Zimbabwe’s president has vowed to “flush out” his opponents as anger with his government grows over alleged corruption and economic mismanagement. Attempts by “a few rogue Zimbabweans” to destabilise the country in “league with foreign detractors” would be overcome, Emmerson Mnangagwa added. More than 20 people have been arrested since …
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Abducted 2-month-old baby found alive, woman arrested
A 38-year-old Bloemfontein woman who allegedly abducted a two-month-old baby while his mom was fetching medication at a clinic, has been arrested after the child was found on Tuesday. According to police, their investigation led them to a house in Phase 6, in the Bloemspruit area in Mangaung, where they …
Read More »WHO urges mothers to breastfeed even if infected with Coronavirus
Mothers should breastfeed their babies even if they have contracted COVID-19, the World Health Organization’s head said on Monday, as the benefits outweigh the risks of infection. “WHO recommends that mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be encouraged the same as all other mothers to initiate or continue breastfeeding,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …
Read More »Cops looking for 2 women who allegedly snatched baby
Gauteng police have launched a massive search for two women who disappeared after allegedly snatching an 8-month-old baby girl from her mother in Magaliesburg on Monday. According to police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo, it is alleged that the two women went to the victim’s home in Ga-Mogale, Magaliesburg, and told …
Read More »Couple shot dead, daughter wounded in attack
Two people were killed and one seriously injured when robbers raided a house on an estate near Olifantsfontein, east of Pretoria, on Tuesday. According to a source, a man, his wife and daughter were shot during the attack. Emergency and security services were called to the scene just after 06:00. The …
Read More »Man dies after Benin herbalist defrauds family of N5m
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old Beninoise, Gbese Peter, for allegedly defrauding a Nigerian couple, identified as Mr and Mrs Bamigboye of N5m. Peter allegedly swindled the couple on the pretext of helping them to overcome their spiritual problem and shielding their children from untimely death. The …
Read More »Lady Public Embarrasses Cake Seller Who Tried To SNATCH Her Boyfriend
A young Nigerian lady on Twitter has embarrassed a cake vendor publicly for allegedly trying to snatch her boyfriend from her. Narrating what happened, she stated that this cake seller after delivering a cake to her boyfriend so the need to had her boyfriend to the delivery. Per her narration, …
Read More »Nurses arrested for child trafficking
Two nurses have been arrested by the police for allegedly trafficking a newly born baby girl in Katsina, Nigeria. According to Gambo Isah, Spokesman of the State Police Command, the nurses identified as Misira Tijjani and Grace Ejigu were arrested on July 28 after a tip-off. They reportedly conspired and …
Read More »Man reportedly abandons own kids due to the color of their eyes (photos)
A Nigerian lady has on her Facebook page, narrated a shocking story of a man who rejected his kids because of the unusual colour of their eyes. According to Alabi Rukayat Oyindamola in her Facebook post sighted by MyNewsGhana.net, these beautiful kids lack proper care and they were expelled solely because their …
Read More »The Ball Is On Your Court To kick And score; Makes Us Proud – KMA To WASSCE’s Candidates
The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Hon Osei Assibey Antwi together with Sub Metros Education Committee and Metro Education Director pay a civility call on various West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination centers that falls under Kumasi Metro on Monday,3rd August 2020. The various WASSCE Centers visited includes; …
Read More »Educational Workers Connect Cautions WAEC
“It is said that Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful”. Educational Workers Connect, once again congratulates all the stakeholders who are putting their shoulders to the wheel to ensure that this year’s WASSCE is malpractice free. We, however, wish to caution …
Read More »Brothers arrested for raping their 13-year-old cousin
Uchechukwu Asuzu, 20, and Bright Ugochukwu, 20, who happens to be brothers have been arrested by men of the Imo state police command, for allegedly defiling their own cousin, Ugochukwu Chigozirim Ehirim, 13, in Ezemanah Ezeamoruo Nkwerre, a community in the state on July 11. Spokesperson of the state police …
Read More »Former SA Home Affairs minister’s wife Norma Gigaba in legal battle over arrest
Norma Gigaba, the wife of former home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba, has been charged with crimen injuria and damage to property and will approach the High Court to challenge her arrest, The Citizen writes. Gigaba was arrested on Friday, 31 July over alleged damage done to a …
Read More »Ladies and gentlemen: 5 facts about orgasm you probably didn’t know
Orgasm is widely regarded as the peak of sexual excitement. It is a powerful feeling of physical pleasure and sensation, which includes a discharge of accumulated erotic tension. There are lots of conceptions on orgasm, like an improved immune system and reduced pain or condoms prevent you from climaxing. …
Read More »VIDEO: Students Vandalize School Properties As WASSCE ‘Apor’ Swerves
This year has been a year of trials and complications with the outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a nation, any projects have been halted, education has been a standstill as a majority of students has been staying home in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. #wassce2020 Awww Yakubu has started …
