West Africa

A Pennsylvania man was stabbed to death by his neighbor for snoring loudly in Upper Moreland Township in Australia. “The victim went over to the suspect’s home that night and stepped onto his porch to detach a screen from one of the windows,” according to reports. The duo had gotten …

A 27-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for running over a police officer on duty at Agona Swedru in the Central region, Ghana. “The officer was directing traffic on the busy dual carriage road before the incident,” according to reports. “The driver with vehicle registration number GW 6086-22 was driving …

Two people have been confirmed dead after a fire swept through a household in the Sunyani West Municipality in the Bono Region, Ghana. Several properties, running into thousands of Ghana Cedis, were also destroyed. The Sunyani Municipal Fire Public Relations Officer, ADO1 Isaac Opoku said, “the bodies of the two …

A driver crushed a teacher to death as he drove from Ibadan to Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, Nigeria. “After the accident the driver of the car fled the scene, as angry residents razed down the car he drove,” according to reports. “The deceased had gone to the market …

An explosion shook more than a dozen buildings, killing 2 and injuring 77 in one of Nigeria’s largest cities, according to reports. Rescue workers are still digging through the rubble in search of people who may have been trapped. The provisional death toll stands at two, with a further 77 …

A soldier of the Nigerian Army has reportedly shot himself to death in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Nigeria, according to reports. The soldier shot himself in the head on standby duty, the day Nigeria commemorated the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The bloody image that has gone viral on social …

One person has been shot dead in a robbery attack in Saboba, in the Northern Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased was shot after being awakened by a scuffle involving his brother, a businessman at the Saboba market, and the robbers,” reports said. “He was shot in the stomach …

At least seven members of a family have been confirmed dead following a midnight fire in the Tudun Wada area of Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. “The incident occurred as a result of a spark from an electricity plug when power was restored in the area,” according …

A 47-year-old driver has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with his 13-year-old stepdaughter at Tetegu in Accra, Ghana. “The suspect has taken advantage of the absence of the victim’s mother and defiled the 13-year-old twice,” according to reports. The victim informed her mother upon her …

A mentally unstable man stabbed a worshipper with a cutlass as he was being taken for deliverance in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The suspect was brought to church for deliverance session while he picked up a cutlass from the altar and matcheted the victim,” …