The Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) has called off its indefinite strike action declared on Monday, November 14, 2022. In a statement dated November 24, 2022, and signed by its National President, Frederick Forkuo Yeboah, the Association said it was ending the action with immediate effect …
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Watch Kenyan minister display Taekwondo skills during visit to South Korea
Barefooted, wearing all white gear with a black belt. This is not quite how you expect to see a Foreign Minister dressed overseas. But that was how Alfred Mutua, Kenya’s top diplomat was captured when he visited the Taekwondo Headquarters in South Korea. Mutua was in Soeul together with President …
Read More »Bedbugs disturbing us – Breman Asikuma SHS students
Students of the Breman Asikuma Senior High School in the Central Region have been compelled to sleep in their classrooms and corridors due to the invasion of bed bugs. According to the students, the presence of bugs in their dormitories disturbs their sleep. Speaking to Class FM’s Central regional correspondent, …
Read More »Injectable HIV prevention drug shows promise: we worked out how much South Africa should pay for it
By Lise Jamieson & Gesine Meyer-Rath – The Conversation Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV prevention method. It is taken by people who are HIV negative, so that if they are unknowingly exposed to HIV, the drug will prevent the virus from infecting them. The development of this method …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: Pastor stripped naked for sleeping with his best friend’s wife
A well known man of God known as Pastor Mustapha was caught sleeping with his best friend’s wife and was beaten by angry residents. Pastor Mustapha, reportedly in his 30 from Zimbabwe, was stripped naked and nearly burned to death by his friend who caught him in the act. In …
Read More »Man jailed for stealing chewing gum
A 50-year-old man, Adamu Habib, has been sentenced to four months imprisonment by an Upper Area Court, Karu, Abuja for stealing two packs of chewing gum. The convict, who resides in Garki Village, pleaded guilty to theft. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, the judge, Ishaq Hassan, …
Read More »Ghanaian in Europe Grace Aisha Essel changing lives worldwide through motivational speeches
A Ghanaian woman based in Europe, Grace Aisha Essel has been working hard to help shape the society positively as a Muslim motivational speaker. Born into a Christian home, she converted to Islam in 2015 but decided to maintain her christian name with an addition of Aisha which is a …
Read More »Parents of student arrested for saying Aisha Buhari ‘ate poor people’s money’ beg for forgiveness
Parents of Aminu Azare, a student of the Federal University, Dutse, who was arrested over his comment against the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha Buhari, has called on the first lady to forgive and release their son. Azare, a final-year Environmental Management and Toxicology student at the University, had …
Read More »20-year-old housewife arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife with pestle
The police in Bauchi state have arrested a 20-year-old woman identified as Maryam Ibrahim for allegedly killing her co-wife, Hafsat Ibrahim, at Gar Village in Pali Ward in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State on November 22. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the state police command, Ahmed …
Read More »Looming global recession sparks fear in East Africa region
East Africans are second-guessing what the projected global recession in 2023 could mean for them, given the International Monetary Fund says about a third of the world will be in recession, led by the globe’s largest economies including the US, China, and Europe. The recent growth projections by the international …
Read More »Monkeypox name changed after racism complaints
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new preferred name for the monkeypox virus, saying it would refer to it as mpox. The WHO said it had received complaints the current name was “racist and stigmatizing” and that, after consultations with experts, mpox would be used simultaneously with monkeypox …
Read More »How To Treat Cholera With Salt, Sugar & Water
Cholera occurs as a result of intestinal infection. This illness can be contracted by consuming contaminated water or food. Some of its early symptoms include vomiting, extreme thirst, fatigue and dry mouth. Because of its ability to cause dehydration, patients who are diagnosed with cholera are advised to drink clean …
Read More »How to use corn silk to treat prostate cancer
Maize is one of the most commonly used products in Africa particular, Ghana, for making a variety of food across the country. In Ghana maize or corn can be used to make kenkey, banku, akole, Tuozaa fie and many more. Maize or corn belongs to a group of cereals. It …
Read More »Gunmen stop sermon and rob churchgoers in South Africa
Armed robbers invaded a Johannesburg church in South Africa and stole from the congregants at gunpoint over the weekend. The gunmen stopped the sermon before proceeding to collect cash and valuables from the people inside the Johannesburg Central SDA church, according to reports. The moment the gunmen stopped the preaching …
Read More »80-year-old Equatorial Guinea prez wins sixth straight term with over 94% of votes
President of Equatorial Guinea has won re-election for the sixth consecutive time extendig his stay in office to beyond four decades. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, secured almost 95% of votes, in a vote he was largely expected to win. Officials results were released over the weekend by the national poll …
