A 20-year-old man has been found dead in the Densu river around Togah, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region, Ghana. “The lifeless body was found and is yet to be identified,“ according to Adom News. “A hooks and a tape measure were found in the deceased’s …
Read More »Nigeria: man arrested for starving his wife
A 65-year-old man has been arrested for chaining and starving his wife for one year in Potiskum, Nigeria, according to reports. Images of the chained 40-year-old woman, who is a mother of four, went viral in the state, prompting residents and civil society groups to demand the immediate arrest of …
Read More »US announces resumption of food aid to refugees in Ethiopia
American authorities have announced the resumption of the delivery of food aid to refugees in Ethiopia, after a five-month interruption. This comes after the authorities in Addis Ababa agreed to step away from distributing the supplies. Washington suspended aid in May – following a similar move by the UN – …
Read More »Vladimir Putin accuses the West of creating a “new iron curtain”
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of creating a “new iron curtain” with Russia, more than a year and a half after the start of the Russian assault against Ukraine, which provoked a shower of sanctions on Moscow. “It is not us who are closing the door. …
Read More »Ghana: a student found dead in a hostel
A level 300 ICT student at the University of Education,Winneba, was found dead in her room with a sponge hung around her neck and tied to the hook of her ceiling fan in Ghana. “The deceased showed no signs of depression and had the needed support,” according to the family. …
Read More »Police officer shot himself dead in Nairobi
A senior police officer has died by suicide after shooting himself in the chin in Utawala, Nairobi, according to reports. “The deceased shot himself in his house after he had called his friend who is also a police officer and told her he would die by suicide,” according to reports. …
Read More »Tanzanian woman found dead in Kenya
A 28-year-old Tanzanian woman was found dead, with no apparent injuries, on her bed in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, Kenya, according to reports. “The deceased, her roommate and other friends have taking drinks at the house before they retired,” according to the police. The following day the deceased failed to wake up …
Read More »Woman found dead after being accused of infidelity
A 19-year-old mother was found dead in Assin Dompim, in the Assin Fosu municipality, in Ghana’s Central Region. “The victim has been at the receiving end of an overwhelming humiliation and emotional trauma stemming from allegations of infidelity,” according to reports. According to a police, the husband of the deceased …
Read More »Son cut off mother’s hands with a machete
A 30-year-old man has been arrested for cutting off his mother’s hands with a machete in Akibo village, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Nigeria State. “Neighbours were forced to storm out of their houses as they heard a noise from the woman’s house,” according to reports. “She was found …
Read More »A boy crushed to death while being chased by a dog
A 12-year-old pupil has been crashed to death while being chased by a dog at Ekumfi Eshiohyia in the Central region, Ghana. “The deceased was waiting for his father to take him to school, suddenly a strange dog emerged from nowhere and chased the boy,” according to reports. Gripped with …
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