Some three new universities in Ghana have received four vehicles each from the government to assist in their operational effectiveness. They are the SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, CK Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences and University of Environment and Sustainable Development. The four vehicles …
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WAEC Sued
The Africa Education Watch has sued the West African Examination Council (WAEC) over the use of examiners whose contact details were leaked on social media some months ago to mark examination papers. The has also filed an injunction at the High Court praying the court to compel WAEC not to …
Read More »PHOTOS: Woman Pours Hot Water On 8-Year-Old House Help For Licking Milk
A heartless Nigerian woman identified as Ogochukwu Anichukwu has been called out for pouring hot water on her 8-year-old house help for licking common milk. It was gathered that Ogochukwu and her husband Emmanuel Anichukwu are in the habit of maltre Heartless_Woman-Pours-Hot-Water-On-8_Year_Old-House-Help-For-Licking-Milk-_Photos ating the young girl. According to a post shared by Jane …
Read More »Mass withdrawal of corpses at KATH as mortuary workers threaten strike
Several bereaved families preserving their dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) on Monday thronged the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to withdraw their corpses. They feared the pending strike of mortuary workers will deal a devastating blow to their funeral plans and in the worse case, the shape of …
Read More »Pastor Mysteriously Goes Missing, Family Calls For Help To Find Him
A Nigerian Pastor identified as Tega Ahre has been declared missing by his family. According to the father of the Pastor, he has been missing for two weeks and the entire family is trusting God for a miracle of his return. Media personality Ushbebe who also reshared the …
Read More »Patient dies in car park as health workers strike
One person died on Monday in a car park while waiting for treatment at Kenya’s largest referral hospital as health workers downed their tools to protest against delayed pay of improved salaries and allowances. The management of Kenyatta National Hospital said the deceased, a motorbike taxi rider, arrived at the …
Read More »[PHOTOS]: Frustrated guy burns his University certificate after years of unemployment
A Nigerian university graduate has burned his university certificate after years of frustration due to unemployment. According to a post on Facebook, the frustrated guy Usman Abubarkar burnt all his certificates which includes his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) University degree and WASSCE. According to him, his certificate has become useless …
Read More »Tax evasion and theft ‘rob Africa’ of $89bn a year: UN study
Africa is losing nearly $89bn a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more than it receives in development aid, a new UN study shows. The estimate, published on Monday in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) 248-page report, is the …
Read More »PHOTOS: 15 Years Old JHS Student Sets The Internet On Fire With His Handwriting
The handwriting of this Junior High School student has caused a lot of reactions on social media. In a post sighted by GhanaTrending on ‘Tell it all’ a popular Ghanaian group, the Junior high school student is said to be 15 years of Age and his handwriting is like that …
Read More »Islamist militants kill 18 in north-eastern Nigeria
The Nigerian military says 18 people have been left dead after an ambush on a government convoy in the north-east of the country. It said four soldiers, 10 police officers and four civilians were killed in the attack targeting Borno state officials on Friday. The Islamic State (IS) group said …
Read More »South African defence minister’s pay docked over use of air force plane
South Africa’s president has docked three months of the defence minister’s pay after she allowed governing party officials to fly on an air force plane to Zimbabwe with her on 9 September. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was accused of misusing state resources for party political business. The defence force had argued she …
Read More »Nine new model schools to be completed by end of 2020 – Education Minister
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the nine model schools being constructed by government will be completed by the end of the year. According to Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the establishment of these new senior high schools comprises the construction of …
Read More »No bail for man, 25, after brutal attack on 18-year-old woman
A man was denied bail in the Alexandria Magistrate’s Court after he severely beat an 18-year-old woman. The woman is in a critical condition in hospital. Sean Nicolas Hendricks, 25, was arrested on Thursday evening and faces a charge of attempted murder. A member of the public reported a suspicious noise …
Read More »Stray animals invade ‘abandoned’ schools, defecate on desks
Weeds and domestic animals have taken over a number of basic and second cycle institutions in the Northern and North East regions where Zoomlion Ghana Limited is currently disinfecting against the deadly Coronavirus. The compound of the schools that have since March this year been closed due to the outbreak of …
Read More »Togo’s Prime Minister, others resign
Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government have resigned, in an expected political reshuffle delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The move late on Friday was anticipated since President Faure Gnassingbe was re-elected in February for a fourth term in office after a constitutional change allowed him to run …
