The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), in charge of elections in Nigeria, has warned that it could cancel the general elections if nothing is done to tackle insecurity in the country. The elections are due to be held on 25 February. The body’s chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the commission was …
Read More »Ghana: man shot dead over chieftaincy dispute
A man died after being shot dead in Bomaa in the Tano North Municipality of Ghana’s Ahafo Region, following a chieftaincy dispute. The shooting occurred as a result of contention between two families in the town over who succeeds the late chief of the town resulting in others being injured …
Read More »Nigeria: robber kills university student over phone
A 200-level student of the Department of Philosophy at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, was shot dead while trying to retrieve his phone from armed robbers in his pavilion in Nigeria. “The victim obediently gave his phone to the armed robbers but requested his SIM card as the robbers agreed …
Read More »Fire burns 14 bedroom apartment at Odomase
A fire has engulfed a 14-room apartment in Odomase, in the municipal capital of Sunyani West, Ghana, according to reports. There were no casualties but everything in the apartment was burnt to ashes. The fire has destroyed personal belongings and property running into thousands of Ghana cedis. People around the …
Read More »10-year-old boy dies from electrocution in Ghana
A 10-year-old child was electrocuted while playing with his friends at Beppoh in the Western Region of Ghana, according to reports. “The victim came into contact with a live electrical wire on the ground and got electrocuted after inserting the live wire into his mouth,” according to Joy News. The …
Read More »Ghana: mother and son found dead in their house
Unknown assailants murdered a 46-year-old woman and her 28-year-old son in the Gomoa East District of Ghana’s Central Region, according to reports. “Neighbors alerted the police due to a foul odor emanating from the deceased’s home,” according to Adom News. Police immediately proceeded to the scene, forced the door open …
Read More »Nigeria: at least thirty people kidnapped in a station
Men armed with AK-47 rifles abducted around 30 people from a train station in Edo State, southern Nigeria, the governor’s office said on Sunday. This attack is a new illustration of the growing insecurity in Africa’s most populous country, a real challenge for the government in the run-up to the …
Read More »A man burnt to death at Tano Dumas
An eighty-year-old man has been burnt to death at Tano-Dumase in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana, according to reports. The man was said to be in the his room when it gutted fire on Thursday, January 5, 2022, consuming the man to death. Ofori Kwaku, Assembly …
Read More »Nigeria: a woman arrested for killing her co-wife
A 50-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife in Bauchi, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspects strangled her co-wife, 60 years old, following a physical confrontation on January 1, 2023. The suspect, criminally used force on the victim by strangling …
Read More »A man slits his brother’s throat over Yahoo money
A young man has been killed by his own senior brother in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect reportedly slit his brother’s throat with a razor blade following the alleged payment of proceeds of the victim Yahoo deal into the brother’s bank …
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