Educationist, Daniel Fenyi has called on government to provide more computers in Senior High Schools to facilitate the effective use of free Wi-Fi as promised in the New Patriotic Party (NPP’s) 2020 manifesto. Speaking to UniverseNews on this issue, Mr. Daniel Fenyi stated that the provision of electricity and infrastructure to house …
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Mob stabs man to death, sets house alight killing his four family members
A group of suspects brutally killed five family members in Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday, police said. Police spokesperson Brig Tembinkosi Kinana said the mob went to the home at about 1am on Wednesday and called one of the family members outside. As the 55-year-old man came …
Read More »Why this pastor won’t bless a marriage
Controversial Kenyan preacher, Godfrey Migwi has announced that he won’t officiate any wedding in which the groom is yet to see his bride’s face without makeup. The Pastor, who noted that the groom should see his bride’s face without makeup at least three weeks before the wedding, added that this is …
Read More »Kenyan governor and his children in court over graft
A Kenyan governor and four of his children have been arraigned in court over the alleged embezzlement of public funds amounting to 73m Kenyan shillings ($675,000; £511,000). Governor Okoth Obado of Migori county in western Kenya is accused of indirectly receiving the money through his children – who received multiple …
Read More »Mobile Phone usage in schools to be reviewed – GES
Stakeholders in the education sector are considering reviewing the ban on mobile phone usage in schools. Mrs Esther Jones Safo, Ga North Municipal Director of Education, who disclosed this in Accra on Thursday, said the review would be done so that mobile phones could be used strictly for academic purposes. …
Read More »Students hit with suspected food poisoning after eating Gov’t’s Hot meal in Ho
Unconfirmed rumours gathered by Celebrities Buzz is indicating that about 16 final year JHS students in the Volta Regional capital, Ho has been hit by a suspected food poisoning This came about after the said students consumed food cooked under the 1 Hot meal per student agenda implemented by the …
Read More »Teacher Licensure Exams Set For September 24
National Teaching Council (NTC) has fixed September 24 and 25 for this year’s Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination. A statement signed by Mr Dennis Osei-Owusu, the Public Relations Officer, NTC, and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Thursday, said registration for the examination was open from August 27 to September …
Read More »HIV-positive man who raped his wife’s cousin gets life sentence
A 49-year-old man who raped his wife’s cousin after he was denied sex was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The man, who knew he was HIV-positive, did not use a condom during the sexual assault. The Port Elizabeth regional court sentenced Mongameli Mapuma to life for raping his wife’s …
Read More »Mali’s coup Frees Ousted President
Mali’s coup leaders have announced freeing ousted President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. According to the soldiers, Mr Keita has been released from detention. The soldiers said on Thursday, August 27, 2020 that he was at his home. Mr Keita was arrested during last Tuesday’s military takeover. He announced his resignation hours …
Read More »VIDEO: ‘We got N1m to kill her for rituals’ – Suspects confesses to killing UNIBEN student
A suspect in the brutal rape and killing of Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, a level 100 student of the University of Benin, (UNIBEN) has confessed that he was offered the sum of one million naira by the victim’s landlady to carry out the dastardly act. The suspect, identified as Collins Ulegbe, …
Read More »Why you’re so intensely horny on your period?
