West Africa

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dismissed the entire senior management team of the country’s national oil company, amidst the country’s crude oil production shortfall. Nigeria, Africa’s leading oil producer, has been experiencing a production crisis in recent months. “Restructuring the NNPC board is crucial to improving operational efficiency, restoring …

A policeman drowned while participating in an operation against illegal mining in the River Offin at Assin Asaman, Ghana. The body was identified and later recovered after a four-hour search. The incident occurred during a swoop operation led by the Central North Regional Police Command, part of their ongoing efforts …

A bricklayer has gone missing after his wife gave birth to triplets in Ondo State, Nigeria, according to reports. The woman delivered three healthy baby boys on Monday, March 31, 2025, after facing delays due to a lack of medical personnel at her initial hospital. Hospital sources reveal that she …

The Nigerien authorities have announced the release of fifty civilian and military figures in a decree signed by President Abdourahamane Tiani and read out on public television by Government Secretary General Mahaman Roufai Laouali. Among the personalities released are several officers and men of rank implicated in the attempted coups …

Eleven people have been arrested for illegal mining activities along the Bonsa River in Ghana’s western region. The suspects, consisting of seven Ghanaians and four Chinese nationals, were apprehended on March 31, 2025, as part of sustained intelligence-led operations aimed at curbing illegal mining. According to the police, five of …

Several footballers sustained injuries in a serious road accident after their vehicle collided with a fuel tanker at Tuba Junction on the Accra-Kasoa Highway, Ghana. The accident involved a Sprinter bus with registration number GW-7110-22 and a fuel tanker truck with registration number GN-9568-12. According to reports, the Sprinter bus …

A three-year-old girl has been found dead in an abandoned dam at Attakrom, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. The deceased was a kindergarten pupil who went missing on Saturday, March 29, 2025. According to her uncle, all efforts to …

Three Chinese nationals suspected of being kidnapped off Ghana’s coast are safe, China’s foreign ministry said, without giving details. Ghanaian authorities said they were investigating a suspected pirate attack on a Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel that left three Chinese crew members missing. According too reports, “seven armed individuals boarded the vessel …

At least 118 people have died from Lassa fever since the start of the year according to Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and prevention (NCDC). In a statement, it said that 3,465 suspected cases spread over 33 states were recorded in the same period, with 645 confirmed in laboratory tests. …

Muslims in Nigeria and around the world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and ushered in the festival of Eid al-Fitr on Sunday March 30, 2025 with prayers. Eid prayers are an important part of the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr. These prayers are typically performed in …