West Africa

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man for stabbing his landlord in Rumuiprikon, Obio Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The landlord had gone to rescue the suspect’s wife from him when she was being manhandled,” reports said. “The suspect tried to drag the wife to …

A 20-year-old lady threw her newborn baby into a pit toilet in Otuocha community, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The lady was pregnant at the time, secured a farm job in the community and while on the farm, went to use the toilet after which she …

Men of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old final-year student of the University of Port Harcourt for stabbing his girlfriend to death in Nigeria. “The suspect and his late girlfriend have locked themselves inside the house when the violence broke out and started stabbing each other,” the …

Two churchgoers have died after drowning in a river where they went to swim in Lagos, Nigeria, according to reports. “Some boys numbering about seven who came from Lagos for his church inauguration, left the church premises to swim, and got drowned in the process,” a member of the church …

Algeria has proposed a six-month transition period to civilian rule, overseen by a non-military person, as a way to end the crisis created by the coup in Niger. Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said most of the countries he spoke with were against the use of force as a means …

A man has died after he could not come out from a well where he entered to remove a faulty pumping machine in the Ijotun area of Lagos, Nigeria. “The deceased was invited by a neighbour to help him remove the pumping machine,” according to the deceased’s famly. “He drowned …

 A suspected thief has been electrocuted while attempting to steal from a mechanic shop at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality, Ghana. “The thief went to the area in the night with three other colleagues to engage in the crime,” according to reports. “The deceased entered the shop and stole some electrical wires  but in trying to exit, …

A 39-year-old female tenant bit off the right ear of her neighbour during an argument on the electricity bill in the Igode area of the Ogun State, Ngeria. “The electricity distribution company servicing the area disconnected the house where both tenants live over a pending issue,” according to reports. To …

A pastor has committed suicide after he jumped down from a two-storey building in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The 30-year-old man had trained his lover in the university, after which she declined his marriage proposal,” a relative of the deceased said. “The deceased jumped down from the …

A 28-year-old bride collapsed and died on the eve of her wedding, as she and her fiancé were preparing to descend the asile in Nigeria’s Oyo state, according to reports. “The deceased and her friends were having her bridal shower ceremony when she slumped”, according to reports. She was taken …