West Africa

A young man has allegedly confessed to to killing his mother, grandmother, sister, and niece for ritual purposes in Nigeria. The suspect admitted to lacing food with poison under instructions from a native doctor based in the Agbani area of Nsukka. The suspect revealed that the native doctor, allegedly introduced …

An 8-year-old boy is in severe pains after his step father smashed his fingers with hammer, whipped him with a cable for stealing his GH¢2 in Ghana. The middle finger of the boy’s left hand is badly damaged due to the act. “The step father also hanged him in an …

An exceptional seizure of 235 kilos of pure cocaine was intercepted by customs officers from the Koungheul mobile brigade in Senegal. The drug, worth an estimated 18.8 billion CFA francs, was hidden in a cache inside an L200 pickup truck. According to reports, 210 wafers of cocaine were discovered during …

At least 30 people have been killed and several wounded in three days of attacks by armed gangs on farmers in Benue state, central Nigeria. Hundreds of armed men stormed the communitie,opening fire on farmers and residents, reports said. 30 people were killed and the wounding of several others in …

Armed robbers opened fire, killing one person at a gas station in Dormabin, in the municipality of Krachi East, in Ghana’s Oti region. “The victim had visited the filling station to purchase fuel, when the robbers, armed with guns, stormed the premises and shot him,” reports said. The robbers made …

Nigeria’s oldest Catholic priest, Thomas Oleghe, died at the age of 104 at around 2:30am on Sunday and will be buried on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. “With gratitude to God for a life well lived on earth, I hereby inform you of the passing of the Rt. Rev. MSGR Thomas …

French President Emmanuel Macron will take part in the commemorative festivities for Tirailleur Day in Dakar, Senegal, the French President’s office has confirmed. The event will mark the 80th anniversary of the massacre of Senegalese riflemen on December 1, 1944. Emmanuel Macron will be in Dakar at the invitation of …

The private television channel Joliba TV has been suspended by the High Authority for Communication (HAC) in Bamako, Mali. An official of the channel explains that the HAC has withdrawn its license, and that the measure will take effect on November 26. The decision by Mali’s Haute Autorité de la …

A 10-year-old boy has been confirmed dead after drowning in a flood along Liasu Road, Idimu in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The incident occurred during the downpour witnessed in the state,” according to reports. The edeceased and his younger sister were trekking on a walkway …

The Niger army had neutralized ten terrorists during an operation in the village of Mountséka, in the Tahoua region (west), according to reports. The latter were part of a convoy of twenty motorcycles carrying armed men, which was crossing the Niger towards Nigeria. An Air Force aircraft spotted the suspicious …