West Africa

Some twelve Nigerian suspects including a heavily pregnant woman have escape from police custody in Ghana, according to reports. “They have been arrested separately, but have since gone missing after they were sent to the National Operations Department (JOC) at Police Headquarters in Accra for an interrogation,” reports said. They …

An 18-year-old man was found dead in Gomoa Buduatta, in the Gomoa East district, in Ghana’s Central Region. The lifeless body of the boy was discovered by a fence wall along the Buduatta-Dominase road. “They suspect was murdered and dumped in the area,” according to Adom News. “Building blocks and …

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have annonced the lifting of a year-long visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. The restriction placed last October was lifted following negotiations between Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and UAE leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, on Monday. President Tinubu’s spokesperson …

A popular Sunyani-based radio presenter has been arrested for having anal sex with her 11-year-old biological daughter in Ghana, according to reports. The mother of the victim said she realised some abnormalities on the victim’s body, and when she questioned her, the victim confirmed the immoral act between her and …

At least 26 people died in Nigeria’s northern Niger state after a wooden boat they were travelling in capsized in a dam on Sunday. The vessel was carrying over 100 passengers, including women and children, who live in communities between Jebba and Kainji dam in Mokwa area of the state, …

A 23-year-old man stabbed his sister for preventing him from killing his own mother in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central region, Ghana, according to reports. According to reports, “the suspect inflicted cutlass wounds on his 57-year-old mother for preventing him from selling her cocoa beans.” “The suispect stabbed …

Unknown assailant killed a 21-year-old nursing mother at Koforidua Asokore in the Eastern region, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim was stabbed multiple times in broad daylight while with her three-month-old daughter in a room,” reports said. “The incident came as a shock as they were planning towards the naming …

Four people have died and others are still missing after an explosion at a granite quarry in western Ghana on Saturday, local media reported. According to some reports, the victims were workers who worked night shifts in the Chinese quarry in Shama district. It was not immediately clear what caused …

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, launched a program of free maternity and newborn care at the Camp Tshatshi military hospital. The first part of the care package in the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this program aims to …

Some bandit invaded St. Raphael Parish as they razed the parish house with a Seminarian, Kafanchan Diocese in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. “Some priests escaped during the incident but one of them who was a seminarian, was caught in the inferno,” reports said. His remains had since been deposited in the …