All that Joy FM did was to give the microphones to the public, particularly parents and headteachers to express their concerns and frustrations with Free SHS and the state of secondary school education. That was all. It is a method of feedback radio stations are fond of using. So at a time …
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Oheneba Nkrabea and family spotted at Achimota to complete admission processes
• Days after the court ruled that the Achimota School should admit the two Rasta boys, one of them has been spotted at the school • The photos seen on Twitter show Oheneba with his parents at the school administration block • He is believed to be there to complete …
Read More »Achimota School backtracks on decision not to admit rasta students
Achimota School has temporarily backtracked on its decision not to admit two Rastafarian students. The School in a statement after the landmark ruling by an Accra High Court which was hailed by the majority of Ghanaians stated that it had instructed its lawyers to appeal the decision. But the school’s …
Read More »Vice Chancellors to be jailed for running unaccredited courses – GTEC
• GTEC has cautioned tertiary schools against running unaccredited courses • The penalties include either paying a fine of not more than GH¢240,000 • Rector of the institution could be jailed for up to 20 years The Commission of the Ghana Tertiary Education (GTEC) has warned vice-chancellors of universities …
Read More »New Ranking: Prempeh College fails to make top 3 performing schools in Ashanti Region
• The Ministry of Education has come out with two ranking schemes for all Senior High Schools • This is to help place each institution in its proper perspective and to fully assess the free SHS policy • Tepa SHS is the top-performing high school in the Ashanti Region …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Kenyan mom of six leaves husband to ‘marry’ Holy Spirit
A 41-year-old mother of six shocked Kenyans last week when she left her 20-year marriage to “marry” the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth Nalema, a town council officer from Makutano town in West Pokot County, was bound in holy matrimony with the Holy Spirit on Tuesday, May 25, in a ‘lavish’ ceremony …
Read More »‘Rasta ruling’: Achimota School can’t unilaterally decide to appeal – Education Minister
Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says the Board of Achimota School is not clothed with the power to unilaterally decide to appeal a ruling of the Human Rights Court ordering it to admit two Rastafarian students. According to him, any such important decision should have been advised by …
Read More »Teachers threaten boycott after residents shit-bomb school
School Children at the Agona Swedru Methodist “B” School in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region are currently having their classes under trees after some residents Shit bombed the school Tuesday Morning. Sources revealed that the action started when the school reopened and has affected both the …
Read More »Lagos IPAC warns Governor Sanwo-Olu, LASIEC against flouting court order over council poll
The Lagos State chapter of the Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC), has cautioned Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the state’s Independent Electoral Commission, (LASIEC) from taking any steps that would lead to the exclusion of its members from the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for July. The warning …
Read More »Mother of 6 dumps husband to marry ‘Holy Spirit’
Kenyan woman Elizabeth Nalem marries Holy Ghost A Kenyan woman, Elizabeth Nalem, has shocked her countrymen by ending her 20-year-marriage to “marry” the Holy Spirit. The mother of six from Makutano town in West Pokot County exchanged wedding vows with Holy Spirit on Tuesday, May 25, in a ‘lavish’ ceremony that attracted …
Read More »Libya is set to consolidate relations with Algeria
Prime Minister of Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has emphasized the need to strengthen security cooperation and combat cross-border crime and terrorism with Algeria. Dbeibah expressed during a meeting with Algerian President Abdel Majid Tebboune Libya’s desire to consolidate and develop relations with its neighbouring country in various fields and at …
Read More »Somalia election certain, now the focus is women seats, security
The political agreement signed in Somalia this past heralds not just a new democratic dawn but also one of equity and inclusivity by raising the quota of women in the formal political space to at least a third of the bicameral federal legislature. With a provision for 30 percentage quota, …
Read More »Top 5 gruesome murder cases in Nigeria’s recent history
•Nigeria is known to be one of the countries with high rate of insecurity •Insecurity in the country has led to many murders over the years •MyNigeria has listed some gruesome murder cases in Nigeria’s history Nigeria is known across the globe, to be one of the countries in Africa …
Read More »Admit Rastafarian students now – High Court orders Achimota School
• An Accra High Court has ordered Achimota School to allow two Rastafarian students pursue their high school education there • The students were denied admission due to their hairstyle • In separate rulings, the court upheld the arguments of the students and asked that they are admitted The Human …
Read More »Doctor reveals one dire effect of masturbation in men
Medical Doctor and Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Isaac Newman Arthur, has enlightened men per his medical expertise on one dire effect of masturbation on men that a lot of people did not know about. Interviewed on eTV Ghana’s Men’s Lounge, he disclosed that all through his years of medical practice, he …
