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 …
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Four accused of theft from dead SA tavern teens
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 …
Read More »SA starts process to extradite Gupta brothers
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 …
Read More »KNUST SRC president asked to refund GH¢9,100 for SA educational trip
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 …
Read More »For men: Here’s how alcohol affects your penis, sex
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 …
Read More »Zimbabwe’s president Mnangagwa accused of rape
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 …
Read More »33 Dead As Bus Falls Off Bridge And Plunges Into Kenya River Valley
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 …
Read More »Missing man’s partially burnt body found
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 …
Read More »Marburg virus: One more person dies; 40 quarantined in Savannah Region
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 …
Read More »Usain Bolt celebrates Tobi Amusan, Nigerian who set world record with 100m hurdles
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 …
Read More »Top 7 Disadvantages of Having Sex Everyday ~ According to Sexologist
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 …
Read More »African presidents who died in office: Atta Mills, Gaddafi, Bongo et al.
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Nigerian kidney theft: Third charge over organ-harvesting plot
A man has been charged over an alleged plot with a Nigerian politician to harvest a man’s kidney. Obinna Obeta, 50, from Southwark, south London, is accused under the Modern Slavery Act of arranging a man’s travel with a view to him being exploited. Mr Obeta is suspected of conspiring …
Read More »Free SHS is not under review – Ministry ‘corrects’ GES boss
Reports that government’s flagship Free Senior High School, Free SHS, policy, is set to be reviewed are not true. This is according to Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, who spoke in an interview with Accra-based Citi FM on Friday, July 22, 2022. “So far as …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Alleged N109b Fraud: High Court remands suspended Nigerian Accountant-General in Kuje prison
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja has ordered that the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing and determination of his bail application. Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme gave the order on Friday. He adjourned the hearing on the bail application …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Palm Wine: The health benefits of this drink will amaze you
Palm wine contains the antioxidant Vitamin C. And Vitamin C, on the other hand, helps in maintaining good eye health. There is nothing that is as beneficial to our health than the various gifts of nature. Unarguably, palm wine is one of them. Palm wine is a sweet, tasty drink …
Read More »Tears as family, loved ones bury Cairo-based Nigerian burnt to death by wife over alleged infidelity
A man in Osun State, Bolu Bamidele, who died after he was allegedly set ablaze by his wife, Ifeoluwa, over allegations of having an extramarital affair, has been buried. Bamidele, popularly known as Teebam, was said to have returned to Osogbo, the capital of Osun State from Cairo, Egypt, to …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Nigerian police arrest cult members who beheaded man, used victim’s head to play football
Police authorities in the Anambra State of Nigeria have arrested suspected cult members who killed a member of a rival group and used his head to play football. The incident happened on the premises suspected to be the residence of some students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Igbariam in …
Read More »Biden’s first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit scheduled for December – White House
A number of African leaders will be guests of the American government in mi-December 2022 when President Joe Biden hosts the first in-person summit with his peers. The United States has been under increasing pressure to assert its influence on the continent amid a growing role economic giant and rival …
Read More »VIDEO: Sex workers run helter-skelter as police officers burst popular joints
A video is making rounds of alleged prostitutes taking to their heels after the police stormed all their popular joints in Benin city. It has been alleged that the Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki ordered the eradication of all prostitutes “ashawo” from the state. Edo state has been known to …
Read More »Man found dead with calabash, money and white clothing material
A man has been found dead inside a hotel room in Angwan Gwari Kwamba in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic incident happened at Unique Hotel opposite Royal Academy, Suleja. Speaking with Daily Trust, the Manager of the hotel, Adeniyi Durojaiye, said the man checked in on …
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