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At least 15 people were killed in northern Burkina Faso in an attack on a convoy transporting traders in a town in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the government said on Saturday. “The provisional toll mentions 15 dead, wounded and people missing as well as significant material damage,” said Burkina …

Lesotho’s Court of Appeal has revoked the bail granted in February to Maesaiah Thabane, the wife of Thomas Thabane who resigned as prime minister last week. “As soon as we get the written judgement… we will arrest her,” deputy police commissioner Paseka Mokete told AFP. She has been charged with …

The private rocket company SpaceX has sent two Nasa astronauts into orbit. It’s the first time since the retirement of the shuttles nine years ago that an American crew has made the journey from US territory. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are not only trialling a new capsule system, they …

Rescuers have pulled four more bodies from the Volta Lake in Ghana’s Eastern Region, where a boat capsized, bringing the death toll to five with scores still missing. The victims include a two-year-old girl, two ladies and a man in his late 20s. Local divers had earlier recovered the body …

Twenty-six staff of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, have tested positive for COVID-19, ClassFMonline.com has learnt from sources familiar with the situation. It is, however, unclear if they got infected at the hospital or outside the health post. The management of the hospital is investigating the …

The 66 Artillery Regiment (Volta Barracks) Saturday arrested 13 persons suspected to be linked to separatists-Homeland Study Group Foundation. The 13 persons, eleven males and two females were picked at a meeting at Kpando-Aziavi in the Volta Region. Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Baba Pantoah, Commanding Officer of the 66 Artillery Regiment …

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has commented on the death of George Floyd describing it as a shame on America and Americans. In a tweet, Mr Rawlings said: “America’s moral and political image has seriously declined since the collapse of the bipolar war. Parts of the world have suffered tremendously …

The Management of Toyota Ghana Limited has launched the 12th generation of the new Toyota Corolla vehicle, which comes with two variants, 1.8 litre and 1.6 litre engine in Accra. It also unveiled the New Toyota Agya with 1.0 litre engine. Mr Andrews Lamptey, the Head of Sales Operations at …

SpaceX is due to make its second attempt at launching a private, crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday night, South African time. The launch is due to take place at 21:22, SA time. The first attempt, on Wednesday night SA time, was aborted due to weather …

A security guard was shot dead and another injured when they came under attack from armed robbers in Cape Town. The two were ambushed inside their stationary vehicle on Saturday morning. Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the victims were travelling in their vehicle when they experienced a mechanical problem …

Rescuers have pulled four more bodies from the Volta Lake in Ghana’s Eastern Region, where a boat capsized, bringing the death toll to five with scores still missing. The victims include a two-year-old girl, two ladies and a man in his late 20s. Local divers had earlier recovered the body …

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr said it is hard for his team to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations because they are not the best team on the continent. The German tactician recently agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal to continue his work as the handler of the three-time African champions, …

Violent protests over the death of an unarmed African-American man at the hands of police officers in Minnesota “are no longer in any way” about his killing, the state’s governor has said. Tim Walz spoke after a night of unrest in several US cities over the death of George Floyd …

Former Ghana defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has chosen Cameroonian legend Samuel Et’o as Africa’s greatest footballer of all time because of his consistency. Kuffuor believes the two times Africa Cup of Nations winner, and three times UEFA Champions League winner stands out among his peers on the continent. “It’s difficult to say …

Broadcast Journalist with Despite Media, Afia Pokuaa has said that she believes 2020 elections will be determined by the supreme court. The National Democratic Congress and other political parties are not in sync with moves by the electoral commission to compile a new voter’s register. Worrying is is also their …

Parts of Nkroful, the hometown of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkroful in the Ellembelle District is submerged in water following a heavy downpour which lasted for an hour. The floods which destroyed properties and personal belongings worth millions of cedis also displaced hundreds of people. Speaking to the …

Renowned philanthropist Hassan Zein has described as lies a story which was published by an Accra-based newspaper that he has been arrested. Those behind the lies are seeking to cover a defilement case haunting them, adding that these persons have embarked upon a smear campaign against him in the past three years. …

Mourners at Amanful, a suburb of Takoradi in the Western Region on Saturday morning defied the President’s directive on social gathering as they were seen in their numbers at a funeral. When Empire News visited the funeral grounds, the mourners did not appear to be bothered by the directive that …

A new video has surfaced online, showing not just one but three Minneapolis Police Department officers kneeling on George Floyd during his arrest on Monday. In the video, George Floyd can be heard begging that he could not breathe, he later died in the Police custody. Previously, a video was …

World-renowned singer Rihanna has spoken out for the first time on the murder of black American George Floyd by a white police officer. According to Rihanna, the murder has left her angry, sad, and devastated – she’s essentially broken from the racism on display. Rihanna took to Facebook to send …

One of the primates was reportedly later spotted up in a tree, chewing one of the sample collection kits. A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus blood test samples, it has been reported. The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch their …

Former President, John Mahama, has mocked persons he believes are having sleepless nights worrying about his choice of a running mate for the 2020 presidential elections. The seeming delay about John Mahama’s choice for a running mate has sparked criticism both within his party and in the camp of the …

One of the communications members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has threatened that they will behead former President John Mahama if he allows the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters’ register. Besides, he predicted boldly amid swearing that there was no way Ghana would not experience …

One more death has been recorded whilst 119 Coronavirus patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2540. The country’s Coronavirus case count has also increased to 7768, according to the Ghana Health Service. The current figures are an update on Friday, May 29 records where the …

Nigeria’s Air Force Institute of Technology, based in Kaduna, has unveiled locally made ventilators that it hopes will be a game changer in the country’s fight against Covid-19. “The ventilators will go a long way to help not only coronavirus patients but also others with respiratory illnesses,” the leader of …