Read More »Why two African presidents joined Chelsea’s UCL victory celebrations
• Chelsea won their second Champions League trophy after beating Manchester City on May 29 • The London side currently has two African players in the persons of Senegal’s Mendy and Hakim Ziyech of Morocco • Chelsea also has two players with African parentage, Rudiger (Sierra Leone) and Kante (Mali) …
Read More »Killing spree in Kampala: BBC Africa Eye documentary
An investigation by BBC Africa Eye has found new evidence that, in November 2020, Ugandan security forces fired live ammunition indiscriminately at people on the streets of the capital, Kampala, killing and injuring ordinary citizens including women and children. The killings happened in the run up to Uganda’s elections, …
Read More »Ex presidential advisor shot dead
A former special adviser to former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has been shot dead in the country’s southeast. Ahmed Ali Gulak, a special aide on Political Affairs to the Jonathan presidency was killed by unknown gunmen while returning to Abuja from Owerri, capital of Imo State. Gulak’s daughter announced …
Read More »Tens of thousands attend anti-US rally
More than 10,000 people have attended an anti-US rally in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to denounce President Joe Biden’s policy on the conflict in the country’s northern region of Tigray. Mr Biden had called for a ceasefire in the conflict, now in its seventh month. At the rally, people held …
Read More »President Cyril Ramaphosa moves SA to level 2
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that SA will move to adjusted level 2 during his address on May 30 2021. Image: Elmond Jiyane/GCIS SA will move to lockdown adjusted level 2 from Monday. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday already confirmed that tighter restrictions were on the cards as SA enters its third …
Read More »Restore laboratory physicians now or face our wrath – GMA warns KATH, Korle Bu
The GMA addressed the media in Koforidua in the Eastern region The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has warned that doctors in Public Health facilities across the country will be forced to reject laboratory results without authorization by qualified Laboratory physicians if the impasse in the laboratory space is not addressed immediately. Addressing …
Read More »The highest-paid Black football players in the world – Forbes
Football players are among the highest celebrity earners across the globe. Like musicians, film actors, and show hosts, footballers also make money on and off the field. Some have also established enterprises to not only make more money but to create employment for others. Forbes’s recent publication on the …
Read More »Macron threatens to withdraw French troops from Mali
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionMr Macron told West African leaders that French soldiers will not be in the region “forever” President Emmanuel Macron has warned that France would withdraw troops from Mali if political instability there leads to greater Islamist radicalisation. It follows a second coup in nine months in the …
Read More »Ghana supports India with 150 oxygen concentrators
Following the swell in COVID-19 cases in India, Ghana has provided 150 oxygen concentrators to support hospitals in that country as a token to help India in its fight against the pandemic. The oxygen concentrators, which come with free after-sales and warranty support for a year, have been dispatched to …
Read More »Ex-South African leader Jacob Zuma took more than 700 bribes – Prosecutors
Former South African President Jacob Zuma accepted more than 700 bribes over the course of a decade before he was president, including cash payments from French arms company Thales, prosecutors alleged on the first day of Zuma’s corruption trial on Wednesday. Zuma, the president of Africa’s most developed economy from …
Read More »South Africa’s serial rapist, robber jailed 988 years plus 5 life sentences
A high court in the South African capital of Pretoria has jailed a serial rapist and robber to on 988 years in prison. The National Prosecutor reported that Sello Abram Maponya bagged 988 years and 5 life terms; with the judge ruling further that sentences were not to run …
Read More »Zimbabwe ‘ghost man’ arrested for burglary
A suspected burglar who dressed like a ‘ghost’ to frighten his victims and rob them has been arrested. 27-year-old Norman Chagwiza from Zimbabwe’s Gutu district in the Masvingo Province would dress up in a ‘ghost suit’ and frighten his -victims who would run away leaving him to steal undisturbed. National …
Read More »Presidential inheritance?: Meet the ‘powerful’ sons of sitting African leaders
• A number of sons of long serving African presidents are holding infleuntial positions in their father’s government • There is talk of these children possibly succeeding their fathers • Africa has a history of father – son transitions as happened in Gabon, DR Congo, Togo and most recently Chad …
Read More »VIDEO: Protesters in Johannesburg demand prostitution be legalized
Around 200 sex workers took to the streets of Johannesburg on Thursday to demand prostitution be decriminalized. “This is what I wear to work,” Dudu Dlamini, clad in hiking boots and a long dress, told AFP. “No high heels or short skirts.” “It requires expertise and skills you have no …
Read More »14-month-old Kenyan needs the world’s most expensive drug to stay alive
14-month-old Kenyan Ayah Lundt was born healthy and hitting all the developmental milestones as the months went by. Her parents noticed things were off from when she was nine months and now they are racing against the clock to raise over $2 million to cover treatment for a rare degenerative …
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