Read More »Nigeria urged to review abortion laws
Experts have called for a review of the restrictive abortion laws in Nigeria to protect women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. They made the call at the weekend during a training for journalists on the Global Gag Rule and women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Keffi, Nasarawa …
Read More »UAE Stops Visa renewal for Nigerians
Nigeria’s international woes have increased as Dubai withdraws visa application for the country. Apart from being blacklisted from applying for jobs in some Dubai organisations as well as tourist sites, a latest update has announced all-purpose visas are also on hold. The statement said all visa renewal for Nigerians in …
Read More »President, Asantehene congratulate KNUST’s first female Vice-Chancellor
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, have congratulated Professor Mrs.Rita Akosua Dickson on her investiture as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The newly-invested Vice-Chancellor is the first female to occupy that prestigious position in the history of Ghana’s foremost …
Read More »Nigeria Boko Haram: Governor says battle against militants being sabotaged
A governor in north-east Nigeria has suggested efforts to defeat jihadist group Boko Haram are being undermined by elements of the security apparatus. Borno State’s Babagana Zulum said President Muhammadu Buhari needed to know sabotage within the system was frustrating work to end the insurgency. Babagana Zulum was speaking bluntly …
Read More »I have 40 days to live – Lady claims her boyfriend used her for rituals [Video]
A beautiful Ghanaian lady has revealed her Nigerian boyfriend has used her for money rituals. The unidentified lady, who claims she has 40 days on earth, said she bleeds almost everyday. “My quest to support my poor family has landed me in this; I really need help,” she cried. The …
Read More »Student Getting Ready as WASSCE starts today
This year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will commence on Monday, August 3, with a total of 375,737 candidates in over 796 examination centres across the country. According to registrations data, 187,574 of the candidates are males and 188,163, females. The Ashanti region had the highest number of …
Read More »5 killed, 3 injured in head-on collision
A collision on the R29 on Sunday has claimed five lives, the Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liason said in a statement. “Five people were killed this afternoon around 14:00 when two sedans collided head-on. The collision happened on the R29 Road between Kinross and Leandra. The five …
Read More »Lagos to reopen Mosques, Churches from Aug 7
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced that places of worship (Mosques and Churches) in the state will be reopened from Friday, August 7. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during a briefing on COVID-19 at the Lagos House in Marina area of the state. While mosques will be reopened next week Friday, the …
Read More »Sallah Party: Seven (7) women found dead in a beauty salon
Seven women were found dead in a beauty salon in the Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State on Thursday, July 30. The spokesperson of the state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the victims, two married women and five single ladies, had gone to the …
Read More »WASSCE leakage: GES statement does not address issue, not reassuring -Ablakwa
Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has stated that the statement issued by the Ghana Education Service (GES) on the supposed leakage of the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science paper does not address the issue, and is not reassuring. He is, therefore, calling on Government to commission …
Read More »Double Track system in SHSs will end before 2024 – Akufo-Addo
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted that the Double Track system currently been used at the Senior High School(SHS) level will end when his second term in office ends. Senior High School students under the Free SHS policy are practising the semester-based system where students are …
Read More »Metro cop burnt in a protest-linked petrol bombing
A Cape Town metro police officer was burnt when his vehicle was petrol bombed during a volatile protest in Kraaifontein on Saturday. Violence erupted in the area after community members attempted to occupy land this past week. Officers were deployed after an anti-land occupation operation at Bloemkombos over the weekend, …
Read More »Preacher ‘assaults’ Jesus Christ after a failed attempt to raise the dead
A Twitter user has shared an interesting encounter he had with a lady who assaulted Jesus Christ for not answering her after she attempted to raise the dead to show that there is power in his name. @Mykael_yuddy who shared the story online, said he was at the Isolo General hospital when …
Read More »Kenya Airways resumes international flights after virus curbs lifted
Kenya Airways resumed international flights on Saturday, heading to about 30 destinations for the first time since the routes were suspended in March due to the Coronavirus. The carrier, in which Air France KLM holds a small stake, resumed domestic flights in mid-July after the government cleared local air travel. …
Read More »Zimbabwean soldiers assault 18-year-old, demand bribe to stop attack
Three armed soldiers Friday forced their way into a family home in Highfields, Harare and heavily assaulted an 18-year-old male before forcefully taking US$12 and $50 from him as a bribe to stop the beatings NewZimbabwe.com has learnt. Tadiwa Gwatidzo said Friday his assailants were part of State security agents …
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