West Africa

A 65-year-old man has been arrested for chaining and starving his wife for one year in Potiskum, Nigeria, according to reports. Images of the chained 40-year-old woman, who is a mother of four, went viral in the state, prompting residents and civil society groups to demand the immediate arrest of …

A level 300 ICT student at the University of Education,Winneba, was found dead in her room with a sponge hung around her neck and tied to the hook of her ceiling fan in Ghana. “The deceased showed no signs of depression and had the needed support,” according to the family. …

A 19-year-old mother was found dead in Assin Dompim, in the Assin Fosu municipality, in Ghana’s Central Region. “The victim has been at the receiving end of an overwhelming humiliation and emotional trauma stemming from allegations of infidelity,” according to reports. According to a police, the husband of the deceased …

A 30-year-old man has been arrested for cutting off his mother’s hands with a machete in Akibo village, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Nigeria State. “Neighbours were forced to storm out of their houses as they heard a noise from the woman’s house,” according to reports. “She was found …

A 12-year-old pupil has been crashed to death while being chased by a dog at Ekumfi Eshiohyia in the Central region, Ghana. “The deceased was waiting for his father to take him to school, suddenly a strange dog emerged from nowhere and chased the boy,” according to reports. Gripped with …

A 36-year-old man has been arrested for raping his neighbour’s wife in the Hong Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspect was wearing a face mask but upon committing the act, his face mask fell off and was recognised by the victim,” reports said. “He …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for assaulting a four-year-old child in a church in Lagos, Nigeria. During the trial, four witnesses including the victim’s six-year-old brother testified that the convict had during a church programme around 9pm carried his four-year-old …

No fewer than 22 passengers on board a boat has capsized from Kasabu village in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State to Yauri, Kebbi State. “The agency has received a report on the boating incident that occurred on Monday, September 02, 2023 between 11am and 12pm,” according to the …

A family of four was electrocuted during a power surge in the Dinyavoh area of Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The incident occurred as a result of a power surge that happened in the morning following an explosion from the transformer in the area,” reports said. Many houses …

A 28-year-old man has stabbed her 22-year-old girlfriend to death at Ekumfi Dunkwa in the Central region, Ghana, according to reports. “The suspect stabbed the victim with scissors and a chisel, leading to her death,” reports said “We heard the deceased shouting for help, but we ignored her because they …