West Africa

A 40-year-old man has been found dead in his room after being missing for four days at Assin Atonsu in the Central Region, Ghana. Accoridng to Adom News, the deceased has not been seen for the past four days, leading relatives to assume he had traveled without informing them. However, …

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for killing an elderly woman and inflicting deep cutlass wounds on his father and three others in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central region, Ghana. The Kwame Alex community in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region has been …

A man suspected to be mentally unstable has arrested been arrested for stabbing a 25-year-old man to death in the Kwangila area of Minna, Nigeria. According to reports, “the suspect engaged in a fierce struggle with the deceased, during which he allegedly stabbed him in the chest.” He was rushed …

Unidentified gunmen attacked a local drinking establishment in Binduri Down, Upper East Region, Ghana, on Sunday March 23, 2025, killing six people. According to a report, three of the victims were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital, while the remaining three are receiving treatment at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital. …

A fire outbreak involving three fuel tankers was recorded at Kpone, behind the GPHA terminal at the barrier, on March 24, 2025 in Ghana. The Ghana National Fire Service responded quickly, deploying five fire tenders to the scene to battle the intense blaze. Firefighters worked tirelessly to contain the situation, …

A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually assaulting seven young girls in Txifo Heman, in the Heman Lower Denkyira district of Ghana. The victims, all minors between the ages of six and seven, are pupils at a cultural dance school operated by the convict. …

Six people have lost their lives following a tanker explosion in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to reports. According to a statement from the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), an explosion occurred on Wednesday evening, March 19, 2024, in a tanker carrying fuel oil on the Abuja-Keffi highway …

Cybercriminals targeted the X (formerly Twitter) account of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama to promote a fraudulent crypto-currency project. For 48 hours, compromising messages were posted asking Mahama’s supporters to invest in Solana Africa, a cryptocurrency and blockchain. “The president’s X account was compromised and we took steps to regain …

The Central Regional Health Directorate has reported an increase in suspected cholera cases, reaching 3,028, with 260 confirmed infections in Ghana’s Central Region. At the Annual Health Sector Performance Review in Cape Coast on Wednesday, Regional Director of Health Services, Agnes Achiamaa Anane, revealed that the outbreak has claimed 19 …

According to reports, one of Nigeria’s largest oil pipelines has exploded, even though it is essential for transporting oil in the Niger Delta, one of the country’s main sources of oil. “A fire broke out on the Trans Niger Delta Pipeline operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) located on …