Cocaine and heroin have been recovered by officials of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra State. The drugs were retrieved from the palace of a prominent traditional ruler in the state. In a statement issued on Monday March 8 by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi …

At least 39 migrants drowned off Tunisia when two boats capsized on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, as numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe continue to rise. Rescuers pulled 165 survivors from the floundering boats out of the sea to safety. It was not immediately clear what caused both …

There are concerns of a xenophobia related attack in South Africa. Local media outlets reported on Monday that two foreigners sustained injuries after attackers raided and burned shops in the city of Durban, South Africa. The attacks, according to the media, are believed to be youth associated with the armed …

A total of 33 major health projects were approved for implementation last year by my government, the President of the Republic H.E Akufo-Addo has disclosed. He said this when he delivered his state of the nation address on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. He said his administration has shown a commitment …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued an alert over the seizure of fake Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa. According to the FDA, ”this alert has become necessary as a result of reports of the seizure of fake COVID19 vaccines in South Africa. The FDA wishes to caution the …

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo says his government will recruit more health workers in his second term to help improve Ghana’s healthcare delivery services following the devastating impact of COVID-19 across the globe. Delivering his first State of the Nation address in Parliament on Tuesday, 9 March 2021, Nana Akufo-Addo noted that his …

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou has won this year’s $5m Ibrahim prize for Achievement in African Leadership for his work in promoting economic progress and joining regional efforts to quell the threat of Islamist militants. Issoufou was first elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2016. He stepped down after serving two …

A 25-year-old female Mathematics Teacher, Portia Afriyie, of Katakyiwa M/A Basic School in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti region, urgently needs GH¢32,000 to undergo surgery or risk being paralyzed in the coming days. Ms. Portia Afriyie, the only mathematics teacher for the Katakyiwa M/A JHS is suffering …

The opposition leader in Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, whose arrest has sparked nationwide violent protest was released on Monday, March 8, 2021, but under judicial supervision according to his lawyers. Sonko was arrested and charged with rape which he denies and describes as politically motivated. He appeared in court on Monday, …

The Dean at the Faculty of Ghanaian Languages of the University of Education Winneba, Professor Charles Owu-Ewie says it is unjust to prohibit children from speaking vernacular in schools. Speaking at a virtual symposium on the role of the mother tongue in improving literacy in Ghana on 3fm 92.7, the …

First-year Senior High School (SHS) students across the country are expected to report to school from Thursday, 18 March to Sunday, 21 March 2021 the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced. First-year SHS students across the country were initially scheduled to report to school on Wednesday, 10 March 2021. However, …

It was video footage seen across the world – Derek Chauvin with his knee pressed on the neck of George Floyd for about nine minutes before he died. Now the former US police officer faces trial on second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges. Three other dismissed officers will stand trial …

Schools in Senegal will shut until March 15, the education ministry said on Sunday, after days of violent protests that have paralysed parts of the capital Dakar and are expected to continue next week. At least five people have died in demonstrations sparked by the arrest on Wednesday of Ousmane …

At least 20 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in a series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea, local media report. Around 300 people were injured following the blasts, which happened near a military barracks in the main city of Bata on Sunday. Images on social media showed …

Women in Africa are less likely to die from Covid-19 than men, but more likely to succumb to maternal complications due to limited access to reproductive services since the pandemic started, the UN said Thursday citing reports. A study of 28 African countries including Guinea, Mauritius and Uganda showed that …

A fire engulfed the Alice Magistrate’s courthouse in the Eastern Cape.   The Alice Magistrate’s courthouse in the Eastern Cape has been gutted, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development announced on Saturday. “Most parts of the district court burned down, with the exception of the regional court, which is …

A teenage student has become the fifth person known to have died in Senegal in protests that followed the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Wednesday. He was killed on Saturday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern city of Diaobe. Protesters had tried to burn …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, said he once tested positive for COVID-19 but was relieved 72 hours later when subsequent tests came out negative. Obasanjo who turned 84 on March 5, said he was a bit concerned about it and had to call his daughter, Dr Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, that …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened registration for the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private junior high school candidates. According to WAEC, first-time candidates as well as those seeking to improve on their grades had up to March 19, 2021, to register for the examination which …

The world has gotten to a stage where children are experimenting everything including proposing love to themselves in their various schools. What makes the development quite worrying and disturbing is that many of these children are not even in their adolescent stages yet, they can be found in the lower/upper …

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has warned the public to exercise caution at beaches after two men drowned in Port Elizabeth this week. In a statement on Saturday, NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the incident happened on Tuesday. He said the NSRI, Nelson Mandela Bay municipal lifeguards, Coastal Water …

Sad as a heartless woman caught flogging her stepson & locking him in a cage with dogs A video showing a Nigerian woman flogging a boy, after which she locked him in a cage with fierce dogs, has generated outrage on Twitter and people are calling for her to be …

Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has announced the extension of the period of services of the Authority to the public, ahead of the reopening of Senior High Schools. She said the Authority had included Saturday, March 6, 2021, and Monday, March …

Large protests have hit Senegal for a third day as demonstrators burnt cars and clashed with police after the arrest of an opposition leader on Wednesday. Ousmane Sonko appeared in court on Friday accused of disrupting public order. He also faces a rape allegation. He denies the allegations and his …

A clique of Senior High School (SHS) girls has been caught twerking like professional slay queens in a new video that has just pop up online. The viral video sighted by OccupyGh.com captures these young ladies, numbers 5, dancing and twerking like professional dancers. They went on twerking so professionally …

I was a boy, thirteen or fifteen years when I watched a TV program where the host asked the women the kind of men they’ll like to be with. All the ladies started their sentence with, “I want a tall guy blah blah blah.” I was young and didn’t know …

Today marks exactly a year to the day that South Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case. On 5 March 2020, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, announced the news of a 38-year-old COVID-19 patient from KwaZulu-Natal. The man tested positive after a ski trip in Italy with his wife and eight …

An unknown number of young and dangerous crocodiles escaped from a breeding farm in South Africa’s Western Cape province, authorities said on Thursday. Police have set up a special unit to track down the Nile crocodiles, which measure between 1.2 and 1.5 meters in length, said CapeNature, the region’s environmental …

The Boahen Korkor Presby Junior High School in Sunyani on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, was nearly set ablaze by an unknown person. This school, which is situated at the premises of the Presbyterian Church, which is directly opposite the Radio BAR, is amongst a cluster of schools on the same …

A man in his 70s was killed and his wife seriously injured after being stabbed several times during a suspected house robbery at Mbombela on Thursday. The attack was allegedly carried out by three suspects who gained access to the house, near a school in West Acres, in the early …