West Africa

A 30-year-old man was arrested after attempting to kill himself by climbing a telecom mast at Kasoa CP in the Awutu Senya East municipality, Ghana, due to the current economic hardship. According to witnesses, the suspect was seen climbing an MTN mast in the afternoon. Despite warnings from passers-by, he …

Nigerian media personality, Amanda Chisom, on her Facebook page shared the burial details of a family who died after having their dinner. Father, mother and children were all dead. Their father was aged 41 years while his wife was 39 and the children between three and twelve years. Their funeral …

Nigeria’s Ogun State Police Command announced the arrest of a prophet for defiling two sisters members of his church and impregnating one of them. The prophet of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, was arrested after the victims’ father reported the case to the police, local media reported. The two victims …

Sierra Leone lawmakers have unanimously approved legislation that will ensure that one in three members, and one third of all local councillors, are women. The bill will now go to President Julius Bio to be signed into law. Despite it being a key promise in his 2018 election campaign, it …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of a traditional ruler in the south-eastern state of Imo. Gunmen in cars and motorbikes attacked the palace of Eze Ignitius Asor, the traditional ruler of the Obudi-Agwa community on Monday, shooting him dead. They also killed two aides of the monarch …

Police command in Nigeria announced the arrest of a 16-year-old boy, for raping his brother’s wife as well as nine other women on different occasions. In an interview with newsmen, he admitted to committing the crime and then confessed to have raped nine other girls at a farm settlement in a …

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing bread and other items worth N679,000 in Nigeria’s Osun state. Among the items he stole were packs of soft drinks, table water, a carton of wine and 50 loaves of bread, among others. He pleaded guilty to …

Police in Nigeria say suspected Biafran separatists have shot dead a traditional ruler and his two aides in the south-eastern state of Imo, local media reported. The gunmen visited the palace in Oguta under the guise of reporting an emergency situation before opening fire. It was not immediately clear why …

A 39-year-old tricyclist beat his colleague to death after he got into a fight in the Oke-Aro axis of Akure South Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria, local media reported. He was said to have been hit in a delicate spot that made him collapse and fainted but was …

A thief posed as a guest at the wedding to get access to the head table was caught red-handed stealing phones of bride and bridesmaid. He almost ruined the wedding when the service was interrupted after he was caught red-handed stealing. Reports indicate that the thief stole the bride and …