West Africa

An unidentified man was found dead with gunshot in Gbangbandori, a farming community on the Sawla-Wa highway in Ghana. “Gunshots were heard about three times, and the deceased was heard calling for help in the Brifo language,” according to eyewitnesses. “Due to the fear of the gunshots, nobody came out …

A Catholic priest of German nationality, Father Hans-Joachim Lohre, who disappeared in November 2022 in Mali and considered kidnapped, has been released, two archdiocese and government officials said on Sunday. “Priest Hans-Joachim Lohre, kidnapped on November 20, 2022, was released this Sunday. He is on the plane for his country,” …

Sierra Leone has lifted an indefinite nationwide curfew imposed on Sunday after armed men attacked a military barrack and prisons in Freetown. A new night curfew will begin from 21:00 to 06:00 local time every day “until further notice”. President Julius Maada Bio addressed the nation, saying most of the …

The police has arrested a pastor of Christ High Commission Church for snatching and impregnating the wife of his choir master in Kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria. “The pastor asked me to allow my wife stay with him for month and work for God as she had a gift of prophecy …

A Master’s student of the University of Ghana Business School has been reported dead after a robbery accident in Ghana. “He was returning from class when he was attacked by robbers who were operating on the UPSA-UGBS stretch of the Legon-Madina road,” reports said. “He tried to resist, which exasperated …

Two persons were electrocuted by an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) high tension at Jei-Krodua in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The first person was electrocuted on Monday and is receiving treatment at Korle-bu Teaching Hospital, Intensive Care Unit(ICU),” according to reports. “The second person …

The corpse of missing 12-year-old was found with some of his body parts missing at Kotogbo community inside Asero Estate, Abeokuta, Nigeria. It’s an incident that has thrown residents into mourning. “The school boy went missing after trying to check on a customer who earlier carried out a  PoS transactions …

A couple have inflicted wounds on themselves after the wife denied the husband sex at Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The husband demanded to make love but the wife turned him down saying the sun was too hot then pleaded with her …

More than 4,000 Nigerian prisoners were released as part of a campaign to reduce prison overcrowding in Nigeria, the Nigerian Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo announced. “We have announced the release of 4,068 prisoners detained because of their inability to pay their fines,” said the minister. “Only prisoners whose fines do …

The army announced that it had discovered a mass grave in Kidal (north-east), a Tuareg separatist stronghold that it recently recaptured in Mali. “On Thursday November 16, the FaMa (Malian armed forces) discovered a mass grave in Kidal during their security operations,” the army wrote. “This mass grave is a …