The Central Region Public Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has expressed worry about reports of adolescents resorting to weedicides to abort pregnancies. The Regional Director, Public Health, Dr Kwabena Sarfo, said that was worrying and an indication that comprehensive sexual education had to be intensified to reach all, …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has rebuked Tanzania for failing to provide information about possible Ebola virus infections. The WHO said it had learned of one suspected fatal case in Dar es Salaam and two others but, despite repeated requests, was given no information. Tanzania has said it has no …

The hopes of two Nigerian men to successfully smuggle hard drugs hidden in their stomachs ended tragically as they lost their lives while aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight from Brazil to Ethiopia. The two men, Chigozie Pascal Aniagbado and Chijioke Chidioka Ogbuefi, are believed to have swallowed the drugs at …

Nigeria’s army has stopped the work of international NGO Action Against Hunger accusing it of supplying a militant Islamist group with food and drugs. The army said it had warned the NGO against “aiding and abetting” Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria. Action Against Hunger, which denies the accusations, says its …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, to proceed on an indefinite leave to allow conclusion of the investigation being carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He has also approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting …

Hakeem Otiki, a major-general standing trial over the alleged theft of millions of naira, has asked Lamidi Adeosun, a lieutenant-general, not to preside over the case. Five soldiers were declared wanted by the Nigerian army after they absconded with a large amount of cash allegedly on the orders of Otiki …

THE Igbo must negotiate with other zones to get their support for the presidency, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said on Wednesday. He said the Igbo must work hard to make the dream a reality as power is not served à la carte. Ngige said the All …

The Presidency has dismissed claims that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had been sidelined following President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration of an Economic Advisory Team (EAC) to replace the Economic Management Team (EMT). While the EMT was headed by Osinbajo, the newly constituted EAC will report directly to President Buhari. Speaking as …

A video circulating on the internet captures controversial Kenyan Pastor James Ng’ang’a delivering congregants with some hot ‘holy slaps’. In the video sighted by browngh.com, the controversial ‘man of God’ was seen slapping his church members in the guise of delivering them from their problems. A woman who could not contain …

Several properties belonging to top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), including its president Amaju Pinnick, have been seized in a fresh corruption probe. The latest investigation and seizures are being carried out by the country’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission’s (ICPC). The ICPC has published …

The Ekiti State University on Wednesday was awed at the news of a female student who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death at a hotel in Iworoko-Ekiti area of the state. The news which was reported by a Nigerian News Media stated that the Bukola Odeyemi (the girlfriend) stabbed her …

At least 23 children have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in a suburb near the Liberian capital Monrovia. The fire is believed to have broken out in the early hours of the morning, when school students were sleeping in a building attached to a mosque. Police …

A father of three has been arraigned and subsequently remanded in prison custody by an Ughelli Magistrate Court for allegedly raping and sodomising his step-daughter, aged 9; daughter aged 4 and son whose age could not be ascertained as at press time. The suspect, Friday Okosisi Oneh, had been arrested …

Mr Bruno Bajuase Chirani, Acting Finance Officer of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has filed a writ at the Winneba High Court in the Central Region, calling for an audit into the university’s account. According to Mr Chirani (plaintiff), the court should order a forensic audit of all payments …

A yet to be identified woman has been reportedly murdered by suspected ritualists in Sapele, Delta State. The woman said to be in her twenties was found on Monday morning, along Ogorode Road, with a white rope tied around one of her ankles. Sapele, it will be noted has been …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has alleged that, amongst other challenges the Computerized School Selection and Placement System is faced with, it was hacked. A Deputy Director General at the GES, Dr. K.B. Tandoh, said some saboteurs both within and outside the country, are responsible for the hack. Dr. K.B. …

Nigeria’s police chief has said that the Nigerian capital, Abuja, is one of the safest cities in the world. Mohammed Adamu issued the statement in response to allegations about rising cases of kidnappings and robberies in the city. He admitted that the country had its “security challenges”, but added: Quote …

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted. A special envoy from South Africa presented an apology from President Cyril Ramaphosa to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The envoy, Jeff Radebe, told President Buhari …

At least 34 people are feared drowned after a boat sank in the River Congo. Police said 76 passengers were rescued from the whaleboat – a flat-bottomed vessel used to transport people on lakes and rivers. It was travelling to DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa from Mai Ndombe province, north of …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to accept and implement the ECOWAS Commission’s proposals on dealing with terrorism in the Region. According to President Akufo-Addo, the Commission’s plan, when properly implemented, can …

A cardiologist has cautioned against excessive consumption of salted tilapia (koobi) citing it as one of the causes of heart-related diseases. Dr Abdul Sahmed Tanko further described foul-smelling fish known popularly as ‘momoni’ as dangerous for one’s health and thus, has to be taken in moderation. Speaking at the launch of World Heart …

At least 10 people have died and 98 were injured in a stampede at a campaign rally of Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi, health authorities have said. Nampula Central Hospital management’s said the deaths and injuries occurred when a crowd tried to move through a single gate of a stadium in …

The burial of Zimbabwe’s founding president, President Robert Mugabe, will be delayed for a month until a special site can be built at the National Heroes’ Acre monument, a family spokesman said Friday. The announcement is the latest turn in a dramatic tussle between his family and the country’s current …

A carpenter, identified as Abiodun Tijani, has committed suicide by hanging over the alleged infidelity of his wife, according to a report by TheNation. The incident happened inside his one-room apartment at 1, Abeokuta Street, Alagbado, Lagos. It was gathered that he decided to take his own life after finding …

The funeral service for late Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, is currently underway at the National Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe died at age 95 in Singapore after batting with illness. He will be buried at Heroes Acre in Harare, Zimbabwe at an undisclosed date. Several presidents across …

Drone attacks have set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, state media say. Footage showed flames and huge palls of smoke over Abqaiq, which has the world’s largest oil processing plant. A second drone attack also started fires in the Khurais oil …

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) of Ghana has called off its week-old strike following President Akufo-Addo’s directive for the suspension of the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) software – which has become a major point of concern for  teachers. National President of the NAGRAT Angel Carbonu told …

The Greater Accra chapter of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called for the resignation of its national president, Philipa Larsen and General Secretary, David Ofori Acheampong. The vice president of the Greater Accra region of GNAT Sebastian Adamu who is also national vice president accused the two …

A retired Army General armed with a pistol and a machete, on Thursday afternoon, threatened employees of Ikeja Electric (IE), who visited his residence on Fatai Animashaun Street, Magodo, in the course of their routine duty. According to the Head of Corporate Communications, Ikeja Electric, Felix Ofulue, said: “The victims …

A group, Social Justice League (SJL), has urged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies to stop harassing and intimidating the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, over preliminary investigation into the allegation of rape leveled against him by Mrs. Bukola Dakolo. …