Tag Archives: EASTERN

Education: The newly constructed TVET Centre of Excellence at Anyinam in the Eastern Region

  Government is constructing 5 new TVET centres at Anyinam, Akomadan, Assin Jakai, Manso Abore, and Pakyi No. 2. The full scope of these projects was to establish state-of-the-art TVET Centres of Excellence that have the capacity to train students in different trades (skills). The overall aim and objective of …

Read More »

Four people killed in eastern DRC ambush near gorilla park

Assailants killed three rangers and another member of their convoy in an ambush in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the Congo Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN). The attackers struck on Thursday as the convoy, escorted by ICCN rangers, left Kivandya village near Virunga …

Read More »

Several Ugandan troops killed in chopper crash in Eastern Congo

More than a dozen Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have reportedly perished in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a helicopter crashed on them, multiple sources told this publication last night. The Mi-17 helicopter, which is mainly used for transportation, medical evacuation and VIP travel, had just delivered …

Read More »

Eastern Cape towns dominate SA’s sexual offences list

The Eastern Cape towns of Komga, Mthatha, Maclear, Ugie, Port Alfred and Keiskammahoek dominate the top 10 list of sexual offence capitals in the country for the first quarter of 2022. According to News24’s CrimeCheck online tool, the towns are among the 10 police precincts with the highest reported numbers for …

Read More »

Another terrorist attack in Togo, close to Ghana’s border in North Eastern Region

Terrorists have once again attacked the Republic of Togo, this time, close to border communities in the North Eastern Region of Ghana. According to a JoyNews report, the attack happened on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 3:00 am and resulted in a gunfight between the terrorists and personnel of the …

Read More »

20 killed in fresh attack in eastern DR Congo

At least 20 people have been killed in a new massacre in DR Congo’s eastern province of Ituri, a respected monitor said on Monday, adding that the notorious ADF militia were suspected. Several houses were also burnt down in the attack. The attack took place overnight in the village of …

Read More »

United State issues terror alert in eastern DR Congo

The US government has warned of a possible terrorist attack in Goma, eastern DR Congo where armed conflict has been raging for months. In a security update on the country on Thursday, May 12, the US Embassy in Kinshasa said there was a heightened risk of a terrorist attack, unrest, …

Read More »

China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 crash: Video wen flight MU5735 crash 132 passengers

One China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane wey dey carry 132 pipo on board don crash for Guangxi province, Chinese state media dey report am. 123 passengers and nine crew members na im dey board, di Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAA) tok. E no dey clear di number of …

Read More »

Kenya is now the cheapest country to purchase diesel in Eastern Africa

Diesel prices in Kenya are the lowest in eastern Africa in the wake of the monthly subsidy, reversing the market structure that made the country’s fuel the most costly in the region. A litre of the commodity costs Ksh112.63 ($0.99) on average in Kenya, compared to Ksh118.44 ($1.04), Ksh139.08 ($1.22) …

Read More »

Motor rider crashed to death by ECG vehicle on Eastern Corridor Road

A motor rider, Kwame Dzobone, 35, has been crushed to death by a speeding Nkwanta South Municipal Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Nissan pick-up vehicle. The incident occurred on the Nkwanta-Brewaniase stretch of the Eastern corridor road in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti region. The accident, according to …

Read More »