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A publication on TikTok of a video of a seller of whitening products for babies caused a big controversy in Ivory Coast. Banned by a law dating back to 2015, skin whitening products are nevertheless selling like hotcakes in Ivory Coast. The Tiktoker in question praises the benefits of her …

A burglar has been sentenced to 21 years in prison by the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, for stealing rice in Nigeria. The complainant said, “my shop was burgled twice, my foodstuffs and soup ingredients, including rice, semovita, wheat and tomato paste, among others, which I was selling, …

A 22-year-old man is battling for his life at the Twifo Praso District Hospital in the Twifo Atimorkwa District of the Central Region as he was electrocuted by a transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The incident occurred at about 6:00 am on Monday at the Twifo …

A 31-year-old father, who allegedly assaulted his eight-week-old baby for disturbing his sleep has been arrested in Nigeria’s Imo state. The mother of the baby disclosed that she left him with his father, to use the convenience, when the incident happened. She overheard her baby crying uncontrollably and had to …

Some smartphones will no longer allow their users to use WhatsApp messaging, reports moustique.be, as the meta software will stop working on these smartphones by October 31, when the app will be updated again. These are the smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Samsung Galaxy Core Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite …

An Iranian dubbed ‘the dirtiest man in the world’ for not taking a shower for decades, has died in the village of Dejgah in Iran’s southern province of Fars, official media reported. Amou Haji, 94, had never bathed in over half a century and was single. He had avoided showering …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a visa ban for nationals of 20 African countries wishing to travel to Dubai, with immediate effect, DW Africa reported. These countries include Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, Gambia, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin, Ivory Coast, …

A family with 5 children has no choice but to sleep in a bush poultry structure in bad weather due to unpaid rent in Breman Asikuma, Ghana, Adom News reported. The landlord, who could no longer grant the couple the continued deferral of rent payment, evicted the family from their …

Congregants of the Living Faith Church in Nigeria are in a state of bewilderment after their resident pastor, 68, collapsed and died after a morning prayer program held at the church premises. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Church’s Associate Pastor, Edwin Okolo, confirmed the death in …

A 27-year-old man beat his girlfriend to death with a pestle at Dodo Amanfrom in Kadjebi Akan district of Ghana’s Oti region, AdomNews reported. The 24-year-old victim was found in her own pool of blood on her boyfriend’s bedroom bed as her mouth was swollen with blood everywhere. The suspect …