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A 40-year-old tricycle driver has drowned in the Okyi River at Mankessim, in the Mfantseman Municipality in Ghana’s Central Region, according to reports. “Residents discovered the lifeless body of the deceased by the river,” reports said. “A resident suspects the deceased killed himself,” acccording to Adom News. “The deceased had …

A 24-year-old man hit the left eye of a man who had stepped on his leg in Agbogbloshie, Ghana, according to reports. “The suspect, who cannot see with his left eye, had awoken in the middle of the night to pass urine when he inadvertently stepped on the suspect, resulting …

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said that the country needs to slow its birth rate to avoid a catastrophe, local media reported. He said that Egypt has to lower its annual births to 400,000 from the current more than two million for the country to efficiently provide jobs and …

A 43-year-old man has died as he fell into a well in the Egbejila area, the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. “The victim went to re-dredge a well and during the process of dredging, one of his legs slipped off the ground and he eventually tumbled …

Nigerian banks have informed the public that financial services will be temporarily unavailable on September 5 and 6, 2023, as they are on a two-day nationwide strike. This directive has been issued by the National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFE). The memo, dated September 2, 2023, …

A 32-year-old pilot has died after his plane crashed during a gender reveal in Sinaloa, Mexico, according to reports. The pilot was hired by the happy couple, who were celebrating their pregnancy with family and friends, to fly his small jet over them and dump either pink or blue colored powder …

A 26-year-old man has been arrested for posing as a medical practitioner at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. “The suspect posed as a medical doctor in order to admit patients and administer medication,” reports said. He was arrested while in the process of attending to a patient …

Suspected cultists have stabbed and butchered a man believed to be mentally ill in Awka, the Anambra State capital, Nigeria. “The victim was sitting at his usual base at the Dike Park, when the suspected cultists invaded the place,” according to reports. “The suspected cultists shot the man before using …

A 43-year-old man has been arrested for attempting to rob a new generation bank opposite the Maplewood Estate in the Oko Oba area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The security guards attached to the bank heard the sound of someone hitting an object,” reports said. “The suspect was caught with a …

Paying passengers have used the Lagos metro rail line for the first time on Monday, 20 years after construction began on the project. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was on board as the train began commercial operations months after it was launched at the beginning of the year with test rides. The …