A young man has stirred a topic on social media after a video of him flogging his girlfriend mercilessly surfaced. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday in Kwara state, where the boyfriend identified as Fatai resides. The girl identified as Aduke is an HND1 student of Bartholomew College of Health …
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Prince Charles says ‘time has come’ to confront legacy of slavery
Better late than never. That was the general reaction to Prince Charles’ opening speech at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali on Friday. The prince will succeed his mother as head of the organization — an association of independent states that emerged out of the ashes of the …
Read More »GES sacks 27 teachers over fake appointment letters
Twenty-seven teachers in some basic schools in the North East Region have been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly joining the service with fake appointment letters. The victims are said to have secured postings to the various schools with fake appointment and posting letters bearing the signature …
Read More »22 farmers kidnapped near Nigeria’s capital
Gunmen have kidnapped 22 farmers from their fields just outside Nigeria’s capital Abuja, local police said Friday, in the latest wave of mass abductions in the country. Heavily-armed criminals known locally as bandits frequently attack rural areas with poor security in the northwest and central regions, but mass kidnappings are …
Read More »Suspects held over Nigeria church massacre
Suspects linked to the killing of at least 40 people in a church in south-west Nigeria have been detained by a regional security force, the authorities there say. Gunmen stormed the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, during a service earlier this month and opened fire. The suspects …
Read More »Eighteen dead in mass break-in to Spanish enclave of Melilla
Eighteen migrants have died and others were injured when a huge crowd tried to cross into the Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla, officials from neighbouring Morocco say. Reports say some of those who died had fallen from the top of a border fence. Several security personnel and migrants were …
Read More »Man arrested for stealing cables in church
A suspected thief, Omotayo Oni, was arrested for allegedly stealing cables inside the headquarters of Deeper Life Bible Church in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspect was arrested by operatives of the Ogun State-owned security outfit, So-Safe Corps during a routine patrol in the axis around …
Read More »Two arrested for raping mentally-challenged woman in Adamawa
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly raping a mentally-ill woman in the Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement on Friday, June 24, said the suspects, Kwallan John and Imamu Abdurrahman, were arrested last Sunday. …
Read More »Couple crushed to death on their engagement day
A man and his wife have died in a car accident a few hours after their traditional wedding in Nigeria. Kelvin and his new bride, Evi, got married on Wednesday, June 22, and were on their way home after the event when they were involved in a road accident. The …
Read More »Nigerian senator, wife arrested for allegedly scheming to harvest body parts of 15-year-old boy
A Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu were on Thursday, June 23, 2022, remanded into custody in London for plotting to harvest the organs of a 15-year-old boy after having him brought to the United Kingdom. Senator Ike who is 60 and also the senator for …
Read More »Former Angola president Jose Eduardo dos Santos hospitalised
Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos is admitted to a hospital in Spain, where he is receiving treatment for an unspecified illness. A statement issued by the office of President João Lourenço on Friday said his predecessor was in a stable condition in Barcelona, where he has been living …
Read More »Nigerian lawyer dresses like ‘Juju Priest’ to court in reaction to hijab ruling
Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Malcom Omoirhobo on Thursday caused a stir at the Supreme Court in Abuja as he was dressed like a Juju priest. Malcom attended the proceedings dressed in an attire believed to be worn by adherents of ‘Olokun’, the ruler of all bodies of water and other …
Read More »I will leave APC if Tinubu picks a Muslim/Muslim ticket – Femi Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed the condition under which he can leave the ruling party and work against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The former minister of aviation, FFK as he is commonly known as took to his Facebook page, on June 16, to …
Read More »Monkey pox: 9-month-old baby among Ghana’s 18 cases
Persons affected by the viral disease; Monkeypox in Ghana include a 9-month-old baby, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed. The country has recorded 72 cases of Monkeypox so far, with 18 positive tests as of Tuesday, June 14 2022. Speaking at a media engagement on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, …
Read More »PHOTOS: Cement blocks used as chairs by Pechie Basic School pupils
Pupils of Pechie Basic School in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region are forced to sit on cement blocks and on the bare floor to study due to lack of proper infrastructure. The situation, according to community members, is negatively impacting the quality of their children’s education. A …
Read More »No case of Ebola in Ghana – Ghana Health Service
