Author: Amakye Ansah
North Gonja District: Two suspects arrested over alleged mob lynching at Daboya
Two suspects are in police custody following the alleged mob killing of a young man accused of stealing shea nuts at Daboya in the North Gonja Distric [...]
Three suspects in court over Asamoah Gyan robbery; two linked to car dealer’s murder
Three suspects have been arraigned before Circuit Court 7 in Accra over the alleged burglary of former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan's residence, a [...]
‘South Africans gave Nigerians green light to use Amapiano’ — DJ Maphorisa
DJ Maphorisa has waded into one of African music's most contested debates, arguing that South African artists themselves handed Nigerian musicians an [...]
King Harald V of Norway dies at 89 after 35 years on the throne
King Harald V of Norway, Europe's oldest reigning monarch, died on Friday at the age of 89, passing away peacefully in his sleep at Oslo University Ho [...]
Uganda: King Oyo Nyimba, once world’s youngest monarch, dies at 34
King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the Omukama of Tooro and once the world's youngest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 34.
The prime [...]
Mutinous soldiers attack airport, presidency in Niger’s capital
Mutinous soldiers attacked the airport and the presidency in Niger's capital, Niamey, in the early hours of Saturday, unleashing hours of sustained gu [...]
Spain asks EU for help processing migrants in Ceuta
Spain asked the European Union on Friday for help processing thousands of migrants who remain in the North African enclave of Ceuta, nearly a month af [...]
Amplifier thief gets two years’ imprisonment
A 26-year-old driver, Kofi Nti, alias Agoogo, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment by the Bekwai Circuit Court for stealing five sound amplif [...]
Side chick beats wife to death in Kitwe, Zambia
A 26-year-old woman, identified as Vainess Kanyama, has died after allegedly being beaten by her husband's side chick during a confronta [...]
101-year-old Nigerian woman arrested over alleged cannabis sale
A 101-year-old woman has been arrested in Ogun State as part of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ongoing crackdown on drug traff [...]