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Gunmen have attacked a group of aid workers in Niger, killing six French citizens, their local guide and driver, officials say. The gunmen arrived on motorcycles and opened fire, the governor of Tillabéri region, Tidjani Ibrahim, told the French news agency AFP. They were in the Koure region, which attracts …

A man was given a life sentence for stabbing deaf Worcester resident Rozelle Botha to death when she refused to give him food. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said Bathandwa Bottoman had followed Botha to the gates of her block of flats and then to her apartment in Worcester last …

Former President John Mahama says his decision to seek re-election is to provide jobs for the teeming youth of the country. According to him, youth unemployment is a major challenge in the country and if elected as president, he will put in place plans and resources to address the phenomenon. …

A pharmacist slumped and died while having sex with a sex worker in a hotel in Igando, Lagos.   The lifeless body of the pharmacist, Bassey Asuquo, was discovered in one of the rooms of a brothel along Akesan road, Egan area of Igando, Lagos, Friday, July 31.   It …

A 40-year-old man has been lynched in Nyankpala in the Northern Region for stealing goats and sheep. On the spot investigations by the police revealed that the deceased, Fatawu Alhassan and two others were caught stealing some goats and sheep. The two accomplices managed to escape while the deceased was …

Tensions are high in the Bono Region town of Nkrankwanta after a clash between supporters of the two largest political parties in Ghana resulted in one death. Two people are said to be receiving treatment at the Dormaa Ahenkro Presbyterian Hospital – after they sustained gunshot wounds in the Saturday …

The Electoral Commission’s mop-up registration exercise in the New Juaben South Municipality has been marred with intermittent confrontations and in some cases clashes between the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress. Dozens of minors and non-residents have been transported to the registration centre allegedly by the …

Police are investigating the murder of a teen who was shot dead during a protest in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. The area has been volatile for weeks, and there has been a heavy police presence, after City of Cape Town law enforcement officials demolished structures on a piece of land in Bloekombos. …

The General Secretary of developments oriented youth group based in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, known as Kumasi Youth Association (KuYA) has passionately appealed to Philanthropists in Ghana and the world at large to kindly consider health facilities in the rural areas when donating Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) in the fight …

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has launched a full-scale investigation into reports of some 16 Ivorians registering in the just ended voters registration exercise. The Ivorians are alleged to have registered for the Ghanaian voters’ ID cards at Banda Kabrono. A report by UTV showed the Ivorians displaying their …

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge has suspended two of its staff members for engaging in administrative malpractices. The officers were caught by BBC investigative team “Africa Eye” engaging in the sale of Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPEs) belonging to a private individual within the premises of the Hospital. According to their statement, …

The 50-year-old security man of the Northern School of Business, Mba Wulana, who was injured after a scuffle with a final year student has passed on. This comes less than a month after a 22-year-old student of the school, Sadat Yussif, allegedly pushed the security man, who then fell on …

Brazil has recorded more 100,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, the world’s second-highest figure, as the outbreak in the country shows no sign of easing. The virus killed 50,000 people in three months, but that number doubled in just 50 days. There have been more than three million confirmed cases so …

A group of 44 prisoners died in one night in a prison in Chad because they were all kept in the same cell in 46C heat, an investigation has concluded. Prosecutors had suggested that the group were suspected Boko Haram militants and had taken poison to kill themselves. But the …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu ll on Saturday, August 1, 2020, commissioned Greenhouse Farms under the Government of Ghana’s ‘Youth In Greenhouse Enterprise Project (YuGEP)’ in Kumasi. Speaking to the gathering, the elated King of Ashanti said, “I believe this program from Exim Bank Ghana is timely and will address …

Two persons, a 42-year-old man and a 15- year old girl have been found dead in separate abandoned stone Quarry dams in two communities at Fetteh Kakraba and Gomoa Potsin respectively. According to the Assemblyman for Fetteh Kakraba – Buduburam electoral area Lot Arthur the man’s death makes it five …

Communications Director for the Ghana Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah has alleged that John Dramani Mahama tried to buy his silence in 2016. According to him, at the time, he was a serious proponent of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its policies and programmes and its administration. Mr Bempah said the …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his commitment to pay assembly members salary when voted into power. The former president believes that, assembly members play a major role in the governance system yet do not get any reward for their work. On July 27, 2020 while outdooring his running …

President Akufo-Addo has appealed to the Ghana Education Service to reconsider the decision to ban some 14 students from writing the ongoing WASSCE following their involvement in the recent chaos in their schools. In a statement Sunday, the President directed the Education Minister to intervene in order to ensure that …

The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man, Adekunle Adeyemi, alleged to have stabbed his neighbour, Stanley Dickson, to death in the Grammar School, Ikorodu area of the state. Adeyemi, currently on the run, was accused of having an affair with a neighbour’s wife, identified as …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) on Friday, August 7, 2020, issued a press release to dismiss some 14 students for engaging in acts of indiscipline as well as interdicting three teachers for their alleged roles in some of the reported cases. The affected students, per their dismissal letters, are barred …

Derek Sekyere and Kofi Junior, aged six and nine respectively, have lost their lives after falling into an abandoned pit at Obuasi Ahansoyewudea in the Obuasi East District in the Ashanti region. The sad incident is reported to have happened on Friday, August 7, around 6:pm. According to checks by Adom …

You would recall that we reported on the Putuu virus taking over as Ghanaian celebrities have also joined the new craze in town. In a viral video which was sighted by our outfit, Stonebwoy could be seen partying with some Ghanaian celebrity musicians alongside his gorgeous wife as they sing …

The first thing that often strikes people about footballers is their talent which brings them invariable wealth and fame. But footballers are more than just a group of men or women who make money and fame from chasing after a rounded a leather material. Just as they commit time and …

A 75-year-old British man, Simon Frost has vowed to destroy Africa after sending over £20,000 to a lady who claimed to be a nurse in Ghana to later realize it was all a scam. The man who hails from Soham, Cambs in Britain met one Eva on a dating website …