West Africa

At least seven people were killed after a building collapsed in the Sabon-Lugbe district of Abuja, Nigeria, over the weekend, according to police. Abuja police said “the building had already been partially demolished, and its structure was further compromised by scavengers looking for scrap metal.” Abuja police spokeswoman Josephine Adeh …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Miss Nigeria (1988) to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, following a minor reshuffle at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday October 23. Prior to her appointment, Bianca Ojukwu was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. She …

Togolese football legend, Emmanuel Adebayor, took to the pitch one last time on Sunday for a gala match in Lomé to celebrate his retirement. He was surrounded by a host of African football legends, including El Hadji Diouf, Nwankwo Kanu, Patrick Mboma, and Samuel Eto’o. The game took place in …

A hunter has been found dead with bullet wounds in a forest in the Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said, ” the deceased had gone hunting with a friend, but failed to return home.” “His delay in …

A 45-year-old taxi driver was found dead in a resident of Akyem Oda Old Town in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. “He was found with his hands and legs bound together in an uncompleted building,” according to reports. “The deceased left home for work on …

Two people have been killed, and several others injured in renewed violence following a chieftaincy-related gun battle in Bawku, Ghana. The longstanding chieftaincy conflict, which had recently appeared to calm, escalated after the return of a rival chief to the area. Alhaji Seidu Abagre, who had been in exile since …

Eight people were killed in cold blood after an attack on the village of Malgbangoun in northern Togo, according to reports. According to several residents, “armed men entered a compound and killed eight people in cold blood as the incident occurred on Friday night”. The owner of one house, who …

A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old student in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, Ghana. The convict pleaded guilty with explanation when he appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu. Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Dominic Appiah …

A newborn baby has been rescued after being abandoned in a manhole in Tema Community One, Ghana, according to reports. The baby is currently receiving medical attention at the Tema General Hospital. According to Charles Amos, the Assemblyman for the Padmore Electoral Area, “he received a call from some residents about …

A togolese national has been sentenced to 18 years in prison with hard labour for engaging in illegal mining activities at Akyem Mouso in the Atewa West District of the Eastern Region, Ghana. This verdict follows his arrest during a crackdown on illegal mining, a growing issue in Ghana’s fight …