West Africa

A teacher has been left blinded in one eye after a student allegedly stabbed him at Asuoso Senior High School in Offinso, Ghana. “The altercation began when the teacher disciplined the student for loitering during class hours,” according to reports. In an act of retaliation, the student attacked the teacher, …

The Niger authorities have announced the suspension of the programs of the British radio station BBC, accused of broadcasting false information. By decision of the Ministry of Communication, Posts and Digital Economy, the programs and transmission and reception media of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) are suspended nationwide, with immediate …

A suspected armed robber has been burnt to death by unidentified individuals in Ashaiman Katamanso in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. This was during the early hours of Thursday, December 12, for allegedly stealing a standing fan and a flat-screen television. According to a resident, “the suspected robber broke into …

Three Indian Catholic priests based were brutally beaten by a mob at a fuel station in Nkwanta, in Kpassa in the Nkwanta-North District of the Oti Region, Ghana. The priests, Father Robinson Melkis, Father Frank Henry Jacob, and Father Martin George, are members of the Capuchin Friars and have been …

The outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo and President-elect John Mahama met in the capital on Wednesday December 11, 2004 in Ghana. This face-to-face meeting took place two days after the announcement of the presidential election results. Nana Akufo-Addo congratulated his successor John Mahama: “It was important to hold this meeting with …

Ten soldiers were killed and seven others injured in a terrorist attack near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso, the army confirmed. The attack occurred Tuesday, December 10, 2024 in the village of Petel Kole, where hundreds of militants on motorcycles targeted a military position. The army reported that 26 attackers …

A man has been sentenced too 10 years imprisonment for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor by rubbing her anus and caressing her breasts with his hands in Lagos, Nigeria. Justice Rahman Oshodi who handed down the verdict convicted the suspect of two amended counts preferred against him …

A 56-year-old farmer has died following an attack by a swarm of bees at Nkwasiatan, a farming community in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. According to reports, “the deceased had gone to his farmland on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 but did not return after several hours”. …

A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for posing as a fake lesbian on Tiktok to extort money from Internet users in Benin. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment and a fine of one million FCFA. According to reports, the accused lured his victims to the …

A man has been arrested by the police for beating his wife to death in the Ipaja area of the state, Lagos, Nigeria. “The victim had suffered domestic violence from her husband on several occasions before she eventually succumbed to death,” according to reports. According to the victim’s brother, he …