Staunch and relentless critic of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) community and their agenda, Lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning has revealed that former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei was sacked from the United Nations (UN) because he was questioning activities of …
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Governor sacks aide over Facebook comment
THE Special Assistant to Ondo State Governor on Political Matters, Augustine Pelemo, has been sacked over a Facebook comment. Vanguard gathered that Pelemo who was attached to the office of the deputy governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi, posted a comment alleged to be offensive to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on his Facebook …
Read More »How Police kill Devil, notorious kidnapper
Personnel of the Rivers State Police Command attached to the Bori Division in the Khana Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday, gunned down a kidnap kingpin, Linus Lebari, aka Devil. Lebari was trailed by the police to his gang’s hideout in the Okwale forest, a boundary between Rivers …
Read More »Nigeria university suspends ‘sex for grades’ pastor
The University of Lagos in Nigeria says it has suspended a lecturer featured in a BBC documentary on sexual harassment at two top West African universities. This comes shortly after Boniface Igbeneghu, who is also a pastor, was suspended by his church. There has been an outcry on social media …
Read More »Student demonstration turns nasty
The demonstration embarked by National Association of Law Students turned nasty when the police fired live cartridges and sprayed water on the demonstrators, who sat in the middle of the road creating traffic jam. This compelled the students to run helter-skelter for their dear lives with some seeking asylum in …
Read More »Sex for grade: Gyampo is disciplined, BBC was unfair – Legon student
A student of Professor Yaw Gyampo says the under-fire lecturer is well behaved and very respected by his students. According to Enam, the lecturer who stands accused of sexual harassment in the BBC’s latest investigative piece – Sex for Grades- is very much liked by all those he teachers now. …
Read More »‘I didn’t touch her; sit up or you’re useless’ – Gyampo to BBC as he threatens to sue
The Head of European Studies at the University of Ghana (UG), Professor Ransford Edward Gyampo, who has been implicated in the latest ‘Sex for grades’ investigative documentary of the BBC Africa Eye has hinted at suing the British media house. Prof Gyampo was seen making what the documentary described as …
Read More »Boko Haram Insurgents ambush, kill 11 soldiers – Source
Nigerian soldiers have suffered yet another round of casualties in their patriotic battle to drive out insurgents from the country. PREMIUM TIMES reported a devastating attack on October 3 in which Boko Haram terrorists killed 11 soldiers and wounded 14 in an ambush on a military convoy in Borno State. …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Professor Gyampo implicated in BBC’s ‘Sex for Grades’ exposé
A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Edward Gyampo has been caught up in the “sex for grades” investigations carried out by BBC Africa Eye. Professor Gyampo, who is also the Head of European Studies at the University of Ghana, in the compromising video was seen …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Legon Lecturer caught in sex for grade scandal
Academic institutions in West Africa have increasingly been facing allegations of sexual harassment by lecturers. This type of abuse is said to be endemic, but it’s almost never proven. After gathering dozens of testimonies, BBC Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as students inside the University of Lagos and the …
Read More »“Why Saraki’s properties was seized”
The Kwara State House of Assembly has disclosed why it directed the seizure of the Alimi Chalet and a landed property popularly called Ile Arugbo which was allegedly acquired by the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki. It disclosed that it directed the seizure of the property because they belonged to …
Read More »Children need knowledge on CSE – Aheto Tsegah
A former Director of the Ghana Education Service, Charles Aheto Tsegah, believes that the Comprehensive Sexuality Education is very necessary for Ghanaian children in this modern age. Speaking on The Big Issue on Citi TV, he challenged the argument that comprehensive sexuality education would cause the kids to engage in …
Read More »Armed bandits kidnap six persons
Armed bandits have kidnapped six persons in Adamawa state. A source said the kidnappers stormed Gurin, a village in Fufore Local Government Area, Saturday morning, and took the six away. “The victims were kidnapped some four kilometers from Fufore along the Fufore-Gurin road in the early hours of Saturday,” the …
Read More »Emir’s palace set ablaze in fresh Boko Haram attack
Report has it that rampaging insurgents who attacked Babbangida the headquarters of Tarmuwa local government area of Yobe State have set ablaze Emir of Jajere’s palace. The attackers reportedly drove into the town in a convoy of gun trucks According to a resident, normalcy was said to have returned in …
Read More »Fibroid not caused by sex, contraceptives – Gynaecologist
A Gynaecologist at the Eden Family Hospital, Dr Andre Kwasi-Kumah, has dispelled the notion that fibroid is caused by sexual intercourse. The disease, he explained, had nothing to do with sexual intercourse either at an early or advanced age and debunked the notion that it is also caused by contraceptive …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s Cabinet rejects CSE
