West Africa

National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno said recent warnings by several Western countries of possible terror attacks in the capital Abuja and elsewhere in the country are “irresponsible” and “unnecessary”. He made the comment following a meeting of Nigeria’s intelligence and military chiefs on Monday chaired by President Buhari. “Any exaggerated …

Authorities in Nigeria’s Ekiti state have sentenced a 42-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl. In her statement to the Police, the victim said: “My father sent me to Iludun Ekiti from Isan Ekiti to bring his ATM card and N8,000 he kept at home. On my …

Ghanaian police have recovered the body of a man found hanging in a container alongside a railway line in Konongo, local media reported. The incident is believed to have happened at dawn. He was discovered by residents due to the hanging colourful cloth he allegedly wrapped around his neck. According …

A 58-year-old woman was found on her farm mutilated with her own cutlass and missing private parts in Fetteh Kakraba in the central region of Ghana, Adom news reported. The son of the deceased, indicated that his mother was reported missing after she failed to return from the farm. A …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned heads of security agencies for a meeting on Monday in the capital, Abuja, following terror alerts issued recently by several Western countries, media reported. The presidency said in a statement that the meeting was aimed at reviewing and strengthening the security network across the …

A gynecologist and in vitro fertilization expert based in Akwa Ibom State, Dr Oladipo Shittu, has debunked misconceptions in some quarters that children born through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) normally develop mental health issues during their stages of development. The medical doctor who is also a fellow of the West …

Nigeria’s Borno State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 25-year-old housewife for killing her husband, who is the chief imam of the region, with poison. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, said the victim, who was the Chief Imam of the area, returned from a mosque …

The Federal High Court in Lagos State, Nigeria has sentenced a mother of five to 10 years in prison for human trafficking and promoting prostitution. The convict was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, when she returned from Libya. She was accused of buying the victim for 300, …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, in a televised address on Sunday, said his country is going through its worst economic crisis. “We are in crisis. I do not exaggerate when I say so. I cannot find an example in history when so many malevolent forces have come together at the same …

A Nigerian fetish priestess has stormed the house of some fraudsters to demand her share of the ritual money, local media reported. In the video, the female herbalist could be heard saying that the gods informed her that the young men have made some money. She was at their house …