Torrential rains in southern Chad since April have left nearly 6,000 people homeless, the UN said Monday. A joint evaluation mission of the UN agencies, non-profit groups and national authorities visited the affected provinces of Maingama and Moyen-Chari from April 27 to 29, the UN Office for the Coordination of …

A 30-year-old man has been stabbed to death in a fight over Shs8, 000 in Kwania District in northern Uganda. The money was from the sale of a piece of timber. Geoffrey Eboc, a resident of Atakara-maka-gwata Village in Aduku Sub-county, Kwania District, was reportedly stabbed as they struggled for …

Students of the University of Ghana, Legon, are asking for a part refund of the academic and residential fees they paid for the 2019/2020 academic year. According to them, they are of the conviction that the agreement for academic tuition and residency the University had with them prior to admission …

Thomas Thabane has announced he will step down as prime minister of Lesotho following months of pressure after he was named as a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife. He did not say when he would leave office but his party said a new premier would be sworn in …

National Security operatives have arrested a man for inciting the public and propagating misinformation after he was seen in a viral video asking the public to “get angry at and rise against President Akufo-Addo,” for allowing telecommunication companies to lay cables for 5G technology. Video of Bless Amedeve, aka Don …

Some angry youth in Kayoro and adjoining communities in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East region have set ablaze several houses belonging to Fulani settlers. They accused the Fulanis of being responsible for the rampant robberies in the area. Private security officer slashes wife’s forehead with a …

Two suspected armed robbers have been gunned down in a shootout with the police, at Dansoman Exhibition, in Accra. One other accomplice, identified as Kwame Yeboah, who sustained gunshot wounds, has been arrested by the police to assist in investigations. The Accra Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) …

Residents of Ohia-Tokrom in the Eastern region have been thrown into a state of shock after a 38-year-old woman was murdered by her husband for allegedly preparing a different meal from what he expected for dinner. The deceased, Gladys Oforiwaa Kumi cooked rice porridge for dinner for her husband though …

All passport offices across the country have resumed operations from today, Monday, May 18, 2020. The offices were shut when lockdown measures were effected to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, the online application portal will, however, be …

A Pregnant woman has allegedly cut-off the left hand of her husband after a heated argument. The victim was said to be lying close to the Global Evangelical Church around Dawhwenya when an eye witness who passed by saw him lying half naked with the severed  hand lying by him. According to the eye …