West Africa

The day of July 26 is now an official “holiday” in Niger to commemorate every year the arrival of the military to power through a coup d’état on this date in 2023, the Nigerien government announced on Monday. “Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the military regime, signed today an …

A 35-year-old man has been arrested foor fatally stabbing his girlfriend’s elder brother over a borrowed phone in the Ogun State, Nigeria. The suspect has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command after the incident has been reported. According to reports,“the suspect stabbed his lover’s elder brother with bottles …

A Junior High School student has died during the Wulensi Fire Festival in the Nunumba South District of the Northern Region, Ghana. The deceased died instantly after a musket he attempted to fire exploded, reports stated. According to reports, “the incident occurred when the student fired the musket into a …

A 38-year-old mason has hanged himself after an evening praise and prayer session in his room at Ajumako Entumbil in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region, Ghana. According to reports, ” he was heard in his room singing songs of praise and later went into a time …

A 17-year-old student was fatally stabbed while trying to break up a fight between two lovers in the Atwima Kwanwoma district of Ghana’s Ashanti region. The victim was resting in his room on the night when he was awakened by a heated argument between a couple in the same house. …

Assailants have killed a maize farmer at his farm in the Odomosibi area of Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. The victim’s family grew worried when the victim did not return from his farm after leaving early morning. The search party was shocked to find his lifeless body on …

At least 22 children have died and 132 others have been injured after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local officials say. Saint Academy in the state capital Jos caved in while students were in class on Friday morning. Children were left trapped under the debris. Volunteers …

In Niger, a large number of prisoners managed to escape with weapons from the Koutoukalé high-security prison on Thursday, July 11. According to reports, more than 200 terrorists are locked up in this prison, located a stone’s throw from the capital Niamey. In the meantime, Nigerien security forces have set …

At least ten people have been kiled by gunmen in a community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. “The attackers have unleashed terror on Olegumachi community in Agatu and burnt down houses,” according to reports. The attack came barely four days after three people including an aged …

A woman has been arrested for allegedly physically assaulting her 9-year-old nephew in her care at Adenta in Accra, Ghana. The boy sustained injuries to his back and head, which prompted concern and outrage in the community. According to reports, “the victim had moved from his mother’s home to spend …