South African police have evicted more than 100 asylum seekers camping for over three years outside the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Pretoria. The asylum seekers began living in makeshift tents pitched outside the UNHCR offices as they asked to be relocated to other countries after a …
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UPSA student videoed whipping two others mercilessly dismissed
The female student of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), who was captured in viral videos bullying two other students with canes, has been dismissed from the school. The dismissed student, Mabel Teye-Nomo, is said to have gone on the rampage over claims that the other students had gossiped …
Read More »Eight Nigerian nationals arrested in Libya as police raid apartment allegedly used for prostitution
Police have arrested eight Nigerian nationals in Benghazi, Libya over alleged prostitution. The Nigerians, four men and four women, were arrested on Thursday, April 20, 2023, during a raid on an apartment allegedly used for prostitution. “Police carried out raid in Bouatni area (Benghazi) targeting a dwelling …
Read More »MoH denies reports of plans to halt Zipline delivery service
The Ministry of Health has denied claims that it has plans to halt Zipline drone delivery services. The denial comes on the back of reports in some sections of the media that the Helth Minister, Kweku Agyemang-Manu during a meeting with management of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday, …
Read More »Confusion as leaders press for temporary ceasefire in Sudan
Sudan’s ceasefire was still a matter of uncertainty on Thursday morning, hours after leaders from the region announced the warring parties had agreed to temporarily suspend fighting. Last minute calls coordinated between the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad), the African Union and the United Nations had announced success: That the …
Read More »How party leaders sabotage Osun APC fortune in elections
By Seun Olawoyin In the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, it appears things have fallen apart, and unless drastic actions are taken to address the issue of gross misconduct levelled against some prominent leaders of the party in the state, the centre may not hold …
Read More »My Wife My Pain: She Abandoned Me With My Disability And Our 2 Kids When we Needed Her Most
Jean Paul spoke of how his beloved wife, despite his disability, left him and their two kids at a time when they needed her most to take care of them and their home.He explained that although he was born without any disability, he became disabled at the age of seven …
Read More »She refuses to do family planning – Man cries
One Chama Paul Mulenga is not a happy man at the moment because he suspects his wife is pregnant eight months after the birth of their baby. He made the complaint on a Nigerian Facebook group on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. “My wife has a problem of taking family planning of …
Read More »300-year-old ‘sacred’ tree falls in Kenyan community
A 300-year-old Ekebergia capensis, commonly known as the Cape Ash (Teldet in Kalenjin) tree, considered to be sacred to the Kalenjin community, has fallen in Aldai, Nandi County of Kenya. The multi-trunked tree was used to conduct prayers in the previous years before the establishment of St Peter’s Koyo ACK Church in Nandi. …
Read More »Man sentenced to death for killing friend over money
A middle-aged man identified as Festus Stephen has been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for killing his friend, Mohammed Sani (Jega) over N30,000. The court heard that Festus of Sabon Pegi bye-pass, Yola town, Yola South LGA on or about October 19, 2018, at Sabon Pegi, caused …
Read More »Egyptians chase Netflix over depiction of Queen Cleopatra as Black
Egyptians are up in arms against film streaming site Netflix over the depiction of Queen Cleopatra VII as a black African. The depiction is contained in a Netflix docudrama series African Queens. Only the trailer of the series has been released attracting the anger but producers are standing their grounds …
Read More »I no longer use NHIS card; I pay when I go to hospital – Health Minister laments
Minister of Health, Kweku Agyemang Manu has revealed that he pays cash whenever he visits the hospital despite being on the National Health Insurance Scheme. He mentioned specifically that visits to the Ridge Hospital and the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) have seen him pay cash after receiving the …
Read More »It looks like health insurance is not working – Health minister laments
The Minister of Health, Kweku Agyemang-Manu, has accused some service providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) of frustrating the scheme. According to him, ordinary Ghanaians are charged monies by health facilities for essential services they have already paid for under the scheme. He added that those who are …
Read More »Abducted Nigerian school girls escape from bandits
The eight schoolgirls abducted by bandits early April in Nigeria’s North West Kaduna state have escaped from their abductors. The students of Government Secondary School, Awon in Kacha local government area were kidnapped by terrorists on April 3, 2023. Mr. Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home …
Read More »What it cost South Africa to bring back fugitive Thabo Bester
South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi has revealed how much it cost the state to bring back fugitive couple, Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana, from Tanzania where they were in hiding. Speaking to the Portfolio Committee on Tuesday, Mr. Motsoaledi insisted that he wanted to dismiss the public notion …
Read More »Heavy rainstorm destroys classrooms at Dunkwa SHTS, students cry for support
