An Ophthalmic Nurse at the Hohoe Municipal Hospital, Mrs Ama Henrietta Serchie, has cautioned the public on the popular perception that breast milk can cure certain eye problems. Mrs Ama Henrietta Serchie called on the public to desist from putting drops of breast milk on their eyes as a means …

Another beauty queen has found herself in the midst of a scandal after her nudes were leaked on social media. 21-year-old model Chipo Mandiudza who was Miss Tourism Zimbabwe was dethroned two days after her crowning over the alleged incident. Though the obscene images have not been released to the …

Don’t just say yes without being sure of what you are getting into. When you are single, ready, and aching for love and a relationship, you may be tempted to settle for anything and anyone that comes along, without considering the serious questions you should be asking or actually giving …

The Out-patient Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, continues to remain empty five days into the strike action by members of the Health Services Workers Union (HSWU). The nationwide strike action, which was declared on Tuesday, October 26, this year is in protest of an alleged …

Eight persons have died from suspected Yellow Fever (YF) outbreak in the Savannah Region, the Ghana Health Service(GHS) has said. This follows interim laboratory results of an unusual disease from the region, a press release from the Service, copied to the Ghana News Agency said. It said the disease was …

The Pupils of Obonsu D/A Primary School have appealed to authorities to operationalize a six-classroom block completed in the area so they would start using it. The pupils are currently studying under trees because the old school block is in a deplorable state. Rainbow Radio’s Fiifi Ankomah, who reported from …

Some residents from the Commonwealth Hall and the Mensah Sarbah Hall at the University of Ghana clashed over delays in the release of the final results from the Students Representative Council run-off elections. The residents from the two halls threw broken bottles and stones at each other in front of …

“I was in detention for three months but after four weeks, they took me to prison because I was like, I can’t,” Miss Hegglin said. A Ghanaian Swiss citizen has shared how her experience in a Switzerland cell made her develop special affection for inmates. Cynthia Hegglin, a mother of …

Several members of Sudan’s transitional government have been arrested in their homes amid reports of a military coup. According to a BBC report sighted by GhanaWeb, Civilian PM, Abdallah Hamdok and at least four ministers were among those believed to have been detained by unidentified soldiers at their homes shortly before …

The Girl Child Coordinator for the Ajumako Kokoben D/A Basic School in the Central Region, Alberta Enyonam has denounced the worrying development where female students of the school are being impregnated by their male colleagues. According to her, teenage pregnancy has become the norm in the school and it was …

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi came to power in a coup in 1969 before he was toppled in 2011. Although some argued that his leadership brought a lot of socio-economic reforms to the country, he was criticized by others for being a dictator who ruled with an iron fist. Ten years …

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has explicitly stated the fugitive Nigerian couple accused of being behind a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of their customers out of around $53 million will be captured if they ever step foot in the Caribbean nation. Browne made those comments in response …

The Minority in Parliament has served notice that it will trigger a series of actions to demand accountability from thegovernment in respect of some abandoned E-block projects started by the John Mahama administration. Wrapping up a two-day tour of the Greater Accra, Volta and Eastern regions to ascertain the progress …

Pupils of Abansere Basic School in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region currently have classes under harsh and unfavourable conditions due to the absence of befitting classrooms. Pupils from classes two, three, and four learn under a shed that was constructed by the school with the support of …

Health workers at Mankarigu Health Centre in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region have returned to post after partially closing down the facility on Friday, October 15. Their decision to return to work follows a meeting between the North Gonja District Health Directorate and opinion leaders from the …

A politcal pressure group, in the Southeast Nigeria, Youths For Progressive Alliance (YFPA), has hailed the emergence of Hon Acho Obioma, as the new Chairman of  the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Abia state. The group also commended leaders and members of the party for the peaceful conduct of the …

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo launched a new political party Saturday, October 17, formally breaking ties with those who ran his former party while he spent years facing war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court. Gbagbo, 76, who returned home in June after his acquittal was upheld, announced a …

The Mankarigu Health Center in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region has been closed down temporarily on Saturday, October 16, 2021. This follows the vacation of post by nurses and other staff of the facility to protest an attack by a gang believed to be a pro-New Patriotic …

Six out of every seven coronavirus cases are not being detected in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. It has made the calculation based on a formula that looks at recorded deaths and case fatality rates. So far only eight million Covid cases have been recorded but the WHO …

Authorities in Kenya apprehended a 31-year-old woman after she allegedly spiked drinks being consumed by three male county government officials. According to Nairobi News, the suspect, identified as Leah Mwenja, and her two other female friends, were spending time with the male officials at a restaurant when they spiked their …

One man wey confess to killing more dan 10 children for Kenya don escape from police cells for Nairobi. Masten Wanjala suppose to appear in court on Wednesday over di murders of at least 14 boys for di capital, and areas of eastern and western Kenya. Police say dem notice …

Namibian gay rights advocates are celebrating the decision of a High Court to grant citizenship to a two-year-old son born to a gay couple. The boy was born through surrogacy to the couple in neighbouring South Africa but the Namibian government refused to issue the boy travel documents. The government …

The medical director of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Pinaman Appau, has revealed that Ghana loses at least US$5 billion per year to mental health issues. Speaking to Asaase News, Dr Appau said the challenge is as a result of a lack of attention to the problem in the country. Her …

Some Kenyans on social media have advised CNN journalist, Larry Madowo, to stop introducing himself as a Kenyan following his interview with Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam George on the proposed anti-LGBTQ bill. The interview, which took place on October 9, on CNN’s the Exchange, saw the journalist buttheads with …

The Speaker of Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr Sidie Mohamed Tunis, among other dignitaries, has arrived in Winneba for the High-Level ECOWAS Parliament Interactive Summit and the 2021 Second Extraordinary Session of the sub-regional body scheduled to happen from Wednesday, 13 October to Friday, …

Nearly three-and-half decades since his assassination, the trial of Burkina Faso’s former President Thomas Sankara will start in the West African country today. Fourteen men including his close friend and exiled former President Blaise Compaore have been charged with complicity in the murder of Sankara. Compaore who remains exiled in …

More than 1.3 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States have arrived via COVAX in Accra. Today’s delivery brings the total to more than 2.5 million doses donated by the United States to Ghana to date. U.S. Ambassador Stephanie Sullivan was joined by Ghana’s Deputy Minister …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned authorities at the various Senior High Schools against collecting any unauthorised and/or illegal charge from newly graduated final year students under the guise of the clearance system. In a letter to Regional Directors, the Director-General, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, stated that the Service had …

Inter-communal violence in South Sudan’s Warrap State has left over 30 people dead and 80 wounded. Speaking to The EastAfrican on Tuesday, October 5, Warrap State Acting Information Minister Agok Ayaar said, “The fighting that began over the weekend, mainly on Sunday, has lasted for at least two days now. …

Moroccan authorities dismantle terrorist cell in Tangier The operation was carried out by special forces in Morocco Wed, 6 Oct 2021Source: angop.ao Moroccan authorities today, Wednesday, October 6 dismantled in Tangier a jihadist cell loyal to the Islamic State terrorist group, made up of five young men who planned to attack …