Increasing inflation, debts and forex crisis are pushing Nigerian and other African economies to the brink, the International Monetary Fund has warned. SaharaReporters earlier reported that IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, had said the outlook for the global economy had “darkened significantly” since April. She warned that a global recession …
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Bodyguard of member of Zulu king’s coronation committee shot in Durban
A bodyguard of Zululand district municipality mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi was injured when he was shot during a coronation committee meeting in Mayville on Thursday. The injured person, who has not yet been identified, is in hospital. Buthelezi is part of the coronation committee that is working with the Zulu royal …
Read More »“Free SHS is innovative; it needs to be protected” — IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said its support for Ghana will not scrap Free SHS. It noted that its program aims to protect the vulnerable. The Fund noted that the Free SHS policy needs to be protected describing it as innovative. In its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), cited by ModernGhana …
Read More »Presidential assassinations in Africa: Deby, Gaddafi, Lumumba and others
Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, was recently assassinated whiles on the campaign trail. The incident attracted widespread global condemnation with a number of African leaders expressing their revulsion at the act while sending their condolences. The continent of Africa, in and of itself, is not alien to high-profile political …
Read More »Mali detains 49 ‘mercenary’ Ivorian soldiers
Mali’s transition authorities on Monday said they were holding 49 Ivorian soldiers on suspicion of seeking to destabilise the country. The soldiers were detained on Sunday, shortly after arriving at the Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako, aboard a special flight. While Ivorian authorities say the soldiers are part of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Should Not Support Any Candidate In The Presidential Elections – Joe Ghartey (video)
Presidential candidate aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Hon. Joe Ghartey, has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo not to support any candidate in the NPP Presidential primaries. The NPP is expected to elect its Presidential candidate next year for the 2024 Presidential elections of Ghana. Hon. Ghartey, Vice …
Read More »NPP Germany Appoints Presidential Candidate Aspirant Joe Ghartey As Patron (video)
The Germany branch of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appointed astute politician and NPP Presidential candidate aspirant, Hon. Joe Ghartey, as its patron. The appointment comes as Hon. Ghartey’s support base within the NPP for the Presidential candidate position broadens. Addressing the NPP Germany Branch Executives, Hon. …
Read More »Gambian ex-spies sentenced to death for Jammeh-era murder
A Gambian court on Wednesday sentenced five former members of the intelligence service to death for the murder of a political activist during the rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. High Court Justice Kumba Sillah-Camara pronounced the sentence against the former head of the National Intelligence Agency, Yankuba Badjie, after finding …
Read More »Ethiopia agrees to UN rebuilding of war-torn Tigray
The Ethiopian government has signed a provisional agreement to allow the UN to begin reconstruction works in war-torn Tigray until parties negotiate a permanent peace deal. The agreement with the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) means the agency can begin rebuilding certain basic social services with funding from the …
Read More »Doctor who delivered Agormanya quintuplets shares ‘exciting’ experience
After the successful delivery of the quintuplets at Agormanya in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, the clinical coordinator of the St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Dr Bansah Miriam Theodora, has expressed joy over her involvement in the delivery process. According to her, she was home when she received a phone …
Read More »VIDEO: Everything you need to know about the supermoon lighting up SA’s sky
The supermoon, which appears larger and brighter than other moons, reached its peak on Wednesday night. While clouds may have obscured the moon for some South Africans, it would have brought welcome light for the many parts of the country being load shedded. A supermoon refers to a full moon …
Read More »Nosebleed the latest scare in Southern Tanzania
The government dispatched a team of health scientists to investigate a ‘strange’ nosebleed disease in southern regions of Tanzania, President Samia Suluhu Hassan disclosed yesterday. Gracing the 20th Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in East Africa (AMECEA) Plenary Assembly organised by Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC), President Hassan said the hypothesis …
Read More »Average length of penis is 6 inches – Senior Midwifery Officer
A Senior Midwifery Officer at the Tema Health Centre, Ruby Ansah-Tagoe, has revealed that the average length of an erected penis is 6 inches or 15cm and can equally satisfy a woman. She made this revelation on GTV’s breakfast show on Tuesday, July 12. When it comes to satisfying a …
Read More »5 places you shouldn’t touch a woman during sex
While the heat is on, you may think there is no boundary as to what to say or touch, but be careful, you may kill the fun while touching these places. Sex is always a moment of pleasure that intimate partners often take informally. Lovers usually have no boundaries to …
Read More »13-year-old becomes youngest black person to gain admission into medical school in US
Alena Analeigh was only 12 years old when she gained admission into Arizona State University last year to pursue a course in engineering. Around that same period, the teen was also enrolled at Oakwood University. And though simultaneously studying at two different universities may come off as a herculean task, …
