In Togo, the Fourth Republic has been definitively laid to rest, with two presidents fulfilling two very different functions. The country is completing its transition to a parliamentary system that does away with direct presidential elections by universal suffrage, with ex-president Faure Gnassingbé being sworn in last Saturday as President …
Read More »10 illegal miners arrested in Boin Forest Reserve
Ten individuals have been arrested for engaging in galamsey activities within the protected Boin Forest Reserve in the Aowin Municipality of Ghana’s Western North Region. The operation was carried out through a coordinated effort between the Enchi Forest Division and military personnel tasked with safeguarding the country’s natural resources. The …
Read More »Nigeria: man stabs father to death
A 20-year-old man allegedly killed his father with a machete in Gwaram Local Government Area, Jigawa State, Nigeria. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Shi’isu Adam, the incident occurred around 10 am in Bakin Kasuwa Quarters, Sara District. According to Adam, the suspect attacked his father with a …
Read More »Ghana: a man found dead in a strange state
The decomposing body of a man was discovered in his bedroom in strange circumstances in the Assin South district of Ghana. Residents of Assin Andoe in the Assin South District were thrown into shock after the decomposing body was found inhis room. According to former Assembly Member for the area, …
Read More »Three suspects arrested for arms smuggling
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested three people suspected of arms smuggling in Savelugu, in Ghana’s Northern Region. The suspects were apprehended on May 1, 2025, during an intelligence-led operation carried out at their respective hideouts. During the arrest, the police retrieved an AK-47 rifle, an SMG, a Smith …
Read More »An explosion hits a residential area in northern China
An explosion struck a residential area in northern China on Wednesday, marking the second such incident in two days, according to reports. An explosion followed by a fire rocked a residential area in the Xiaodian district of Taiyuan, capital of the northern province of Shanxi, on Wednesday. The human toll …
Read More »Man killed in robbery operation
One person has been shot dead after robbers attacked passengers in a taxi and a motorbike from Nyumoase on the Atebubu-Yeji road in the Bono East Region, Ghana. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Kobre in the Pru East District. The armed robbers …
Read More »President Tinubu accused of wanting to create a single party
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is losing members to the ruling APC, and 18 civil society figures published an open letter on April 27 accusing the Head of State of using fear and pressure. According to the signatories, these rallies to the All Progressives Congress (APC) …
Read More »Nigeria: 12 people killed by Boko Haram
At least 12 people from Nigeria’s Bokko Ghide community, including two vigilantes, were killed by Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Mohammed Timta, the Emir of Gwoza, the traditional and Islamic ruler of the area, confirmed the incident to Anadolu on Sunday …
Read More »Ghana: two arrested in connection with murder
The Katanga District Police Command, in the Krachi East municipality of the Oti region, has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of an adult shepherd in Ghana. The arrests were announced in a statement signed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), John Nchor, of the Public Affairs …
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