West Africa

A 27-year-old young man was arrested by the police at Sehwi, a farming community in the Akontombra district, for shooting a motorbike rider he boarded to transport him to the Bodi district, Ghana. The suspect allegedly diverted his route through a remote area explaining that he was receiving the prize …

Nigeria’s state railway company on Monday resumed a popular train service between the capital Abuja and the northern state of Kaduna, suspended since in March after gunmen killed passengers and kidnapped several dozen, local media reported. Nigeria is battling insecurity in the north from armed gangs who attack villages and …

A boxer representing Imo State at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Nigeria, slumped and died in the boxing ring after the opponent landed a heavy punch to his chin. During the 86kg duel, the boxer fell face flat in the ring and failed to rise up for the remaining …

A missing 17-year-old girl has been found abandoned by her captors in Ugbolu in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It was learnt that three men bundled her inside a tricycle and zoomed off but later abandoned her. “The girl was found at Ugbolu in the Oshimili …

A 50-year-old man has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for strangling his 22-year-old lover in Ogbomoso area of Nigeria. Investigation revealed that the suspect lured the deceased to an isolated place where he strangled her to death. He feared she would reveal details of their administered oath …

Five men were arraigned by the police before a Magistrate Court for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in Buguma in the Asari Toru local government area of the state, Nigeria. Before the matter went to court, the victim told newsmen that the suspects included her stepfather, her school class teacher, …

A 65-year-old cocoa farmer was found dead under a tree in a bush at Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. Some of her family members thronged to the farm in search of her after she spent more than the usual time in the …

A 35-year-old woman was shot by armed men at Awutu Edahadaha, in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. She sustained gunshot injuries to her waist after armed men shot sporadically through the windows of every house after residents failed to open their doors. According to some …

A one-year-old boy was found dead after falling into a bucket of water as he was left under care of his siblings in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria. The child walked towards buckets of water outside and fell into one of them while the siblings were playing. Meanwhile he was left …

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development Ekpe Ogbu and two fellow passengers, police say. They had been travelling back from church when it happened, Benue state official Terver Akase tells BBC News Pidgin. According to local reports the kidnapping took place at the Adankari …