West Africa

At least two people have died after a two-storey building collapsed in the Nomansland area of Sabon Gari, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria, according to reports. Many others were injured and were rescued in the ongoing rescue operation. The incident have occurred following several hours of a …

A cyclist suspected of stealing a goat was burnt to the ground in Kwame Kwei, in the Awutu Senya West district of Ghana’s Central Region. He was allegedly burnt together with his motorbike on the outskirts of the town on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. The suspect who is also a …

A 43-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to murder a man he found in his concubine’s house in Ondo, Nigeria. “The incident occurred when the suspect visited his lover’s home and met another man, who was also reportedly in a relationship with the same woman,” reports said. Angered …

A final-year student from O’Reilly Senior High School has been arrested by the Police for allegedly stabbing a fellow student to death in Ghana. The tragic incident occurred during a violent altercation on the school’s campus. “The two students were involved in a heated argument, which quickly escalated into a …

Two Chinese have been apprehended for illegally mining gold in Nigeria, the Nigerian Minister responsible for Solid Minerals, Dele Aleke, shared this information on X. “We have charged alleged illegal miners recently arrested in Kogi and Ondo states. These include two Chinese nationals and a Nigerian in Kogi, as well …

Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to a military official. Residents said the death toll could be even higher, with villagers still missing and feared dead …

A 19-year-old self-proclaimed native doctor has been arrested for shooting his client to death while testing a bulletproof charm he had prepared in Edo State, Nigeria. The incident occurred after the native doctor who specializes in creating charms against firearms and cutlasses, attempted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the charm …

The tragic death of a family of four has brought fear and apprehension in Nsukka Local Government Area in Nigeria. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, September 1, 2024, has plunged the entire community into deep mourning. The victims, including a woman, her daughter, mother and sister, died in their …

A middle-aged market woman was discovered dead in a bush by the roadside at Kumasi Anwomaso-High Tension, in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The woman, a food vendor turned gari seller, was well-known in the area,” reports said. Her daily routine involved visiting her daughter, who operates …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has announced the deaths of at least 185 people and the displacement of 208,000 people in 28 states as a result of flooding in Nigeria. “The heavy rains have so far destroyed 107,000 hectares of farmland, particularly in the northern states, which are among …