West Africa

A 23-year-old mother, resident of Nkroful in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, attempted to kill her two children and herself, arguing that she was fed up with life. The woman locked herself and her two children in her room and decided to kill the children and herself later. She covered her six …

An investigation is underway to establish the cause of a fire that engulfed the girls’ dormitory at Sawla High School (SHS) in Savannah Region, Ghana. The timely intervention of the Sawla Fire Command prevented the fire which could have ruined the entire dormitory from wreaking more havoc. The tactical firefighters …

Three men were arrested by the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, in collaboration with vigilantes, for raping a 13-year-old girl over father’s sin in Nigeria’s Anambra state. Four suspects are involved in the incident. While three of them were arrested, the fourth escaped when security guards invaded …

Nigerian police say they have found the bodies of 10 young men abandoned “along a bush path” in the southern state of Edo. In a statement, police spokesperson Chidi Nwabuzor said the bodies had “no noticeable mark of violence” and nearby communities could not identify them. They were found at …

Nigeria’s Police Service said it detained two people and released six others who worked at popstar Davido’s home, following the death of his son. Following the tragic death of the singer’s three-year-old son, eight domestic staff of Davido have been arrested. The singer’s son, Ifeanyi Adeleke reportedly drowned in a …

A six-year-old boy has been killed and dumped behind Fetteh kakraba Sapoto in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The lifeless body was discovered and this brings to five, the number of persons killed in the area within a month,” assembly member for Buduburam- Fetteh Kakraba Electoral …

Police in north-west Nigeria say a criminal gang has kidnapped 21 people, including teenagers – who were working on a farm. Other reports say many more were seized. A police spokesman said dozens of gunmen on motorcycles stormed the farm in Katsina State’s Faskari district on Sunday while the workers …

A 28-year-old taxi driver has been found dead with his head and vehicle missing in Ghana’s central region as locals suspect he may have been ritually murdered. The victim operated from a taxi rank at Ekumfi Essarkyire where he was well known for his work as a driver. In an …

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has issued an arrest warrant for Lagos socialite Ademola Kazeem for alleged drug trafficking and money laundering. The arrest warrant follows Kazeem’s failure to honour a summons to appear at the federal high court in Abuja on 17 October. Femi Babafemi, the media director at the National …

Lagos state police command confirmed the death of the three-year old son of famous Nigerian popstar Davido as well as the arrest of eight people in connection to the incident. The toddler is said to have drowned in a swimming pool at his father’s house on Banana Island in the …