Kenya’s education ministry has said that all primary and secondary schools will reopen next year. The ministry said all students would resume studies in their current classes. Education Minister George Magoha said no final-year national examinations would be held for primary and secondary pupils this year. Those exams are usually …
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Details of the 7 persons who have just been killed by coronavirus
Ghana’s Coronavirus related deaths rose from 122 to 129 following the demise of 7 persons, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced Monday. 6 out of the 7 had co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, and right breast cancer while 1 had none. 4 were females whereas 3 were males. The deaths were recorded …
Read More »SAD AUDIO: Senior Minister, Osafo-Maafo test positive for Covid-19
The Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo has tested positive for Covid-19, the Information Minister has disclosed, Tuesday. This was announced today by the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a press briefing in Accra. Mr Oppong Nkrumah stated that the disclosure was in consonance with the government’s transparency and with …
Read More »Coronavirus: Stop withdrawing your wards from school – GHS, GES
The Ghana Health Service and the Ghana Education Service have advised parents to desist from picking their wards from schools which record COVID-19 cases. This, according to the two government agencies, risks increasing community spread. The advice comes after some parents besieged the Accra Girls Senior High School to demand the withdrawal …
Read More »[PHOTOS]: Lady reportedly poisoned on her birthday over an iPhone 11
The death of a lady identified as Debby is trending on Twitter after she was reportedly poisoned by a friend on her birthday over an iPhone 11 pro. Pictures of the gorgeous young lady have spread all over social media as netizens are left open-mouthed about how she could have …
Read More »Dozens missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria
At least 21 people are missing after a boat accident in eastern Nigeria. Local media reports that the boat was carrying 23 people when it capsized on River Benue. The Benue state police say two people have been rescued so far. The people were reported to have been travelling for …
Read More »Kenyan protesters set fire to police station after killing
Kenyan protesters set a police station on fire after an officer allegedly shot and killed a man for hawking fake hand sanitizer, according to a police report seen by Reuters on Monday. The officer is now in custody, according to the report. The police officer fired his weapon after a …
Read More »TwinsNation – Betrayal
TwinsNation comes through with a new song tagged “Betrayal. The Billions Family Group bosses have done it once again after releasing their song titled ‘Where Were You.” It is not just about music, but also the celebrated talented twins are here with the continuity of the rest of the story that …
Read More »Wesley Senior High School records COVID-19 case
A female student of the Wesley Senior High School(WEHIS), Konongo, in the Ashanti region has tested positive for COVID-19. The student reportedly showed signs of the virus and had to be referred to the Manhyia Government Hospital for treatment. An uncle of the student who confirmed the news on Kumasi …
Read More »Six students of Accra Girls SHS test positive for coronavirus
The Accra Girls Senior High School has recorded six coronavirus cases. The patients, all students of the school, were isolated at the school’s sickbay on Monday, June 29, 2020, together with some other students who also showed symptoms of COVID-19. According to a Citi news report, six out of eleven students …
Read More »Six killed in Somalia restaurant attack
A bomb explosion at a restaurant in the southern Somali town of Baidoa has killed six people, officials have told the BBC. There has also been a suicide bomb attack close to the port of the capital, Mogadishu, which injured at least seven. Militant group al-Shabab said it was behind …
Read More »SA hits 3,026 Covid-19 deaths as cases pass 10,000 in one day for first time
SA recorded its 3,026th Covid-19 fatality on Saturday, just 99 days after the first death was reported in the country on March 27. There were also more than 10,000 cases in a single day for the first time. Gauteng accounted for more than 5,000 of these cases. Health …
Read More »Teacher killed, stolen bank card used to buy liquor, clothes and car battery
A 40-year-old man, arrested for the alleged murder of a North West teacher, used her stolen bank card to buy liquor, clothes and a car battery. The body of Khumontle Mokgosi was found on 29 June at her rented home in Magong village, near Mogwase. Her body was …
Read More »Covid-19 relief funds: Five arrested for alleged fraud, theft
Five people have been arrested for Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) irregularities. The investigation, registered at Brooklyn police station, resulted in the arrest of two women and three men for irregularities linked to the UIF Covid-19 relief fund. The five individuals are aged between 25 and 68, said …
Read More »Widow ‘traumatised after burying wrong man’
A South African woman had to hold two funeral services for her husband who had died from Covid-19 after it was discovered that his body had been swapped for another man’s, News24 reports. Retired nurse Nomsa Noda, from Uitenhage in Eastern Cape province, believed that she had buried …
Read More »Somalia restaurant attack: Six killed by al-Shabab