The Cabinet of President Akufo-Addo rejected the proposed guidelines on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) when it came up for consideration, Kasapafmonline.com has learnt. The Minister of Education Dr. Matthew Opoku Premeph who made the confirmation at the National Teachers Awards Ceremony in Kumasi said the country has no plans of …
Read More »Honoris United Universities’ member institution, YKBS, receives accreditation for six new Career Development Programmes
Honoris United Universities, the first pan-African private higher education platform, announces the accreditation of six new programmes at YKBS. As a leading private business school in Mauritius, YKBS now offers more than 20 degree and certificate programmes. YKBS worked to adapt and accredit the six programmes from two other prestigious …
Read More »John Mahama transmogrifies his desperate moves to an obsession
For many, John Mahama’s desperation in his comeback agenda cannot be underestimated. Now he has transmogrified his desperate moves to an obsession. The Minister of Education has given ample evidence to convince Ghanaians that CSE would not be part of the course outline to be taught our children in schools, …
Read More »Serial rapist sentenced to 14 life terms for 14 counts of rape
A serial rapist was sentenced to 14 life terms for each of the 14 counts of rape that he was found guilty of in the Mpumalanga High Court, sitting in Delmas, on Friday. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Sipho Alfred Sithole from KwaMhlanga was caught after raping a …
Read More »Akufo-Addo to speak on Comprehensive Sexuality Education
President Nana Akufo-Addo is set to speak on the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programme. The Information Minister took to Twitter to announce the event but did not State the day. President @NAkufoAddo will this wknd address faith based organizations on the fears that pro LGBTQ teachings will soon find …
Read More »10 unconventional Ghanaian meat delicacies that may knock you down
October 4 is marked internationally as World Animal Day to take action for animal rights and welfare. Animals are a large part of the Ghanaian community and ecosystem hence the need to protect their being no matter how wild or dangerous they are. While protection is a key factor in …
Read More »Magufuli praises official who caned students
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has praised a senior government official for caning a group of secondary school students who were accused of setting fire to their dormitories. A widely-shared video shows regional commissioner Albert Chalamila administering beatings to a group of students who were lying face down. Earlier, a government …
Read More »Nine killed as gunmen open fire on Soldiers, Policemen
Suspected gunmen on Thursday killed nine soldiers in Sunke village in Anka local government area of Zamfara state. Reports said the dozens of unidentified gunmen arrived on motorcycles, firing at the soldiers and policemen stationed at the community. Sunke community is just 30 km south of Anka town, the local …
Read More »Audio: CJ announces plans to construct a larger campus for Ghana School of law
Chief Justice (CJ) Sophia Akuffo has announced that plans are advanced to ensure that the 2020 budget will provide funding for the construction of a larger campus for the Ghana School of Law. She says land was acquired years back but construction had not started. The General Legal Council, which …
Read More »CSE: You can’t run away from your mess – Minority to Gov’t
The Minority in Parliament has said government actually intended instructing the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) at the basic school levels. The Minority Leader, Harruna Iddrisu at a press conference on Friday, 4 October 2019 said the funding for that project featured in the 2019 budget statement presented to parliament …
Read More »Thirteen killed in Kenya bus crash
At least 13 people have been killed and others injured after a bus collided with a truck in a town near the lakeside city of Kisumu. The accident happened on Thursday night in Awasi town, 42km (26 miles) away from Kisumu. The bus was heading to the capital city, Nairobi. …
Read More »Nigeria, South Africa address xenophobic concerns, sign trade deals
In September, mobs armed with makeshift weapons attacked businesses and homes owned by foreigners, leading to at least 10 deaths, dozens of injuries and up to 400 arrests. In response Nigeria repatriated around 600 of its citizens living in South Africa. The local units of South African telecoms company MTN …
Read More »NDC introduced CSE in 2015 – Education Ministry claims
Education Ministry has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) begun a process to introduce the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) into the curriculum of public basic schools. The Spokesperson for the Ministry, Vincent Assafuah, said Wednesday, that members of the opposition party who are joining the public condemnation of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Directs Secretariat To Reward SHS Graduate Full Scholarship
President Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Scholarships Secretariat to issue a full scholarship to one Abednego Sackey after some persons at the presidency drew the President’s attention to the plight of the Senior High School graduate on social media. Abednego Sackey, a native of Subriso, in the Eastern region, who …
Read More »Nationwide clampdown on okada, keke begins
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced a nationwide clampdown on motorcycles and tricycles without number plates. The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Abuja. Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi had said that …
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