Nigerians recently celebrated the feat of Tobi Amusan, the athlete who made history at the just ended World Championship Games in Oregon. Amusan broke the 100 meters hurdles world record when she run 12:12 seconds in the semi-finals before slashing that time further by 6 microseconds when she did 12:06 …

  By Abigail Barnett, Deputy Director of Curriculum Programmes, Curriculum and Qualifications at Cambridge Assessment International Education The United Nations have designated 2021 as the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. Around the world, partly due to the pandemic, people are drawing on their creativity like never before …

Most women tend to ignore breast care during pregnancy, which can make it tough to de Here are a few tips for proper breast care during pregnancy that you can incorporate into your everyday regimen. 1. Get the Right Bra Since your breasts continue to increase in size starting from …

Men of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a young lady identified as Favor Oyhou for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, 25-year-old Paul Handsome to death in Auchi, a community in the state on July 23. According to reports, Favour and the deceased were intimate lovers who were the envy of …

Former President John Mahama, and his wife, Lordina, have inaugurated and presented to the Bole Community in the Savanna Region, a 45-bed maternity and children’s ward in the Bole District Hospital. The couple, who are celebrating their 30th marriage anniversary, built and presented the twin wards to the people of …

On average nearly one person an hour is shot dead in South Africa, experts say. And the lived experience for some on the ground bears out the extent of gun violence. “Every night there are bullets. Shooting, every day,” said one resident of Soweto, who asked to remain anonymous. It …

Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaore, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, has apologised to the ex-leader’s family. “I ask the Burkinabe people for forgiveness for all the acts I may have committed during my tenure, and especially the family of my …

A tragic incident occurred on Monday July 25, at Jean Marie Secondary school in Nandi County, Kenya, as a 30-year-old man got buried alive while digging a pit latrine. Josphat, who was reportedly among the three men contracted to dig the pit at the school, was trapped after the walls of the …

Zimbabwe, being a South African country has been underrated since the  basket name flashed out. The late Robert Mogabe ruled the country for over 30years and could not achieve his goal as every South African accused him for chasing their colonial masters out from the country. The only African Country …

Mining pits are possible breeding grounds for bats, the carriers of the Marburg virus, the Ghana Health Service has said. According to the GHS, research has shown that such pits harbour bats. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, said: “We know that it comes from the …

Eight children and two adults suspected to be a teacher and their driver have died in an early morning accident in Mikindani, Mtwara. Though the Police is yet to confirm the cause and circumstances of the accident, the van is said to belong to King David Primary School in Mikindani …

Thieves have for the second time in eight days raided the Adansi Asokwa Primary School in the Ashanti Region and bolted with feeding items. A distraught caterer, who spoke to Adom News’ Isaac K. Normanyo, narrated they came to school on Monday morning to cook for the pupils. However, upon arrival, they …

The Principal Fertility Specialist at the Medifem Multi-specialist and Fertility Centre, Dr. Nana Henaku-Larbi, has urged women to give birth before they turn 35 as it’s easier to conceive when one is younger. According to him, the best age for a woman to give birth is 22. In an interview …

The President of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has appealed to men to avail themselves to be educated in breast cancer control in Ghana. She said men words are highly respected by women so they will be in a better position in advising and encouraging women …

In north western Nigeria bandit gangs raid villages, attack drivers, abduct schoolchildren, and kill anyone who resists. But who are these men, and what do they want? A new documentary from BBC Africa Eye talks us into the heart of Nigeria’s worst security crisis, and brings us face to face …

Armed bandits in Abuja have reportedly attacked troops of the Guards Brigade barely 24 hours after the terrorists threatened to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai in a viral video. According to reports, three soldiers sustained injuries during the ambush which has caused panic among residents …

Legendary American boxer, Michael Gerard Tyson, popularly known as Mike Tyson or Iron Mike, has revealed that he is closer to death. In an interaction with Sean McFarland, a trauma and addiction therapist on his podcast ‘Hotboxing with Mike Tyson’, the boxer explained that he has a strong feeling that …

Four suspects accused of stealing personal belongings from the bodies of the young people who died in mysterious circumstances at a tavern in East London, South Africa, have made an initial appearance in a Magistrate’s Court. The male suspects, aged between 16 and 21, were arrested last week. None of …

Authorities in South Africa have started the formal process of extraditing the Gupta brothers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after serving a formal extradition request to prosecutors in Dubai. Atul and Rajesh Gupta were arrested last month after Interpol issued a red notice for them. They are wanted in …

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has asked the President of the Student Representative President (SRC), Michael A. Abuah, to refund the over GH¢ 9,000 given him for an educational trip to South Africa. In a letter addressed to Abuah, the university asked that …

Excessive drinking affects the key functions of the male reproductive system, including sperm production. Male fertility generally depends on the quantity and quality of your sperm. Study says that men averagely drink 11 units of alcohol per week. Adding that this 11 units of alcohol per week have a detrimental …

A 33-year-old woman has filed a police report in Queensland, Australia, accusing Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa of raping her when she was 15. Susan Mutami told police that Mnangagwa – then a cabinet minister – pursued her after meeting her during an interschools competition in 2003. She was in Form …

The death toll continues to rise after a bus traveling in central Kenya fell off a bridge and plunged into a river valley, local media reported. At least 33 people have been confirmed dead so far. The Modern Coast company’s bus started from Meru and was on its way to …

Three men have been arrested and one detained for questioning after the partially-burnt body of a 29-year-old man was found in the Vaal River. Mqobi Surprise Mkhwanazi was reported missing on 19 July. His body was found in the Vaal River near Standerton three days later. Three men aged between …

40 people have been quarantined in the Savannah Region after one more person died of a suspected case of the Marburg virus. The patient who died last Thursday was a relative of one of the two people who died from the virus in June. The two people died days apart …

World athletics great, Usain Bolt has celebrated Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan for the world record race at the just-ended World Athletics Championships in Oregon, US. Amusan broke the world record for the women’s 100 metres hurdles in a stunning semi-final effort at the Championships on Sunday. She run a time of …

Having sex every day is not bad for you. There is no scientific evidence that there are disadvantages of having sex every day, and it can impact your physical or mental wellbeing. The good news is that as long as you and your partner are happy, comfortable there is no such thing …

Death is an inevitable part of life. The pain of loss differs depending on who dies. So when a sitting president dies, a nation is ordinarily united in grief, more often, the grief extends to the subregion and the continent at large. Ghana on July 24, 2022 marked 10th anniversary …

An armed group in Mali affiliated with al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the country’s main military base near the capital, which it said was a response to a governmental collaboration with Russian mercenaries. The Katiba Macina claimed the attack in the strategic garrison town near the …

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of Monkeypox a global health emergency. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It was made known after the second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus. WHO’s Director …