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A six-year-old girl is battling for her life after a woman stabbed her to protest her father’s advice to her husband to marry a second wife in Kano State, Nigeria. “The suspect was annoyed when she learnt that the victim’s father, a friend of her husband, has been the one …

A 23-year-old woman was sentenced to six years and two months in prison for the murder of her rapist in Mexico. “The woman acted in self-defense when she killed her attacker in 2021, but said she used excessive force,” reports said. The woman, first knocked the man unconscious, then strangled …

WhatsApp has unveiled “Chat lock”, an option that aims to improve the confidentiality of exchanges by conditioning their access to a password or biometric authentication. With “Chat lock”, WhatsApp intends to offer an additional alternative to its users to better protect their privacy. This new feature, announced on May 15, …

Authorities in Ghana have raised the average end-user tariff for electricity by 18.36% for the second quarter of 2023, adding on to an almost 30% increase in the first quarter, the country’s utilities regulator said on Wednesday. The West African country is grappling with soaring inflation, debt and a depreciating …

Two persons have been lynched for allegedly stealing a mobile phone at Beaho in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region, Ghana. “The two were among a three-man syndicate who stole a smart phone,” reports said. The victim of the theft noticed his phone was missing and upon confrontation, …

A Chinese fishing vessel has capsized in the Indian Ocean and its 39 crew members are missing, state media reported Wednesday. The vessel, which is owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co, a Chinese fishing company, capsized around 3 a.m. Tuesday Beijing time, state media CCTV reported. “So far, no missing …

An eight-year-old boy died after drinking poisoned palm wine at Bantama in the Awutu Senya West District of Ghana’s Central Region. “I saw the boy screaming for help so I quickly rushed him to Awutu Bontrase Health Center,” according to his aunt. “Upon checks, we were informed of suspected poisoning …

Lightning struck and killed a 15-year-old student at Odumase in the Sunyani West Municipality of Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased was preparing a meal for the family before the incident,” according to a tenant. The tragic death of the 15-year-old has thrown the family into shock and mourning. The …

Nigeria’s 27-year-old Jollof queen, Hilda Effiong-Bassey, has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest culinary marathon by cooking while standing for 100 hours. On April 19,2023, Hilda announced her desire to become the second African woman to compete and attempt to surpass a previous holder in “The Guinness World …

Police in Ghana arrested the son of a landlord who butchered a tenant’s son to death while inflicting severe wounds on others. Reports say the suspect attacked the innocent toddler with a machete after he had an argument with the child’s father who is a tenant in their house. According …