Read More »Strike: Walewale SHTS students compelled to cook their own meals
As the teacher’s strike drags on, students at the Walewale Senior High Technical School in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region are being forced to assume the duties of the school caterers by making their own meals in the dining hall. The students were spotted eating rice …
Read More »South Sudan suspends dredging of Nile tributaries
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardiit has suspended all dredging activities on Nile tributaries following opposition within his government, environmentalists, and activists over the deal with Egypt. Mr. Kiir’s order put to end weeks of public debate sparked by the arrival a month ago of a 21-truck convoy from Cairo …
Read More »33,000-litre fuel tanker crashes in Lagos
What would have resulted in a major fire outbreak was, on Tuesday, averted in Costain, Lagos, after a fuel-laden tanker fell while ascending a bridge. The incident occurred at about 2 pm, causing the tanker to spill its contents. However, it was promptly attended to by emergency responders. The tanker …
Read More »Big fight erupts over José Eduardo dos Santos burial
A row has erupted over the burial of former Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos who died on Friday at a Spanish hospital. The dispute arose after President João Lourenço decreed the setting up of a government commission to arrange a state funeral for his predecessor in the capital Luanda. …
Read More »A/R: Midwives forced to use torch lights for deliveries at CHIP compounds
Over 5000 residents living in Pokuase, Amoako and Esienkyem communities in the Ahafo Ano East District in the Ashanti Region are without electricity or standby generator forcing nurses and midwives to deliver to deliver pregnant women using torch lights and lights from their mobile phones at various CHIP compounds. Residents from the three communities …
Read More »Presidency tough, I’m eager to go – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Monday, described his seven years in office as “tough” saying “I am eager to go.” This was as he called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities to consider the plight of the future generations of the country as the strike stretches into …
Read More »Council of PTAs to help resolve food shortage in SHSs
The National Council of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA), in Eastern Region says it is planning to meet heads of secondary schools to see how best the association could help ameliorate the intermittent food shortages in the schools. Delays in delivery of nonperishable food items to most schools intermittently result in shortage of …
Read More »Kenya’s election body in a storm over ballot paper deal
The Greek company awarded the contract to print ballot papers for the August 9 Kenyan elections and started delivering the same to Nairobi on Thursday, even as presidential candidate Raila Odinga sought to link its officials to the rival coalition led by Deputy President William Ruto. Mr Odinga’s coalition — …
Read More »Suspected Marburg virus cases: WHO deploys experts to Ghana
The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a team of experts to support Ghanaian health workers after Ghana confirmed two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease. The two cases were found in the Ashanti Region after preliminary tests done in the country on two patients came back positive.The two affected …
Read More »Food Shortage: Gov’t to distribute foodstuffs to affected SHSs by July 12 – Education Ministry
Senior High Schools hit by food shortages will receive supplies by Tuesday (July 12), authorities have announced. That’s according to the Education Ministry as it races against time to avert an imminent closure of second-cycle schools whose students have been affected by an ongoing strike by members of four teacher …
Read More »Siblings become first Black owners of bed and breakfast in Gettysburg
Twelve years ago, siblings Christine, Stephen and Patrick Campbell dreamt of owning a bed and breakfast that will also serve as a “holiday house” for the family. The siblings materialized their dream after acquiring the Keystone Inn in Gettysburg. Led by Christine, they acquired the 109-year-old property located at 231 …
Read More »Fifteen shot dead in South Africa bar
At least 15 people have been shot dead in a bar in the South African township of Soweto, police say. Police said gunmen entered the Orlando East tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning and started firing randomly at a group of young people. They then fled the scene …
Read More »Angel Carbonu slams gov’t over food shortage in SHSs
The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbornu has blamed the government for the shortage of food in some Senior High Schools. Mr, Carbonu said the current centralized system that authorises only the National Buffer Stock to distribute food to Senior High Schools has largely contributed …
Read More »Zimbabwe will start selling gold coins this month as inflation gets so bad
Zimbabwe will start selling gold coins this month as a way to tame inflation that has weakened the local currency, the country’s central bank said. The governor of the central bank, John Mangudya, noted that the coins, known as Mosi-oa-Tunya, would be available for sale from July 25 in local …
Read More »Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists release seven more kidnapped passengers
Seven passengers kidnapped during the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, have been released. It was reported that the terrorists attacked the train, bombed a section of the rail track, killed 9 passengers and abducted 62, including children. Confirming the release, Malam Tukur Mamu, a member of the negotiating team and …
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