West Africa

The body of a deceased young man was exhumed and burned by a group of individuals in Touba in Senega, according to reports. The body of the victim, who died last week, had been buried by his family in Senegal’s second largest city. However, individuals went to the cemetery in …

An abandoned baby boy has been rescued in the bush near the Bole customs barrier on the Bole-Bamboi highway in the Savannah region, Ghana. “The baby was found by a young man who was relaxing in the bush when he heard the cry of a baby,” according to Adom News. …

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing a six-month-old baby girl at Kasoa American Town in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. The baby’s mother gave her child to the suspect’s little sister to look after her while she used the toilet. The suspect …

A 17-year-old student has been arrested for killing his neighbour’s five-year-old child after collecting N400,000 in ransom from the victim’s parents in Plateau State,Nigeria. “They sent the victim’s elder brother to buy something and the little boy was behind him. So, I and my friend carried the boy and hid …

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed Atiku Abubakar’s challenge to a lower court’s decision to uphold the victory of President Bola Tinubu in February’s presidential poll. Mr Abubakar came second in that election. The judges still have to deliver their ruling on another challenge by third-placed candidate Peter Obi.

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has started reading out its ruling on whether or not to uphold the disputed election victory of President Bola Tinubu. His two main challengers, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, are seeking to overturn the February presidential election, alleging …

A man has been found hanging on a tree near the Volta River at Kpong in the Eastern Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased was unfamiliar to the people of the community and that there were suspicions of suicide,” according to the Assemblyman for Kpong Zongo Electoral Area, Gershon …

An eight-bedroom house has been completely destroyed after a fire incident at Tesano-Apenkwa near the Charleston Hotel in Accra, Ghana, according to reports. The cause is, however, not known. “Occupants managed to escape unhurt but lost all their belongings as the fire quickly spread to other parts of the building,” …

A Nigerian court has sentenced doctor Olufemi Olaleye to life in prison for raping his wife’s teenage niece, the BBC reported. The prosecutor said Dr Olufemi Olaleye sexually assaulted the girl for more than a year until his wife found out and informed the police. The doctor had pleaded not …

Health authorities in Nigeria have announced the start of HPV (human papillomavirus infection) vaccination in a bid to combat cervical cancer in the country. HPV, a common virus usually spread through intimate sexual contact, can in a minority of cases lead to cervical cancer. In 2021, a major study found …