Madam Elizabeth Yamoah, a mother-of-four, was among the hundreds of thousands of candidates who completed the 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) today, 18 September 2020. The 57-year-old woman, who said she was mocked at and ridiculed for attempting to get some education at her age, was …

CAPE TOWN – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has clarified the lifting of restrictions when the country moves to level one on Monday. Dlamini-Zuma said the collective sacrifices of all South Africans have enabled the government to move the country to level one to allow for more economic activity …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said eleven persons have been arrested over the leakage of the Mathematics paper of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The paper leaked on Thursday, 17 September 2020. Pictures of the Mathematics paper which was scheduled to be have been written on Thursday …

Armed youth numbering about 100 have stormed a police station in the Sokoto, North-Western region of Nigeria. The on the Gidan Madi Divisional Police Station saw the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) killed with the District Superintendent of Police (DPO), Assistant Superintendent of Police (DSP, and many others severely injured. The …

Shocking news gathered by My News Ghana has it that three (3) siblings have been struck dead by a thunder lightening in the North-East region of Nigeria’s Taraba. Information gathered by My News Ghana says that a woman identified  Justina Nyavoro, in Pupule village, Yorro local government was returning home …

Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communication Officer of the NDC says but for the E-blocks built by the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration, there would have been a “quadruple” track system in the Senior High Schools (SHS) with the introduction of the Free SHS policy. Gyamfi told Paul Adom-Otchere Thursday on Good Evening …

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has directed its members to withdraw their services from Monday, September 21. According to the Association, government has failed to improve their conditions of service for the over 82,000 members. President of the Association Perpetual Ofori Ampofo on Thursday, September 17 told …

What can only be described as a horror movie played out on Monday, September 14 at the Parliament building in Uganda when a 23-year-old man was arrested as he attempted to deliver a child’s head to the Office of the Speaker. It is said that the alleged fresh human head …

A pupil of Kpandai SDA Junior High School, Ebenezer Waki, could not complete his Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) after he was involved in an accident Wednesday. The pupil, who is currently on admission at the Kpandai District Hospital, was injured after a motorbike collided with theirs and another bicycle. …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday, September 14, 2020 held discussions via zoom with Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Ghana’s progress on immunisation against the new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). The discussion according to Dr Bawumia also centred around the lessons from Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19 and the country’s digitisation …

An MP has been caught in a Facebook post by Dailynews watching p*rn on his phone in Parliament during the reading of the fiscal 2021 budget on Wednesday, September 16 According to their report, “the MP was getting some light relief from the stressful meeting”   Daily News said this …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced applications for qualified trained teachers who completed the Colleges of Education in 2019. This was contained in a press statement released by the Ghana Education Service on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. According to a statement signed by the Director, Human Resource, Adjoa Van …

Sad news reaching the desk of My News Ghana has it that a Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate, Richard Mensah, writing this year’s exam,  has died at Apremdo in the Western Region. Reports say that he died on Wednesday, September 16 2020 after writing his papers on Monday and …

South African media personality, Zodwa Wabantu, is more than ready for the commencement of Level 1, as seen in her latest Instagram video. The reality star was seeing jumping up and down on the bed, wearing nothing but a thong and a T-shirt, which she rolled up to show her …

27-year-old pornstar, Tobiloba Jolaoso popularly known as Kingtblakhoc has been remanded by the Osun State Magistrate’s Court for shooting a sex movie inside a shrine. The pornstar, Jolaoso in the company of five others were remanded on Monday after they were arrested by the police following reports from a member of …

Andile Lungisa says he is not suited to the unpalatable food, uncomfortable sleeping arrangements, risk of violence and degrading ablution facilities that come with a prison sentence. Plainly put, Lungisa believes sending him to jail would be cruel — and the public at large would not want him to be …

Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa has until Thursday to report to correctional services to begin serving his effective two-year jail term for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. His attorney, Alwyn Griebenow, confirmed that the justice department had served notice on him at about midday on …

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday urged South Africans to mark this years Heritage Day festivities by taking up the Jerusalema dance challenge. Master KG’s hit song has kept a world under COVID-19 siege abuzz in recent months. The #JerusalemaDanceChallenge has gained worldwide popularity with the official video garnering more than …

The National Teaching Council (NTC) says there is no political pressure on it to suspend the teacher licensure examinations. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Teaching Council, Dennis Osei-Owusu, in a Citi News interview on the matter, said the exam was postponed to 1st and 2nd October due to changes …

The woefully inadequate examination centers in Kwahu Afram Plains South District of Eastern Region has forced hundreds of candidates in the ongoing BECE to spend nights in shabby classrooms in the district capital Tease. The Kwahu Afram Plains South District has only one WAEC approved Examination center -the  St.Fidelis Senior …

1FDK has been climbing all the top hills in the industry which is recently bringing his name to the stay. The singer has put out a number of hot songs out there and it doesn’t seize as the vibes keep coming so unexpectedly. Releasing his last project ‘We Go Win’ …

More than 200 prisoners have escaped from a jail in north-east Uganda, officials say, bringing the local town to a standstill while security forces try to track them down. The inmates reportedly killed a soldier after they broke out of the facility in Moroto before heading for the hills. The …

The National Accreditation Board (NAB) in Ghana has reiterated its call to all educational institutions and employers to refer all academic and professional qualifications to it for determination of their respective statuses before accepting them for any form of admission, employment or job progression. The call follows the continuous use …

The Chinese Government on Wednesday, presented its second batch of medical supplies, to the Ministry of Health, to support Ghana in the fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplies were made up of 20,000 N-95 protective face masks, 350,000 surgical masks, 10,000 disposable coverall, 15,000 each of medical googles, and disposable gloves and …

South Africa, which had one of the world’s earliest and strictest lockdowns, has announced a further easing of anti-coronavirus measures. From 20 September an overnight curfew will be reduced, gatherings will be allowed at 50% of a venue’s capacity, and alcohol will again be on sale. “We have withstood the …

The UN children’s agency Unicef has called on the Nigerian authorities to urgently review an Islamic court’s decision to sentence a 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy. The boy was convicted in August of making uncomplimentary remarks about God during an argument with a friend in northern …

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé has assaulted his chief of staff in public right after a meeting. It’s yet to be known what triggered the strenuous altercation. Adepanews.com got hold of the information after a video was sighted from a source. Alpha Condé who was elected 2010, have been …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it will sanction the University of Ghana Branch of the association for holding a press conference on the Public Universities Bill without approval. According to the umbrella union of the university lecturers, the leadership of the Legon branch of UTAG has been …

A Jamaican national who was falsely imprisoned for more than nine years in The Bahamas is in a legal battle with the government, asking to be awarded $27 million in damages. Matthew Sewell was first detained at the age of 18 in 2006 after he was accused of raping a …

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo- Addo, says West African leaders hope to see a civilian- led government installed in Mali within days. He spoke after talks between regional leaders and the military junta that seized power in Mali last month. Mr Akufo- Addo said the regional bloc, Ecowas, would lift sanctions …