West Africa

Popular Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, known as Oladips, has died at the age of 28, local media reported, citing his management. “We are still in shock as we speak,” his management said in an Instagram post. It did not give the cause of his death, but said that the rapper …

Four people have died in an accident on the Aba River bridge at Ogbor-Hill in the commercial center of Abia State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The accident occurred when a trailer conveying a 40-foot container, descending from Ogbor-Hill, lost control after a brake failure and collided with two vehicles,” reports …

The United Nations has said it will resume delivering humanitarian supplies and evacuating staff in Niger after the country’s ruling junta lifted domestic flight restrictions, the BBC reported. “The national aviation authorities in Niger have informed the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) that flight restrictions are now lifted for domestic …

A final-year student of the Federal University of Agriculture has been arrested for poisoning his girlfriend in the Surulere community in the Camp area of the city, Nigeria. “The suspect administered a poison believed to be a mixture of brownie, alcohol and an unknown noxious substance after inviting his girlfriend …

Nigerian Helen Williams, from the city of Lagos, has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest handmade wig. “Helen Williams, from Lagos city, set the record after making the wig stretching more than 350m (1,150ft),” the Guinness World Records (GWR) said in a statement. A professional wig maker …

The Malian armed forces have entered the northern town of Kidal, which has been in the control of rebel forces. This happened after inflicting heavy losses and carrying out a raid, according to Mali’s army. Tuareg-dominated rebel groups have long controlled much of the north from Kidal, which is reported …

A young man was attacked with a machete while trying to steal dried cocoa beans in Osedzi, in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam district, in the Central Region of Ghana. “The victim and two accomplices have found the cocoa folded in a dry­ing mat on the compound of a farmer as they turned …

Justice Abiola Sholadoye of the Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Volence Court has sentenced a 32-year-old street sweeper to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old girl in Lagos State, Nigeria. The man was convicted on one count of defilement of the girl, whom he claimed was his girlfriend. The convict …

Mauritanian authorities said the bodies of 16 people thought to be migrants have been found on the country’s northern coast. The discovery on the beaches of Lagouera comes a week after 13 corpses were found in boats in the same area, near the city of Nouadhibou. This latest incident appears …

A young woman allegedly poisoned her 11-month-old baby to death in Logo Local Government Area, Benue State, Nigeria. “The woman has fed the baby witht a substance suspected to be a chemical,” according to reports. “She was impregnated by her boyfriend and after she gave birth to a baby girl, …