As some Ghanaians are not fighting Achimota School for not admitting two Rastafarian students, a piece of new information from Cape Coast has also emerged. According to information cited on Mynewsgh, the authorities of Wesley Girls Senior High school has barred all Muslims from worshipping on their campus. Not just …

It is emerging that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescinded its earlier decision and thrown its support to Achimota School for refusing to admit the Rastafarian students. This u-turn decision by GES was disclosed by Lawyer for the Parents of the Rastafarian Students Ras George Tetteh Wayo in an …

  Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, a Rastafarian would-be first-year Achimota Student who has been denied admission because of his dreadlocks says he feels “depressed and disappointed”. Speaking to Blakk Rasta on Zylofon FM on Monday 22 March and monitored by GhanaWeb, Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, 16, said: “I feel depressed and disappointed. …

Three (3) students of Adeiso Presbyterian Senior High School in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region have been crushed to death in a fatal accident that occurred Sunday, March 21, 2021. The suspect driver yet to be identified was driving Hyundai H100 mini bus with registration Number …

President John Pombe Magufuli’s tenure was punctuated with a number of controversies. He banned pregnant girls from school, he shamed and dismissed government officials on the spot and his governance policies forced some political activists and politicians into exile. But his greatest controversy is that of denying the existence of COVID-19. …

Nineteen passengers were killed in an auto accident at the Kateri along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway on Sunday. Kateri is in the Kagarko Local Government Area of state. The DAF trailer involved in the accident was said to be heading for Kano from Lagos when the incident happened. According to the …

South Africa has sold a million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for distribution in 14 fellow African nations, the health minister announced Sunday. South Africa last month suspended its vaccination programme, which had started with AstraZeneca jabs, after doubts were raised over that vaccine’s efficacy against a local variant …

The Quebec coroner’s office has launched an investigation into the death of a Cameroonian refugee who shared a video on social media claiming staff at a local hospital she was admitted to were trying to kill her after being repeatedly given medication they knew she was allergic to. According to …

There were emotional scenes at today’s state funeral for former Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli in the capital, Dodoma. Janeth Magufuli, wife of the former president who was present at the event uncontrollably shed tears as she sat through the entire ceremony. She was joined by President Samia Suluhu Hassan …

For many people, it’s baffling to drink cow’s blood, but not for the Suri people of Ethiopia. Inhabiting the southwestern part of the country, the Suri or Surma do not usually eat cattle — their most prized possessions — but do sacrifice them during ceremonies such as funerals. Cattle among …

Achimota School has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to admit two Rastafarian students. Headmistress of the school after a crunch meeting on Monday with the Regional Director of Education and the GES stated that the school will not compromise on its school rules and will only admit …

Old Students of Achimota School have raised issues with the directive issued to the school authority by the Ghana Education Service (GES). They said even though the GES has the right to issue such directives, the matter involving the students with dreadlocks should be left at the hands of the …

A 19-year-old dreadlocked student, who has been denied admission at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) in the Ashanti Region, says he is considering quitting school for good. It seems the level of stigmatization and frustration meted to students with dreadlocks at the various senior high schools is at an …

Some of us, in fact, were not the least surprised at all when discerning Ghanaians graciously gave President Akufo-Addo a second mandate in the 2020 general elections. There is no denying or ignoring the fact that Akufo-Addo received massive commendations and endorsements from a host of international organisations and other …

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:     CAPE TOWN – Some asylum seekers in South Africa have been waiting for years, even decades for a decision on their applications. And now, they’ll have an opportunity to be heard. It follows what’s been described as a historic agreement, signed by the United …

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, will on Monday, March 22 appear before Parliament following an urgent question filed last week by North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The question is related to the content of controversial textbooks said to denigrate some ethnic groups – particularly Ewes – in Ghana. …

South Africa’s powerful Zulu nation has a new ruler — for now, according to local media outlets. eNCA quoted palace sources as confirming that Queen Mantfombi MaDlamini Zulu has been named as interim successor in the late King Goodwill Zwelithini’s will. This is until the queen decides who will take …

The national health department on Sunday said the sale of the million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the AU has been concluded. The vaccine — procured by SA earlier this year — was found to have limited efficacy against mild and moderate disease caused by the Covid-19 variant dominant in the …

Long before the introduction of penis enlargement procedures and products, the Batammariba, otherwise known as Somba people from Togo and Benin, were experts in the enlargement and elongation of the manhood and this was done during initiation. Occupying the mountainous regions of the two West African countries, the Batammariba were …

Tanzania’s former first lady, Janeth Magufuli, has eulogized her late husband following his death which occurred on Wednesday evening. In an emotional speech delivered to the state, the former First Lady recalled the nice times she had with her late husband and didn’t hold back in talking about his romantic …

At least 114 people with albinism have disappeared in Mozambique over the past seven years, the southern African country’s human rights commission says. There are 55 ongoing criminal proceedings related to the disappearances. People with the condition are often killed in East and southern Africa, their body parts used in …

ASKY, The leading Pan-African Airline set up at the initiative of West & Central African governments, has become the first airline with a hub in West Africa to join the Africa CDC Trusted Travel Alliance, a major undertaking by the African Union to ensure that Africa has its own digital …

The Ghana Health Service has launched an administrative inquiry into the stealing and selling of COVID-19 vaccine by some staff of the service. Stephen Dzisenu, a 37-year-old Disease Control Officer of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital is in the grips of the Greater Accra Police for stealing 36 vials of …

Ethiopia said it will not delay a planned second round water filling of its controversial hydroelectric dam project known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Dr Sileshi Bekele, Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, said the second round of water filling will be conducted next summer as scheduled. …

The Ghana Education Service(GES) has directed the headmistress of Achimota School to admit the two teenage students whose admissions were withdrawn because of their dreadlocks. This comes after an intensive and sustained online campaign barely 48 hours in protest against the decision of the Achimota school authorities. A former Member …

Tyrone Iras Marhguy, the Rastafarian student who has been denied admission to the Achimota School has expressed shock at the school’s disregard for his academics prowess and instead are focus on his dreadlocks. To him, his dream has always been to be a student of the Achimota School where a …

News reaching Fillabase indicates that a brawl occurred last night at Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology (KNUST) leaving some students injured. According to sources at the KNUST, a guy was wearing a Conti (Hostel) t-shirt, and decided to pass Katanga Hostel to his own hostel in Brunei, so on his …

Sixteen percent of children in the Ashanti Region are stunted, the Ashanti Regional Deputy Director for Public Health, Dr Michael Rockson Adjei has said. The Ashanti Regional Deputy Director for Public Health disclosed this at a sensitisation workshop for the media held in Kumasi on Friday, 19 March 2021. The …

Renowned Nigerian female DJ, Cuppy has Ordered her Lawyers to withdraw her Lawsuit against Israel DMW. The Billionaire Daughter has been under Pressure from her social Media followers who constantly plead with her on behalf of Davido’s aide from the very day she declared her intention to take legal actions against …

A lady has been alleged called out for leaking a n@.ke.d video of African Giant Burna Boy after he was asleep. The reason behind the release of the n@.k£d video and picture is yet unknown. Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Burna Boy, known in private life as Damini Ogulu, won the Grammy …