A five-storey residential building collapsed on Monday in Ruiru on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, barely a day after its tenants were evacuated, local media reported. The evacuation was witnessed by the local governor, Kimani Wamatangi, on Sunday after the building developed cracks. It had more than 100 …
Read More »Ghana: pregnant woman stabbed to death by rider
A 30-year-old pregnant woman was stabbed in the neck to death by her rider, in Asabaham in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. She was a cement dealer and was seven-month-old pregnant. She went missing and was later found dead. Her lifeless body was found in her …
Read More »Mother arrested for throwing her baby down a public toilet
A 26-year-old mother has been arrested by Gomoa Dominase District Police Command in the Central Region of Ghana for throwing her baby down a public toilet. The Command led by DSP David Osei Fofie, arrested the suspect as residents realized that she was at the chop bar where she worked …
Read More »Man arrested with bag full of dead babies
A man who was scantily clad and gave the impression of a mentally ill person has been arrested with a bag full of dead babies in Nigeria. It was learned that the man’s movement aroused the suspicions of passersby who demanded to know the contents of his bag. The suspect …
Read More »Ghana: man commits suicide in Konongo-Odumase
Ghanaian police have recovered the body of a man found hanging in a container alongside a railway line in Konongo, local media reported. The incident is believed to have happened at dawn. He was discovered by residents due to the hanging colourful cloth he allegedly wrapped around his neck. According …
Read More »Family forced to live in bush because of unpaid rent
A family with 5 children has no choice but to sleep in a bush poultry structure in bad weather due to unpaid rent in Breman Asikuma, Ghana, Adom News reported. The landlord, who could no longer grant the couple the continued deferral of rent payment, evicted the family from their …
Read More »Ghana: man arrested for killing girlfriend with pestle
A 27-year-old man beat his girlfriend to death with a pestle at Dodo Amanfrom in Kadjebi Akan district of Ghana’s Oti region, AdomNews reported. The 24-year-old victim was found in her own pool of blood on her boyfriend’s bedroom bed as her mouth was swollen with blood everywhere. The suspect …
Read More »12-year-old girl drowned trying to save a friend
A 12-year-old girl died of drowning in the Dejebo River in the Nkwanta south of Ghana’s Oti region while trying to rescue a friend. The victim, Efa, was carried away by the river when she went out with her friend to fetch firewood after the heavy downpour on Saturday. She …
Read More »20-year-old lady found dead in her 40-year-old lover’s bedroom
A 40-year-old Ghanaian farmer is in custody after his girlfriend identified as Aboagyewaa, 20, was found dead in his bedroom. Aboagyewaa is said to have traveled from Assin Brasiako in the northern Assin district of the central region to lodge with her boyfriend. She was found dead the next morning …
Read More »Four-year-old girl died after being raped by a neighbor
A four-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by her neighbour, a 49-year-old man, died of a heart attack, local media reported. The victim’s father spoke about the tragedy and demanded justice. “I was not at home, that fateful day. Her mother while bathing Khadijah noticed blood dripping from her body, …
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