West Africa

A 43-year-old man has been arrested for attempting to rob a new generation bank opposite the Maplewood Estate in the Oko Oba area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The security guards attached to the bank heard the sound of someone hitting an object,” reports said. “The suspect was caught with a …

Paying passengers have used the Lagos metro rail line for the first time on Monday, 20 years after construction began on the project. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was on board as the train began commercial operations months after it was launched at the beginning of the year with test rides. The …

A woman has been arrested after inflicting cane wounds on her seven-year-old son in Lapaz community, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim is severely bruised on his back as a result of the assault,” reports said. The injured child was taken to Lapaz Community Hospital and later transferred to Christian …

A father and two of his children were killed after a three-storey building collapsed in Otolo Nnewi community, Nnewi North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. “The building collapsed while the workers were getting ready to start plastering work on the structure,” according to reports. The victims were among those …

European Union foreign ministers ruled out a military solution as they met to discuss the political situation in Niger. As tensions between the putschists in Niger and Ecowas escalate, the European Union reiterates its support for the decisions taken by the sub-regional organization. For the head of European diplomacy, Josep …

A 16-year-old girl was crushed to death by a tanker as she was trying to cross the road in Minna, the state capital, Nigeria, according to reports. “A Mercedes Benz vehicle with number plate SUL 140 AJ driven by a 35-year-old man was coming from Mandela Road heading to Shiroro …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man for killing his girlfriend with a sledgehammer in Lagos, Nigeria. “The suspect was consumed by emotions and smashed the head of his girlfriend, and killed her with the sledgehammer,” according to reports. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa,” …

A 30-year-old man was headbutted to death by a cow in the abattoir located in Agege Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The incident happened after the cow broke loose from the abattoir,” according to reports. “All efforts by the police who stormed the abattoir to arrest the fiery cow proved …

A 30-year-old man was arraigned before an Isolo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for stabbing one Justice with a knife at Ago Okota, Nigeria. The state police command arraigned the suspect on three counts of assault, assault occasioning bodily harm and attempted murder. “The action is considered an offence under Section …

A 38-year-old man has been arrested for attacking his father with a machete leading to his death around Olorunda area, Ijoko in the Ado-Odo Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The suspect butchered his father to death over his inability to produce the N70,000 kept with him since July …