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A 27-year-old illegal miner has been arrested for attempting to kill his friend for GH₵80,000, in Ayanfuri in Ghana’s Central Region. “The suspect asked the victim to accompany him to visit his sister only to be sent to a secret place where he was nearly killed,” according to the victim. …

Four bodies were discovered on Sunday on a farm believed to belong to the Kenyan army, sparking outrage among residents, the BBC reported. The four young men are alleged to have trespassed on the farm near a Kenya Defence Forces barracks in Uasin Gishu county, in the Rift Valley region, …

An unidentified man was found dead with gunshot in Gbangbandori, a farming community on the Sawla-Wa highway in Ghana. “Gunshots were heard about three times, and the deceased was heard calling for help in the Brifo language,” according to eyewitnesses. “Due to the fear of the gunshots, nobody came out …

A Catholic priest of German nationality, Father Hans-Joachim Lohre, who disappeared in November 2022 in Mali and considered kidnapped, has been released, two archdiocese and government officials said on Sunday. “Priest Hans-Joachim Lohre, kidnapped on November 20, 2022, was released this Sunday. He is on the plane for his country,” …

Sierra Leone has lifted an indefinite nationwide curfew imposed on Sunday after armed men attacked a military barrack and prisons in Freetown. A new night curfew will begin from 21:00 to 06:00 local time every day “until further notice”. President Julius Maada Bio addressed the nation, saying most of the …

The police has arrested a pastor of Christ High Commission Church for snatching and impregnating the wife of his choir master in Kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria. “The pastor asked me to allow my wife stay with him for month and work for God as she had a gift of prophecy …

As the deadly fighting continues in the Gaza Strip on November 23, women and children are the main victims, according to reports. Commenting on the situation, the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said that 74% of the dead were children and women. A truce agreement …

A Master’s student of the University of Ghana Business School has been reported dead after a robbery accident in Ghana. “He was returning from class when he was attacked by robbers who were operating on the UPSA-UGBS stretch of the Legon-Madina road,” reports said. “He tried to resist, which exasperated …

According to a New York court document, American actor Jamie Foxx is the target of a sexual assault complaint filed in New York in 2015. The complaint comes on the eve of the expiry of a law that allows victims of sexual violence to file a civil suit for acts …

The Israeli army has called for the evacuation of the Indonesian hospital in the northern Gaza Strip within four hours, a Palestinian Ministry of Health official said. The Israeli army wants to enter the hospital for “military operations” and is therefore demanding its evacuation within four hours, Ministry of Health …