The body of a 38-year-old teacher has been found in a drainage at Aburaso within New Edubiase in the Adansi South District following a severe rainstorm that hit the town on Sunday evening. The deceased, Francis Abu, an Assistant Headteacher of Adansi Atobiase D/A Basic school, got missing during the …

One of the Nigerian students who fled the war in Ukraine has died in his hometown of Sokoto in northern Nigeria. It’s not yet clear what exactly caused the death of Huzaifa Habibu. His father, Habibu Halilu Modaci, told the BBC that he was taken to hospital after complaining of …

A 59-year-old Gauteng man was found guilty of sexually assaulting and raping a minor. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison. John Edward Oosthuizen was arrested in 2016 for raping a 14-year-old girl for nearly seven months while renting a backroom at the victim’s home. According to Johannesburg Central …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reminded heads of public basic institutions of the scheduled calendar for the 2022 academic year. According to the GES, heads of basic schools are to take note of the calendar and “implement accordingly.” In a statement issued by its Deputy Director-General, Mr Kwabena Bempah-Tandoh …

A man, John Anya, on Tuesday, asked an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to grant him a divorce from his wife of 33 years, Egobeke. In his petition, Mr Anya, a haulage contractor who resides at No. 7, Unity Avenue, Akesan, prayed for divorce on grounds that his wife beats …

The Kaduna State Government has said no fewer than 34 persons, including two soldiers, were killed in the Sunday night attack on Agban Kagoro in Kaura Local Government Area of the state by bandits. The state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident on …

Limpopo police said a 26-year-old man allegedly shot dead his girlfriend in a village in Bothashoek on Sunday and later turned the gun on himself. Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the man allegedly shot 19-year-old Dimakatso Mashaba several times at her home in Dithabaneng village. “It is alleged that …

One of the beautiful parts of having excess money is that you can afford all the luxuries money can buy and purchasing a luxurious yacht is one of the best gadgets one can buy. Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola is one of the few that owns a yacht which is named …

Eleven pupils of the Paga E/A primary school in the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East region, have been hospitalised after the walls of two classrooms collapsed on them, GhanawEb’s Upper East Correspondent Senyalah Castro reports. A Monday (March 21) afternoon rainstorm, which swept through the town, ripped off …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the weekend held a crunch meeting with key members of his government to decide on the way forward in mitigating the current economic downturn. Even before the government announces the outcome, Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah is reported by news portal citinewsroom.com as saying that all flagship programs by …

The President of Breast Care International (BCI) Dr Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai has allayed the fears among women that contracting breast cancer does not amount to death. She said the disease is curable when it is detected at the early stage and therefore advised women to go for regular checkups …

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have knock-on effects on the German economy, slowing its growth potential and even potentially knocking it into recession at times this year, warns the country’s central bank. “The effects of the Russian invasion on Ukraine should noticeably weigh on German activity in March,” reads the …

Police in the North West have opened an inquest docket after a 14-year old girl was found dead at the Vryburg cemetery in the North West on Sunday. The teen, who has since been identified as Sedika Lekhobo Mereekae, was last seen alive by her family when she left home …

A man was killed after allegedly crashing his SUV into the concrete support structure of the overhead bridge on the M4 Ruth First Highway, in Durban. Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said the man, believed to be in his forties, was found severely entrapped in the wreckage with critical injuries. …

At least two people have been killed and scores injured after a fuel tanker collided with a bus filled with passengers in the Eastern Cape on Monday. The Eastern Cape transport department said the N2 between Mthatha and East London has been closed due to the crash. According to Eastern …

Some future leaders of the country in a farming community of Nsesereso near Dormaa Ahenkro through no fault of theirs cannot study under a convenient and congenial environment. These leaders of tomorrow, some of who could be Presidents, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Medical Doctors, Teachers, Chiefs, Businessmen and women and …

When 146 countries were ranked in the 2022 edition of the World Happiness Ranking, Finland came top and was followed by a number of European countries in making the top 10. At the level of the African continent, the highest placed African country was Mauritius at 52nd place – dipping …

A heavy downpour has ripped off the roofs of parts of the Kalba clinic in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region. The incident occurred on Saturday, March 19, 2022. The impact of the rain which battered the community, also rendered several residents homeless and injured three children in the …

The Volta Regional Police Command have arrested some twelve female commercial sex workers in the regional capital Ho. The ladies, 20 to 35 of age, were arrested on Saturday, 19 March, 2022 at a popular drinking spot near the Ho Technical University (HTU). Ho in recent times is flagged with …

The police in Ogun State on Sunday said they had arrested two armed robbery suspects for allegedly killing a motorcyclist after snatching his bike at the Sango-Ota area of the state. The police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement issued to journalists in Ota, Ogun State, adding that …

A popular Youtuber, Rodney Okoba has accused the police of shooting him during a confrontation at Mile 2 Bus-stop in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State. Okoba who spoke to Punch Metro said he had alighted from a taxi alongside his dad when a policeman stopped to ask where …

The Nigerian Navy said it has arrested a vessel named Motor Tanker Harbor Spirit and 13 persons on board. The Navy, according to a statement by its spokesperson, Ayotunde said the vessel was conveying a fortified and auctioned crude oil from MV KOME XVIII with a forged document. He added that …

Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has been pronounced dead on Sunday, March 20, 2022. He died in a Seattle hospital at the age of 57 with local media outlets reporting that he died from cancer. He had recently been rushed for medical treatment with news going rival days ago …

Authorities of the St. Joseph Health Centre in Kalba, in the Savannah Region, are appealing for support to reopen the facility after it was closed down following a rainstorm that hit the community on Saturday, March 19. The health centre in Kalba in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District was closed down after …

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A self-acclaimed businessman, Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu, has been arrested with narcotics at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Nigeria. He was nabbed by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA} for possession of substances believed to be liquid cocaine. The father-of-four was arrested with 20.75 kilograms of …

Western Cape police have confirmed six people were shot dead in the Enkanini informal settlement, Khayelitsha, on Sunday afternoon. “Reports from the scene indicate that three unknown gunmen fired shots randomly at the victims in Lindela Road in the Enkanini informal settlement at approximately 16:10,” police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday, 19 March 2022 joined leadership of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa, from Ghana and Nigeria, at Aplaku, Accra, to open Ghana’s first Islamic Nursing Training College. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Bawumia said despite the existence of over 90 public nursing training colleges …

A 34-year-old sergeant shot his girlfriend dead and then turned the gun on himself at his home in Norwood, according to Gauteng police. The shooting took place at about 10:30 on Saturday. According to police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello, the woman was certified dead on the scene and the sergeant was …

Two people were killed, and another was critically injured following an accident in Sunninghill, Johannesburg, in the early hours of Sunday. “Just after midnight on Sunday morning, Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to the scene of a horrific motor vehicle collision on the N1 north after the Rivonia Road off-ramp,” Emer-G-Med said …