West Africa

A policeman shot a trader as police invaded the market to make an arrest, but was resisted by traders at Alaba Rago market in Lagos State, Nigeria. The situation resulted in a clash between the policemen from the Okokomaiko division and the traders. A policeman was said to have fired …

A 27-year-old electrician has been sentenced to life in prison for deflowering the eight-year-old daughter of a man who sheltered him in Nigeria, according to reports. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had convincingly proved the charge of defilement against the convict. The prosecution submitted that the survivor was …

A church building has suddenly collapsed, killing a two-year-old girl and also causing body injuries to a 45-year-old man at Abuakwa, kumasi, Ghana, according to reports. “The man and the girl were passing by when the building collapsed while the church building was under construction but caved in,” according to …

Officers from the Lagos Police Command arrested a couple for assaulting two minors belonging to the woman’s ex-husband, local media reported. The woman with the help of her new lover subjected the children to assault, according to reports. Unhappy with the assaults, the couple’s neighbors reportedly called the police who …

A man and his lover have died in a fire incident in his house in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The man invited his girlfriend to his house then interrogated her over an alleged affair she had with another man, which led to …

Veteran Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie, has debunked rumors of being struck with cancer on her Instagram page on Sunday, January 15, 2023. The Nollywood actress clarified the said rumors, while establishing that she only spoke of having a cancer scare. According to Mercy Johnson, her earlier statement about having …

A Catholic priest was burned to death following an attack by armed men in the village of Kafin-Koro, Niger State, according to reports. “Several armed men burned down the priest’s residence after failing to reach it,” according to information. The body of Father Isaac Achi was found burned after the …

A 35-year-old man is battling for his life after he was allegedly shot by a military man at Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana, according to reports. Several gunshots were heard to have been fired, at the Beat 9 market at Aflao during a confrontation …

A 32-year-old man has been arrested for physically assaulting his biological father with a cutlass, in the Assin South District of the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. The suspect, who is mentally challenged chopped off his father’s left hand, left foot and left ear. “The victim’s scream of help …

Unknown gunmen have murdered a mother of four known as a hairdresser at the popular Oja Oba market, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Nigeria, according to reports. “The assailants trailed the woman to where she was killed, stating that there were knife cuts on some parts of her body …