Uganda’s constitutional court has scrapped a controversial anti-pornography law whose provisions included a ban on wearing miniskirts in public, in a decision hailed by women’s rights campaigners on Tuesday, August 17. The judgement said that the 2014 legislation, which had been dubbed the “anti-miniskirt law,” was “inconsistent with or in …

• A video of a priest kissing female students on a pulpit has attracted massive engagement on Twitter • According to the original source of the video, it was shot at a training college in Kumasi • It has received massive backlash from tweeps A video showing a priest giving …

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”. My dear compatriots, I deem that the delays in the arrival of past questions for final year students will not impair the students.[tps_title][/tps_title] The past questions which cost the nation over GHC34.8 million cedis and are …

The Ghana Drunkards Association has said its members cannot comply with the one week ban on alcohol intake before and after taking a COVID-19 vaccine jab. This, according to President of the Association, Moses Onyah, popularly known as Moses Drybone, will affect the health of members. The Ghana Health Service …

You must share something in common with a girl in order for her to consider you on a deeper level. Any of the following guidelines will be incredibly helpful in getting a girl to develop feelings for you. (1) Take her out: Ask her about her favourite dinners, and then …

The President of São Tomé and Principe, Evaristo Carvalho, is hospitalized in the Central Hospital of São Tomé, where he was operated on for a hernia, told Lusa, a source close to the Head of State. The Sao Tome president was admitted to the Doctor Ayres de Menezes Central Hospital, …

The Nigerian Police Force has declared two sons of the Late Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli Godfrey Emiko, wanted for stealing the royal crown. It was learned that Prince Onyowoli Emiko and Prince Omatsuli Emiko are currently wanted for breaking into the Private apartment of HRM Olu of Warri and …

With 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, official results showed Hichilema had garnered 2,810,757 votes against President Edgar Lungu’s tally of 1,814,201. “I therefore declare the said Hakainde Hichilema to be president-elect of the Republic of Zambia,” electoral commission chairman Justice Esau Chulu said in a televised address. The 59-year-old veteran …

Twenty-two people traveling from a religious event have been killed by a mob in the latest sectarian violence to hit Jos in north-central Nigeria. The police spokesman in Plateau state, Ubah Ogaba, said in a statement on Sunday that the victims, who were Muslims, were attacked on Saturday by people …

President Museveni Saturday slammed “lazy and undisciplined” security operatives for using torture as one of the ways of extorting confessions from suspects in their custody. ‘‘Evidence through torture is not reliable. Torture is unnecessary and wrong. It must not be used again if at all it was being used like …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an alert on the deadly Marburg virus disease to its regional directors following the death of a patient of the virus in Guinea. The GHS is asking health facilities in the country to initiate preparedness and response plans for the virus. Marburg virus …

When COVID-19 struck, Khabane Lame, then an industrial worker in Chivasso, Northern Italy, became one of the many people who got laid off worldwide as a result of the impact of the contagion on businesses and the global economy. At the time, TikTok was gaining currency, and against the advice …

A foreign-owned spaza shop in Soweto, which was looted on August 29 2018. The SA Human Rights Commission said it was disappointed to see a xenophobic video, circulating on social media, of a person stating that foreigners will not be allowed to open or run their spaza shop businesses in …

Six persons have died of the coronavirus within a month at the Suntreso Government Hospital in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The Medical Superintendent at the hospital, Dr Agyarko Poku, who spoke to class news’ Elisha Adarkwah said several critical cases are being recorded. He expressed happiness that …

Sierra Leone is dropping the last three zeros from the face of its currency, the leone. According to the country’s central bank, the new currency will be valued at about 10 to the US dollar. The leone has been falling since austerity measures were introduced in 2017. With mining companies …

  A teacher at the Three Town Senior High School at Denu in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, has sustained a deep cut in the arm following an altercation with a final year Visual Arts student in the school The student is alleged to have been manhandling …

Contractor of the newly built Kaira D/A school in the South Dayi district, which was locked up to allegedly wait for the presence of the District Chief Executive(DCE) to open, has been handed over to the district assembly. In an interview with TV3 on Tuesday, August 10, the DCE of …

Zimbabwean motivational speaker born without limbs, Sinikiwe Kademaunga shows off her husband for the first. 26-year-old Kademaunga, took to Instagram on Wednesday, August 11, to share lovely photos of herself and her man together. Checkout the photos below Sinikiwe and husband Sinikiwe and husband Sinikiwe and husband Sinikiwe and husband

Ghanaian comedian and professional teacher, Michael Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo has given a vivid narration about what ensued between himself and Akrofuom District Education disciplinary committee over alleged professional misconduct. In a video sighted by sammykaymedia.com, Teacher Kwadwo revealed that there was some form of intimidation from …

A Nigerian man is currently making waves on social media after a poster of his wedding went viral. The man, identified as Akpove, is set to wed two women at once, this coming weekend, August 15. A pre-wedding photo captured him being sandwiched by the two women, and the smile …

Comedian cum Teacher Michael Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo has said that he will never be bothered should the Ghana Education Service (GES) sack him. According to him, he spends more even on providing basic needs for the school in which he teaches and therefore will not be …

• The buzz has not stopped with the twins who made headlines for their sterling performances in the UK A Level examinations • The Brampton Manor school has shared the news of some of these students of Ghanaian descent • They are heading to Cambridge University and the University of …

The symptoms of kidney disease can also show up in your mouth. According to Dr Louisa Satekla-Ansong, Dental Surgeon, Charisma Dental, a large number of people with kidney disease are more probable to succumb to oral health problems. On this week’s edition of ‘Toothy-Tuesday’, which serves as a follow up …

• JHS students who cannot read and write may soon have limited courses to study in school • Dr. Yaw Adutwum believes this will help “weak” students • He made this known at a stakeholder meeting in Accra Soon, the number of elective subjects Junior High School students who cannot read or …

• Teacher Kwadwo has honoured a summon to appear before the Akrofuom District Education Directorate • The famous teacher had been summoned to appear before the Directorate over ‘professional misconduct’ • But according to him, it was only for him to take selfie with the officials Popular Ghanaian teacher and …

Chris Okotie, the senior pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries claims Temitope Balogun Joshua, the late founder and prophet of the Synagogue Church of All Nation (SCOAN) was a magician who pretended to be a servant of God. In a video that has since gone viral, Chris …

Some top Boko Haram commanders who surrendered to the Nigerian Army are begging Nigerians for forgiveness. The repentant victims were seen wielding placards such as “Nigerians, forgive us” and “Borno state is the state of peace”. The terrorist organization which has metamorphosed into a global threat began unleashing terror on …

• Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has been granted a two-week leave of absence to attend to some “personal issues” • The minister’s request which was granted by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare is said to have begun last week • There have been growing calls for the Kwaku Agyeman-Manu to resign over …

Police in Zimbabwe are investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl during childbirth, a case that sparked outrage among citizens and rights activists. Memory Machaya is reported to have died last month at a church shrine in the Eastern Region of Marange. The case has exposed the exploitation of minors, …

A group of students of Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has petitioned the school authorities to migrate the second semester examinations to online mode amid the contagion and related risks of covid-19. In the petition filed before the management,students said that gathering of thousands at examination centers is not a …