A pastor has been arrested for causing the death of a woman as she suffered from burns caused by spiritual oil administered by him in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region, Ghana. “My sister went to the pastor for spiritual consultation and returned home burnt,” according to the …
Read More »Armed robber beaten to death after failed robbery
An armed robber was beaten to death at Alico, a suburb of Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. The perpetrator attempted to rob a group of individuals at gunpoint while they were en route to work. Upon being accosted, the victims raised …
Read More »A man beats his ex-wife to death with a pestle
A 56-year-old man has been arrested for beating his 38-year-old ex-wife to death a day before her wedding to her new suitor in Yola South Local Government Area, Nigeria. “The suspect had been involved in a long marital conflict with the deceased as they both agreed to separate,” according to …
Read More »Nigeria: police rescue 58 kidnap victims
Nigerian police have rescued 58 people who had been abducted and held hostage by criminal gangs in central Kogi State, local media reported. It was not clear how long they had been held. A police spokeswoman said the rescue was a joint operation in Udulu Forest which was carried out …
Read More »A young lady found dead in boyfriend’s room
A 25-year-old lady was found in her boyfriend’s room under mysterious circumstances at Atwima Agogo in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “I heard my daughter has passed on somewhere. When I was called I was told she died somewhere, so I asked them to verify …
Read More »Nigeria calls for life imprisonment for illegal explosives makers
The Nigeria senate has passed a bill recommending life imprisonment, without the option of fine, for manufacturers of unlawful explosives in the country. The passing of the bill on on Wednesday followed the consideration and adoption of a report by a senate committee on solid minerals, mines, steel development and …
Read More »A woman kills her pregnant co-wife in Nigeria
A 42-year-old woman has been remanded to the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the murder of her co-wife at her residence in Alejo Street, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The suspect learnt that her husband had married another wife,and became angry” according to her. “She visited the pregnant …
Read More »Father of seven stabbed to death in Lagos
A 53-year-old man was stabbed to death in an unfinished building at Salvation Estate in Owode community, Ajah area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The victim who engaged in menial jobs, returned home, had his meal and went to bed. A yet-to-be-identified assailant made his way into the building at midnight …
Read More »Ghana: a security guard assaults a pregnant woman
A pregnant woman was assaulted on Monday, May 1, 2023 as she went to the hospital to be operated on with her child at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana. “The woman decided to step out to pay her bills and the security man refused to grant her entry which led …
Read More »Man dies trying to rescue goat from well
A 35-year-old man has lost his life while attempting to rescue a goat from drowning in a well at Atebubu district in the Bono East Region, Ghana. “A neighbor asked the victim to save her goat that was drowning in the community well, which he accepted,” reports said. Unaware of …
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