At least 13 people died in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, in overnight heavy rains and others were injured, government officials said Monday. The East African nation has seen dozens of deaths caused by torrential rains in recent weeks. The latest downpour began Sunday evening, causing flooding and mudslides that swept away …

The National Democratic Congress stands by its posture that ex-government officials being accused of bribery in the Airbus controversies are innocent and are being wrongly accused. A London High Court found Airbus guilty and imposed a fine of three billion pounds (£3bn) as penalties. The prosecutor stated in court: “Between …

The Women Wing at Effiduase-Asokore constituency in the Ashanti Region has bought Parliamentary Primaries nomination forms for the Member of Parliament (MP) in the area, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie to contest the position again. The women stormed the constituency office to buy the forms for the MP whom they described …

A Kumasi based Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Mary James Opoku Ware, has described the current educational system in Ghana as defective. According to the renowned Radio preacher, the new curriculum introduced by the Ghana Education Service (GES) will gradually take away the mutual respect between a teacher and a student. …

About 290 students of the Buipe Senior High School in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have been asked to go home after a fire outbreak on Monday morning destroyed portions of the school’s girls’ dormitories. The incident started around 7 am when the students were in classrooms. …

Malawi’s constitutional court has annulled last year’s controversial election, which saw President Peter Mutharika narrowly re-elected. The judge found there had been widespread irregularities in the 21 May vote. This is the first election to be legally challenged since Malawi’s independence in 1964. A new vote will take place within …

The NPP claims one Samuel Adams Mahama is the true face behind the “Intermediary 5” in the famous Airbus scandal. According to the party, Samuel Mahama is the long lost brother of former president Mahama who played “go-between” services between Airbus and “Government Official 1”. Airbus, apart from admitting to …

The Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu wants the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), Attorney General’s Department, Auditor-General’s Office and other state agencies with investigatory powers to partner with the Office of the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Airbus bribery scandal. On January 31, 2020, Ghana was cited …

Barely one week after the government of the United States of America (USA) placed a visa ban on Nigeria and some other African countries, the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, says the embassy has suspended the issuance of visas to Nigerians. The Cable reports that the Ambassador said the …

In lieu of the Federal Government’s decision to ban Okada and Keke drivers from the state, Nigerians have been forced to go on endless miles, walking. Though many have taken to lament on the current unfortunate situation which causes various discomfort as they are conformed to live their daily activities with …