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says there is no case of Ebola in Ghana, contrary to earlier media reports. The Director General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye at a meet the press session on Wednesday, said the supposed Ebola case in Tamale was a simulation exercise. According to him, various …
Read More »Confirmed cases of Monkeypox increase to 18—GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says confirmed cases of Monkeypox has increased from five in the last update to 18 which represent 25.0 per cent. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the GHS, said the confirmed cases were among the 72 suspected cases of Monkeypox which was investigated as …
Read More »GES hits back at Teacher Kwadwo, DCE demands apology over ‘lies’
Following a claim by Michael Owusu Afriyie aka Teacher Kwadwo that he was dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) primarily because he refused to delete a video he had recorded which could incriminate some local officials, the government agency has rebutted, insisting that the former employee was sacked for …
Read More »Tanzania to review kidney dialysis cost
The government of Tanzania has admitted that medical bills for kidney dialysis are exorbitant so it is conducting a review to reduce those charges. The pledge was made yesterday in Parliament by Health deputy minister Godwin Mollel, who said currently the medical bills for dialysis stand at Sh900,000, which is …
Read More »Kenya tax staff to wear cameras in war on bribes
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) says its workers will start wearing body-worn cameras in the latest bid to curb tax cheating and bribery. The Business Daily reported that the body cams would be used by staff who work in the domestic tax department and customs and border control. Some KRA …
Read More »Sadio Mane excites fans as he rocks African print for Bayern Munich medical
The supporters were delighted to see the Senegal international staying true to his roots through his choice of attire as he landed in Germany Fans online were excited by Sadio Mane’s choice of attire as he went to Bayern Munich for his medical on Tuesday. Mane chose an African print …
Read More »Paul Pogba gets hero’s treat as he visits native Guinea, meets military ruler
Former Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, was given a massive reception when he arrived in his native Guinea for a visit. Pogba, according to videos posted on social media was given a military escort from the airport through principal streets of Conakry as motorbike riders provided dispatch duties to his …
Read More »Apply the same level of dexterity used on UGMC to complete the abandoned KNUST Teaching Hospital project – Lecturer
A planning lecturer at the Department of Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Stephen Takyi, has called on the government of Ghana to apply the same level of dexterity used to complete the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) on the KNUST Teaching Hospital …
Read More »Don’t abandon children with sickle cell disease – ANAQ Foundation Prez appeals to fathers
President of ANAQ Foundation, Mrs Ama Nyarko Attafuah Quainoo, has appealed to fathers not abandoned children with sickle cell disease. She said, instead, they must care for them emotionally and support the mothers financially to keep the children healthy and alive. Mrs. Ama Nyarko Attafuah Quainoo, who is a sickle …
Read More »Gbajabiamila is a blessing to Nigeria – Adeyinka Adedoyin
A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Adeyinka Adedoyin, has described the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as a symbol of strength, compassion and dignity for the people of Lagos State. “Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is an extraordinary politician, a great …
Read More »Welcome to Iwoye-Ketu, the Nigerian community where it is taboo to use umbrella
An umbrella is an object for protection against rain or hot sun. When it starts to rain, people stop to put up their umbrellas at once against the rain, but not in Iwoye-Ketu, a border community in Imeko/Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. There, residents would rather be …
Read More »Belgium to return Patrice Lumumba’s tooth to DR Congo
Congo’s first prime minister, Patrice Emery Lumumba, will finally have a burial in the Democratic Republic of Congo — 61 years after his assassination — as Belgium returns to the family of the Congolese independence hero his remains, a tooth which was removed on January 17, 1961, the day the …
Read More »Monkeys snatch breastfeeding baby from mother in Tanzania
Residents have been left in shock after a troop of monkeys snatched a breastfeeding infant from his mother in Mwamgongo village in Kigoma, northeastern Tanzania. The village borders Gombe National Park. The mother was breastfeeding her one-month-old baby outside her house on Saturday afternoon when the monkeys invaded her home, …
Read More »Boko Haram appoints new ‘governor’ in Borno, may launch more attacks in coming weeks
The Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād faction of the Boko Haram fighters has appointed Ameer Hassan as its new “governor of the Mandara Hills” in Borno State. A counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Tuesday. The new governor, Hassan was said to have replaced …
Read More »Ex-Barcelona striker Eto’o handed suspended prison sentence over tax fraud
Former Barcelona striker, Samuel Eto’o has escaped a jail term for fraud after he was handed a 22-month suspended prison sentence. The one-time forward and his former agent have both avoided serving jail terms following charges at Barcelona Criminal Court The ex-Cameroon international pleaded guilty to tax offences at Barcelona …
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