AFRICA

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims deadly Mali attack

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 …

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WHO declares Monkeypox a global health emergency

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 …

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Man leaves wife for giving birth to 5th pair of twins

A Ugandan man allegedly packed his bags and left his growing family after his wife recently gave birth to their fifth pair of twins. While some people would give anything to have one child, let alone two, others have no problem abandoning their offspring. Case in point, a Ugandan man …

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SHSs suspend participation in NSMQ, other extracurricular activities

Senior High Schools across the country will not participate in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NMSQ) until further notice. The Conference of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), which announced this said, inter-school sports and debate competitions and other extra-curricular activities have also been suspended. This is as a result of …

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Government reviewing free SHS – GES Director-General

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah, has disclosed that the government is currently reviewing the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy. According to Prof Opoku Amankwah, the review is to determine which benefits of the Free SHS will be relinquished by the government …

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Why police reforms in Tanzania were innevitable

That is the message delivered by President Samia Suluhu Hassan when she swore in Mr Camillus Wambura as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) at Chamwino State House in Dodoma yesterday. The Head of State had on a number of occasions since coming into office early last year publicly …

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Government owes WAEC GH¢22 million – Dr. Apaak

Member of Parliament for Builsa South Dr. Clement Apaak has suggested that the 2022 calendar for the 2022 BECE and WASSCE would be affected because the government has started the West African Examination Council of the needed resources for the two examinations. The MP says the government has not released any money to the …

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Ghana to write 2022 WASSCE alone

Only Ghanaian candidates are left to write the West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), scheduled from August 1 to September 27, 2022. This is because the other four-member countries of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) — Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and The Gambia — have returned to …

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Airlines in Nigeria plan route cut over rising fuel price

Domestic airlines have concluded plans to dump less-viable routes as skyrocketing aviation fuel prices cause more flight disruptions amid dwindling revenue and the rising cost of operations. Some of the less-lucrative routes are Sokoto, Katsina, Yenogoa, Kebbi, Gombe, Yola, Maiduguri, Bauchi, Ilorin, Jos, Ibadan, Calabar, and Akure. Jet A1 has …

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Why the Marburg virus is deadly

With a high mortality rate, health experts have largely expressed concerns about Marburg; the viral infection which appears to have shown up in some countries. Health experts in Ghana became alert after two cases were recorded in the Ashanti Region. The detection of the virus in the region came after …

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Say goodbye to PE (premature Ejaculation) with these home remedies

This article will help us learn about simple home remedies that will help us overcome PE, premature ejaculation. These certain combinations of foods will treat sexual health problems like premature ejaculation with time so that you can rock her world! Premature ejaculation or early ejaculation is one of those sexual …

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Anger in Nigeria after wanted man is made chief

An emir in the Nigerian state of Zamfara has been suspended after he coronated a man said to be a wanted terrorist. According to Premium Times, Aliyu Marafa, who is the emir of Yandoton Daji, was suspended by the Zamfara State government after the alleged turbaning of Ada Aleru. Aleru …

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