The latest events in the last 24 hours reveal that Ghana’s covid-19 active cases is hitting the 10,000. The country since early December has seen its Covid-19 situation worsening by the day. This has largely been attributed to the Omicron variant infecting at lightning speed. From the latest update according …

Hey there! Menstruation is a monthly shedding of the lining of a woman’s uterus (more commonly known as the womb).   This is an inevitable, uncompromising, non-negotiable natural situation exclusive to females. I write these adjectives with grim facial expressions. Women menstruate because it is an exclusive package embedded in …

The Africa Centre for Health Policy (ACeHP) has warned that government may not meet its completion deadline for the construction of health facilities under the Agenda 111 projects. Executive Director at ACeHP, Ahmed Farhan says checks across the country indicate no sign of progress at the project sites. The ambitious Agenda 111 …

There was chaos in Kenya’s Parliament on Wednesday afternoon 29 December 2021 as MPs engaged in a free for all fight during a debate on the controversial Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The lawmakers were voting on amendments to clause Six by Kandara MP Alice Wahome. Clause Six, which is …

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have shot up with the country recording over 1,320 cases in one day taking active cases to nearly 6,400. Per the latest update, the country has entered its fourth wave. The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, has disclosed that …

Emirates Airlines has extended the initial 48-hours ban for flights from Accra to Dubai indefinitely. “Emirates flight suspension from Accra to Dubai effective December 27, 2021, is now extended until further notice,” the airline said in its urgent broadcast sent to trade partners on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The airline, …

A joint statement released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, World Health Organization, and World Trade Organization has said there is urgent need to accelerate vaccinations in low-income Countries (LICs), where, according to the bodies, under 5% of the population is fully vaccinated, as well as in …

We are at the setting of 2021 and we are super pumped for 2022. This past year has been the first since Covid crises. Some of us had plans for the year; resolutions. While others achieved their life goals, others may have not gotten as far as they wanted. Do …

Any children at age two would be playing games or having fun with other kids but not for Benjamin Ikenchukwu Keagborekuzi I. At that tender age, he had been crowned king or Dein of the Agbor Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state in Delta State, Nigeria. Born on June 29, 1977, …

The United Arab Emirates’ National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers and transit passengers from Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria with effect from Saturday, December 25, effective 7.30am. …

What you need to know: The deceased was identified as Gad Sentekola, a resident of Kibimbiri cell, Kabuga – Kihihi Sub County in Kanungu District. Police in Kanungu District in south western Uganda are investigating circumstance under which a 56-year-old man died after an amateur eating contest on Christmas Day. …

You need to read and master this topic because some of you will surely get choked during these few eating days (Christmas). Choking can kill within a few minutes, hence, the need for managing it. What is choking? Choking is the blockage of the airway or windpipe by an object. …

A candidate squarely defeated in the last University of Ghana Students Representative Council elections, one Samuel Amos Ofosu has been sworn in via Zoom. Our readers will recall how the University of Ghana Electoral Commission announced Prince Asumadu and Wisdom Ndukwe as President and Veep elect in the 2021 Student …

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Teacher Kwadwo has been sacked He was found guilty of insubordination according to GES The SISO of his district has also been demoted to teach Edward Yamoah, the demoted School Improvement Support Officer (SISO) formerly known as Circuit Supervisor (CS) for Akrofuom Circuit, has vowed to take legal action against …

It has been revealed that over 40 Basic Schools in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region have no classrooms or furniture. This was revealed by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mr. Rex Asanga during a press soiree organized by the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) on December …

The United Nations Human Rights Office has said that it had received 13 allegations of rape and gang rape by security forces during protests in Sudan, while opposition medics reported a second person killed. Sunday’s demonstration drew hundreds of thousands of people to the capital Khartoum to protest against a …

The Nigerian economy has lost N499.32billion to the shutdown of the micro-blogging site, Twitter, since it came into effect on June 4, 2021. On June 4, the Federal Government announced the suspension of Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. Telecommunication companies had on …

In December 2019, as Kenya marked the anniversary of its independence from British colonial rule, two communities in the Great Rift Valley asked the United Nations to investigate a colonial-era land grab. The Kipsigis and Talai communities of Kericho county say the British brutally evicted them from their ancestral land …

The Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said some bandits have invaded three communities in the Giwa Local Government Area of the state, killing at least 20 persons. The commissioner gave the names of the attacked communities to include Kauran Fawa, Marke, and Riheya. Aruwan, …

Government’s intention to expand coverage of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) from 3.4 million to over four million pupils in 2022 has not affected the expected increase in the programme’s feeding grant, which is still pegged at GH¢1 per plate of food for primary pupils and Senior High School …

Sudanese protesters have taken to the streets in the capital Khartoum to reject the October 25 military coup, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have continued even after the reinstatement of the prime minister. Hundreds of thousands marching in protest on Sunday faced heavy tear gas, a Reuters’ …

Teacher Kwadwo sacked by GES Teacher Kwadwo shoots down “depression” rumours Teacher Kwadwo on war path with GES The Ghana Education Service has offered explanations to why it decided to terminate the appointment of comedian and professional teacher, Michael Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo. Teacher Kwadwo, in a …

A video that partially captures the home of Ghanaian business mogul, Dr. Ofori Sarpong has been sighted online. In a video that is making a lot of waves online, the gate of the mansion of the billionaire was opened for a bus of his alma mater, Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High …

Chairperson for the Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA), Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has called on the government to make healthcare delivery system in the country affordable to achieve Universal Health Coverage. She said the government in its efforts making health care accessible is providing more health facilities in the …

Teacher Kwadwo bemoans ill-treatment from GES Teacher Kwadwo ousted out of teaching profession Teacher Kwadwo promises to teach GES a lesson Michael Owusu Afriyie popularly known as ‘Teacher Kwadwo’ has publicly reacted to the withdrawal of his teaching license by the Ghana Education Service (GES). Teacher Kwadwo’s teaching profession has …

Primary four students to undertake National Standard Test Education Minister impressed with organization of National Standard Test Teacher Kwadwo embarks on campaign against GES over unfair treatment of teachers Ghanaian comedian and professional teacher, Michael Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo, has confirmed being axed by the Ghana Education …

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has onboarded two former African heads of state — H.E. Issoufou Mahamadou, former President of Niger and H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Ethiopian Prime Minister ¬— to the organization’s global board of trustees to share their diverse and unique African leadership perspectives as AWF implements its …

COVID-19 infection rates are soaring across South Africa as a result of the highly mutated Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but fewer people have died or required hospital treatment compared with previous waves of the disease, according to health officials. South Africa on Wednesday recorded its highest number of cases …

The UN Human Rights Council has voted to launch an international investigation into abuses in Ethiopia, despite protests from Addis Ababa, amid warnings of looming generalized violence. The 47-member council voted with 21 in favor, 15 opposed, and 11 abstentions on Friday to order the establishment of “an international commission …