West Africa

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 …

At least five people dead after a violent strrom hit Bauchi State in northern Nigeria, according to the first toll. The Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, announced in a statement, that heavy rains and a strong storm had occurred in Bauchi. Ahmed Mohammed Wakil noted that …

A man arrested in connection with the disappearance of two Ghanaian friends, whose decomposing bodies were found near his home in Abia State, Nigeria. The body was reportedly discovered in a bizarre state on Monday, June 3, 2024, by a team of Police officers as part of investigations. Nigerian activist, …

Millions of Nigerians are without electricity after the national grid was shut down as part of a general strike over the rising cost of living. The country was plunged into darkness shortly after 02:00 local time (01:00 GMT) when union members prevented operators at the country’s power control rooms from …

kumawood actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lilwin has been arrested by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Manhyia Divisional Police Command. The Police explained the delayed arrest was due to his ill health. This is in connection with an accident which led to the death of …

At the invitation of the President of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, President Nana Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Friday May 31, 2024 for Seoul, Korea. President Akufo-Addo is leading the Ghanaian delegation to this year’s edition of the Korea-Africa Summit scheduled to be held from 4th to 5th June, 2024 in …