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Israel says it has arrested 19 members of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in raids across the occupied West Bank, after carrying out airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip. Eleven people have been killed in the air strikes, including a child and PIJ leader Tayseer Jabari. Israel said the …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained the policy rate at 19%. Addressing the media on Monday, July 25, 2022, after the Monetary Policy Meeting, the Governor, Ernest Addison disclosed that one of the reasons for maintaining the rate among other things has to do with how inflation has persisted …

It has emerged that some appointees of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government never declared their assets as required by law. GhanaWeb sighted a report by Accra-based online portal – The Fourth Estate – indicating that 19 of the minister’s President Akufo-Addo swore into office during his first term violated the law. According …

The Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee has reviewed the policy rate by 200 basis points from 17 percent to 19 percent. Governor of the central bank, Dr. Ernest Addison speaking at a press conference on Monday May 23 explained the move is meant to stem inflation which has been surging in recent …

A 19-year-old student has been arrested for stabbing his 22-year-old former lover and high school student, to death. Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigation said 19-year-old Tony Kiptoo of Keben secondary school, stabbed his ex-lover Irene Chelagat on the left side of her chest, killing her on the spot after she …

More than 10 persons occupying a commercial bus (trotro) and a taxi have narrowly escaped death after a trailer loaded with bags of cashew fell on the two vehicles at the airport roundabout in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi. Some passengers and drivers of the trailer sustained various degrees of …

A 19-month-old pupil has allegedly been beaten to death by his class teacher for playing with water. The incident happened on Monday, February 7, 2022, in a private nursery and primary school in Asaba, capital of Delta State in Nigeria. Photos shared on social media by a relation showed that …

A 19-year-old school dropout has been arrested for killing her boyfriend over infidelity. Jacklyn Wawira is said to have halted her education at Junior High School 2 to pursue a relationship with a 25-year-old man, identified as Eric Gitonga. Young Wawira is said to have had a heated argument with …

The Queen has been left with a £10million shortfall in her finances as a result of the pandemic. Buckingham Palace revealed yesterday that it had lost just over half its annual income outside of Government funding after closing to visitors. It meant the royal household was forced to break into its savings. …

  A volcanic eruption has been recorded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, on Mount Nyiragongo, a journalist who extensively covers the country posted on social media. According to Stanis Bujakera Tsiamala, who shared photos of the incident on Twitter, there had been no official confirmation of the incident. …