More than seven classroom blocks of the Dunkwa Senior High Technical School (DSTS) have been destroyed after a heavy downpour at Dunkwa in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality. The devastating situation has left the students and teachers with no other option but to study in uncompleted buildings on campus. A …
Read More »How Cold Water Showers Affect A Person With High Blood Pressure
The debate about whether cold or hot showers are better for one’s health has been going on for quite some time. Some people think that taking a bath in cold water causes either beneficial or bad effects to the body. However, how a cold shower might influence someone who already …
Read More »Check Out The Oldest Hospital In Nigeria
Hospitals have been an essential part of societies for centuries, and they have played a crucial role in the development of medical practices and healthcare systems. In Nigeria, there are several hospitals that have been in existence for a long time, but the oldest hospital in Nigeria is the Sacred …
Read More »Ways HIV Cannot Be Transmitted or Contracted Even With An Infected Person
Is it true that you can never get HIV by any of these methods, even if you come into direct contact with someone who has the virus? We’ve developed a chronic dread of the virus, and that’s led us to come up with a lot of beliefs that don’t stand up to …
Read More »University senior staff to declare nationwide strike
The Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana has hinted it will declare a nationwide strike on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in support of the local chapter of the Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana at the University of Cape Coast over their condition of service. National …
Read More »Rwanda migrant deal now covers non-asylum seekers
An addendum to the memorandum of understanding between the United Kingdom (UK) and Rwanda, signed last month when UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman visited Kigali, will now see the transfer of people who have not claimed asylum in the UK to Kigali. The initial memorandum signed on April 13, 2022, …
Read More »No dollar, no problem: Kenya now buying fuel in local currency – President Ruto
Kenyan president William Ruto has announced that the dollar exchange rate in the East African nation will plummet soon citing a number of economic interventions. Key among them is that his country was currently buying their fuel needs in the local Kenyan Shillings from some suppliers. In a video circulating …
Read More »Black American spends over $160K on height lengthening surgery
At 5ft 5in, Moses Gibson said he endured “heightism” in his dating life as well as regular jokes about his stature. However, the Minnesota man said his confidence level has since spiked up after spending more than $160,000 dollars to undergo a painful height-lengthening surgery to add more inches to …
Read More »GES interdicts Fijai SHS headmaster over illegal fees
The Ghana Education Service(GES) has interdicted Mr. Kenneth Agbomodze, Headmaster of Fijai Senior High School with immediate effect over alleged illegal fees collection in the school. This was contained in a statement issued by the GES on Tuesday, April 18. He has been asked to hand over the administration of …
Read More »Bishop remanded for allegedly raping two church members
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday, April 17, remanded a clergyman, Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, for allegedly raping two of his church members. Oluwafeyiropo, who is the founder of ‘I Reign Christian Ministry’, was remanded in Kirikiri correctional centre pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions. …
Read More »6 African presidents who were mentioned in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia exposé
The identities of six African leaders were mentioned by a notorious gold smuggler in the recent edition of Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative film. The six were mentioned in different capacities by Alistair Mathias, the self-acclaimed gold dealer who admitted in the film to helping launder money and keeping bribe …
Read More »Help us fight dangerous Anopheles Stephensi found in Ghana — GHS to public
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called on the public to help prevent the breeding the newly discovered Anopheles Stephensi to avoid causing health problems in the country. GHS says one of the ways to stop the new strain of mosquitoes is to destroy the areas they are likely to …
Read More »Desperate mother sells 18-month-old baby to settle bank debt
A 33-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly selling her 18-month-old daughter to an unknown buyer for N600,000. The suspect, Olaide Adekunle, was apprehended last week following a complaint by her husband, Nureni Rasaq, that she had left home with their baby, Moridiat Rasaq on March 15, girl but returned …
Read More »VIDEO: Several students trapped as STC bus somersaults on Accra-Kasoa road
Several students have reportedly been trapped in an STC bus after an accident on the Accra-Kasoa Road, close to the Gomoa Buduatta junction. According to a news report by UTV, the STC bus, which had several students traveling to Cape Coast, somersaulted after it crashed into a speeding tipper truck …
Read More »PHOTOS: Okuapeman SHS begs for support after thieves break into ICT lab
Management of the Okuapeman Senior High School located in the Akuapem North Municipality is appealing to the government, corporate organizations, NGOs and philanthropists to assist the school to replace stolen computers of visually impaired students of the school. About 10 desktop computers, 4 laptop computers and a sound system which …
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