West Africa

At least 16 people died and another 60 are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra state, officials said on Saturday. The vessel, with 85 people on board, capsized amid heavy flooding, trapping the passengers, Thickman Tanimu, zonal coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency, told Reuters agency. …

After a 12-year relationship with Victoria ended, John Odoom, 52, has confirmed he put a spell on her on suspicion of cheating. Victoria says she has not been attractive to any other man, because of her ex-fiancé who has used her panties for “juju” which has led to her inability …

Ghanaian police arrested a man, in whose room a quantity of bones yet to be identified were found in Assin Bereku in the central region. The residents raised an alarm over a foul scent emanating from the suspect’s room. When the police forcibly opened the door, it turned out that …

Lagos police arrested a 35-year-old motocyclist man for impregnating his teenage step daughter,13, in his residence. The girl’s mother, Gift, noticed that her daughter was pregnant and upon request, the girl confided in her that it was her stepfather who got her pregnant. The accused would remain in Kirikiri Correctional …

Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and Other Related Matters arrested a woman in Anambra State for the murder of her maid. Available information reveals that the suspect had beaten her maid who began to convulse. “I beat her and she started convulsing so I …

Two sons of a hunter thought they had “strengthened themselves with the protective charm”, by testing the bulletproof but one of them unfortunately lost his life. Elder brother Abubakar accidentally shot his younger brother, 12, while using their father’s gun. It is not clear why the two brothers went to …

Armed men killed at least 10 teachers and kidnapped 50 others in Nigeria’s Kaduna State from January to date, the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) said. Ishaya Dauda, Chairman of ASUSS Chapter in Kaduna State, advised Governor Nasir El-Rufai to employ all possible means to secure the release …

A young woman married to two men is now uncomfortable meeting them in the bedroom at the same time as she wishes the two men had their separate places of residence where she could visit them separately. Jisele explained that her first husband left her for years without any news. …

A 32-year-old man is arrested for allegedly stealing N620,115 from the offering vault of the Christian Apostolic Church Campground at Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State. Akindele was among 20 suspects paraded by the Ekiti State Police Command to the Rapid Response Brigade office. He was intercepted on a motorbike while carrying …

A 37-year-old man died unexpectedly at Kansakrom, a neighborhood of Atwima Mponua District in Ghana’s Ashanti region, as a result of heavy alcohol consumption, GhanaWeb reported. After drinking heavily, the deceased’s stomach apparently exploded. Mr Kwame Nyamekye nicknamed Last Doctor, a senior mortuary attendant, informed GhanaWeb that he was at …