West Africa

Niger’s former Prime Minister and former President of the National Assembly Hama Amadou passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, his relatives announced. “Hama Amadou died at the Niamey reference hospital,” according to reports. Born in 1950 in Youri, Hama Amadou held key positions in Niger’s institutions. He was Prime …

A native doctor and father of a 26-year-old man who died during a botched fortification have been arrested at Ugbaike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. According to reports, “the deceased had secured a visa to travel abroad and returned to his village to share the news …

A man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his partner as the incident occurred in the deceased residence, in Takoradi, Ghana, according to reports. “The two men had a relationship and met regularly in Accra,” according to the suspect. “They had agreed on a payment of thirty thousand …

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a case of possession of human parts, particularly tongues, in Lagos, Nigeria. The operatives from the Rapid Response Squad intercepted the suspects who are 30 and 32 years, respectively were arrested during a routine stop-and-search operation on the Otedola Bridge. The Police …

A shopkeeper of Mauritanian origin was found dead in his store, raising many questions, on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in Ivory Coast. It was early in the morning when neighbors, surprised not to see the shopkeeper open as usual, decided to investigate by entering his store. They discovered the lifeless …

A man believed to be in his 20s has been killed near Tuntumba, a farming community in the Bole District of the Savannah region, Ghana. “The deceased was shot multiple times by unknown assailants but escaped unhurt”, reports said. He was then attacked with a machete and butchered by the …

The Ministry of Primary Education has decided to take steps to ensure a safe environment for young pupils, in view of the phenomenon of sexual harassment in the school environment in Togo in recent years. A hotline, 8250, has been set up so that victims can report cases of sexual …

An 8-year-old boy was killed by his 20-year-old brother in a bush near Kwamo, in the municipality of Ejisu, in the Ashanti region of Ghana. After the gruesome act, the suspect returned home to inform his uncle about the murder. According to him, “he was possessed by a spirit when …

Local government officials joined hundreds of mourners in northern Nigeria on Wednesday for the mass burial of more than 140 victims killed in a devastating tanker explosion. The tragedy occurred in the town of Majiya, Jigawa state, when an overturned gasoline tanker exploded as residents attempted to collect fuel leaking …

In the northern Nigerian state of Jigawa, 94 people were killed and 50 injured when a tanker carrying fuel oil exploded. Jigawa State Police spokesman Lawan Adamu, said an explosion occurred in a tanker carrying fuel oil on the Kano-Hadeja highway in Jigawa, for unknown reasons. At least 50 people …