Two men were killed and seven others injured during an alleged robbery at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday. According to Russel Meiring of ER24, the robbery was said to have taken place in the cargo area outside the airport in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. “ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived …
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NHIA probes manager who ‘fingered’ nurse in Sawla
Management of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says an investigation is ongoing following the allegation of sexual assault leveled against one of its directors in the Savannah Region. This was after a petition was sent to the authority outlining the allegations. A nurse at the Soma CHPS facility has …
Read More »University of Ghana resit students beg authorities to write exams at home
A number of the University of Ghana students have started a petition on social media to get authorities of their school to rescind its decision of making them come back to school to write their resit examinations. The Management of the University of Ghana says students of the University who registered for …
Read More »DOWNLOAD MP3: We No Dey Hear By Ben Brainy Ft Amerado (Prod. By Braindom )
The Kamasi base singer, songwriter and Chief executive Officer of BRAINDOM known in Showbiz as Ben Brainy features Mic Burners artist/fast raising rapper Amerado on his Afro song. Brainy named this one #WeNoDeyHear. The song which was released three years ago 17/12/2017 is now gaining popularity on Social Media and many players are getting a lot …
Read More »Sex beyond 13 minutes is deadly – Dr George Donkor
The Chief Executive Officer of Noble Trust Herbal Clinic, Dr George Donkor, has cautioned persons who enjoy sex for more than 13 minutes to stay off that practice. Speaking on ‘Nyankonton Mu Nsem’ on Rainbow radio, he said men who go beyond 13 minutes are prone to prostate enlargement and …
Read More »Woman allegedly commits suicide after fighting with husband
A 28-year-old woman, Mrs Clara Vincent, has allegedly committed suicide by drinking sniper after quarrelling with her husband. City Round learnt that the deceased, who lived on Ebewi Street at Agodo area of Lagos State with her husband, was rushed to the General Hospital, Isolo, Lagos where she was confirmed …
Read More »Greedy man murders colleague at work after seeing his bank account balance
An innocent man, Abuchi Wisdom Nwachukwu, has lost his life after he showed his account balance to his colleague. The money in the account was meant for the completion of his elder brother’s house. The brother, who resides in South Africa, had reportedly sent about N13m to his brother to …
Read More »COVID-19; Quarantined Students Of Accra Girls SHS Tw3rk vigorously In A Viral Video
Quarantined students of Accra Girls Senior High School were like,’ to hell with coronavirus’, let’s twerk and have some fun, after all, death is inevitable and truly ── they twerked heavily in the video below ── probably, to shake coronavirus away. In a video sighted by A2zgh.com on Zacknation Dotnet posted on …
Read More »South Africa ends state of disaster despite persistent drought
South Africa has terminated a national state of disaster that was declared to mitigate the effects of a severe drought, even though some areas haven’t had sufficient rain for more than seven years. The decision not to extend the four-month state of disaster beyond July 4 was taken after “reassessing …
Read More »Students advised against lending textbooks to friends
Ms Rejoice Biscoff, the Birim Central Municipal Director for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised students to avoid lending their textbooks to their friends to prevent the possibility of transferring the virus to one another. She advised the students to stop stigmatization against victims of the coronavirus because …
Read More »Twin babies found dumped in refuse site (graphic photos)
Two babies were found dumped in a dump site in Calabar. The corpse of the babies, believed to be twins, was discovered early today, Friday, July 17, at a dump site at Mayne Avenue Extension, Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, Nigeria. Identity of the perpetrator and …
Read More »Sudan protesters reject anti-Islamist reforms
Dozens of pro-Sharia supporters have protested in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, over recent government reforms that allow non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and scrap the apostasy law and public flogging. The reforms come after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was ousted last year following massive street protests. The protesters, who oppose any easing of …
Read More »WASSCE starts Monday July 20 – GES boss
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Office, Prof. Opoku Amankwah, has disclosed that enough preparations have been put in place to ensure the safety of students as they commence their WASSCE exams on Monday. He indicated that though they are starting with the practicals on Monday, it is imperative to …
Read More »1FDK – Asocden Feat. Hellomenz (Official Video)
Gifted Ghanaian singer and songwriter 1FDK has gotten the risings a plus, the singer has finally undressed his new music video which was premiered on his YouTube channel some few hours ago. The grind is on and nothing can hit on a halt, releasing his first single of the year ‘Asocden‘ has already paved …
Read More »Adeiso SHS ‘sacks’ students after showing coronavirus symptoms
Amidst the coronavirus scare, some students of the Adeiso Senior High School in the Eastern region have been left to their fate to deal with the contagious disease. It appears that the school does not have an isolation center and a health professional on campus as directed by President Nana Addo …
