West Africa

At least 10 people were killed and 160 others kidnapped after a deadly raid on a village in Nigeria’s Niger state, local media reported. A large number of armed men, suspected to be from Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram, invaded Kuchi village on Friday night. “Those kidnapped were mostly …

Nigeria’s National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has announced the Federal Government’s approval of a new regulation prohibiting the depiction of money rituals and the glamorization of vices in Nigerian films. This decision was disclosed by Dr. Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of NFVCB, during a National Stakeholders Engagement on …

Damini Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy has ventured into filmmaking as an executive producer in Black Mic Mac’s upcoming movie 3 Cold Dishes. “Burna Boy will be executive producing the movie through Spaceship Films, a company he co-founded with his mother, Bose Ogulu”, according to reports. The movie will …

A four-year-old boy moved his father’s vehicle unsupervised when he was left alone in the black SUV at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central region, Ghana. “The father parked on the shoulders of the road and stepped out to attend to other matters,” according to reports. The four-year-old, satisfying his curiosity, moved …

Nigerian students have been expelled from university courses and ordered to leave the UK after a currency crisis left them struggling to pay tuition fees on time. Teesside University students were blocked from their studies and reported to the Home Office after the value of Nigeria’s naira plummeted, wiping out …

Women and children have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to the authorities after years of being held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists in northeastern Nigeria. The 350 hostages were being held in the Sambisa forest, a hideout of the extremist group that launched an insurgency in …

A 50-year-old taxi driver has been found dead on a public toilet at Assin Juaso, in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. This follows the disappearance of the victim popularly called One Day. “Residents in a state of shock, suspect he was murdered,” accoording to Adom News. …

A mother and her two daughters were found brutally murdered in their apartment at Kasoa in the Central region, Ghana. “The middle age woman and her daughters, were found with multiple stab wounds, leaving the community in shock and mourning”, according to reports. The tragic event did not spare two …

France’s sports minister has called for the “the strongest sanctions” to be taken against Mohamed Camara and Monaco after the midfielder covered up anti-homophobia messages on his shirt. All Ligue 1 clubs wore the campaign logo on their kits at the weekend, while the competition’s emblem displayed rainbow colours as …

On Tuesday May 21, 2024, Prime Minister of Togo Victoire Sidemeho Tomegah-Dogbé presented her resignation and that of her entire government to the President of the Republic, Faure Gnassingbé, who accepted it. This decision, in line with republican custom, marks a significant turning point in Togo’s political life. The President …