Yep, if your period often ranks as one of your best sex weeks of the month, you are in fine company. Aunt Flo is in the house, and while she brought along PMS and cramping (major buzzkills), she also brought another (much, much more fun) guest to the party: But …
Read More »Suspects in Egypt’s alleged hotel rape flee country
The suspects in an alleged gang rape incident at a luxury hotel in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, have fled the country, according to the public prosecutor. Seven of the suspects left in July when reports about the rape started circulating online. This was a month before the rape victim filed an …
Read More »South African conservationist killed by white lions
A well-known South African conservationist has died after he was mauled by two white lions as he was taking them for a walk. The wife of West Mathewson, who followed in a car, tried to distract the lions but it was too late. He ran a popular safari lodge, Lion …
Read More »Anger and questions as 17 dead dolphins wash ashore in Mauritius
At least 17 dead dolphins have been found on the coast of Mauritius, prompting debates about whether a recent oil spill was to blame. Environmental campaigners say the deaths were either caused by the oil spill from a Japanese-owned ship or by authorities sinking part of the vessel. But the …
Read More »KNUST final year students to pay GH¢250 for virtual graduation
Final years students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will be expected to pay GH¢250 for the school’s first-ever virtual graduation. According to the school, the fee is meant to cater for Congregation Publication, Graduation Medals, Certificate Holders, University Souvenirs and Administrative costs. The Graduation Ceremony …
Read More »Thousands missing in Africa due to conflict and migration
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says more than 40,000 people across Africa are registered as missing as a result of conflict, migration and climate shocks. It says almost half of them are children. Conflicts in Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya and Cameroon are having …
Read More »Pastor pleads guilty to raping two sisters
A 48-year-old pastor, Nduka Anyanwu, on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating two teenage sisters. Anyanwu made the plea before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. He is facing a two-count charge of defilement. Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, ASP Roman Unuigbe, told the court that the defendant …
Read More »4More4Nana: Final year JHS students made to swear allegiance to NPP before getting free food
In his most recent address on the coronavirus pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo instructed the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to provide one hot meal for final year Junior High School students. The president in his speech did not in any way ascribe a political condition to the gesture. …
Read More »Mauritius oil spill: Dead dolphins found after shipwreck
At least 13 dead dolphins have been found on the seashore in Mauritius, more than a month after the huge oil spill caused by a Japanese-owned ship. The deaths have been caused either by the spill or the authorities’ decision to sink the ship’s stem, environmental campaigners say. The carcasses …
Read More »BECE food: No headteacher has complained of poor quality – Gender Minister
No headteacher in any of the schools in which pupils are sitting for their Basic Education Examination Certificate (BECE) has complained about the quality of food being served their pupils, the Minister of Gender, Child and Social Protection, Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison has said. “So far, no headmaster has called me to …
Read More »Breaking News: Access Bank on fire (WATCH VIDEO)
A branch of Access Bank in Lagos caught fire on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. The raging fire was captured on phone cameras by pedestrians from the road and people in surrounding buildings in Adetokunbo Ademola, Victoria Island where the building is located. Fire fighters are reported to have responded to …
Read More »Wi-Fi for SHSs: GES directed to review ban on phones, other gadgets – Adutwum
Persons advocating for the legalisation of phones in secondary schools, among other gadgets, may have gotten a boost from Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum. Following the Akufo-Addo administration’s assurance that it will provide Senior High Schools with free Wi-Fi, Dr. Adutwum says a …
Read More »4 men shot dead, woman injured in a drive-by shooting
Four men died and a woman was wounded after they were shot by unknown suspects in Adams Mission.The victims were travelling in a double-cab bakkie when they were attacked in Sunnyside.The KwaMakhutha police are investigating charges of murder and attempted murder. Four men died and a woman was injured after …
Read More »Coronavirus Turns Classrooms Into Chicken Coops
Kenya’s decision to close all schools until next January because of coronavirus has left many of its private schools struggling to survive, as Basillioh Mutahi and Mercy Juma report. The classrooms at Mwea Brethren School, which once resonated to the sound of children learning, are now filled with a cacophony …
Read More »Algeria sets date for referendum on new constitution
Algeria’s President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has announced that a referendum on a new constitution will be held in just over two months, on 1 November. A draft of the proposed constitution released earlier this year indicated that it would give Algeria’s parliament and the prime minister’s office more power. There have …
Read More »Africa to be declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’
Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected by the paralysis. There is no cure but the polio vaccine protects children …
Read More »Screenshots: Female SHS student curses teacher for refusing to accept her proposal
My News Ghana has sighted a screenshot of a conversation between a female student and her teacher where the student was proposing to her teacher. In the conversation, the student identified as Jessica told her teacher that she had something to tell him, he asked her to go ahead then she …
Read More »‘Alarming escalation’ in northern Nigeria attacks
Amnesty International says it has documented an alarming escalation in attacks and abductions in northern Nigeria, with more than 1,100 deaths since the beginning of the year. The rights group says the authorities have left rural communities at the mercy of rampaging gunmen and describes the lack of protection as …
Read More »Zambian Man Takes His Chinese Boss’s Wife After He Failed To Pay Him
Looks like the guy has been eating from the poor boss’s honey pot. lt seems the guy has been having two job descriptions for all along, and when the salary was delayed, he decided to concentrate on one job description that would later break his boss’s heart. It goes to …
Read More »Plane carrying UN salaries crashes in South Sudan, 8 Die
A cargo plane transporting money for the UN’s World Food Programme has crashed near the South Sudanese capital, Juba, killing eight of the nine people on board, the authorities say. Four of the dead from Saturday morning’s crash were South Sudanese, two were from Tajikistan and the other was from …
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