The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, said it has secured five convictions from the Federal and State High Courts in Ibadan, Oyo State and Osogbo, Osun State respectively. According to a statement by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, one of the convicts is a final-year …

Around the world uncounted numbers of people are detained in public and private hospitals for non-payment of hospital bills, despite the fact that hospital detention is seen as both a human rights violation and inconsistent with efforts towards universal health coverage. Now, let’s narrow this to our own country- Ghana …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported three covid-19 related deaths after the country began recording new cases over the past weeks. The three deaths were recorded between June 14 to June 16. GHS has also reported 243 new cases with 14 of the cases being severe and two people in critical …

Nigeria’s political space was thrown into a frenzy after a picture of a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike went viral. The picture which was shared on the official Instagram handle of Dele Momodu, a presidential aspirant of …

Report indicates that about 16 people, including three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have been killed in multiple attacks coordinated by suspected members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) in Borno State. In a publication sighted on Daily Trust, ISWAP fighters shot dead 13 metal …

Fast-rising Ghanaian musician, Lasmid Owusu Nathaniel known in showbiz circles as Lasmid has indicated that he sings like a Nigerian because they are taking over the music space in Africa. Speaking in an interview with Sammy Kay on the Go online show, the highly spiritual signee disclosed that sounding Nigerian …

A military appeal court in Tunisia has sentenced a prominent political opponent of President Kais Saied to one year in prison and banned him from practising law for five years. A lawyer for Seifeddine Makhlouf said his client had been charged with insulting a judge, and that the verdict was …

A massive disinformation campaign by the United States (US) targeted at courting disaffection and undermining Chinese investment has been uncovered in Zimbabwe. The campaign sponsored by the US government is targeted at smearing Chinese companies and interests with unfounded allegations such as labour malpractices, violation of human, community and environmental …

The call this week by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for the urgent deployment of the regional East African Standby Force (EASF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo as violence escalated in the country’s troubled east signalled a sense of fatigue in solving the problem politically. But that deployment may face …

South Africa has turned to Russia for food as it also considers Moscow’s help to mitigate record fuel prices. President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday seeking the supply of agricultural products and fertilizers. The telephone discussion between the two BRICS (Brazil, …

In 2021, the Ghana Education Service (GES) issued a sack letter to Michael Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie alias Teacher Kwadwo. While the GES attributed his dismissal to gross insubordination among other charges, several critics said the popular teacher who advocated for teaching professionals and students was booted out for his activism. …

Zimbabwean investors, including pension funds, are working on plans to take over a US$113 million (N$1,8 billion) property, The Grove Mall of Namibia, in Windhoek. The deal, which is at an advanced stage, is being coordinated by two local financial companies Stratus Capital Partners, an asset management firm, and Bard …

The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi based Constructions Firm, Fapem Constructions Limited Mr.  Emmanuel Boakye Fapem has called on the government to focus more attention on technical and vocational education and training in order to provide the practical skills needed to reduce unemployment menace in Ghana. While lauding the government …

The Namibian Police Force (Nampol) has denied doing “dirty work” for President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to some US$4 million in cash (around R64 million at the current exchange rate) that was stolen from Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo. Ramaphosa has come under fire after former spy boss …

A fire incident in Lagos State has stalled the appeal trial of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, at an Ikeja Special Offences Court. It was gathered that the inferno made it impossible for Evans and others to reach the court on Friday. The notorious kidnapper is facing trial …

The funeral of the 40 persons gruesomely killed by unknown gunmen who attacked the St. Francis Catholic church, Owo, on June 5, is currently taking place in the state. The funeral mass is being attended by the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, his wife Betty and other government functionaries. Below are …

Nzan Ayam Osim, a Major in the Nigerian Army has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Niger State. This is coming barely two years after his elder brother, Nzan Anara Erick, a captain in the army was also killed by same bandits in Niger State. The …

As the natural environment degrades, environmental problems are produced not only by incorrect use of natural resources, but also by unreasonable exploitation, overpopulation of states, low population incomes, and unemployment. The high rates of population reproduction connected with the increase of acreage and pastures, the expanding number of towns, and …

Tanzania has imposed a new requirement on grain traders to get an export permit before shipping maize out of the country, in a policy shift that has locked already bought stocks of grain by Kenyan millers at the border. Kenyan millers say the new requirement could paralyze their operations at …

Police are investigating a man who allegedly shot dead his wife and another man at a pub in the South Sudanese capital, Juba on Wednesday evening. According to sources, Longar Akok, a National Security officer, was arrested by the National Security personnel shortly after committing the crime and then handed …

Three children died in a fire in Wallacedene, Cape Town on Thursday morning. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said crews were alerted shortly before 06:30 to informal structures on fire in Pietersen Road. He said: Crews from Kraaifontein and Brackenfell were dispatched, and it was just …

One research don show say fibroid dey affect 3 to 10% of women between di age 25 and 50 years for Nigeria. Na sabi pipo do di research for Teaching Hospitals inside Calabar, Port Harcourt and Enugu southern Nigeria. ”Fibroid na di most common tumour wey dey grow inside women …

A bus conveying Methodist women to Umuahia somersaulted four times and nobody died nor was injured. Below is the testimony that was shared “At the mention of the name- Jesus every knee shall bow, this was the song of a Methodist women wing that survived a fatal accident on their …

On June 16 each year, Youth Day is celebrated nationally in South Africa to commemorate the Soweto Uprising, or the “16 June” events, which took place on this day in 1976. Thousands of Sowetan students protested the introduction of Afrikaans (the language of their oppressors) as a language next to …

A Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom State command, for allegedly defiling a minor. His arrest was confirmed by the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, during an interview with Qed. Rollas, according to the report …

A military court has convicted a Somali couple in the capital Mogadishu for terrorism activities under Somalia’s Islamic State (IS) branch. Dayib Moalim Hassan and his wife Halima Abdi Mursal were on Thursday identified as having worked for the terrorist group Daesh under the pseudo names of Mustaf and Hawa. …

The circumstances surrounding how three men who patronized the services of a prostitute but ended up beating her to death after seeing her in possession of the Holy Quran of Muslims is currently under investigation by the police. The customer identified as Abubakar Musa while the prostitute was identified as …

The authorities in Yirol East County, Lakes State, have confirmed that one person has been killed with four of his cows stolen near Wulu camp The incident took place on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The act was perpetrated by armed raiders suspected to be from the neighboring Panyijiar County of …

Three people have been confirmed dead and five others injured when a gold mine collapsed in the Camp 15 area of Budi County, Eastern Equatoria State, over the weekend, county officials said. Arkangelo Lokolimoi, the kimotong Payam executive director, said the incident occurred on Saturday at around 4 pm and …

Five gang members, who terrorised a local Mpumalanga community, were sentenced for various crimes. The five appeared in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court on Tuesday. Eduard Ndlovu, 34, Thulani Maphanga, 32, Evens Mavimbela, 30, and Shane Ngobeni, 24, were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Bongani …