The station commander of the Groblersdal police station, Colonel Lebyane Jeffrey Seroka, 57, was shot and killed by unknown suspects in front of his house at Maganagobuswa village at about 04:30 on Saturday morning as he was making his way to a funeral. According to Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, …

Nigerians have been protesting for years against police brutality, so why did this October’s protests gain international attention and support at a scale never seen before? Over the last two weeks, an outpouring of support for Nigerian protesters has played out on Twitter, with various hashtags, but predominantly #EndSARS. Sars …

The Deputy Director-General of Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Quality and Access has relayed that students would advance to the next level of their academics without assessment or examination come January. Speaking on JoyPrime channel, Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh said all students would be promoted to the next academic year …

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has revealed that the NPP administration under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has invested over $700m in the Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Sector since taking office in January 2017. Dr. Prempeh made this revelation when he delivered the keynote address …

The United States Embassy and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have launched the US State Department Bureau of African Affairs’ University Partnerships Initiative (UPI) to promote faculty and student exchanges and joint research. It also aims at strengthening ties between the two countries, build their education …

The University of Ghana has announced vacancies for senior-level administrative positions for Administrative/Professional cadre. The positions include Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, University Librarian and Dean for its School of Graduate Studies. Others are: Director – Public Affairs Directorate Director – Academic Affairs Director – University of Ghana Computing Systems Director – Internal …

Members of the Universities of Ghana Senior Staff Association, will from Monday, October 19, lay down their tools. This has been occasioned by the government’s failure to address what they describe as pertinent labour issues. Addressing the media in Accra on Friday morning, the National Chairman of the Association, Abdul-Majeed …

Nigerian soldiers beat up policemen for taking monies from people on Aba road amid the EndSars protest A video sighted online shows how some soldiers saved civilians from the hands of some police officers who were extorting them along the Aba road. The soldiers didn’t let go of the police …

At least 13 Somali troops have died after the army attacked militant group al Shabaab in jungle and farms near the district of Afgoye northwest of the capital, Mogadishu, a military official said. Al Shabaab has battled since 2008 to overthrow Somalia’s internationally-recognised central government and establish its rule, based …

Brendin Horner trial witnesses’ identities must be shielded, says state Only closing arguments by the legal teams and delivery of judgment may be broadcast in the trial of two men in connection with the murder of 21-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner. TV cameras and photographers will be allowed in the …

Ghanaian uprising rapper; affiliated to To Clique Inc, Kwame Kawasem is finally here with the new banging rap song for the year 2020. The rapper has already proofed his gifted style to the public already and all his songs can testify including this recent one he calls ”Ma Ni77as.” On …

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says no student in the public universities will pay utility bills from the next academic year. This is intended to lessen the financial burden on students and increase access to tertiary education in the country. Dr. Opoku Prempeh, who announced this at the third …

A 13-year-old girl, Wednesday, October 14, alleged that her aunt’s husband, who she calls ‘Daddy’, would play pornographic videos for her to watch then rape her.   She alleged he had been abusing her sexually in his shop and at their apartment on Surulere Street, Ojo area of Lagos, with …

Academic City College, Ghana’s premium Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) institution has presented a full scholarship to Master Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor, a student of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon, winner of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Academic City Presidential Scholarship Award …

Every day we talk about the nation not moving forward especially when it comes to education and employment. We forget that the people who matter in education are not well catered for. When they say their reward is in heaven yet we are expecting goodies here on earth? That things …

A 51-year old man, Gladwn Mboweni, is believed to have committed suicide in South Africa by setting his home on fire using a highly inflammable substance.   His two daughters, 13-year old Minkateko and Tsakani Mboweni,9, also died in the incident which happened at Nkowankowa township outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. Mboweni was the …

The Ghana Library Authority has unveiled a Public Library Endowment Fund as a flagship initiative as part of its 70th Anniversary Celebration to support the growth and development of public libraries in Ghana.    This was made known at the launch of the 70th Anniversary in Accra. The Board Chairperson …

A man died after falling from the Rooihuiskraal bridge in Centurion, Gauteng, on to the N14 highway on Tuesday afternoon. He was then hit by an oncoming truck. ER24 paramedics as well as other private medical services arrived on the scene at 13:10. Nothing could be done for the man, …

His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo will today October 14, host six-time winners of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Presbyterian Boys SHS at the Jubilee House at 4:00 pm. Presec-Legon, “the undisputed kings of the competition”, represented by Daniel Gakpetor, Benjamin Quansah and Isaac Gyamfi, defeated Adisadel College and Opoku …

Secondary school is the one the stages of education, that enables the young generations to express their youthful Age and juvenile delinquent stages. It is during this stage of academic level that a student is being thought, on what he or she is likely going to face in the High …

Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, says no student in the public universities will pay utility bills from next academic year. This is intended to lessen the financial burden on students and increase access to tertiary education in the country. Dr Opoku Prempeh, who announced this at the third …

Ghanaian musician Isaac Ofori Sika known in music circles as Nana Sika has officially released his first single titled ‘Kwaadonto’. The talented highlife musician who has uncountable songs in his music box said though it has taken him too long to come out with a single he believes his first …

Nigeria’s police chief has ordered the unconditional release of all demonstrators arrested during protests against police brutality. This was a key demand of protesters who have rallied against the hated Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) in major cities for seven days. Amnesty International said that 10 people were killed in the …

A 6-year-old boy, Joshua Beckford from Tottenham, is the youngest to ever attend Oxford University. Joshua Beckford has been featured in a number of news reports and has confirmed in interviews, his admission into Oxford University to study Philosophy and History when he was six years old. A photo, which …

Management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has denied reports that two students have been killed by armed robbers. Twitter has been awash with rumours that armed robbers stormed a lecture hall on Monday night and attacked students who were learning and robbed them of their money, mobile phones, …

Michael Jackson secretly met with Robert Mugabe and his second wife Grace more than two decades ago. Footage of the highly secretive meeting has been released and shows the late King of Pop fraternising with the former president of Zimbabwe. The video, which was shot in the State House in …

Juornalist Kwaku Justice who participated in an online workshop organized by renowned Down To Earth  Magazine ( www.downtoearth.org) and Centre For Science and Environment ( CSE- www.cseindia.org) on the subject ” REPORTING ON CLIMATE CHANGE “, both in  New Delhi in India  via zoom with his colleagues  Ghanaian journalists  and that was his …

A police officer and a civilian have been killed in the Nigerian city of Lagos as protests continue against police brutality for a sixth day. There are reports that police used live ammunition on the protesters in the country’s largest city. This comes a day after a notorious police unit …

The Ministry of Education through Ghana Education Service has collaborated with the University of Cape Coast to run a three-semester programme to upgrade all Diploma holding teachers to the Degree level. The move is to ensure that the minimum qualification required to teach in any school in Ghana is the …

A wedding ceremony over the weekend ended in a tragedy when the groom lost his legs in an accident. A guest, who was traveling with the groom, also died on the spot. This unfortunate incident occurred at Kwara State in Nigeria. According to reports, the guest and the groom were …