West Africa

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday economic reforms would continue, despite increasing hardships that have fuelled public anger. Tinubu, who came to power a year ago, promised to send an executive bill to parliament soon to set a new minimum wage. In a television broadcast to mark Democracy Day, …

A 13-year-old boy has died by suicide in the Ungwan Maigero Community in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Acording too reports,” the incident reportedly happened on Thursday, June 7, after a soldier and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in the area tortured the deceased.” …

A female student of the Federal University Dutse (FUD), Nigeria, has been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of her newborn baby. “The suspect allegedly threw the newborn from the toilet window of a three-storey hostel building,” according to reports. The disheartening incident occurred on Monday, June …

A 30-year-old fisherman has drowned at Mumford in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. The deceased was with four others when the incident occurred. According to reports, “he was dragged into the sea when pulling the fishing net.” All attempts by his colleagues to …

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 …