West Africa

Police in Benue State have arrested the leader of a nine-man gang that tortured an 89-year-old man in Gwer East Local Government Area of Nigeria. “The 89- year-old man was abducted by a nine-man gang for alleged witchcraft against a young man who had been sick in the area as …

Many people, even married ones, aren’t prepared for children, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be caught in the throes of passion. Here are some hilarious things people do under the false belief that it will prevent pregnancy, according to Pulse website. 1. Peeing after sex Some people believe that …

The Nkwanta South Magistrate Court has remanded an 80-year-old man for the murder of a 43-year-old over a parcel of land in Ghana, according to reports. “There was a misunderstanding between the deceased and the accused person over a parcel of land”, the police prosecutor disclosed. “The deceased was knocked …

A 30-year-old man has mysteriously died after he alighted from a motorbike on the street of Sehwi Kwasikrom in the Bodi District of Ghana. “They saw the victim get down from a motorbike walking tirelessly around the street,” according to eyewitnesses. “He was later seen laying on the ground and …

The Nkwanta Magistrate’s Court has fined a 19-year-old unemployed youth from Kabiti, a farming community, for stealing 17 tubers of yam in the southern part of Nkwanta, Oti Region, Ghana. “The complainant caught the boy red-handed bagging the stolen tubers into a sack,” according to the police prosecutor. The suspect …

Nigerian singer Yemi Alade has reacted to the growing rumour that she is pregnant for the president of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé. The singer was said to be having an affair with Togo’s president and to be pregnant for him. The controversy began when gossip vlogger Tosin Silverdam took to …

France is recalling its ambassador to Burkina Faso, a day after it announced that its military mission there was to end. The French foreign ministry said Luc Hallade was returning for consultations on the state of relations between Paris and its former West African colony. There have been weeks of …

A man has reportedly beaten his girlfriend to death at Ogobiri community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The two lovers had a serious disagreement which resulted in a fight,” according to residents “He might have hit the lady badly, which caused her to bleed to …

A man has reportedly shot dead his brother-in-law over alleged infidelity in Umunede, in the Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect shot his brother-in-law to death just because he claimed that the man was dating another lady. “He said the brother-in-law …

At least 27 Fulani herders were killed in an explosion near the border between Nigeria’s central Nasarawa and Benue states on Tuesday, local media reported. The police say they are investigating the cause of the explosion. The area has seen frequent disputes over resources between pastoral and farming communities, the …