France has received the denunciation by the government of Burkina Faso of the defense agreement that has linked the two countries since 2018 and will withdraw its soldiers from the country within the agreed period of one month, the Quai d’Orsay said on Wednesday. Authorities in Burkina Faso had confirmed …
Read More »Islamic teacher sentenced to life in prison
A judge of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in Lagos State has sentenced an Islamic teacher to life imprisonment for deflowering eight students in his class, aged between 6 and 11, in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. The convict was arraigned on eight counts of sexual assault preferred against …
Read More »Man arrested for raping mentally disabled woman
A magistrate’s court in Yaba, Lagos State, has remanded a 22-year-old man in custody for allegedly raping a mentally disabled woman in Lekki, Nigeria. The woman came from Abeokuta, Ogun State, to visit her aunt in Lagos because of her illness. The suspect who was a co-worker of the aunt, …
Read More »Ghana: eight pupils died in the Volta lake
Eight pupils have died on their way to school when a boat they were traveling on capsized on the Volta Lake, Ghana, according to reports. The pupils were 20 traveling from the Atikagome Community in the Sene East District of the Bono East region when they lost their lives when …
Read More »A man was found dead in the river Tano
A 45-year-old driver has been found dead in River Tano at Sehwi Nsawora in the Akontombra District of the Western North Region,Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased told his wife he was attending a nature call, later he called the wife to inform her to take care of the children …
Read More »A woman inflicted cutlass wounds on a man over a land dispute
A 47-year-old farmer is battling for his life after a colleague farmer inflicted cutlass wounds on him to coma in Awutu Bokotu, Ghana, reports said. “The victim was accused of destroying the suspect cassava plantation with weed, which generated into a bloody fight,” according to reports. “The victim’s brother said …
Read More »Music: Wizkid announces joint tour with Davido
On Wednesday, 18th January 2023 Wizkid took to his Instagram page to make a shocking announcement that he would be going on tour with fellow megastar Davido. In the post on his Instagram story, Wizkid stated that “After my ‘MLLE (More Love, Less Ego)’ tour!! Davido and I going on tour! …
Read More »A newborn baby found dead on a dump
A newborn baby girl, believed to be two-weeks-old, has been found dead at a refuse dump at Sehwi Bekwai in the Bibiani Ahwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. “I was on my working activities when I discovered what seemed like a pile of clothes on the dump,” …
Read More »Suspected cultist remanded for killing a shoemaker
A Yaba Magistrates Court, Lagos State, has remanded a suspected cultist, aged 28, for allegedly killing a shoemaker in the Gbagada area of the state, Nigeria. The suspect committed the crime along with his cult members in the Sholuyi area of Gbagada years back, according to the police prosecutor. The …
Read More »A 67-year-old man arrested for drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a blind 67-year-old man and a leper for drug trafficking in Sokoto village, Owena Ijesa, Atakumosa East LGA, Nigeria. The old man was caught with 234 kilogrammes of cannabis, said the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA “In Osun State, NDLEA officers took …
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