The National Service Secretariat has announced the postings of some 10,975 nurses and midwives to undertake their mandatory national service for the year, 2022/2023. The NSS in a statement issued on June 9, 2022 disclosed the newly-trained nurses and midwives have been posted to various health facilities in the country …

ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE, 2022 1.Fellow Nigerians, Today, June the 12th marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to celebrate …

A Ghanaian lady identified as Davidal Kobi has graduated from the Ashesi University with first-class honours after being on the list of the Dean throughout her study period. Davidal did not just graduate with first-class honours but according to edwardasare.com, she has landed a job with investment bank, Goldman Sachs …

The Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra says the government is owing the facility a whopping GHC5 million in COVID-19 expenditure. Speaking to GHOne News, the Chief Executive Officer of the facility, Dr. Opoku-Ware Ampomah stated that a lot of factors are affecting the operation of the hospital including …

Fatou Terema Jeng was overcome with emotion when she first saw her photographs in the grounds of a museum called The Memory House. But it was not the usual despair and sadness she feels when she thinks about what she said was done to her family by the Yahya Jammeh …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has implored the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations as they continue to engage the government on their conditions of service. The university lecturers in January this year embarked on strike over what they described as worsening condition …

At least two people were killed and another injured during sectional clashes between the Ibahure and Lohutok villages of Lafon County, Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan on Wednesday, local officials said. The youths from Ibahure village are said to have launched an early morning attack on Lomuloro village in …

The government has started distributing subsidised inputs to cashew farmers in its efforts to meet its target of producing 400,000 tonnes in the next season and 700,000 tonnes by 2025. Government aims at increasing the use of sulphur powder, liquid pesticide and motorised sprayers following evidence that increased application of …

Master Odonkor Abednego, 14, pupil of Nsuta Dahomey D/A Basic School, a village in Fanteakwa South District in Eastern Region of Ghana has been diagnosed of Respiratory Papillomatosis by the Ear ,Nose and Throat (ENT) unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in 2015. However, treatment of his condition has …

The first batch of national IDs which were issued by the National Identification Authority (NIDA) in 2013 are set to expire from next year (2023) As it has emerged, citizens will have to pay Sh20,000 each when renewing their National IDs, unlike in the past when they were issued free …

Parts of Amanin M/A Primary School in the Offinso municipality in the Ashanti Region have collapsed after a heavy downpour on Friday. A teacher of the school stated that due to the poor condition of the building, the pupils were asked to leave as soon as the weather became cloudy. …

Albinism, caused by a lack of melanin, the pigment that colours skin, hair and eyes, is a genetic anomaly that concerns hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, particularly in Africa. Ahead of International Albinism Awareness Day on Monday, AFP looks at the specificities of a very visible condition …

Founder of Sabash Herbal Centre, Dr Kwaku Sarbah, has asserted that, no matter how much foreplay one has with a lady, it will never match the pleasure of sexual intercourse. According to him, it’s important for men to also have sex even after extreme foreplay to conclude love making process. …

The 24-year-old attacking midfielder was on his way home for club duties after representing his country in an international friendly Algeria and USM Alger attacker Billel Benhammouda has died after being involved in a road accident. The 24-year-old was on his way home after playing for the national team in …

A four-year-old boy drowned in a dam in Yizesi in the Mamprugu Moaduri District of the North East Region. The dam is believed to be part of the government’s ‘one village one dam’ initiative. The incident happened on Friday, June 10, 2022, at about 1 PM when the boy and …

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has declared that the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church Owa-Iuwa, Owo, Ondo State was targeted at the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, for showing leadership in liberation of his people. Soyinka added that the attack was message to the entire people of South-West Nigeria and …

A matron with Ofoase Senior High Technical School (OSHTS) in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region has been arrested by the police. According to the report, the matron was apprehended diverting foodstuffs meant for OSHTS for her personal use. Narrating the incident to Kingdom FM, the Principal Witness …

A flight to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda next Tuesday has been allowed to go ahead by the High Court. Campaigners failed in an initial legal bid to halt the removals to the east African country, but have confirmed they will take the case to the Court …

The Namibian presidency says there is no truth in allegations that President Hage Geingob inappropriately used his office to assist his African counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa in an alleged cover-up of a cash heist at Ramaphosa’s game farm. In a statement on Friday, the Namibian presidency said: “… certain individuals …

A school pupil has been stabbed outside Heathfield High School in Cape Town on Friday. Acting school head Colin Davids said he did not see what happened, but could confirm that paramedics took the pupil to the hospital. Western Cape Education Department (WCED) spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said a fight broke …

Some residents of Assin Aworoso, Kasim, Aduanom, Awuro camp, and Nyamebekyere, all in the Assin South District of the Central Region are scrambling for 2,000 cartons of expired energy drinks which were improperly disposed of. A former Assembly member for the area, Mr. Benjamin Amoaning who spoke in an interview …

The Nigerian authorities say they suspect the militant group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) carried out the deadly attack at a church in Owo in Nigeria’s Ondo state last Sunday, in which 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded. Nigeria’s Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola made the announcement while …

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged “school authorities to report any criminal acts of students to the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for investigations and subsequent prosecution.” The directive comes after the GES said that some final-year students [JHS 3 and SHS 3] refuse to attend school and classes when …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared wanted Pastor Onyimiebi Bribena and his wife, Beatrice Bribena, over alleged fraud. Pastor Onyimiebi is the Chief Executive Officer of Baraza Multipurpose Cooperative, a Ponzi scheme based in Bayelsa. According to the EFCC via its verified Facebook page on Thursday, June …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 10 additional monkeypox cases in the last seven days in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its official website, in its latest monkeypox situation report released on Friday. NAN reports that as global monkeypox cases continue to rise, public-health officials …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently at the head office of NOVA Merchant Bank Limited to arrest the Chairman of the institution, Phillips Oduoza and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nath Ude. NOVA Bank is an investment-grade merchant bank in Nigeria which offers an integrated …

A 26-Year-old lady, Swalha Salum, who is also a popular makeup artiste was allegedly shot seven times in the head by her husband, Said Oswayo who is a successful 32-year-old businessman. This was after the lady refused to pick up his calls when she went out to watch a football …

The Cybercrime Section of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed that hip-hop singer, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, was involved in credit card fraud. Azeez Fashola is facing 11 charges bordering on alleged credit card fraud contrary to Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and the Cyber Crimes Act, The …

A civic group, the Delta Central for Integrity and Good Governance (DCIGG) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the alleged payment of $3million bribe by the Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to lobby for the Vice President slot of the Peoples Democratic Party …

Belgian King Philippe has said that his country’s colonial past in the Congo was based on racism, as the monarch tried to undo his predecessors’ misdeeds in the 20th century. In Kinshasa for the first time since ascending to the throne, King Philippe said his country takes full responsibility for …