Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor died on Sunday at the age of 62 following kidney failure, local media reported. His death comes just a few days after he appealed for help to raise funds for a kidney transplant in India. During his career, Muonagor appeared in dozens of films, including …
Read More »Nigerian Nollywood legend begs for help with kidney transplant
A social media video showing Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor in poor health and begging for financial help has shocked many Nigerians. He can be seen in bed with a bandage on his chest, barely able to talk. Another actor, sitting next to him, explains that Muonagor needs money to …
Read More »Teenager stabs foster mother to death
Police have arrested a 17-year-old girl who allegedly stabbed her adoptive mother to death in Oda, Akure, Nigeria. “The deceased’s family claimed the suspect was suffering from mental illness,” according to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami. “The decomposing body of the deceased was found at her …
Read More »Son killed 75-year-old father to death
A man has been arrested for macheting his father to death over a parcel of land in Uruting Village, Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. “The 75-year-old deceased owned numerous parcels of land in the state,” according to his son. “The deceased sold some of the land, …
Read More »Boy drowns in stream at Gomoa Potsin
11-year-old boy has died after drowning in a stream at Gomoa Potsin in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased had gone swimming with his friends when the unfortunate incident occurred,” reports said. The death of the deceased has deeply affected his relatives and the community …
Read More »Nigeria launches mega solar power plant to strengthen national grid
Nigeria has signed an agreement for the construction of a 20 MW hybrid hydro-solar power plant, the first phase of a 300 MW project. The project is part of the country’s plan to transition to clean and renewable energy solutions. The project will be built in Shiroro, in the central …
Read More »The US concerned about drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau
US Ambassador Michael Raynor expressed US concern over drug trafficking, human trafficking and respect for the values of democracy, including the freedoms of citizens in Guinea-Bissau. Recently, there have been reports of heavy drug circulation in Guinea-Bissau. Former Guinean Prime Minister Nuno Nabiam himself denounced it, but the Bissau authorities …
Read More »Nigeria: at least 100 people kidnapped by armed men during weekend attacks
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped around 100 people, including women and children, in two weekend attacks in Kaduna state, residents and police said on Monday. Kidnappings by criminal gangs demanding ransoms have become an almost daily occurrence in Nigeria, especially in the north, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them. Kaduna …
Read More »Cab driver arrested for knocking man to death
A 26-year-old cab driver has been arrested for fatally colliding with a pedestrian on the Sunyani-Abesim road in Ghana. “The suspect was driving a Toyota Vitz taxi cab with registration number GR7260-23, from Abesim to Sunyani as he knocked down two pedestrains,” according to reports. On reaching a section of …
Read More »A man killed his 90-year-old grandmother
A suspect has been arrested for macheting his grandmother to death at Udo Village in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. “The suspect cut his grandmother’s neck as he fled with her money, worth N16,750,” according to reports. “The deceased was slain by the suspect …
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