Read More »KZN man killed in head-on collision with taxi
A motorist died in his Mercedes-Benz after colliding head-on with a minibus-taxi in Hammersdale, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday night. Life Response spokesperson Leon Fourie said the collision took place at about 10.20pm. “On arrival paramedics found that a taxi had collided head-on with a Mercedes and then hit into another vehicle.” …
Read More »Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader
Mali’s new president has been sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw, 70, was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional government until elections, which are expected in 18 months. Col Goita is vice-president. The …
Read More »Ethiopia tells U.N. ‘no intention’ of using dam to harm Egypt, Sudan
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, told the United Nations on Friday that his country has “no intention” of harming Sudan and Egypt with a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that has caused a bitter water dispute between the three countries. Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan failed to strike a …
Read More »Ten migrants drown trying to reach Mayotte
Ten migrants from the Comoros, including a seven-year-old child, have drowned while trying to make their way to the island of Mayotte – a French territory in the Indian Ocean. Police said their bodies were found washed up on the beach, with their boat appearing to have capsized in a …
Read More »US mulls two-year limit for many African student visas
Proposed new US immigration measures could leave many African students in the country having to reapply for visas in the middle of their degree courses. A plan issued by the Department for Homeland Security (DHS), that is now up for discussion, outlines changes to student visas that have previously been …
Read More »VIDEO: Parents warned over SHS school placement
Officials of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have advised parents not to leave their wards’ school placements in the hands of teachers. Rodney Nkrumah Boateng, an official of CSSPS from the Education Ministry, speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem on Thursday, revealed …
Read More »SHSs in Volta region disinfection ongoing
Secondary schools in the Volta region totaling 129 are currently undergoing the third phase of disinfection. Some of the schools disinfected on the first day in the Volta Region were Ola Girls SHS, Wallahs Academy SHS, Prosper College, Mawuko Girls’ High school, Mawuli SHS, Adaklu SHS among others. …
Read More »4 family members killed at home in shooting incident
Four family members have been killed and another was injured by unknown gunmen in Browns Farm, Cape Town on Thursday. According to police, preliminary reports revealed that the gunmen forcefully entered a home in Makhosi Street and shot and killed three women aged 18, 30 and 69. “An 11-year-old boy …
Read More »‘Vast areas under water’ in South Sudan
“Vast areas of [South Sudan] along the River Nile are now under water” according to the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country Alain Noudéhou. The UN estimates that 600,000 people in the country have been forced to leave their homes. Returning from a visit to some of the flooded areas, …
Read More »Nigerian hotel workers stripped over alleged theft
A group of human rights lawyers in Warri, southern Nigeria, is seeking compensation for four hotel workers who were allegedly stripped naked by their employer. They had been accused of stealing some money, but local media are reporting that they had been tipped by some guests. The four, three women …
Read More »In Quotes| Ramaphosa throws weight behind relocating statues ‘glorifying’ apartheid
President Cyril Ramaphosa has thrown his weight behind the removal of statues and monuments of past oppressors. During a virtual address on Heritage Day, Ramaphosa said any symbol, monument or activity that glorifies racism has no place in democratic SA and should be repositioned and relocated. It is unclear when …
Read More »Ex-rugby player Zane Kilian charged with murder of cop Charl Kinnear
The identity of the man arrested in connection with the murder of senior Cape Town policeman Charl Kinnear has been revealed. He is Zane Kilian, 39, a former professional rugby player from Gauteng. Kilian appeared in the Bishop Lavis magistrate’s court on Friday morning under heavy police guard. The burly …
Read More »SA leader backs removal of apartheid-era statues
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has supported the removal of statues that glorify the country’s apartheid past. He said “any symbol, monument or activity that glorifies racism, that represents our ugly past, has no place in democratic South Africa”. “Monuments glorifying our divisive past should be re-positioned and relocated,” he …
Read More »GNAT Pushes For ‘One Laptop, One Internet Modem’ For Teachers
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is advocating for a “one laptop and one modem per teacher” policy to support teachers in enhancing the learning experience of students within the COVID-19 period. Interacting with teachers at it 2020 stakeholders forum, President of GNAT, Mrs Philippa Larson noted that teachers …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido: The lethal strikers of Nigeria’s music industry
Three things the trio share in common amongst other things is their undoubted style, finesse, and respect for music legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Since the days of King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey, Ayinde Barrister, Victor Olaiya, Orlando Owoh and I.K Dairo to Tony Tetuila, Ruggedman, Eddy Remedy, Eedris Abdulkareem and …
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