West Africa

A Yaba Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 38-year-old man to two years imprisonment for stealing 221 tiles and 10 buckets of paint belonging to his employer, Nigeria, according to reports. The convict was arrested by the police after his employer made a formal complaint to the police. The convict, who …

Gunmen have killed four people at Nzomiwu Street in Eziani community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. The gunmen invaded the community, started shooting in the air and killed three men and a woman, who was apparently pregnant. “The gunmen immediately fled the scene …

A 10-year-old girl was electrocuted and a 6-year-old girl was injured after an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) cable fell on them in the Gomoa East District of Ghana’s Central Region. “The children were playing under cable when the unfortunate incident happened,” according to family. “I heard the children shouting …

The Nigeria Police Force have arrested a man for sharing a substance, suspected to be marijuana, with an infant in a viral video posted on Twitter. The suspect is seen smoking what looks like a wrap of marijuana and then forcing it into the mouth of the baby girl he’s …

American rapper Meek Mill has apologized after sparking an uproar in Ghana over a music video filmed in the country’s presidential palace. Local media had reported that people were enraged over what they viewed as the “desecration” of the presidency by Meek Mill and the security issues regarding the filming …

The Senegalese government announced on Tuesday new measures to fight road safety, including a ban on night bus travel and the import of used tires. These measures come after a road accident that killed at least 40 people on Sunday. “Public passenger transport vehicles will be banned from driving on …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), in charge of elections in Nigeria, has warned that it could cancel the general elections if nothing is done to tackle insecurity in the country. The elections are due to be held on 25 February. The body’s chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the commission was …

A man died after being shot dead in Bomaa in the Tano North Municipality of Ghana’s Ahafo Region, following a chieftaincy dispute. The shooting occurred as a result of contention between two families in the town over who succeeds the late chief of the town resulting in others being injured …

A 200-level student of the Department of Philosophy at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, was shot dead while trying to retrieve his phone from armed robbers in his pavilion in Nigeria. “The victim obediently gave his phone to the armed robbers but requested his SIM card as the robbers agreed …

A fire has engulfed a 14-room apartment in Odomase, in the municipal capital of Sunyani West, Ghana, according to reports. There were no casualties but everything in the apartment was burnt to ashes.   The fire has destroyed personal belongings and property running into thousands of Ghana cedis.  People around the …