West Africa

A 40-year-old farmer has died after a palm tree fell on him in Bogije Village, Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. The incident occurred around 3:30 pm on Sunday and was reported to the police later that evening, according to the Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola. …

Togo’s Head of State, Faure Gnassingbé, appointed 20 senators to the country’s new Senate on Wednesday evening. This appointment completes the election of 41 senators on February 15, 2025, which was boycotted by part of the Togolese opposition. Togo’s Senate is expected to have 61 members, a third of whom …

A man was arrested in possession of two human skulls and three locally-made firearms in the community of Okoffia, Ezza South Local Government Area, Nigeria. The suspect was arrested by the police in Ebonyi State. According to the police spokesperson, the suspect confessed that the human skulls were given to …

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has retrieved a nearly decomposed body of a young woman from a septic tank at Sunyani Magazine in the Bono Region, Ghana. The body was retrieved on Friday, February 28, 2025, after a distress call was received at 5:30 pm. The Sunyani Municipal Fire …

A 29-year-old woman and her daughter, believed to be over two years old, have been found dead under mysterious circumstances at Akrokere in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. The woman’s lifeless body was discovered separately from her daughter’s, about 20 meters apart. Upon inspection, multiple signs …

A 43-year-old woman has been arrested for biting a customer’s testicules during a violent altercation in Assin Wurakese Camp, located in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. “The incident resulted in the 36-year-old farmer being hospitalized with serious injuries,” according to reports. According to the victm, the …

Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) will take charge of retrieving and preserving the Benin Bronzes, with the approval of the Oba of Benin, the rightful owner of the artefacts. The bronzes, looted by British soldiers in 1897 from the former Kingdom of Benin, remain largely in European …

At least five people are dead and 20 others are still missing following a tragic boating accident in Waeei South Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. The incident occurred on Monday evening, February 24, when speedboats carrying passengers returning from a burial collided and capsized. According to eyewitnesses, “many of …

A 26-year-old man has been shot and killed following a dispute between his brother and a neighbor in Fou in the Sagnarigu Municipality, Ghana. The incident occurred between February 25 and 26, 2025, in the Northern Regional town. According to community members, “the suspect and his friends assaulted the victim …

A 25-year-old woman was arrested after the death of her husband in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area, Nigeria. According to reports, “the couple had been facing an ongoing domestic dispute regarding the custody of their six-year-old daughter”. “Despite initial discussions with her family that seemed to favour welcoming the child …