Nigeria police arrest 17 suspects for setting man ablaze in Ebonyi
Matthew Onocheta No fewer than 17 suspects were arrested over the murder of a man in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Ebonyi, police said on Sunday. The victim, Uromchi Okorocha was…
Youths block highway over killing of farmers in Nigeria’s Kogi State
Martins Olasehinde Youths of Odo Ape community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government in Nigeria’s northcentral state of Kogi, on Saturday – blocked the Lokoja-Kabba federal highway, following the killing of two…
Secretary to Nigeria’s Ondo State government dies
Ayomidele Oluwasusi Tayo Oluwatuyi, the Secretary to Nigeria’s Ondo State Government is dead, government sources said on Saturday. Oluwatuyi, an indigene of Akure, was involved in an auto crash along…
Armed Fulani herdsmen from Nigeria reportedly kill five Cameroonian soldiers
Morakinyo Akinosun YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Armed men from Nigeria have killed at least five Cameroonian soldiers and wounded several others in the village of Bakinjaw on Cameroon’s border with Nigeria,…
Ghanaian president’s bodyguard collapses in parliament
Sodiq Rabiu The Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, collapsed during the president’s final State of the Nation Address. The incident occurred shortly after President…
Pastor donates prayer materials to launch new mosque in Nigeria’s Kaduna
Opeyemi Olamilekan A pastor has donated prayer materials to a newly constructed mosque in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna. Pastor (Dr.) Yohanna Buru, who is the General Overseer of Christ…
One dead, groom hospitalised as bride allegedly poisons wedding guests in Nigeria’s Jigawa state, police say
Ayomidele Oluwasusi A wedding in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Jigawa turned sour after a bride allegedly poisoned food served at the reception, with the groom hospitalised and one guest killed…
Drunken Zambian policeman freed 13 suspects to celebrate New Year
Agency Report A drunken police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say. Detective inspector Titus Phiri was…
Police officer’s accidental discharge of firearm reportedly kills woman in Nigeria’s Ekiti
Martins Olasehinde ADO-EKITI – A police officer’s accidental discharge of a firearm claimed the life of a woman in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, local news outlets report,…
Electrician reportedly electrocuted on New Year’s Day while fixing wiring connections in Nigeria’s Lagos
Olayomi Koiki LAGOS – A man – said to be an electrician was reportedly electrocuted while fixing some wiring connections in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos on New Year’s Day, a…