West Africa

The Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of another veteran Nollywood actor, Zulu Adigwe, surfaced on social media on Tuesday. Adigwe’s death was announced by a movie producer, Stanley Nwoko, in a post on his Instagram page while mourning the actor, …

The lifeless body of a man was found wrapped in a sack near the Roman Catholic Church in the Mfantsiman Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. “The incident has plunged the community into a state of shock and disbelie as the body has been discovered by residents of Afrangua,” reports …

A 20-year-old man was electrocuted on his farm after a heavy rainstorm in Adabakpo, a farming community in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region, Ghana. “Residents rushed out after hearing a noise to discover him electrocuted on his farm,” reports said. “He was rushed to the Adidome public …

Ghanaian gospel musician Kofi Owusu Dua Anto, aged 46, has died of kidney disease in Ghana, according to reports. “The family confirmed the unfortunate passing of the musician popular known as KODA,” according to reports. The musician died on Sunday from a condition yet to be made public. Multiple reports …

Police have arrested three young men for gang-assaulting a 15-year-old girl at Aboabo Junior High School in the Akuapim North Municipality in Ghana’s Eastern Region. “One of the suspects was the victim’s classmate, with the others being school dropouts,” reports said. The victim, who lived with her 63-year-old grandfather, had …

Niger is set to deliver 150 million litres of diesel to neighbouring Mali after the two countries signed a partnership on Tuesday. The diesel is to be supplied to Énergie du Mali (EDM-SA), Mali’s national energy company, as the country suffers from regular power cuts. EDM-SA, which is heavily indebted, …

A farmer shot his wife dead after a quarrel between the two in Adaklu Tevikpo in Ghana’s Volta region, according to reports. “The deceased is popularly known as a professional mason”, according to reports. “The deceased, for some time now appeared troubled after his wife demanded a divorce over constant …

A farmer shot his wife dead after a quarrel between the two in Adaklu Tevikpo in Ghana’s Volta region, according to reports. “The deceased body was discovered in a pool of blood by her son who went to help her work on the farm after classes”, Adom News said. “The …

A day-old baby boy abandoned in a polythene bag has been rescued at Alhaji Masha Road, in the Surulere area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “A social worker attached to a hospital in Surulere, while on her way to a destination, heard the sound of a crying baby emanating from the …

A student of the University of Energy and Natural Resources(UNER) has been killed in a robbery attack at Boffourkrom in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region, Ghana. The incident occurred while a group of students were returning from a filed trip to the Bui Power Authority. A statement …