A London court on Tuesday sentenced a former police officer, David Carrick, to life imprisonment for dozens of rapes and sexual assaults on twelve women. Considered one of the worst sexual predators in recent UK history, David Carrick, 48, was sentenced to life in prison with a 30-year security period. …
Read More »Ghana: robber shot dead in highway operation
Police at Buipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have gunned down an armed robber at Lingbenkura, a farming community near Buipe on the Fufulso-Buipe highway in Ghana. “The Command said they received a distress call that the robbers, believed to be of Fulani extraction, had taken …
Read More »Man killed brother over N1,000 in Lagos
A man has killed his brother during a fight over N1,000 at their residence on Amusa Street, off Community Road, in the Obadore area of Igando, Lagos State, Nigeria. The two brothers were at home when an argument bordering on N1,000 ensued between them. “The argument degenerated and the brothers …
Read More »UN chief fears escalation of war in Ukraine and ‘wider’ conflict
“As the risks of escalation in Ukraine increase, the world is heading with eyes wide open towards a broader war”, the UN secretary general said in alarm on Monday before the General Assembly. War in Ukraine, climate crisis, extreme poverty… “We began the year 2023 with our sights set on …
Read More »Father remanded for deflowering his 10-year-old daughter
A lecturer was arrested over an allegation of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his biological daughter in Lagos State,Nigeria, reports said. The state Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency got to know about the development when the victim’s mother reported the case to officials of the agency. The victim’s mother stated …
Read More »Young man dies electrocuted by mobile phone in his bath
A 25-year-old man died this Sunday in his bathtub in Tence, Haute-Loire in France, French website Le Progrès reported. He was found dead at his home in the morning. According to the regional daily, the young man was electrocuted in his bath. He allegedly dropped his mobile phone, which was …
Read More »20-year-old boy stabbed his neighbor to death
A woman on holidays was murdered by her 20-year-old neighbour at Sepe Buokrom in the Ashanti Region,Ghana, according to reports. “We heard the deceased shouting while mentioning the name of the suspect who happens to be an errand boy for her so we thought it was a normal call which …
Read More »Kenya denies tax scrutiny on ex-presidents’ families
Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, has refuted reports that the families of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi were being targeted for tax evasion. Mr Mudavadi said President William Ruto had not mentioned any names in his push for tax compliance, and claimed the reports were inferences made …
Read More »A baby boy abandoned in the bush rescued
A three-day-old baby boy abandoned in a bush has been rescued at Moree, a fishing community in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District in the Central Region, Ghana. “A resident heard the cry of the baby on his way to fetch water but id not pay attention because he thought the baby was …
Read More »Ghana: taxi driver found dead in a cocoa farm
A 40-year-old taxi driver has been found dead with his legs and hands tied with a rope. in a cocoa farm at Agona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The deceased went out to work with Toyota Vitz commercial taxi cab with registration number As-7304-22 and …
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