West Africa

A magistrate’s court in Yaba, Lagos State, has remanded a 22-year-old man in custody for allegedly raping a mentally disabled woman in Lekki, Nigeria. The woman came from Abeokuta, Ogun State, to visit her aunt in Lagos because of her illness. The suspect who was a co-worker of the aunt, …

Eight pupils have died on their way to school when a boat they were traveling on capsized on the Volta Lake, Ghana, according to reports. The pupils were 20 traveling from the Atikagome Community in the Sene East District of the Bono East region when they lost their lives when …

A 45-year-old driver has been found dead in River Tano at Sehwi Nsawora in the Akontombra District of the Western North Region,Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased told his wife he was attending a nature call, later he called the wife to inform her to take care of the children …

A 47-year-old farmer is battling for his life after a colleague farmer inflicted cutlass wounds on him to coma in Awutu Bokotu, Ghana, reports said. “The victim was accused of destroying the suspect cassava plantation with weed, which generated into a bloody fight,” according to reports. “The victim’s brother said …

On Wednesday, 18th January 2023 Wizkid took to his Instagram page to make a shocking announcement that he would be going on tour with fellow megastar Davido. In the post on his Instagram story, Wizkid stated that “After my ‘MLLE (More Love, Less Ego)’ tour!! Davido and I going on tour! …

A newborn baby girl, believed to be two-weeks-old, has been found dead at a refuse dump at Sehwi Bekwai in the Bibiani Ahwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. “I was on my working activities when I discovered what seemed like a pile of clothes on the dump,” …

A Yaba Magistrates Court, Lagos State, has remanded a suspected cultist, aged 28, for allegedly killing a shoemaker in the Gbagada area of the state, Nigeria. The suspect committed the crime along with his cult members in the Sholuyi area of Gbagada years back, according to the police prosecutor. The …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a blind 67-year-old man and a leper for drug trafficking in Sokoto village, Owena Ijesa, Atakumosa East LGA, Nigeria. The old man was caught with 234 kilogrammes of cannabis, said the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA “In Osun State, NDLEA officers took …

Gunmen have killed four people in Gambar Sabon Layi community in the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria, according to reports. The hoodlums also kidnapped one person while leaving the community, information gathered. “The gunmen stormed the area and shot into the air to scare people away …

A 58-year-old woman has been arrested for using unwholesome ingredients to prepare hot black pepper sauce, known as shito, for public consumption in Koforidua in the Eastern Region, Ghana. The suspect is reported to have been gathering disposed shito ingredients like rotten tomatoes, onion and ginger peels among others from …