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A truck overloaded with food items and more than 200 people crashed, killing 25 passengers and injuring dozens of others in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, according to reports. “The truck was on its way to Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos when it crashed in Takalafia village in Niger’s Magama district,” …

Former Lyon mayor Gérard Collomb, ex-Interior Minister in the first Macron government, passed away peacefully among his family after suffering from stomach cancer in Lyon, France, according to reports. Gérard Collomb had been an early supporter of Emmanuel Macron before his arrival at the Élysée. His health had deteriorated considerably …

As the deadly fighting continues in the Gaza Strip on November 23, women and children are the main victims, according to reports. Commenting on the situation, the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said that 74% of the dead were children and women. A truce agreement …

A commercial driver has collapsed and died while driving along the Epe Road in Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The driver was driving an Opel Zafira wagon with registration number KJA584HU when he slumped while steering the wheel,” reports said. The Chairman of the Road Transport Association of Nigeria …

An eight-bedroom house has been completely destroyed after a fire incident at Tesano-Apenkwa near the Charleston Hotel in Accra, Ghana, according to reports. The cause is, however, not known. “Occupants managed to escape unhurt but lost all their belongings as the fire quickly spread to other parts of the building,” …

A 60-year-old Belgian national died by suicide after jumping from the roof of his house in Runda, Nairobi, Kenya, according to reports. “The lifeless body of the deceased was found on the ground where it had landed in a thud,” report said. “A guard at the compound heard a thud …

Five men have been jailed for 12 years each after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull in Nigeria, according to reports. They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor, who said it was needed for rituals that would make them rich. “The herbalist informed and promised …

Gunmen have attacked and killed nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as Yan Ba Beli in Bauchi state, Nigeria, according to reports. “The vigilantes were killed in Gamji village forest while they were searching for bandits who have been killing and kidnapping innocent people for ransom,” reports …

A Chinese national was found dead in Asutaure, in the Shai Osuduku district, in the Greater Accra region, Ghana, according to reports. The lifeless body was found after the spillage of the Kpong dam. “The deceased was fishing when he was swept away by the water,” according to Adom News. …

A 36-year-old man has been arrested for raping his neighbour’s wife in the Hong Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspect was wearing a face mask but upon committing the act, his face mask fell off and was recognised by the victim,” reports said. “He …