Participants at a two-day workshop in Sunyani have appealed to Parliament to amend some portions of the Criminal Code to increase the age of consent to sex from 16 to 18.

The amendment, they explained would be in line with the 18 years minimum legal age of marriage

The Nigerian Defense Headquarters said today that security officials had found and seized weapons stashed away by terrorists in a burnt church.

The military said the arrest of a terrorist who claims to be a Cameroonian and an arms courier for the unidentified terrorist group has led to the discovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition hidden

The members of the Boko Haram Sect have written to the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army threatening to attack Maimalari Barracks on Friday (today). Investigations revealed that security had been beefed up in the Maimalari Barracks which has the Headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division

Cameroonian pop singer Dencia has defended her promotion of a skin whitening cream called Whitenicious, which critics have branded an ''abomination'' and ''irresponsible''.

Speaking on Focus on Africa, she insisted the cream was not about skin lightening, but about tackling ''hyper-pigmentation''.

Watch the interview here