West Africa

A security guard has been remanded in custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend at the University of Lagos in Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria. “The suspect and the deceased had a disagreement on the pregnancy which he instructed her to abort,” according to reports. The deceased decided to walk out on …

Eight armed robbers attacked the SP gas filling station and made away with an unspecified amount of cash at Trom in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region, Ghana. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. According to reports, “the armed men subjected the pump …

A Chinese national was found dead in Asutaure, in the Shai Osuduku district, in the Greater Accra region, Ghana, according to reports. The lifeless body was found after the spillage of the Kpong dam. “The deceased was fishing when he was swept away by the water,” according to Adom News. …

A 33-year-old nurse has been allegedly killed by unknown assailants at Atwima Boko in the Ashanti Region, Ghana, according to report. The victim’s husband reported to the police that his wife had not returned home from work the previous day. The police and community members searched for her and found …

A boy is currently in the custody of the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly burying his younger brother alive in the Adavi Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The suspect carried out the directive of his mother who allegedly asked him to punish his brother for stealing N10,000,” …

Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly defiling his daughter for three years in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, Nigeria. “The man has been defiling the girl since she was 10 years old,” according to reports. The victim’s teachers noticed her strange behaviours …

Military leaders in Niger have demanded that the head of the United Nations diplomatic mission there leave the country within 72 hours, accusing the U.N. of excluding Niger from its General Assembly last month. The army officers who seized power in a coup in July did not have a representative …

Air France announced the postponement until further notice of the resumption of its flights to Mali, after the government of this country declared on Wednesday that it had not yet given authorization for their restart. Air France said on Tuesday it would resume flights to and from Mali’s capital Bamako …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a teenager for issuing a false alarm about his missing manhood in Asaba, Nigeria. “The 18-year-old suspect raised a false alarm that an old woman inside a tricycle touched him and his manhood (penis) disappeared,” according to reports. “Over 100 misguided touts gathered …

Gunmen shot dead an auto technician as he chatted with a woman in his car in Diobu Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The mechanic and his female company were still in the vehicle, about three gunmen arrived at the scene, shot him in the head and fled,” …