A bomb explosion at a restaurant in the southern Somali town of Baidoa has killed six people, officials have told the BBC. There has also been a suicide bomb attack close to the port of the capital, Mogadishu, which injured at least seven. Militant group al-Shabab said it …
Read More »Kenyan runner Kipsang banned for four years
Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang has been banned for four years for anti-doping rule violations. World Athletics said between April 2018 and May 2019 the 38-year-old Kenyan, twice a London Marathon winner, had missed four “whereabouts appointments”. Three such failures within 12 months leads to an …
Read More »Covid-19 travel alert: UK excludes South Africa from quarantine-free list
The UK government has excluded South Africa from a list of countries that pose a low enough risk of coronavirus infections that visitors don’t have to go into quarantine when they enter that country. This means people arriving in England from South Africa will still have to quarantine …
Read More »Don’t bath with children, make sexual noise to their hearing – Experts warn
In the wake of calls for Ghana Police, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, and the Department of Social Welfare to take necessary action against actress Akuapem Poloo for causing distress to her son, experts have sent out a word of caution to parents. Though the actress has …
Read More »EGS to Educate Africa Institute to Help Re-institute Our Ancient Education System for Total Liberation
The management of Educate Ghana Summit wishes to inform the general public about the rebranding of EDUCATE GHANA SUMMIT (EGS) to be EDUCATE AFRICA INSTITUTE (EAI). This is a think tank with Research, Policy and Implementation focus. EAI is registered under registrar general department with the registration number EG …
Read More »Mt. Sinai SHS expels three final year students over mobile phone
Three final year students of Mount Sinai Senior High School in Akropong -Akuapem in the Eastern Region have been expelled for sneaking mobile phone into school. One of the students concealed a mobile phone to school and connived with the other students to hide it in a trunk …
Read More »South Africa police suspended for evicting naked man
Four police officers in Cape Town are to be suspended after dragging a naked man from a house in an eviction caught on video. Footage shows the man being thrown to the ground and stopped from re-entering the shack in Khayelitsha settlement. When he manages to break free …
Read More »Struggles faced by people who regularly put on make up
I saw this video on Instagram and it reminded me of how sometimes, we have to struggle when we do a full face beat. It really isn’t easy at all since you cannot do anything to your face after the makeup has been applied and you’re out. Check …
Read More »Policewoman’s body found in pool of blood at her home
Police in the North West made a gruesome discovery on Wednesday evening when they found the body of a policewoman with multiple injuries at her home in Kanana, near Klerksdorp. Sgt Martha Mamoitoyi Bouwer’s body was discovered by colleagues who went to look for her after she failed …
Read More »Cop allegedly shot dead by colleague while firing at suspects
A female constable died after she was alleged to have been shot by a colleague, while they were trying to shoot at suspects in Daveyton on Thursday. According to reports, the colleague was taking aim at suspects when the constable was hit. Circumstances around the shooting are still …
Read More »South Africa’s Covid-19 Death toll hits 2 844 as cases rise to 168 061
The predicted impacts of coronavirus in Gauteng are becoming visible after the province registered a high number of deaths in the past 24 hours. Gauteng is already gearing up for its peak period of cases, and is expected to become the new epicentre, taking over from the …
Read More »Prof Ebenezer Oduro Owusu re-appointed as Vice-Chancellor of University Of Ghana
The University of Ghana Council at its meeting held on 30th June, 2020, approved a second term for the Vice Chancellor, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu from August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021 when he retires from the University. This followed the acceptance of the recommendation of …
Read More »Govt didn’t absorb 2020 WASSCE fees for all – WAEC clarifies
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo disclosed in one of his addresses to the nation on measures taken against the spread of COVID-19 that the government will absorb fees for students sitting the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Addressing the nation as final year SHS …
Read More »Ghana’s coronavirus case count now 18,134 with 117 deaths
Ghana has recorded 393 new cases of the novel Coronavirus. The total case count according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) official website is now at 18,134 with 117 deaths. 13,550 persons who tested positive for the virus have either recovered or discharged, the GHS reported. As of July 1, 2020, the country’s …
Read More »Africa still needs US$110bn to deal with economic impact of Covid-19 – IMF
Countries across Africa still face financing needs amounting to over US$110 billion in 2020 alone, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The IMF has also doubled access to its emergency lending facilities. Access limits to the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) and Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) have been doubled …
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