The star girl of the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Francisca Lamini, is on her way to the Harvard Medical School. This was announced by the American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana through its LinkedIn page. Francisca Lamini caught the attention of the nation with her sterling performance …

A court in Burkina Faso has sentenced the country’s former president, Blaise Compaoré, to life in prison for the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara. Sankara, who was not one of those African leaders to be told what to do by western nations, was murdered after four years in power …

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNCOP), has called for an independent probe into the marking of scripts of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates from private schools. Candidates in private schools often do much better than their counterparts in public schools, but the Council argued that private school …

Three people have been killed by bandits who attacked a mosque while worshippers were breaking their fast on Tuesday April 5. Daily Trust reported that the gunmen numbering about 50, killed three persons inside the mosque and also abducted many villagers who were taken to an unknown location. The incident …

A Gauteng teenager dubbed “South Africa’s youngest serial rapist” by police has been handed a 30-year prison sentence. The teen was found guilty of raping three boys. The 17-year-old was recently sentenced in the Palm Ridge Regional Court. Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello said: The teenager is believed to be the …

Investments in construction, real estate, and manufacturing sectors are leading the path to economic recovery in Rwanda as the country seeks to reverse the negative effect of the coronavirus pandemic. The country recorded investments worth $3.7 billion in 2021 up from $1.3 billion in 2020. The three sectors contributed up …

Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaoré has received a life sentence in absentia for his role in the assassination of his revolutionary predecessor, Thomas Sankara. Sankara, 37, was gunned down along with 12 others during the 1987 coup d’état that brought Compaoré to power. The pair had been close friends …

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has served notice to embark on a nationwide strike from April 21 over non implementation of Neutrality Allowance. According to the group payment of the Neutrality Allowance has not been effected as agreed in spite of official reminders and follow …

Three persons have been killed and another one injured after gunmen attacked a community in Bassa council of Plateau State. The attack according to The Nations occurred at a village in the Irigwe chiefdom of Miango district at 1:30 am on Monday, April 5. The report said more than 25 …

A Nigerian atheist has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by a high court in the northern state of Kano after being convicted of blaspheming Islam. Mubarak Bala, the 37-year-old president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, pleaded guilty to all 18 charges and asked for leniency. He has …

A deacon at Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Nigeria has been confirmed dead after slumping while preaching during service. The incident occurred on Sunday April 3, while Ogunnusi was preaching against the ‘get-rich-quick’ syndrome. The church was thrown into confusion after the deacon suddenly slumped with a microphone in his hand. Delivering …

The Sunyani Senior High School Old Students Association (SOSA) have rejected the appointment of a new Headmaster for the school, Gordon Osei Marfo. Reasons for the rejection of the new Headmaster, Gordon Ose Marfo who took office in February 2022 is not known. However, this portal has sighted a letter …

At least 11 soldiers were killed after some terrorists locally dubbed bandits raided a Nigerian military base in Polwire village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A source who disclosed this to SaharaReporters said the incident occurred on Monday, April 4, 2022. He said the bandits came …

Limpopo police have arrested a 33-year-old man after a customer was shot dead during a robbery at a car dealership in Polokwane. The business robbery on Monday afternoon ended in the murder of a 57-year-old teacher. The victim has been identified as Muofhe Levwimbe, a teacher from the Vhembe district. …

South Africa has announced the ending of Covid restrictions, two years after they were imposed. In a televised address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the national state of disaster would end at midnight on Monday. Masks will still be required indoors for another month.. He said although the pandemic was not …

The Ningo Senior High School (SHS) in the Ningo-Prampram District’s computer laboratory and the staff common room have been destroyed by torrential rain that ripped off the roofing of the structures of some of the buildings in the school. The computer lab and staff common room were temporarily turned into …

North East Regional Minister, Yidana Zakaria, has disclosed that five students who led a riot in Wulugu Senior High School, which happened in March 2022, have been ejected from the boarding house of the school. Zakaria also said that all the other students, who were involved in the riot, have …

In an exclusive investigation BBC Africa eye uncovers how rogue pastors exploit the trust and belief of their followers for profit and power in Uganda. For hundreds of millions of Africans, Christianity is the cornerstone of their existence. But an increase in rogue pastors has led to a fight for …

All students of Wulugu Senior High School in the North East Region, who were involved in the riot that led to the destruction of school property, have been surcharged GH¢76 each. In March 2022, the students protested over the quality of food served to them among other concerns, and vandalised …

A total of 346,120 Ghanaians have been infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS with 66 percent being females while the rest are males, the Ghana AIDS Commission has disclosed. Speaking at a media engagement programme organised by the Christian Health Association of Ghana on Friday, the Senior Programme …

The Ministry of Education says the double-track system will not be implemented this year as first-year Senior High School students report to school today, Monday, April 4, 2022. The double-track system was introduced in 2018 to reduce congestion in schools and create room to accommodate the projected increase in enrolment …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Friday in Abuja urged the Muslim Ummah nationwide to seek greater personal discipline, which is necessary for the realisation of a great nation. According to a statement signed late Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari said …

A combined team of soldiers, operatives of the Department of State Services and the police have been deployed in Kaduna to locate and possibly rescue passengers abducted by terrorists, who attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train on Monday. It was learnt that the Federal Government had given the Nigerian Air Force express …

Despite missing out on the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are ahead of Ghana’s Black Stars in the latest FIFA world rankings. The Super Eagles were rated 30th on FIFA’s March rankings, which were revealed on Thursday. Ghana’s Black Stars are ranked 60th in the world, whereas Senegal’s …

A 32-year-old, Iliya Musa, has allegedly raped a 75-year-old grandmother to death in Adamawa State in Nigeria. SaharaReporters further learnt that the incident happened last Saturday in Maduguva community in the Mubi North Local Government Area. Samuel Adamu, who is the son of the rape victim, said, “The rapist come …

Four youths have lost their lives in Ago-Dada in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following a lightning strike in the community. The incident was said to have occurred during a rainstorm in the community. A source in the village said the killing of the young boys sparked …

A village in northern Mozambique has been thrown into a state of surprise after a teenager buried in November last year resurfaced. Eurélia Manuel Benjamim, was presumed dead and buried in her home village of Lindi late last year. She said she never died and had gone to work on …

The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has imposed a R200 000 fine or four years in prison, with half of either of the two suspended, for ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini. She was sentenced on Friday morning. This comes after Magistrate Betty Khumalo found Dlamini guilty of perjury for lying under oath …

Pupils of the Prempeh Primary School risk their lives daily on their way and back from school while crossing the Sofoline-Abuakwa Highway in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. This is due to the faulty traffic lights which have not worked in over two years. Some of the traffic …

There are three slots yet to be filled to complete the set of teams that will be in Qatar later this year for the FIFA World Cup. But whiles those three candidates are keenly awaited, football’s world governing body, FIFA, will go ahead with the draw of the competition. That …