hanging in Ajoa, in the Western Region of Ghana, according to reports. The woman was hanging straight from a dry line rope while the young boy’s hands were tied before he was hanged. “She could be in her early …

The Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died in India,following a short illness, President Adama Barrow has announced. The vice-president died after a short illness, although Mr Barrow did not mention whether he was receiving treatment in India. https://twitter.com/BarrowPresident/status/1615622485772304386?s=20&t=N9iSUN0zDlirQ1ChOAPRAA Mr Barrow picked Mr Joof as vice-president after being re-elected in …