Latest statistics from the World Health Organisation shows that Ghana’s capital, Accra, is less congenial for human habitation due to unacceptable levels of contaminants in the air. The data, which is based on perceptions of persons surveyed over a period of three years, is presented below.  It indicates a very low perception if the value is …

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike again over the non-payment of their December allowance after they called off a similar strike in October. In a letter notifying the authorities of their strike, TUTAG accused the government of reneging on the agreement they had …

Normally in the festive season in Ghana, what you see most teenagers do is work on their own toy guns but this is not the case for 14-year-old Kelvin Amaniampong. While other teens are craving to make their holidays more fun, Kelvin is busily fixing problems with the Free Education …

At least 76 people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in Somalia’s capital. The blast took place at a checkpoint at a busy intersection in Mogadishu. Dr Mohamed Yusuf, director of Madina hospital, told the AP news agency they had received 73 …

Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers has kicked against plans by the opposition National Democratic Congress, to cancel the licensure exams if it is voted into power. According to Mr Awotwe Nkansah, they need this accreditation to differentiate themselves from the “fake” teachers that have flooded the …

The Head of the Children’s Ward at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Madam Joyce Oppon Ayisi has expressed worrying concern at the rate with which challenges facing the health facility has to force children to be detained because their mothers could not afford bills. According to Madam Ayisi, it sometimes takes the …

A boy was forced to change his T-shirt with a picture of a snake on it before boarding a plane, his family claims. The 10-year-old Stevie Lucas had flown from Wellington, New Zealand, to Johannesburg in South Africa to visit his grandparents when the incident occurred. At OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg, …

A Moroccan YouTuber, Mohamed Sekkaki, known as “Moul Kaskita”, has been sentenced to four years in prison by a court in the western city of Settat, on Thursday for “insulting the king” in a video broadcast on social networks, his lawyer said. In a separate case, a Moroccan journalist and …

President George M. Weah addressing wide range of national issues confronting the country on Friday, December 20, 2019 tongue-lashed former Vice President Joseph N. Boakai pointing out that his time (political relevance)is gone; and inciting people to oust his government is no need because he had 12 years and messed …

The Islamic State group has released a video claiming to show the killing of 11 Christians in Nigeria. IS said it was part of its recently declared campaign to “avenge” the October deaths of its leader and spokesman in Syria. No details were given about the victims, who were all …

The Food and Drugs Authority has directed the withdrawal of all batches of certain brands of tomato paste from the market which were found to contain the ingredients starch and colour, that were not indicated on the labels. According to the FDA, these ingredients are not permitted in tomato paste …

A research Commissioned by Plan International Ghana has revealed that over 70% of rural girls bath only once during menstruation. The survey was part of the NGO’s implementation of 2,247,500 Euro – Plan Germany Office Funded project dubbed “Rural, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (RWASH)” in 36 beneficiary communities in Akuapem …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with former President Goodluck Jonathan following an attack by gunmen on his country residence in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed that the President called his predecessor on Tuesday. In the telephone conversation, …

The dreaded Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday night attacked Kwaranglum village in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, killing six persons and abducting two women. According to reports, the insurgents were also said to have injured three other persons in the village located few kilometres from Chibok. Chibok …

Nigeria’s former national defence advisor, who was arrested in 2015 for allegedly stealing $2 billion, has been freed from jail after several court rulings ordering his release, a security official said Wednesday. Sambo Dasuki spent four years in prison despite multiple court orders to Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) …

Dr Daniel Asare, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has advised Ghanaians to be wary of their lifestyles as there has been an upsurge in chronic kidney disease as well as other diseases. Chronic kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney failure, is the …

Changes to the CFA franc used by 14 African states, announced over the weekend by Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, continue to drive debate across the continent. In this article, we share key details about this currency that has been in use for nearly three-quarters …

Ivory Coast’s public prosecutor on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro, a former rebel leader and candidate in next year’s presidential election, forcing Soro to call off a planned homecoming after months overseas. The move against Soro, who retains the loyalty of many former rebel commanders who now …

A militant attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of jihadist violence in the West African country. Seven soldiers and 80 jihadists were also killed in the double attack on …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has rubbished the plans announced by former President John Dramani Mahama to transform Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on his second coming. Mr Mahama had said in a Facebook Live transmission on Monday, 23 December 2019, among several promises that one of the …

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will be free at every level for Ghanaians should former President John Mahama be voted back into power in the 2020 polls. Mr Mahama aside the TVET promise also said he will increase the amount of money given to tertiary students by government …

Former President Mahama says he will abolish the licensure examination for teachers if he is elected as President in the 2020 polls. Addressing Ghanaians through Facebook, Mr Mahama also said he will abolish the 60% increment on Communication Services tax by the Akufo-Addo government if given the opportunity again. “Ghana …

The Executive Secretary of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Christian Addai-Poku, has said about 25 per cent of newly trained teachers are not qualified to be in the classroom. This comes as a result of the average pass rate in the past three Ghana Teacher Licensure Examinations (GLTE) written by …

French forces have killed 33 militants in an operation in Mali, according to President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron made the announcement on a visit to Ivory Coast, where he reiterated France’s commitment to fighting jihadists in the region. It comes weeks after 13 French troops died in a helicopter collision …

A South African lady has narrated how her boyfriend cheated on her and went on to create a Whatsapp group which had her and his other lover as members. According to @MooLwely, she had no problem with her boyfriend cheating. He went on to introduce her to the girl and also …

A metal safe securely locked with some unspecified amount of money, fixed into a concrete wall at the Account Office of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital is missing. Dr Kwadwo Obeng, Acting Director of the hospital who suspects that it was stolen, said the thieves broke into the general and accounts …

Members of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) are demonstrating on the KNUST campus. The workers who form the largest union on campus are angry over the delay of swearing in their nominee onto the university’s new council and threatened to match into an ongoing council meeting on the …

Cynthia Morrison, Minister for Gender, Children and Social protection has called on parents and guardians to talk to their children about their sexual orientations to enable them identify persons with bad intentions. She said it was vital for them to teach the children to know that their bodies belonged to …

A 13-year old girl who was impregnated by her father has given birth to a baby at the Benin Central Hospital. The teenager who was in primary six when her father put her in family way has been in protective custody of the Edo State government. According to THE NATION, …

Public primary schools in the Savannah Region of Ghana could not write end of term examination due to a new curriculum introduced by the government. The pupils will be vacating today, Thursday, December 19, ahead of the festive holidays despite failure to write first term examination. A visit to some …