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Fifteen children drowned and 25 others went missing when a boat they were commuting with capsized on the Shagari River in the north-western part of Nigeria. According to Aliyu Abubakar, a political administrator of the Shagari district who supervised the rescue operation, the children were on their way to collect …

At least 400 people have died after floods and landslides hit the Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province last week, officials told CNN. Heavy rainfall through last week caused rivers to overflow and created mudslides that devastated the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi in South Kivu’s Kalehe territory, provincial …

Kumasi: articulator truck leaves one dead and two others injured. An articulator truck has run over traders at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana leaving one dead and two others injured. The truck with registration number GT 7452-Y was heading to Kejetia from Ashtown to dispatch goods to customers. …

A Ugandan Minister has been shot and killed by his bodyguard. Retired Col Charles Okello Engola, the deputy minister for labour was shot at his home in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday morning, BBC.com reports. The bodyguard who is yet to be officially identified is reported to have shot his …

Various social media platforms have been inundated with tributes with many expressing shock over the reported demise of Rudebwoy Ranking, a Dancehall musician who was once under Bullhaus Entertainment. According to a report by myjoyonline.com which referenced sources, “the musician passed away in the early hours of Monday, April 24, …

A teaching assistant at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, a constituent of the University of Media, Arts, and Communication, has died through alleged food poisoning. Vida Ohenewaa Akua Asiedu, the deceased, reportedly became ill after purchasing fried rice and fish from Tasty Bites, a food joint at the Dworwulu Campus …

Nigerian actor, Yul Edochie, has reportedly lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. Unclear what resulted in his death, the first son of Yul Edochie and May was said to have fallen unconscious and rushed to the hospital, multiple news websites in Nigeria including Vanguard News and Legit have reported. Sister of Yul Edochie’s first …

The Member of Parliament for Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, Philip Atta Basoah is dead. The news has been confirmed by Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, who posted a photo of the deceased on Twitter with a caption: “It was an exceedingly sad day for me, particularly & the entire …

The leading suspect in a treason case in the country, Dr. Frederick Mac-Palm – who has been accused of trying to stage a coup against President Akufo-Addo, has reportedly died. According to a citinewsroom.com report, even though details of his death are sketchy, he was said to have collapsed in …

Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, a former Minister for Finance and a Member of Parliament, has been reported dead. The death was confirmed by Parliament through its official Facebook handle late Monday, March 20. “Former Old Tafo MP, Hon. Dr Anthony Osei Akoto passes away. May he rest in peace,” Parliament’s …