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Ghanaian journalists facing increasing death threats

Ghana has always performed better on the World Press Freedom Index and in 2018 towered over all other African countries. But that enviable feat is...

Niger: Over 58 killed in fuel tanker explosion

A fuel tanker lorry has overturned and exploded near the airport in Niger's capital, Niamey, killing at least 58 people, authorities say. Many of the...

8 persons arrested for planning to secede from Ghana

Police in Ghana on Sunday arrested eight persons who they accuse of attempting to declare an independent state out of Ghana. Those arrested belong to...

Nigeria’s President Buhari returns home after UK trip

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday returned home from his recent trip to the UK for holidays. Buhari's aircraft touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe...

Sports betting and gambling banned in Ghanaian university

Authorities at a public University in Ghana, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST) have placed a ban on sports betting and...

Ghana’s Malaria vaccination programme faces boycott calls

Ghana on May 1, 2019 became the second country in the world after Malawi to introduce the only Malaria tested vaccine. As global health initiatives,...

Nigerian couple sells 3-day old infant for $830

Nigerian officials have arrested a couple, identified as Chinonso Anyanwu and Oluebube Anyawu for allegedly selling their three-day-old son for $830 (N300,000). Local media reports...

WAMECA 2019: Call for Entries

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for submissions for the third edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards...

Nigeria: Gunmen kill dozens of villagers in Katsina

Over a dozen people in some villages in Nigeria's north-western state of Katsina were slaughtered on Tuesday by unknown gunmen. Police and local officials say...

Nigeria: Student facing execution for carrying Tramadol freed

Saudi Arabia authorities have freed a Nigerian student who was arrested in 2018 for carrying Tramadol, a strong pain killer. The Nigerian government confirmed Zainab...

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