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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. …

A 28-year-old Tanzanian woman was found dead, with no apparent injuries, on her bed in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, Kenya, according to reports. “The deceased, her roommate and other friends have taking drinks at the house before they retired,” according to the police. The following day the deceased failed to wake up …

A 19-year-old mother was found dead in Assin Dompim, in the Assin Fosu municipality, in Ghana’s Central Region. “The victim has been at the receiving end of an overwhelming humiliation and emotional trauma stemming from allegations of infidelity,” according to reports. According to a police, the husband of the deceased …

A 30-year-old man has been arrested for cutting off his mother’s hands with a machete in Akibo village, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Nigeria State. “Neighbours were forced to storm out of their houses as they heard a noise from the woman’s house,” according to reports. “She was found …

A 12-year-old pupil has been crashed to death while being chased by a dog at Ekumfi Eshiohyia in the Central region, Ghana. “The deceased was waiting for his father to take him to school, suddenly a strange dog emerged from nowhere and chased the boy,” according to reports. Gripped with …

Manchester United suffered a disappointing 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray on Tuesday in the Champions League. Cameroonian goalkeeper André Onana was put to the test throughout the match, but unfortunately he was unable to prevent the opponents victory. Despite this setback, coach Erik Ten Hag reiterated his confidence in …

A 36-year-old man has been arrested for raping his neighbour’s wife in the Hong Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspect was wearing a face mask but upon committing the act, his face mask fell off and was recognised by the victim,” reports said. “He …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for assaulting a four-year-old child in a church in Lagos, Nigeria. During the trial, four witnesses including the victim’s six-year-old brother testified that the convict had during a church programme around 9pm carried his four-year-old …