The Takoradi Technical University in the Western region has rusticated sixty-five (65) students of the University for various Examination Malpractices. A document intercepted by Empire News means the affected students can no longer hold themselves as students of TTU for two semesters. Confirming the university’s decision to Empire News’ Emmanuel …

A 19-year-old school dropout has been arrested for killing her boyfriend over infidelity. Jacklyn Wawira is said to have halted her education at Junior High School 2 to pursue a relationship with a 25-year-old man, identified as Eric Gitonga. Young Wawira is said to have had a heated argument with …

  The Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, has announced the burial proceedings of the late Prophet Temitope Balogun, TB, Joshua. T.B. Joshua who died on Saturday, June 5, will be buried on Friday, July 9, 2021. A press briefing by some leaders of SCOAN and a notice posted on …

  Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has announced that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested. The minister revealed this on Tuesday, June 29, during a press briefing in Abuja. He said that Nnamdi Kanu was apprehended on Sunday, …

King Mswati III of Eswatini, who’s known to have 15 wives and 23 children, is reported to have fled the kingdom on Tuesday in the wake of pro-democracy protests that turned into chaos. “Details are still sketchy,” SABC News reported.   His whereabouts or that of his immediate family were …

Former president Jacob Zuma. File photo. Image: SANDILE NDLOVU Former president Jacob Zuma is guilty of contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of the Constitutional Court to honour a summons to appear before the state capture commission, the apex court found on Tuesday. Handing down the court’s …

At least four persons have reportedly died, with many injured following an accident on the Kintampo road. A local Journalist Nana Yaw Aboagye reports about 24 casualties are involved while four persons including three females and a male died on the spot. The Kumasi to Gushegu bound bus with registration …

  Four-time Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Songwriter of the Year, Kofi Kinaata, is confident no artiste would be able to break his record in the future. The Songwriter of the Year award is one of the toughest categories at the VGMAs with only Kojo Antwi being the only artiste to have won …

  There is no doubt that the death of the Nigerian founder and presiding pastor of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Temitope Joshua, known as T.B Joshua has affected many both far and near. The story, like many, is the same for two hoteliers and guest house operators …

Tunisia’s defence ministry said Sunday that its navy had rescued 178 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to reach Europe. Two bodies were recovered and 178 migrants rescued during three operations off Tunisia’s south coast, a ministry statement said. The migrants, who the ministry said were …

Tunisia’s defence ministry said Sunday that its navy had rescued 178 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to reach Europe. Two bodies were recovered and 178 migrants rescued during three operations off Tunisia’s south coast, a ministry statement said. The migrants, who the ministry said were …

CHEEKY After being summonsed to appear before the state capture inquiry, former president Jacob Zuma refused. Then he chose not to address the ConCourt on what an appropriate penalty would be should it find him in contempt for failing to do so. Image: Alon Skuy The Constitutional Court will hand down judgment …

  • Burna Boy has been crowned Best International Act at the 21st BET Awards • The event was held on June 27 • Other winners include Criss Brown and Cardi B The 21st BET Awards that took place on June 27, 2021, saw Burna Boy set a record as …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionFrancis Atwoli has led Kenya’s Central Organizations of Trade Unions (Cotu) since 2001 A furious row has erupted in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, over the renaming of a road in honour of the head of the organisation representing labour unions, Francis Atwoli. The backlash has seen the fresh …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionThe Somali government has been fighting al-Shabab for more than a decade Twenty-one men have been executed in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland after they were convicted of being members of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. They were sentenced by a military court in Galkayo and shot by …

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that SA will move to level 4 on June 27 2021. Image: ELMOND JIYANE / GCIS All gatherings are prohibited, effectively immediately, except for funerals with a maximum of 50 people, said President Cyril Ramaphosa. The sale of all alcohol is banned and a curfew will be …

Three people, including a pedestrian, died when their car was engulfed in flames. Three people died, including a pedestrian, in a gut-wrenching road accident on the N2 in Gingindlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday night. Zinhle Mali, Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) spokesperson said police are still investigating the cause of the accident. …

A makeshift bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in the city of Beni in DR Congo’s conflict-plagued east on Sunday, injuring two just an hour before a children’s Confirmation ceremony was due to be held. The head of police in Beni’s town hall Narcisse Muteba Kashale told AFP that the …

At least 10 soldiers were killed and a police station was raided yesterday in different locations in southwest Cameroon, this comes at a time when the Cameroonian army has just completed the operation called ‘Bui Clean’. The mission which began on May 15, aimed at neutralizing the operations of separatists …

  Three staff members from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have been killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the aid organization said Friday. A Spanish emergency coordinator and two Ethiopian workers were found dead near their vehicle on Friday, a day after contact to the group was lost. The circumstances of the …

Oftentimes, people ask what they can do to avoid getting heart disease. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to reduce your chances of getting heart disease. A research by MedlinePlus, has shown that, heart disease is a leading cause of death in many parts of the world, especially …

At a time when the number of tourists is low as the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia seems to be giving Tanzanian tourism players a reason to smile. Traditionally, the number of Russian tourists visiting Tanzania has been almost negligible. The top ten sources of tourists to Tanzania include …

Evelyn Joshua, is poised to become the head of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) following the death of her husband pastor and founder of the mega church. Evelyn met the late pastor in 1990 when she had traveled Egbe to visit her sister. It was further reported that …

While food and nutrition are associated with a healthy and long-lasting life span, sexual productiveness is still a topical issue among many men. Most health professionals have described it as an underlying problem that could be attributed to a hormonal imbalance, an inherited chromosomal abnormality and dilated testicular veins. These …

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said there are Covid-19 patients diagnosed in the country in the third wave of the disease, and urged religious leaders to tell believers to take precautions. President Samia was addressing the Bishops of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) at their headquarters in Kurasini, Dar …

Some Nigerians on social media have criticised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on his medical trip to London as doctors’ strike loom. Buhari’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Thursday, June 24 disclosed that the President will on Friday, June 25 proceed to London for …

Portuguese skipper Cristiano Ronaldo has been the talk of town in football circles after equalling Ali Daei’s record as the joint-highest goalscorer in international football, with 109 goals. With his side still in the Euro 2020 competition, it is just a matter of time before he scores yet another goal …

At least 64 people were killed and 180 injured in an airstrike, on a market in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Victims are brought to the Ayder referral hospital in Mekele as the army denies targeting civilians. Rescue work at the crash site was delayed as soldiers initially blocked first aid personnel …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionDerek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd in April The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail. The judge said Derek Chauvin’s sentence was based “on your …

  • Evangelist Bisola Johnson has alleged the late TB Joshua was sleeping with a lot of young girls in his church • She said, she used to be a sex slave of the prophet • TB Joshua died on June 5 after a church service Evangelist Bisola Hephzi-Bah Johnson, …