Read More »‘Runaway’ Kpandai SHS final-year students return
Final year students of the Kpandai Senior High School who fled campus after a misunderstanding with their teachers are returning to the school. Security personnel deployed to the school have also been withdrawn. On Wednesday, July 15, a misunderstanding ensued between the students and their teachers over an alleged use …
Read More »Two SHS final year students give birth, others pregnant
Two final year students of St. Fidelis Senior High Technical School in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region who recently delivered and a seven month old pregnant student are struggling to cope with the compulsory boarding directive. President Akufo-Addo directed that all final year Senior High …
Read More »Lawyer writes Buhari, seeks removal of Akpabio, Pondei, Ojuogboh
A human rights lawyer in Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Ojeh, on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take steps to remove Mr. Godswill Akpabio as Minister of Niger Delta. ‘’We passionately appeal to Your Excellency to curb the excesses of Mr. Akpabio by relieving him of ministerial duties of the …
Read More »Man arrested after being found with ‘father’s bones’ he had dug up
A man is behind bars after being found with two bags containing what he says was his dead father’s bones that he had dug up from his grave site, North West police have said. Fikille Modukanele, 28, appeared in the Molopo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on a charge of violation …
Read More »Man in dock for allegedly stabbing his mother to death
A man who allegedly stabbed his mother to death is expected in the dock of a Cape Town court on a murder charge on Friday. The 26-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly fleeing the scene in Gugulethu on Tuesday, police spokesperson Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi confirmed. “The 67-year-old deceased …
Read More »US ‘open to lifting’ South Sudan arms embargo
The US is willing to consider lifting an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against Sudan Sudan if a number of conditions are met, its outgoing ambassador Thomas Hushek has said. The conditions include a “reduction in level of violence and corruption” in the system. The UN Security Council renewed the arms …
Read More »Repentant Nigerian bandits offered cows for AK-47s
Repentant bandits in Nigeria’s north-western state of Zamfara are being offered two cows for every AK-47 they surrender. It is an attempt to encourage them to give up a life of crime and live a normal life as responsible citizens, Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle says. Motorcycle-riding armed bandits operating out …
Read More »1st batch of Accra Girls students who tested positive for COVID-19 return after recovering (Video)
The first group of Accra Girls students who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. On Sunday 5th of July 2020, several media houses reported that some students of the Accra Girls Senior High School have tested positive for coronavirus. The news did send shivers down the spines of parents with some …
Read More »Cyril Ramaphosa lauds Mandela family for disclosing Zindzi had Covid-19
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the Mandela family for publicly disclosing that Zindzi Mandela, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, lost her life due to complications related to Covid-19. Ramaphosa was paying tribute to the daughter of anti-apartheid stalwarts Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, affectionately known as “Mazet”, during a …
Read More »SA’s Covid-19 death toll nears 5 000, confirmed cases now 324 221
Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize says there have been 13 172 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours to take South Africa’s confirmed infections to a total of 324 221. Mkhize also said the country had recorded an additional 216 deaths, with the death toll now nearing the 5 000 mark. As …
Read More »Boy, 5, drowns in the Buffels River
The body of a five-year-old boy, who drowned in the Buffels River near Osizweni in Newcastle, has been found. According to ER24, it, together with a police search and rescue team, was called to the scene on Wednesday afternoon, but the search was called off due to bad light and …
Read More »Uber driver killer not our student – KNUST
Authorities at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says Mr Emmanuel Awuah, the man who is in the news for murdering an Uber driver in the Ashanti region is not a student of the university. The 23-year-old was reported to be a final year Geological Engineering student …
Read More »G/A GES Boss Assures Parents Following Disinfection In Accra Girls’ SHS
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured parents and guardians of final-year senior high school (SHS) students in the country that it will do everything humanly possible to protect their children against COVID-19. The Greater Accra Regional Director of the GES, Mrs Monica Ankrah, gave the assurance on the …
Read More »Mandela’s daughter Zindzi tested positive for virus
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa’s first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, had tested positive for Covid-19 on the day of her death. She died in a Johannesburg hospital earlier this week at the age of 59. Her son Zondwa Mandela told public …
Read More »US visa lottery winners sue Trump
More than 200 would-be immigrants from about 70 countries, who were winners in the United States government’s Diversity Visa lottery programme and residents in the United States, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president’s recent executive order suspending immigration until next year. “The plaintiffs in the …
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