West Africa

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo dismissed Charles Adu Boahen, the minister of state for finance, the presidency said on Monday after allegations of impropriety were circulated by a well-known Ghanaian investigative journalist. The president fired Adu Boahen after being made aware of allegations levelled against him in an expose, the presidency …

An 80-year-old woman was murdered and her body parts cut off in the Assin North District of the Central Region, Ghana. A research was organized by the Chiefs and elders as she left her house to the farm but could not come back. Her lifeless body was found and an …

A 22-year-old lady was shot by an unknown gunman as she visited her fiancée at his house in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region, Ghana. She visited her boyfriend during which the unknown gunman attacked the house and in the process, shot her, her family said. It is not …

The head of Nigeria’s electoral commission, Mahmood Yakuba, said he is worried about attacks “intensifying” as the country prepares for February’s upcoming presidential elections. There are concerns that next year’s tightly contested race could be more turbulent than usual, with Mr Yakuba adding that the commission had already tracked 50 …

An old Benz school car carrying about 25 pupils on Terchire-Adrobaa Street in the Tano North district of Bono Region, Ghana was involved in an accident which left four dead and several others injured. Eyewitnesses narrated that the driver slid off the slippery road upon getting to a sharp curve, …

Market vendors in Essam-Debiso, Ghana are in shock after discovering a jar containing objects believed to be used for ritual purposes at the heart of the market. The pot concoction was discovered when the traders went to the market for business. The pot containing a live snake, a headless vulture, …

A 25-year-old man was arrested by Nigeria’s Bauchi State police, for the kidnapping and horrible murder of a five-year-old child. Investigation revealed that the suspect lured the victim into his room with sweets. Later, he called the victim’s father on phone and threatened him to bring the sum of 5 …

A woman reportedly left a taxi, walked to the third continental bridge in Nigeria, climbed it and jumped into a lagoon, after a stormy argument with her fiancé, local media reported. The cab driver said she was having a heated conversation with her fiancé before she got out of the …

There has been an increase in snake bites in Nigeria, due to serious floods faced by many parts of the country, said Dr Nasir Sani Gwarzo of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. According to Mr Gwarzo, snakes are jostling with humans for shelter in most cities experiencing floods. “After the …

Parliamentarians in Ghana set up an eight-member committee to investigate allegations of conflict of interest and incompetence against the minister in charge of finance, Ken Ofori Atta. Speaker Alban Bagbin ruled that the committee will also provide Mr Atta and his lawyers an opportunity to respond to the allegations. The …