Gunmen have killed three person during an attack in Opi-Agu community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. “The herders had arrived in the farms of the villagers but were asked to leave, they left and returned later to attack and kill the villagers,” reports said. “They actually …
Read More »Nigeria: two workers buried in shallow pit
A 40-year-old man has been arrested for killing two casual laborers for ritual purposes in Taranka village, Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. “The suspect suspected to have come to the village for charcoal business, and in the course of his stay, the two persons went missing,” according …
Read More »Volunteers die helping Libya flood victims
Three volunteers have died while helping victims of raging floods in eastern Libya, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said. Volunteers Hamdi Belaid, Khaled Adwal and Abadi Al-Kharm died while helping some residents of Derna town trapped by floods, said Jagan Chapagain, IFRC secretary general. …
Read More »Man arrested for deflowering 9-year-old girl
The police have apprehended a 24-year-old illegal miner for defiling a little girl at Akrokere in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The woman had requested the suspect to provide a place for the little girl to sleep in his room whenever her boyfriend or fiancé visited …
Read More »Zimbabwean president appoints son as deputy finance minister
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday appointed his son as the deputy finance minister and retained Mthuli Ncube as the finance minister as he battles to rescue the country’s ailing economy. The 80-year-old leader is under pressure to rebuild an economy hit by lack of foreign investment, unemployment, high inflation …
Read More »At least 10,000 missing after devastating floods in Libya – IFRC
Around 10,000 people are thought to be missing following major floods in Libya according to an official from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). “We can confirm from our independent sources of information that the number of missing people is hitting 10,000 so far,” …
Read More »Ghana: several women escape from police custody
Some twelve Nigerian suspects including a heavily pregnant woman have escape from police custody in Ghana, according to reports. “They have been arrested separately, but have since gone missing after they were sent to the National Operations Department (JOC) at Police Headquarters in Accra for an interrogation,” reports said. They …
Read More »A young man found dead in Gomoa
An 18-year-old man was found dead in Gomoa Buduatta, in the Gomoa East district, in Ghana’s Central Region. The lifeless body of the boy was discovered by a fence wall along the Buduatta-Dominase road. “They suspect was murdered and dumped in the area,” according to Adom News. “Building blocks and …
Read More »UAE announces lifting of visa ban on Nigeria
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have annonced the lifting of a year-long visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. The restriction placed last October was lifted following negotiations between Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and UAE leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, on Monday. President Tinubu’s spokesperson …
Read More »Radio presenter arrested for defiling daughter
A popular Sunyani-based radio presenter has been arrested for having anal sex with her 11-year-old biological daughter in Ghana, according to reports. The mother of the victim said she realised some abnormalities on the victim’s body, and when she questioned her, the victim confirmed the immoral act between her and …
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