West Africa

In Ghana, faced with untimely power cuts, the population took to the streets of Accra on Saturday to demonstrate their frustration. For Ghanaians, the authorities must put an end to the frequent and unpredictable power cuts that have plagued Ghana for years. This problem has had major social, economic and …

A woman has been pronounced dead after being stabbed back by her boyfriend in Kasoa Adam Nana, in the Awutu Senya East Municipality, in Ghana’s Central Region. “The deceased believed to be a level 200 student stabbed his boyfriend first and he also retaliated,” reports stated. “The incident occurred after …

A Nigerian Lady has taken her life after she granted recounting how she used to have sex with dogs surfaced online. The deceased was on a podcast where she spoke of how she was sexually molested by family members and how that turned her into a sexually depraved person. According …

A 54-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to sexually assault a 13-year-old girl in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. The convict pleaded guilty to the charge brought against him by the Lagos State Government and was sentenced accordingly. “The convict attempted to penetrate the victim’s …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman who was captured maltreating a female child in a viral video in Nigeria. Before her arrest, an X.com user had shared the video asking for help rescuing a female child who was being maltreated. A voice in the video condemned …

A Senegalese court has jailed two men for “spreading false news” after they accused Prime minister Ousmane Sonko of tolerating homosexuality. Activist Bah Diakhate and Imam Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Ndao were jailed for three months and fined 100,000 CFA francs ($165, £130) each. They were arrested two weeks ago after …

Dozens of gold miners are trapped underground after a mine collapsed in central Nigeria’s Niger state, local media reported. The incident happened on Monday after heavy rainfall in Niger state but news was slow to emerge because of the country’s general strike, which was called off on Tuesday. Niger State …

In the Zaria region of Kaduna state, Nigeria, a young bride was said to have cut off her 40-year-old husband’s manhood for no reason at all. “The incident happened after the husband returned from the mosque where he observed the early morning Muslim prayers,” according too reports. The victim explained, …

A married woman has been arrested for stealing a week-old baby from Zebilla District Hospital after faking her pregnancy in Bawku West District, Upper East Region, Ghana. The suspect was arrested upon a tip-off from a local chief in the area. “She had stolen the baby at the blind side …

Nigeria’s trade unions have suspended a general strike by workers that has brought economic activity to a halt this week. The decision comes after the government promised to increase the national minimum wage to at least 60,000 naira ($40) a month. This falls below the $330 that unions have been …