At least 118 people have died from Lassa fever since the start of the year according to Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and prevention (NCDC). In a statement, it said that 3,465 suspected cases spread over 33 states were recorded in the same period, with 645 confirmed in laboratory tests. …
Read More »Muslims attend prayers marking end of Ramadan
Muslims in Nigeria and around the world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and ushered in the festival of Eid al-Fitr on Sunday March 30, 2025 with prayers. Eid prayers are an important part of the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr. These prayers are typically performed in …
Read More »Ghana: Nigerian boxer collapses in the ring
Nigerian boxer Gabriel Aluwasegun Olanrewagu collapsed in the ring while taking on 22-year-old Ghanaian Jonathan Mbanugu at the Bukom BoxingArena as part of the Bel 7star Ghana Professional Boxing League. A heartbreaking event has shaken the boxing world as he was later declared dead at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital …
Read More »Suspected drug addict beats man to death
A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a 62-year-old man by hitting him on the head with a stick in Sehwi Yawmatwa in the Bia West district of Ghana’s Western North region. According to eyewitnesses, the suspect, under the influence of drug, attacked the deceased without provocation. The …
Read More »Seven years imprisonment sought against Nicolas Sarkozy
In France, on Thursday March 27, 2025, the financial prosecutor’s office requested that Nicolas Sarkozy be sentenced to seven years imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros, as well as five years ineligibility. The former French president was petrified by these demands. In a statement posted on his X account, …
Read More »Ghana: two dead after the collapse of a galamsey mine
Two individuals have lost their lives following the collapse of a galamsey pit in the Dadieso-Kwabenakrom area of the Suaman District in the Western North Region, Ghana. The victims, 20-year-old and 25-year-old were engaged in illegal mining when the pit suddenly caved in, trapping them beneath the rubble, reports said. …
Read More »Couple arrested for chaining 9-year-old son in bush
A couple have been arrested for chaining their 9-year-old son in a bush for two days in Gomoa Nkwantanan, in the Gomoa East district of Ghana’s Central Region. According to reports, the suspects admitted to the act, claiming the boy was stubborn and needed to be disciplined. The child was …
Read More »Cameroon: at least 12 soldiers killed in terrorist attack
At least 12 Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an attack by terrorists on the border with Nigeria, according to a communiqué from the Cameroonian Ministry of Defense. “The attack in the Lake Chad region, near the town of Wulgo, also left more than a dozen soldiers wounded,” reports said. The …
Read More »Zimbabwean president dismisses army chief amid coup speculation
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday,March 25, 2025 appointed the country’s army chief as sports minister. A statement from the presidency said Anselem Sanyatwe had been retired and reassigned to head the sports docket. The sports vacancy became available this month after Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee. …
Read More »Man found dead in his room
A 40-year-old man has been found dead in his room after being missing for four days at Assin Atonsu in the Central Region, Ghana. Accoridng to Adom News, the deceased has not been seen for the past four days, leading relatives to assume he had traveled without informing them. However, …
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