A food poisoning incident at Auki village of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has left seven members of same family, consisting of five children and two housewives dead. It was further learnt that husband of the late women, Mallam Hassan also developed a psychiatric disorder after eating the food …

A 27-year-old man, Joseph Kwame Safah, has been hospitalized at the Dunkwa Government Hospital after he was bathed with acid during a confrontation with a rival. Mr. Sefah took a break off work to travel only to return and be informed by his lover that one Nhyiraba had forcefully had …

The son of Angola’s former president has been jailed for five years for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. José Filomeno dos Santos, 42, was accused of trying to embezzle up to $1.5bn (£1.1bn) while overseeing the $5bn fund from 2013 to 2018. …

A 26-year-old MoMo vendor, identified only as Jacob Cudjoe, has been shot dead by some unknown armed men at Abuosu in the Techiman Municipality. The incident is believed to have happened on Thursday evening around 7:30 pm. Adom News’ Agya Tawiah, reporting the incident on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show, noted …

The Electoral Commission has broken silence on a fire outbreak that swept through one of its Regional offices in Sarpeiman, Accra. The EC, in a press statement released on the outbreak, said the fire struck the storage facility in the office and destroyed a number of items including old forms, …

Ghanaian artiste, Joint 77, who is a former member of the Shatta Movement (SM), has revealed that he has been able to buy cars for himself after his former boss Shatta Wale took his car from him when they parted ways. Joint 77 said on the 3FM Drive that he has since …

Tanzania’s opposition Chadema party office in the north-eastern town of Arusha has been “firebombed”, according to its leader Tundu Lissu. Mr Lissu said the office was destroyed on the eve of his visit to the town on Friday. He has termed the act as “terror and intimidation”. The politician said …

The International Crisis Group has warned of the increasing risk of armed conflict developing as a result of an election dispute between the Ethiopian government and the authorities in the northern region of Tigray. In a new briefing paper, the think- tank urges both parties to reconsider their positions. Tigrayan …

Pope Francis has confirmed reports for the first time that a particular Malawian Diocesan impregnated 30 nuns. According to Pope Francis, he revealed that priests and bishops in the Catholic Church had sexually abused nuns and that some priests have been suspended on several occasions. Specifically, several examples came from …

The Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman has taken over Twitter trends for his usual funny style of speaking the English language. Despite his wealth and power, Mr Benard Antwi-Boisiako popularly known as “Chairman Wontumi” has proven a number of times that addressing matters in the Queen’s language is a huge challenge …