The US government has warned of a possible terrorist attack in Goma, eastern DR Congo where armed conflict has been raging for months. In a security update on the country on Thursday, May 12, the US Embassy in Kinshasa said there was a heightened risk of a terrorist attack, unrest, …

The Dangote Group has disclosed that it would soon stop accessing foreign exchange (forex) from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The conglomerate has also revealed that it would expand its operations into the steel sector. Group Managing Director, Dangote Group, Olakunle Alake, made this disclosure during a panel discussion …

A snake entered the dormitory of Assin Fosu Training college to bite the scrotum of a young man in his sleep. According to the reports by Adom News, a huge and poisonous snake invaded the boys Dormitory to bite the scrotum, ‘balls’ of a young boy roughly and at least …

Razaq Ahmed is a Nigerian fintech entrepreneur born in the Nigerian state of Kano. He co-founded CowryWise which seeks to empower Africans to invest. The fintech makes premium financial services accessible to customers via its digital savings platform. “It automates the process of saving and investing money,” the platform explains. …

A serving lawmaker representing Taraba Southern Senatorial District in Nigeria, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha (APC), has confirmed that over 40 persons were killed during the Sallah break by terrorists in the southern part of Taraba State. Mr Emmanuel stated this on Wednesday while speaking at the plenary He said the assailants …

A Congolese military court has sentenced a high-ranking policeman to death for his role in the 2010 murder of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya, which caused national outrage. Commissioner of police, Christian Ngoy Kenga Kenga was found guilty of murder, desertion and misappropriation of weapons and ammunition. Mr Chebeya’s body …

A snake has reportedly given a level 300 student at the Assin Fosu College of Education (FOSCO) in the Central region a painful fright when it sunk its teeth into his “genital area”. The young man said he quickly stood on his feet after feeling a pinch in his testicles …

In a dramatic turn of events, an unidentified man reportedly turned into a cow after he allegedly had sex with a married woman. In a viral video on social media, the man is seen sitting on the ground, sobbing. His legs had turned into cow trotters and he had grown a tail. …

A Global Health Scientist and a Sexual Health Specialist, Dr. Richard Eghan has stated that having sex every day is a myth. According to him, having sex every day is not medically acceptable. “This way too much. So a study was done I think in America which actually came with …

The District Chief Executive of Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri in the North East Region, Joseph Louknaan, has debunked claims that health centres in Bunkpurugu risk being shut down due to the unavailability of drugs and other medical supplies. This comes on the back of some reports indicating that the district health centres lacked …

The family of Efua Danu has thanked Ghana’s veteran football international, Asamoah Gyan for supporting their daughter, Martha Tawiah Korkor who had been on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching for the past two years.  Miss Korkor was on admission at the premier teaching hospital in the Greater Accra Region for …

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) Angel Carbonou has said the government is reaching a point where it might be unable to finance its flagship Free SHS initiative. According to him, the teachers association warned the implementation of the programme will have financing challenges but the government …

All persons needing services of the Maternity Unit of the 37 Military Hospital between Wednesday May 11, 2022, and Wednesday, May 18, 2022, would have to look elsewhere or wait until the announced dates have been exhausted. This is because the management of the Hospital has announced that it is …

John Oseni, 16, is a Nigerian programmer who recently made waves after he disclosed that he had been offered employment in top Italian firms. He got his job through referrals and today, he codes for the two Italian companies — Flywallet and Cryptonite — that are paying him millions in …

Some students of Annor Adjaye Senior Secondary School (SHS) in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region were last Sunday, 8 May 2022, flogged by their teachers for refusing to attend church services.  The students, made up of Christians and Muslims, had a rude shock of their lives when a …

President Nana Akufo-Addo’s flagship programme, the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, is faced with a major challenge of feeding the beneficiaries, especially those in boarding schools as food suppliers get ready to withdraw services over a GHC500milion debt owed them. The New Publisher gathered that though the situation …

The strike according to the association follows the refusal of management of the university to implement recommendations of the GTEC The Senior Staff Association of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has issued a notice ofan intended indefinite strike against the managers of the university from Thursday, 12 May 2022.  …

The birth of Mali’s nonuplets – nine babies born at the same time – was such an unusual event that some believed it was a hoax. But as they marked their first birthday this week they’re all in good health and the family hopes to head back home to Timbuktu soon. …

A 19-year-old student has been arrested for stabbing his 22-year-old former lover and high school student, to death. Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigation said 19-year-old Tony Kiptoo of Keben secondary school, stabbed his ex-lover Irene Chelagat on the left side of her chest, killing her on the spot after she …

The announcement that South Sudan’s crude oil has been sold in advance to pay for salary arrears has come in for criticism. On Thursday, Finance Minister Agak Achuil said output up until 2027 had been sold in order to pay the salaries of civil servants, who have not been paid …

About 5,306 terror-related attacks took place in West Africa in three years, claiming over 16,726 lives, thousands of injuries and millions displaced and living under austere circumstances. Mr Dominic Nitiwul, Minister of Defence, also said that as of the end of the first quarter of 2022, 840 attacks had already …

The Health Sector Environmental Health Practitioners Association–Ghana (HeSEHPAG) has expressed disappointment with conditions at the Korle-Bu Mortuary in Accra. According to the Association, its National Executive Committee (NEC) was despondent when members watch the exposé on the deteriorating state of the facility coupled with bad working conditions for workers on GHOneTV. …

A 39-year-old man was arrested in Schoemansdal on Friday morning in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee in Mbombela. “What we want to say is, we did effect one arrest today,” said Mpumalanga police commissioner Semakaleng Daphney Manamela late on Friday night. “We are cracking this case.” According to …

A court in western Germany found a woman guilty of sexual assault and handed her a six-month suspended sentence for purposefully damaging her partner’s condoms, German media reported. In handing down the ruling, the judge said the unusual case was one for Germany’s legal history books — representing an instance of criminal “stealthing,” but …

Having a perky breast is one of the most attractive things you can find on a woman and for other women boost their confidence. This is the reason many women have resorted to getting surgeries to firm up their breast and also to give them that youthful feel. Plastic surgeries …

After hours of heavy downpour on Friday, May 6, 2022, a tree fell on a parked vehicle at the University of Ghana. The incident which is said to have occurred at the Cedi Conference Center fortunately didn’t record any casualties as there were no occupants of the said car. In …

A Nigerian man who was declared dead by doctors reportedly woke up at his funeral. Usen-Obong Ime Jacob, 27, slumped in his parents’ home on Sunday evening, May 1, and was taken to a private hospital. The doctor is said to have declared him dead that same evening and the …

A police officer in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl who went to police to report she had been gang raped. A criminal case has been registered against him and he has been suspended, a senior police official said. The …

The Department of Health has announced limited regulations with effect from Thursday, just an hour before the remaining restrictions were due to expire at midnight. The regulations, which are in effect from Thursday, have emphasised the public will still be required to wear a face mask when entering and being inside …

Three adults and an infant died when a truck crashed into a sedan on the N3, near Roadside in the Free State. The crash happened on Wednesday at around 06:00. The four died at the scene, while three other adults and another child were hospitalised. Free State police spokesperson, Warrant …