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A 27-year-old lady was beaten to death during a fight at Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. It is not clear what led to the scuffle but she suffered severe injuries in the ear and bruises on the face and neck. The …

A 30-year-old woman and her two daughters died in a fire in Gwaram Local Government Area, Jigawa State, Nigeria, according to reports. The fire razed the cabin while the mother and her two daughters, aged four and two, were sleeping. The mother and her two daughters were consumed by the …

An employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria and his wife have been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for child abuse as they maltreated their 10-year-old maid, according to reports. “The couple subjected the victim to serious torture as she carried their little baby to pamper her to sleep around midnight …

The Police are on a manhunt for a gang of robbers who attacked a household and shot two persons at Brofoyedu in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The victims were shot after one of them allegedly struggled with the robbers during the attack,” according to a police statement. They were rushed …

Two people was confirmed dead in armed clashes in the city of Sabratha, west of the capital, Tripoli, Libya, according to reports. “So far we have not determined whether the victims are civilians or military,” reports said. Anadolu Agency’s correspondent said the Libyan Red Crescent has opened a safe corridor …

A man stabbed his roommate to death following a heated argument over a N300 electricity bill in their rented apartment in Okumagba Layout, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. The victim and the suspect were said to be friends residing in a one room apartment in the house. The suspect was the …

Ten people, including five children, died in a fire in an eight-story building in one of Lyon’s poorest suburbs, French authorities said. Four people are in absolute emergency and 10 others, including 2 firefighters, were slightly injured. The emergency services, who arrived on the scene “engaged 170 firefighters and 65 …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 73-year-old man in Aswani, Isolo area, for deflowering a five-year-old girl. The victim and her mother paid a visit to the suspect in his residence. The suspect sent the victim’s mother to the market to buy foodstuffs, as she left her child …

A 49-year-old man was arrested for bathing with blood at a community river in the Odeda Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect was seen by community members at the riverfront where he parked his Nissan commercial vehicle. He came out with a local sponge …

A ghanaian police officer was filmed being assaulted by a “trotro” driver and his companion as he approached the driver as part of an official traffic stop, in a video currently circulating. “The officer accosted the driver for a traffic violation and ordered them to follow him to the station,” …