West Africa

Nigerian police arrested a 75-year-old man, for defiling his four-year-old niece in the Obi Local Government Area, local media reported. The investigation revealed that the suspect lured his niece into his room and purposely had illegal carnal relations with her, as they both live in the same house. She was …

Famous Nigerian musician Wizkid has apologized to Ghanaians for not showing up for his scheduled performance at Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. The Nigerian superstar was due to appear at the Accra Sports stadium on Saturday. But he was a no-show, leaving many of his Ghanaians fans angry, including those …

Nigerian Afrobeats star D’banj has been released from the custody of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, ICPC, the musician’s lawyer has said. “The ICPC released D’banj… after the agency could not find anything incriminating on him,” said a statement signed by Pelumi Olajengbesi, D’banj’s lawyer. D’banj was arrested earlier this week on …

A woman has reportedly been shot by gunmen while driving in a Prado in Caprice on the Circle-Nsawam Highway in Ghana. According to Adom News, witnesses said they suspect the robbers followed the victim as the passengers fired indiscriminately at the car as they approached. “They went down to unlock …

The decomposing body of a three-day-old baby was found inside a polythene bag in a manhole at Oklu Nkwanta, a suburb of Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of Ghana’s Central Region. According to eyewitnesses, their concern grew after they saw the polythene bag in the manhole and …

Nigerian authorities have denied allegations implicating the country’s military in a secret and illicit multi-year program to terminate the pregnancies of women abducted by jihadists. According to data collected by Reuters journalists, “at least 10,000 former Boko Haram hostages have undergone forced abortions after being rescued by the Nigerian military.” …

Nigerian lawmakers have summoned the country’s central bank governor over the implementation of a recently introduced policy that restricts cash withdrawals. The policy seeks to promote cashless transactions in Africa’s biggest economy after it launched new banknotes. Last week the bank limited weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals at 100,000 naira ($225) …

Three farmers from the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region were arrested by the Sawla police for eating suspected human meat in Ghana. They were reported to have cooked the meat they thought was that of a chimpanzee, which was burnt by bush fires on their farm. The farmers then …

Gunmen raided a maternity hospital in Nkpologwu, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria, stealing four newborn babies, local media reported. No one was injured, and no one was killed in the attack, reports said. The motive for the invasion of the hospital is not known to anyone. Some people …

A security guard was gunned down by unidentified assailants at the Mobik Energy Fuel Filling Station along the Tarkwa-Banso road in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality, Ghana. The deceased was on his normal patrol duties when the suspects, dressed in jackets with hoods and caps stormed the premises and shot him to …