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Nigerian judge proposes execution of prisoners to deal with congestion

A judge in Nigeria’s southern Delta State wants governors in the country to sign warrants for persons on death row. According to Judge Marshal Umukoro,...

Nigerian soldier jailed for killing civilian

A Nigerian soldier has been jailed for seven years for killing a man at a market in the country’s northeast, the army announced, in...

Gambia Cabinet ministers sworn-in

The new government in The Gambia is gradually taking shape with the swearing in of 10 cabinet ministers by the country’s President, Adama Barrow...

Liberia tests second unit of its Hydropower generating Plant

Mt coffee hydropower dam, Liberia's biggest post-war infrastructure project, comes back on after 25 years.   Liberia on Wednesday started testing the second turbine of its...

Frozen €33 million EU financial support for The Gambia now released

The Gambian government is to receive financial support from the European Union (EU) after the said fund meant for the 2015/2016 financial year was...

10-year-old would-be suicide bomber dies in northeast Nigeria

Nigerian security inspect the scene of a bomb blast at the Jos Terminus Market, on December 12, 2014. A 10-year-old died after the suicide...

83 Nigerians deported from the UK

Nigerian media has reported that about 83 Nigerians have been deported from the United Kingdom. According to the PUNCH, these Nigerians should be back home...

Ghana’s parliament hit by bribery allegation scandal

Ghana’s lawmaking chamber has been rocked by a bribery allegation scandal, weeks into the tenure of the country’s new president, Nana Akufo-Addo. Local media Starr...

Gambian Youth stage first protest under President Barrow, demanding the resignation of their MPs

Some of the protesters held placards with inscriptions demanding the resignation of members of the Gamabia National Assembly. Photo Credit: Salieu Taal    Several youth of...

Anti-voodoo cult members die from suffocation in Benin

Members of a Benin cult who participated in a prayer ritual that killed five people receive care at a hospital in Porto Novo, Benin....

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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