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Nollywood star Sylvester Madu was attacked while shooting his next film by armed separatists in the North-West region of Cameroon, bordering neighboring Nigeria. “The Nollywood star was in a snack bar in Bamenda in the North-West, accompanied by his crew, when armed separatists burst in,” according to witnesses. Initially, they …

A man has killed his wife over a little misunderstanding in Korinya, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. “The couple had a misunderstanding before the suspect committed the crime,” reports said. “The deceased cried for help as the husband was beating her and before people could get to …

A Nigerian court on Monday sentenced to death a police officer convicted of shooting dead a pregnant lawyer on Christmas Day 2022, Reuters reported. The Lagos State High Court had in January put on murder trial police officer Drambi Vandi who was accused of shooting Bolanle Raheem, who was pregnant …

A lifeless newborn baby has been discovered inside a box near a gutter at the dumping site close to the Tesano Cluster of Schools by pupils from the school in Accra, Ghana. The police have been informed by one of the boys that there was a baby here. “We investigated …

Ten fire incidents were recorded by the Ghana National Fire Service on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Accra, Ghana. This comes after a bakery and some shops were burnt at Kotobabi Abavanna Down and a similar incident at Circle Tiptoe Lane which also led to the destruction of several shops. …

A European Union observer mission has denounced the lack of transparency and operational failures in the Nigerian election, according to its preliminary findings. It said there was confidence in the independence and professionalism of the electoral body during preparations for the elections. “But public confidence has declined due to the …

A 55-year-old man committed suicide after a long battle with stomach cancer in Kiambu County, Kenya, according to reports. “The man left his bedroom to answer to a call but took too long to return to the bedroom,” according to the police. “The wife looked for him in the compound …

A man identified as an herbalist, has slumped and died while allegedly having sex with a woman at a hotel in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria, according to reports. The woman was the wife of a cleric in one of the churches in the area. “She raised …

Three men were arrested by the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, in collaboration with vigilantes, for raping a 13-year-old girl over father’s sin in Nigeria’s Anambra state. Four suspects are involved in the incident. While three of them were arrested, the fourth escaped when security guards invaded …

A burglar has been sentenced to 21 years in prison by the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, for stealing rice in Nigeria. The complainant said, “my shop was burgled twice, my foodstuffs and soup ingredients, including rice, semovita, wheat and tomato paste, among others, which I was selling, …