Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, has set social media buzzing with his pair of shoes he wore to an event. The shoe was a blue suede on black socks. In the photo which has gone viral, President Buhari wore white Agbada with a hat and nose mask to match. The camera gazed …
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Two Togolese soldiers beat a Ghanaian to death over a missing SIM card
Two Togolese soldiers have been arrested for physically assaulting a Ghanaian man to death at Akato-Viépé, a community in the canton of Aflao Sagbado and on the border between Togo and Ghana, on Monday night. The young man identified as Félix Bedi Gedzah died shortly after being conveyed to a …
Read More »Uganda welcomes first group of Afghan refugees
A flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down early Wednesday in Uganda where they will be given temporary refuge, government officials said. The foreign ministry said a charter flight carrying 51 Afghans — including men, women and children — landed in the lakeside city …
Read More »South Africa’s unemployment rate is now highest in the world
South Africa’s unemployment rate surged to the highest on a global list of 82 countries monitored by Bloomberg. The jobless rate rose to 34.4% in the second quarter from 32.6% in the three months through March, Statistics South Africa said Tuesday in a report released in the capital, Pretoria. The …
Read More »Rwanda to host Afghan students, staff from all girls boarding school
A Rwandan government official has confirmed that the country will be hosting girls evacuated from the country’s only girl boarding school. Faculty and staff of the school will also be involved in the evacuation. The move comes in the wake of Taliban takeover of the East Asian country following the …
Read More »Bandits invade Nigerian Defense Academy, kill three soldiers, abduct others
Three officers were killed and several others abducted at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna following an invasion by armed men. This was confirmed by a witness who told Peoples Gazette that the incident occurred overnight on Tuesday, August 23, 2021. The civilian witness said three soldiers were killed and …
Read More »Zuma needs ‘millions’ to cover legal fees — here’s how you can donate
The Jacob Zuma Foundation is appealing for the public to donate towards the former president’s legal fees. File photo. Image: Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw The Jacob Zuma Foundation has turned to his supporters for donations to help cover the former president’s legal costs. The foundation shared the plea via its official Twitter …
Read More »Burnt laptop is not that of yet-to-be distributed ‘teachers laptops’
Claim: A ‘teachers’ laptop” exploded after a teacher tried installing windows 10, according to a social media user. Verdict: The Ghana Education Service has not started distributing the “teachers laptops.” Full Text A social media user claims that one of the laptops given to teachers in Ghana caught fire after …
Read More »Morocco’s king denounces ‘methodical attacks’ on his country
The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, denounced in a speech “methodical attacks” against his country “by certain countries and organizations known to be hostile”, which he did not name. Morocco, like some Arab Maghreb countries, is facing deliberate and premeditated aggression. Clinging to (…) obsolete considerations, the enemies of the …
Read More »How GES official tried to torpedo my 2018 Singapore trip – Blackboard ICT teacher
• A teacher who went viral in 2018 for innovative teaching technique says he was hounded by education officers • Owura Kwadwo Hottish recounts how GES officials nearly thwarted his visit to Singapore • He is backing calls by a fellow teacher calling for reforms in GES Owura Kwadwo Hottish, …
Read More »These are 5 reasons women find it hard to experience Orgasm
Most women find sex unfulfilling because they find it hard to climax or reach orgasm. After stimulation and excitement, the feeling ought to peek to the point of orgasm, that is a release of pleasure from head to toe. However, most women do not get to experience this. If a …
Read More »Fraud is not the best option to raise my WASSCE registration arrears – Candidate jabs critics
A 19-year-old student could miss out on the 2021 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Exams (WASSCE) if he could not raise GHC1900 withein 10days working days. Douglas Boti was billed GH₵3000 as registration fees for the 2021 WASSCE which starts on August 23, but he could only make part payment. …
Read More »Government abandons student nurses allawance
Student nurses at the Bolgatanga Nursing Training College (BNTC) in the Upper East Region, say their allowances are in four months’ arrears. The students acknowledged that allowances for January, February, and March were paid, however, they are yet to receive allowances for April, May, June and July. Mr Benjamin Asaana …
Read More »Akufo-Addo finally sends promised Ghc3M donation to Help save Conjoined Twins – Video
The President of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has finally paid the Ghc 3 million he promised as cost for surgery for the conjoined twins who went viral months ago. Nana Aba Anamoah, the forerunner for this charity project, posted a video on her Instagram account showing the Minister …
Read More »47 dead in new jihadist attack in the north of Burkina Faso
The Burkinabe government said Wednesday, August 18 that 47 people, including 30 civilians, 14 soldiers, and three army auxiliaries, were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists on a military convoy escorting civilians in northern Burkina Faso. “A mixed convoy composed of civilians, elements of the defence and security forces …
Read More »Why plenty sex is a good weapon to fight prostate cancer
Whether or not sex is good for prostate problems is a question many men wonder about, and it’s an important one that needs answering. The prostate plays an active role during sexual activity. Along with other structures, the prostate is responsible for making fluid in semen, which helps transport your …
Read More »Two-year-old girls die in house fire after being allegedly locked by guardian
Two girls, aged two, burnt to death after they and another child were allegedly left home alone by a caregiver in a locked house at Amersfoort, Mpumalanga. The third child, a boy also aged two, was rescued from the flames on Tuesday night. Police said their caregiver had allegedly left …
Read More »Policemen run for their lives as robbers attack empty bullion van
A group of policemen escorting a bullion van reportedly fled into the bush when a gang of robbers attacked the vehicle in Ondo state. The robbers succeeded in attacking the bullion van belonging to a commercial bank van but discovered it was empty. The robbery, which took place at Emure-Ile …
Read More »Silenced, not gone: How CSM continues to linger behind COVID-19
Every year, tens of people die from the deadly Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) disease in Northern Ghana especially the Upper West Region. The annual havoc wrecked by the disease in Northern Ghana, often dominated both local and national media space and attracting attention from the government, development partners, civil society, the …
Read More »UTAG to suspend strike; demands withdrawal of court action
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is expected to suspend its strike following an agreement with government to return to the negotiating table. The lecturers, according to a memorandum of understanding between them and government, will suspend their industrial action if the National Labour Commission withdraws all legal action …
Read More »Abandoning E-blocks disgraceful – Mahama to Akufo-Addo
Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the current state of the E-blocks his government was constructing nationwide under a community day school project before he lost power in 2016 as “a disgrace” to Ghana’s reputation. He told eminent traditional chiefs in a meeting held on Tuesday in the Upper …
Read More »Activists slam J&J for exporting vaccines produced in South Africa to Europe
Health activists in Africa have slammed Johnson & Johnson for exporting vaccines produced in South Africa to countries in Europe, which have already immunized large numbers of their people and have even donated vaccines to more needy countries. The one-dose J&J vaccines were exportedfrom South Africa, where they had been …
Read More »Uganda scraps anti-porn ‘miniskirt’ law
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 …
Read More »KUMASI: Video of priest giving St. Monica’s female students ‘holy kiss’ on pulpit goes viral
• 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 …
Read More »GH¢34.8m Worth PASCO: Few schools received their books; where is the money? – IEA Jabs GES and MoE
“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 …
Read More »AUDIO: Drunkards Association sends strong message to GHS over COVID-19 vaccine
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 …
Read More »Girls easily develop feelings for guys who do these 3 things to impress them
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 …
Read More »President of Sao Tome and Principe hospitalised for emergency
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, …
Read More »Nigerian princes declared wanted for missing Royal Crown
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 …
Read More »Zambian opposition leader wins presidency on 6th attempt
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 …
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