Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed Atiku Abubakar’s challenge to a lower court’s decision to uphold the victory of President Bola Tinubu in February’s presidential poll. Mr Abubakar came second in that election. The judges still have to deliver their ruling on another challenge by third-placed candidate Peter Obi.
Read More »Nigeria’s top court starts delivering poll verdict
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has started reading out its ruling on whether or not to uphold the disputed election victory of President Bola Tinubu. His two main challengers, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, are seeking to overturn the February presidential election, alleging …
Read More »Man found hanging on tree near Volta River
A man has been found hanging on a tree near the Volta River at Kpong in the Eastern Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased was unfamiliar to the people of the community and that there were suspicions of suicide,” according to the Assemblyman for Kpong Zongo Electoral Area, Gershon …
Read More »Ghana: fire destroys 8-bedroom house
An eight-bedroom house has been completely destroyed after a fire incident at Tesano-Apenkwa near the Charleston Hotel in Accra, Ghana, according to reports. The cause is, however, not known. “Occupants managed to escape unhurt but lost all their belongings as the fire quickly spread to other parts of the building,” …
Read More »Nigerian doctor sentenced to life in prison for rape
A Nigerian court has sentenced doctor Olufemi Olaleye to life in prison for raping his wife’s teenage niece, the BBC reported. The prosecutor said Dr Olufemi Olaleye sexually assaulted the girl for more than a year until his wife found out and informed the police. The doctor had pleaded not …
Read More »Mass HPV vaccination begins to fight cervical cancer in Nigeria
Health authorities in Nigeria have announced the start of HPV (human papillomavirus infection) vaccination in a bid to combat cervical cancer in the country. HPV, a common virus usually spread through intimate sexual contact, can in a minority of cases lead to cervical cancer. In 2021, a major study found …
Read More »Man jailed for defiling a year old baby
An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a one-year, seven-month-old baby in Ghana. “The victim went to play in the convict’s room and on her return, her diaper was soaked with blood,” reports said. The victim’s mother went to …
Read More »Teenage father poisons 10-day-old son in Assin-Praso
Police in Assin-Praso have intensified the search for a teenage father who allegedly poisoned his 10-day-old baby with a weed killer in the Assin North district of Ghana’s Central Region. “The move was to kill the baby, who had become a burden of a sort to the suspect and the …
Read More »Liberia’s electoral body expected to announce final results
Liberia’s electorate is expected to announce the final results of the presidential election after declaring it has completed counting of ballots across the country. Voting was repeated last week in two polling stations in north-eastern Nimba county. This is after ballots were tampered with by unknown people during the first …
Read More »Chief arrested over attempted sodomy of a boy
Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested the chief of New Akrofuom for attempting to sodomise a 17-year-old boy in the Adansi Asokwa district, Ghana. “The chief entered the teenager’s room with the intention of engaging in the act with him, but the boy alerted some residents,” reports said. “The …
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