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Woman sues father for attempted forced marriage

A 20-year-old woman, Fatima, has dragged her father to a Shari’a Court in Kaduna for allegedly forcing her to marry a stranger.   Fatima told the court that she has someone she loves and her father, Aliyu Muhammad has reportedly threatened to take her to the village and marry her …

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EPA to close down churches, drinking spots operating without licence

The Volta Regional Director of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hope Smith Lomotey, has noted that his outfit will soon close down churches and drinking spots operating without licences. He also called on churches whose licences have expired to renew their permits to enable them to continue with their operations. In …

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Thieves rob fetish priestess during Aboakyer festival

It was a big day for indigenes of Winneba in the Central Region and days before the ‘hunt day’ on Saturday, May 6, 2023, there were activities and preparations for the Aboakyer hunt for the deer. The town had prior to the day paraded through the town with two groups …

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Malian political coalition opposes constitutional referendum

A number of political associations in Mali have joined forces to oppose the military government’s decision to hold a referendum on a new constitution on June 18. The referendum, announced on Friday, is a milestone on the country’s path towards elections promised for February after a coup three years earlier. …

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More than 400 dead in flooding in Democratic Republic of Congo

At least 400 people have died after floods and landslides hit the Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province last week, officials told CNN. Heavy rainfall through last week caused rivers to overflow and created mudslides that devastated the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi in South Kivu’s Kalehe territory, provincial …

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Salinko blamed for being divorced, here’s why

Popular Kumawood actor, Oboy Siki, has expressed that Salinko greatly contributed to his failed marriage, adding that, the actor condoned certain habits which shouldn’t be practiced in marriage. One can recall that Salinko opened up about how his wife divorced him on the grounds of being fed up. Salinko broke …

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Stroke becoming prevalent among the youth

Programme Manager of the Non-Communicable Diseases of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Efua Commeh, has indicated a rather worrying trend of rising stroke cases among young people of 40 years and below in Ghana. According to her, these have become so owing to many cases of hypertension in such young …

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DJ Maphorisa arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend

Amapiano producer and club DJ Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe, better known as DJ Maphorisa, was caught on the wrong side of the law on Sunday afternoon when he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Thuli Phongolo. The incident of their assault was revealed in a statement deposed by Phongolo at …

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