West Africa

A mentally unstable woman has given birth to a baby boy on Ayileka Street, in the Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, in Nigeria. The lady was said to be between 25 and 30, gave birth to the baby in an uncompleted building. The dark in complexion woman was …

Two minor children were killed in a fire while being locked in a room by their parents in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, according to reports. “I left my phone to illuminate the room for the children, hoping to return soon after my injection; my wife …

A female passenger died instantly while 13 others were seriously injured in an accident that occurred when the driver overtook on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region of Ghana. “They were travelling from Agona Swedru to Takoradi when the accident occured,” according to Adom News. The car did …

A 25-year-old mechanic committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Fiifi Down, a suburb of Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa East District of Ghana’s Central Region, according to reports. The deceased was found hanging on a tree near a salt mining site on Wednesday 28th December, 2022. ” …

President Akufo-Addo swore in two new Apex Court judges, Justices Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu and Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu in a short ceremony held at the Jubilee House in Ghana. President Akufo-Addo while administering the judicial oath, oaths of Secrecy and Allegiance asked the judges to possess a sound knowledge of …

A man has reportedly died in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State while queuing to buy fuel at a filling station in the community, Nigeria, according to reports. “The man, who rested his head on his steering, had given up the ghost on the queue until when other customers …

The Benue State Police Command has arrested a man who allegedly set fire to a block of classrooms in a school in Gwer East Local Government Area of Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect allegedly burned down the RCM Elementary School building in Gwer East after stealing a computer from …

A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 29-year-old man to death by hanging for stabbing his 55-year-old mother-in-law to death in Nigeria. “The convict dealt several machete cuts on the victim’s head, leading to her death,” reports said. The victim was rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, …

The faces of the 108 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 are remembered in a new exhibition of sculptures in Lagos, Nigeria. The 108 Chibok girls faces have been sculpted in clay in a collaboration between french artist Prune Nourry, university students, professional potters and the …

A young man was discovered dead in his car while driving from Obeng Yaw to Cocoa Market Road, near the New National Academy in Ghana. It was revealed that when the driver arrived at the Academy area, he stopped, parked, and removed one of his legs from his car. He …