Society

A 13-year-old boy pleaded guilty on Tuesday October 3 in Sheffield, northern England, admitting to having killed a 60-year-old woman last April by hitting her while he was driving the victim’s car. The sixty-year-old woman was discovered dead in front of her home on April 5, visibly hit by her …

A 35-year-old cardiologist is targeted by 51 different charges in Denver (Colorado), suspected of having drugged then sexually assaulted or raped numerous women met on dating applications, reports ABC News. At a court hearing on Friday October 6, he pleaded not guilty. The 30-year-old was arrested last March, targeted by …

The death toll from Sunday’s landslide in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé has risen to 30, with 17 others injured, says the country’s interior minister, who was on site to assess the damage, local media reported. Several homes in Mbankolo, an impoverished neighbourhood, were reduced to rubble following heavy rains. There are …

Men from the Edo State Police Command have arrested a man for allegedly deflowering his seven-year-old daughter in Idokpa community, Nigeria. The suspect was arrested after the men of Egba Division got credible information about the crime in the in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state. The suspect confessed …

Six students have been taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a friend who was romantically involved with the boyfriend of one of them in Bolgatanga, Ghana. Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Francis Tamanja told the court that the complainant received a phone call from one of the accused persons and was asked …

Many people are feared dead and others missing in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, after landslides destroyed several homes in Mbankolo area, local media reported. It followed heavy rainfall across the city on Sunday evening. State media are reporting that at least 13 people have died from the disaster, with the figure …

A 17-year-old boy is battling for his life at Salamkrom in the Nkoranza South Municipality of the Bono East region, Ghana. “The victim was brutalised by some men alleged to be Fire Service personnel and Unit Committee members,” according to Adom News. “The victim has sold a bowl of maize …

A 65-year-old man has been arrested for chaining and starving his wife for one year in Potiskum, Nigeria, according to reports. Images of the chained 40-year-old woman, who is a mother of four, went viral in the state, prompting residents and civil society groups to demand the immediate arrest of …

A level 300 ICT student at the University of Education,Winneba, was found dead in her room with a sponge hung around her neck and tied to the hook of her ceiling fan in Ghana. “The deceased showed no signs of depression and had the needed support,” according to the family. …

A senior police officer has died by suicide after shooting himself in the chin in Utawala, Nairobi, according to reports. “The deceased shot himself in his house after he had called his friend who is also a police officer and told her he would die by suicide,” according to reports. …