West Africa

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man after the death of his 17-year-old girlfriend in Koral village, Garki LGA of the state, Nigeria, according to reports. The deceased father reported that his biological daugther left the house and all effort to locate her proved abortive. “The suspect …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called for an immediate resolution to disagreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that affected flights and issuing of visas. The UAE last year stopped issuing visas to Nigerians after Emirates airlines suspended flights after being unable to repatriate funds from the West African country …

A Good Samaritan has found a 10-year-old boy on Long Bridge, Warewa, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, Nigeria. “The lost his way and had been unable to find his way home,” reports said. “The man saw him wandering on the bridge for quite some time, accosted and immediately …

A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ikoyi Custodial Centre remanded a 35-year-old woman for threatening to kill and kidnap three minors in Nigeria, according to reports. The woman is facing four counts of threat to kill, publication of pictures of the complainant, reproduction of rumour and threat to kidnap preferred …

A Magistrates Court has sentenced two persons for stealing 404 pieces of catfish valued at N606,000 belonging to their boss in the Isabo Area, Ogun State, Nigeria. The convicts, who worked on a farm in Ilewo, were indicted on two counts of felony theft. The prosecutor, Olakunle Shonibare, told the …

Policemen have arrested 12 suspected Internet fraudsters who buried a newborn alive at Andoni waterfront in Eagle Island, Rivers State capital, Nigeria, according to reports. “Some men were digging the ground and chanting an incatation, he alerted the Azikiwe Police Division in Diobi, Port Harcourt and the officials of the …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of their Brics group will lead to a multi-polar world. Addressing the summit in Johannesburg by video, Mr Putin said he opposed the sway exerted by the G7 and other western-led …

 A beautiful baby has been found in a polythene bag at the Achimota Forest , near the Accra Zoon in Ghana, according to reports. The baby was fortunately found by personnel of the Ghana Ambulance Service who were using the road towards Achimota School Police Station. The personnel removed the …

Four men were arraigned before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court for assaulting and injuring a man on his right shoulder with a gun over a disputed land in Lagos, Nigeria. The defendants were arraigned on five counts of assault, forcible entry and threat to life, reports said. “The defendants armed with …

The leader of a civil society coalition opposed to the French military presence in Niger assured on Tuesday that his movement would not give “one second” to France to withdraw its troops from Niamey, after the expiry of the deadline set by the regime. “We will not give a second …