Read More »59-Year-Old Man Has Been Found Dead After Sleeping With Two Slay Queens In His Room
A 59-year-old businessman has met ultimate death after having sex with two Slay Queens. Samuel Irungu, who is a businessman, went to a nightclub for a drink and have some fun. He met two slay queens at the nightclub, he later came home to have intimacy with them in his …
Read More »Two police officers injured as truck crashes into Governor’s convoy
Two policemen have been injured after a truck crashed into the convoy of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state. Channels Television reported that the incident occurred shortly after Fintiri and some members of his cabinet left a wedding at Agga mosque in the Dougirei area of Yola, the state capital. …
Read More »PHOTOS: See how some people transport dead bodies to and from the morgue
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa. It borders nine countries: Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The people of the DRC represent over 200 ethnic groups, with nearly 250 languages and dialects …
Read More »NGO donates to Brakwa Policlinic
The C.E.O of “GODBETT APRIL BORNS FOUNDATION SPECIAL” Mrs Betty Baah Kyeremateng has this weekend donated items worth thousands of cedis to Brakwa Policlinic to enhance quality services. Items including, Chairs, Detergents, from Belshaw company, Tissues, Water, Biscuits, Toffees and many more were received by the administrators of the Policlinic …
Read More »‘Now his son is here’ – Liberia president’s son playing for US at World Cup speaks
Timothy Weah, son of Liberian president George Weah has spoken about how it feels to be playing at a World Cup. Despite being son to the president, Timothy plays for the United States Men’s National Team and is so far the sole goal scorer for the team after two games. …
Read More »Review ban on corporal punishment in schools – GES advised
Rev. Renault Amofa Danquah of Asante Akyem Agogo Methodist Circuit has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to consider the ban it has placed on caning in school. Speaking to Adom News, Rev Danquah called on GES to review its “no-cane in school” policy as he said it will …
Read More »‘I was desperate’: Young job seekers scammed, abused in Nigeria
When Blessing* boarded a bus early on a January morning in 2017 for the 60km (37 miles) journey from her home in Calabar, in Nigeria’s Cross River State, to a village in neighboring Akwa Ibom State, she thought she was going to meet a corporate executive about a potential job …
Read More »Court orders man to sleep with 3 women to text his manhood
A Zambian court has told a man named Kenford Sililo, who is 27 years old, to sleep with 3 women to find out if his ex-girlfriend put a spell on him. He took his ex-girlfriend Maria to court and said that she was the reason he couldn’t get an erection. …
Read More »Speciallady awareness and Rotary Club of Kumasi Donate to Kaneshie Polyclinic and Educational Establishment
Speciallady Awareness in conjunction with Rotary Club of Kumasi donated medical supplies worth thousands of cedis to Kaneshie Polyclinic to support the delivery of essential medical care towards women with reproductive health issues and combat menstrual poverty. Also, the team conducted an outreach project at Obiri Institute of Technology located …
Read More »Nigerian court orders arrest of Imo Deputy Speaker over alleged N785 million fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has issued a warrant of arrest for the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Amarachi Iwuanyanwu over his alleged involvement in a N785 million fraud. On Friday, the court directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nigeria Police, Department …
Read More »Upper East Regional Hospital saves 27 weeks preterm baby
The staff of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga have saved a preterm baby born at 27 weeks of pregnancy. The said baby recorded a birth weight of 0.9 kilograms (Kg) instead of the normal 2.5 kg but pulled through and survived …
Read More »Confusion hits KATH over retired CEO’s accumulated leave package
A group of aggrieved senior medical Staff at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi are considering taking legal action against the hospital’s board for authorizing payment of 8 months of accumulated (deferred) leave for the retired Chief Executive officer (CEO) Dr. Oheneba Owusu Danso including other benefits they …
Read More »4 Things You Should Stop Doing after Age 50
The age of 50 is the age that is usually recognized as old age. This is because most people’s organs begin to weaken and their skin begins to wrinkles and look older around this period, making this a common age at which people are considered to be old. It is …
Read More »Chief burns 4 to death
By KELVIN MUDENDA and CAROLINE NGWENGWE A TRADITIONAL ruler has burnt to death four people, among them his estranged wife, his 82-year-old mother-in-law and two juveniles after locking the door to the house they were sleeping in before igniting it using petrol. The reason behind this is unknown.
Read More »Jamaican fathers can now go on paternity leave from 2023
Effective January 1, 2023, Jamaican fathers of newborn babies can go on paternity leave. The same also applies to families that have recently adopted a child. According to The Gleaner, the announcement of the new reforms was made by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the …
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