A 16-year-old senior two student in Uganda’s Bududa District has told court that she was waylaid and attacked by a machete-wielding man who left her crying in pain after cutting off her hand when she refused to strip in a botched rape. The girl whose identity we cannot reveal …

Prof Ransford Edward Yaw Gyampo, a Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana has said it is an absurdity for any individual to acquire a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master and a Bachelor’s Degree in four months. He said anybody who will make such an assumption is making such …

It has been a week since the International Criminal Court (ICC) upheld an earlier acquittal of the former President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Koudou Gbagbo, bringing to an end a decade of legal problems for the 75-year-old who had been charged among others with murder and sexual abuse which marked …

Fast rising musician Mani Mandela has been nominated for the “Afro pop Artiste of the Year” for the maiden edition of the Ghana Music Icons Awards. Voting for the award scheme is ongoing and is expected to end on 10th April, 2021. His latest hit single “Gbelemo” is enjoying massive …

A 10-year-old class four (4) pupil Osei Owusu Kuffuor has been knocked down to death by a vehicle at Koforidua -Oyoko in the Eastern Region while returning home from school. The incident occurred at about 2:00pm Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Information gathered indicate that the victim was knocked down by …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has apologised to all stakeholders for the late communication of the postponement of reopening of senior high schools for final year students. The Service announced its decision to postpone reopening on Tuesday, April 6, same day the Form 3 students were supposed to report school. …

  Achimota School has been sued again in the matter concerning its decision to deny admission to a Rastafarian student last month. The latest suit is by Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, who according to court documents is being a minor, is suing through his next friend, Marvin Palmer. The suit, deposited …

Video posted by a staff of the Korlebu Teaching Hospital indicates that there is a fire outbreak at the Hospital. According to the narration on the video, the staff of the Hospital are currently trying their best to evacuate the babies from the hospital to safety. The fire at the …

  Kenya Airways has suspended passenger flights between Nairobi and the UK effective April 9, the carrier said in a statement on Monday. It cited a recent government directive suspending all flights from the UK, and has added new flights before then to accommodate increased demand. “Due to increased demand …

SA has signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc for 20 million dual-shot Covid-19 vaccine doses, a government official told Reuters on Tuesday, boosting plans to start mass vaccinations from April. The deal is another fillip for the country worst hit by Covid-19 infections in Africa, as it adds to the …

  Two 16-year-old boys were shot dead in Newclare, Johannesburg, while a third young man and two other people were injured. Police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said information at this point suggests that somebody fired shots at three young men who were walking near the corner of Hamilton and Polack …

 LISTEN   6 HOURS AGO   1 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public against consuming any unwholesome following reports that the fish washed ashore at the Osu Castle beach may have been sent to various markets. According to the Authority, it has also begun laboratory investigations to ascertain whether such …

A two-year-old was one of four victims burnt to death in a shack fire in George in the early hours of Sunday morning, police reported. The toddler, two women and a man were all burnt beyond recognition in the fire at about 3am on Sunday in Thembalethu, SAPS said in …

  Kenya hit out at the United Kingdom after London added the east African country to its coronavirus travel ‘red list’. In a strongly-worded statement on Saturday, Kenya’s foreign affairs ministry said the decision was ‘discriminatory’ and lacked ‘logic and scientific knowledge of the disease or the spread of the …

image captionPolice have accused the banned separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, of carrying out the attack More than 1,800 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen, officials say. The attackers reportedly entered the prison yard in the south-eastern town of Owerri …

The dreadlocked Junior High School graduate, Tyrone Marhguy, who has been denied admission to Achimota School, due to his hairstyle has made an astonishing revelation regarding his love for Mathematics. In an interview with famous blogger Ameyaw Debrah, Tyrone, who is part of a triplet set recounted how he ended up selecting Achimota …

Outrageous, ‘142 application files for direct enrollment received since September 2019, yet, because of setting a date for their examination’ and not swearing-in. Sirs, incorporation, and or direct enrolment into the Cameroon Bar is of right and sanctioned by law, notedly, Section 8 (1), (b), of Law No: 90/059 of …

In a statement received by CameroonWeb, OCHA strongly condemns the attack on its humanitarian convoy in the southwest region of Cameroon on March 28, 2021. It attributes this aggression to “non-state” armed groups and demands respect for international rights in this part of Cameroon. The Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon, Mr. …

The billionaire husband of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, Ned Nwoko, has explained why he has more than one wife and prefers to marry young women. In an interview with BBC Igbo, the billionaire politician explained the economic reason behind his choice of polygamy. According to him, the average northern Nigerian …

  Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has unveiled commemorative postage stamps highlighting the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, state broadcaster ZBC reported. “It is a commemorative stamp that will help preserve the history of the fight against the pandemic,” Chiwenga said. Like any member of the global community, Zimbabwe has borne …

A video circulating on social media shows a group of people around a fire in a pit. Amongst the group is a man standing by with a liquid substance pouring it into the pit. The group then formed a queue and started walking through the pit of fire. Apparently, they …

Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an attack by jihadists on their camp in Aguelhok in northern Mali, the U.N. mission in Mali said Friday. The U.N. mission said that helicopters were dispatched to the scene to evacuate the wounded from the camp, which houses mostly Chadian peacekeepers. The …

The African Union on Thursday called for urgent and coordinated international action after a jihadist attack that killed dozens and uprooted thousands on the northern Mozambican coastal town of Palma. The jihadists captured Palma on March 24, ransacking buildings and beheading residents and forcing thousands to seek safety in the …

  Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo appears to be on a fast track for homecoming after being definitively acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of war crimes charges. The ruling on Wednesday ends a legal saga that had enmeshed Gbagbo, 75, for nearly a decade, opening the door …

A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctorate student from Philadelphia has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family’s home. Her parents are now in hiding out of fear for their lives. Najeebat Sule, 24, who was known to her loved ones as Najee, was …

BBCCopyright: BBC The United Nations mission in Mali says four of its peacekeepers have been killed by suspected jihadists in the north of the country. It said several others were wounded when the insurgents attacked the camp run by Chadian peacekeepers in Aguelhok. The peacekeepers “bravely pushed back” against a …

One of the main armed groups in the Central African Republic, a member of a rebel coalition seeking to overthrow the regime of President Faustin Archange Touadéra, announced on Friday the death of its leader, Sidiki Abass, from injuries sustained during an attack in November. In a statement, the group …

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has approved the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. Permission was granted on March 31 in terms of Section 15(6a) of the Medicines and Related Substance Act 101 of 1965. “The authorisation is, however, subject to a number of conditions, …

The Vice President of Ghana Psychology Association, Reverend Albright Banibensu, has cautioned against negative pranks as they can cause cardiac arrests. “Persons with underlying anxiety disorders can have cardiac arrest out of pranks so we have to be careful with this April fool’s pranks,” he told the Ghana News Agency …

Few years ago, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari was in the United Kingdom, Angola’s Eduardo Dos Santos was in Spain, Benin’s Patrice Talon was in Paris and Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe flew often to Singapore. Ordinarily one would think these leaders fly out to participate in international engagements or for official visits but …