Society

Three children drowned in a river on their way to school in Mankranso, in the Ahafo Ano South West district of Ghana’s Ashanti region. “The victims have fallen into the Mankra River, where a makeshift log had been placed to help commuters, including school children, cross to their destinations,” according …

Mexico confirmed this Wednesday its desire to decriminalize abortion nationally, two years after a first decision by the Supreme Court, going against the grain of its neighbor, the United States. On September 7, 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court had already ruled that the criminalization of abortion was unconstitutional. In doing …

A suspected serial killer has been arrested after more than 10 bodies were found in a pit dug in the kitchen of his Kigali home, police and Rwandan media reported on Wednesday. Police said the 34-year-old suspect met his victims – both men and women – in bars and lured …

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 …