AFRICA

Four-year-old boy drowns in a dam

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 …

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VIDEO: Free SHS Matron Caught Stealing Foodstuff

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 …

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UK court allows Rwanda asylum seeker flight

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 …

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Namibian president denies ‘inappropriately’ assisting Ramaphosa

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 …

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Student stabbed in ‘gang’ fight

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 …

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Nigeria: Suspects behind Owo church attack revealed

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 …

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EFCC declares Christ Embassy pastor, wife wanted over alleged N2bn fraud

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 …

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MonkeyPox: Nigeria records 10 new cases in 7 days – NCDC

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 …

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EFCC storms NOVA Bank to arrest its chairman, MD over alleged fraud

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 …

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Belgian King admits colonial wrongs, but declines to apologise

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 …

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NSS releases 2022/2023 nurses’ postings

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the release of national service postings for over 10,975 nurses for the 2022/2023 service year. All prospective personnel are to begin registration by June 9, 2022, and complete it at their respective regional offices by June 30, 2022. The Secretariat has, in a statement, directed …

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FG fingers ISWAP as culprits in Owo Church massacre

Security chiefs who attended Thursday’s Security Council Meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja have narrowed down the perpetrators of Sunday’s church killings in Owo, Ondo State to the Islamic State of West Africa(ISWAP). Although no arrest has been made as investigations and trailing of the terrorists were still ongoing, the …

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GES cautions final year students in SHS, JHS against truancy

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES)attention has been drawn to the fact that some Junior and Senior High School form three (JHS3 and SHS 3) students consistently refuse to attend school and classes after registering for their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate Examination …

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Ramaphosa suspends Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane

President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane from office with immediate effect. In a statement, the Presidency said Mkhwebane would remain suspended until the section 194 process in the National Assembly has been completed. “President Ramaphosa has fulfilled his obligation to provide advocate Mkhwebane a fair hearing by …

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Appointment of new UDS Vice Chancellor hit with court injunction

The appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor for the University for Development Studies (UDS) has suffered another setback following a court injunction. The motion filed by Kodjoduga Adawudo, counsel for Emmanuel Osabutey, a former student of the University who is a plaintiff, is restraining the University, its Council Chair and the …

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The king in this African nation never dies

There is an interesting story about the people of Mankon in the grass-fields of north-west Cameroon, where the people believe that their king – known as the fon or fo – never dies. For these people, their king only disappears. This, according to a BBC report, is also because they …

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Will Ramaphosa step aside? Pule Mabe explains

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe has responded to calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step aside after allegations of a cover-up of a robbery at his Limpopo farm. Former State Security Agency boss Arthur Fraser laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa last week, implying the president concealed the crime from authorities.  Ramaphosa …

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Comair to be liquidated

Comair’s business rescue practitioners have lodged a court application on Thursday to convert the business rescue proceedings into liquidation proceedings. This is because the company could not raise the necessary funding to continue with operations. In a notice, published on Thursday, the BRPs advised creditors that they no longer believe …

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King Philippe of Belgium returns looted Suku mask to DR Congo

Visiting Belgian King Philippe on Wednesday personally handed back a traditional mask looted from DR Congo during its troubled colonial period. King Philippe, who arrived in Kinshasa on Tuesday for his maiden visit to Africa’s former biggest Belgian colony, was not even born yet when the mask was looted. But …

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Chafing: Here are 5 ways to heal post-sex soreness

Chafing occurs when the skin repeatedly rubs against other skin or clothing, turns red, irritated and downright painful. This is uncomfortable and gets worse with constant sweating. If you’re a fitness freak and spend a lot of time running or exercising, you have a high risk of chaffing. Sex can …

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All you need to know about Monkeypox

Ghana has officially recorded cases of the Monkeypox virus. The Ghana Health Service says five cases have been confirmed in the Eastern, Western and Greater Accra regions. In view of this, Myjoyonline.com explores ways you, our cherished reader, can stay safe: Origin The Monkeypox virus was first identified in the …

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