Rwanda has agreed to take in hundreds of African migrants who are currently being held in Libyan detention centres. A joint agreement between the government, the UN refugee agency (UNHRC) and the African Union (AU) was announced on Tuesday. An initial group of 500 people will be evacuated by aeroplane …

Commercial sex workers in Machakos, Kenya have taken to the streets to demand lubricants and condoms from the county government. We as sex workers are here today to ask Machakos county government what it plans to do as we are the key population in this county. We want to make sure that sex workers get …

A pilot flew into South Africa’s busiest airport, the Oliver Tambo International Airport, in the commercial capital Johannesburg on Monday in what has been described by local news portals as an “unannounced landing.” The reports say that the pilot of the light aircraft had flown into the airport at a …

Four Nigerians on Monday allegedly subjected their Ghanaian domestic help to severe pain, leading to disfiguring of the body of the victim. Joy News’ Latif Iddrisu reports that the victim’s head had increased to about twice its original size due to swells as a result of incessant hitting. According to …

As parts of its efforts in the fight against cancer in Ghana, Peace and Love Hospitals (PLH) in collaboration with Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, UK, has organized a one week cancer care training for the nurses at the Peace and Love Hospital (PLH) at Oduom, Kumasi. The programme dubbed “Foundation …

Some aggrieved parents of a government school at Iron City, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central region have locked up the headmistress over extortion. The parents, who stormed the Iron City M/A basic school with their own padlocks, claimed the headmistress has been charging them exorbitant fees before admitting …

The hashtag #ShameOnTheChurches is trending in Kenya after a Sunday service at a Catholic Church descended into chaos when two MPs started fighting. They had both addressed the congregation in the town of Kiharu, in central Murang’a county when the argument broke out. People on Twitter have been sharing footage …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has joined sister teacher group, National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) in its industrial action against what they describe as unfavourable working conditions. NAGRAT declared a nationwide strike over the newly introduced Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) acquired by the Public Services …

All pupils entering kindergarten and primary one in the 2019/2020 academic year will undergo a mandatory medical screening during admission. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is conducting the exercise in collaboration with the Education Service and other partners. The screening which will begin Tuesday, is aimed at “the early detection of …

The management of Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College has dismissed at least six students and about 20 others repeated over poor academic performances. The affected students are mostly students pursuing Registered Midwifery Course. The dismissed students are said to have performed below the borderline of 1.5 Cumulative GPA whilst …

THE PEACE OF ANY COMMUNITY, RACE OR MANKIND IN GENERALLY NON NEGOTIABLE IT SHOULD BE CONSTANT…  EXPECTED AND MAINTAINED AT ALL COSTS…. WE PRAY FOR PEACE AND REST IN SOUTH AFRICA  AND ALL AFRICA COUNTRIES AS IT AFFECTS ALL…AS WE SAY NO XENOPHOBIC ACTIVITIES ALSO ENTWINED WITH CRIMINAL ELEMENTS. PRAYING …

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Venita has been evicted from the reality show. She was evicted from the Pepper Dem edition of Big Brother on Sunday during the live eviction show. Her eviction has left 11 housemates battling for the grand prize of N60m. BBNaija host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced that …

The Federal High Court, sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has summoned founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo and Mrs Busola Dakolo to appear before it within 14 days.   Source: Polisonline.com.ng

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received the report of the special envoy sent to South Africa on the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. The President has consequently directed the next steps to take to stop the menace, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser. The President has also …

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos command has arrested a 46 years old man, Mr. Chinedu Ifeleka, for sexually abusing his 14-year-old daughter, Chinwendu Ifeleka at Mapowu street, Ojo. Kehinde Mary Bada, Public Relations Officer of the command, on Monday, said Chinedu started abusing the victim in 2016. …

When the level of corruption in a nation becomes gargantuan and leadership is exhibiting irresponsibility, a foreigner will tell you to shut up and ask of aid to rather deal with your personal corruption and that of your appointees. In medical care, diagnosis will determine what drug the Doctor will …

Twelve persons have reportedly been killed in fresh attacks by gunmen in Attakar in Ganawuri District of Riyom and Foron District of Barkin Ladi council of Plateau State. Lawmaker representing Barkin Ladi and Riyom federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Dr. Simon Mwadkwon, disclosed this in Jos at the …

South Africans have disrupted a speech in Johannesburg by a veteran politician who was trying to quell tensions following a recent wave of deadly riots and xenophobic attacks. Mangosuthu Buthelez was heckled by a rowdy section of the crowd. Dozens of men marched through the area calling for foreigners to …

At least 115 Police Mobile Force (PMF) operatives across the country have been demobilised, The Nation learnt on Sunday. The affected policemen comprised 37 Inspectors, 67 Sergeants and 11 Corporals were asked to leave the PMF with immediate effect. It was gathered that a signal signed by the Commissioner of …

One person has been killed while five sustained injuries in a fresh outbreak of xenophobia in South Africa. According to News 24, the yet to be identified victim was stabbed with a sharp object at a corner of Bree and Plein streets in Johannesburg. Armed protesters had marched through the …

The authorities in northern Burkina Faso say at least 29 people have been killed in two separate attacks by alleged militants. At least 15 people were killed when a truck drove over an explosive device in Sanmatenga province, the government said. A security source told the AFP news agency most …

Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has died at age 95. Mugabe is the longest serving president of Zimbabwe. In 2017, he was forced to resign after his party had internal crisis. As the world mourns him, Kemi Filani News has put together popular and funny quotes that have been attributed …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will visit South Africa next month to reinforce the bonds between the two countries after a wave of deadly riots and xenophobic attacks, the South African presidency said on Saturday. South Africa’s MTN Group and supermarket chain Shoprite have closed all stores and service centres in …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that over 5,000 persons have lost their jobs to the protest against xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. It may be recalled that Nigerians had staged anti-xenophobia protests across the nation, during which business outfits perceived to belong to South Africa …

There is a looming cholera outbreak in parts of the Country as contractors have, en bloc, abandoned ongoing construction of automated modern toilet facility projects under a Public Private Partnership between Ghana First Company and the Government of Ghana. Over 200 existing public toilet facilities in communities across the country …

Comfort Nutsugah, a 51-year old trader, has taken advantage of government’s Free Senior High School Policy to further her education. Ms. Nutsugah, a mother of six, who sells used clothing after school hours, is a first-year General Arts Student of the Keta Senior High Technical School in the Volta Region. She is …

President Muhammadu Buhari will this week meet with the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammadu Dingyadi and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to resolve the dispute over recruitment of 10,000 constables into the force. This followed the inability of the Police Service Commission and the NPF to resolve their differences …

Government has succumbed to pressure from various bodies in protest against the conversion of the University Hall otherwise known as Katanga Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) into a mixed hall. The decision by the Governing Council of the University last year was met with …

The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested a woman for allegedly setting a young man ablaze over a N200 debt. Another female accomplice allegedly involved in the crime is on the run, Delta Police Commissioner, Adeyinka Adeleke has said. The young man simply identified as Sunday was set …

Lulu Xingwana, South Africa’s High Commissioner to Ghana has dismissed assertions that the recent spate of violent attacks in the southern African country will prevent people from traveling there, ABC News can report. Lulu Xingwana disclosed that she is not in any way perturbed about the decision of some people …