West Africa

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 …

TikTokeur Nicapol has revealed the largest sum of money he has ever earned during a live broadcast, while he is currently in the Ivory Coast on vacation. He revealed that he had bought a car and a house using all the profits from his live videos: “The biggest amount I …

Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa, visited Niamey on Wednesday August 28 for the first time to met his Nigerien counterpart since the coup d’état against former Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in July last year. Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, was welcomed with honours at …

At least six people have died in flooding which has left at least 10,000 homeless across 11 communities in northern Nigeria. Officials in flood-prone Adamawa State are worried by the downpours that have caused latest flooding, because the rainy season is yet to peak. The rains cause rivers such as …