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Benin’s Wadagni wins presidency in landslide with over 94% of votes
Posted on with No CommentBenin’s Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni secured a landslide victory in the West African nation’s April 12 presidential election, garnering over 94% of ?the votes, provisional results from the electoral commission showed on Monday. Sacca Lafia, head ?of the country’s ?independent … Read more →
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Pupils given English homework about wife chopping off husband’s penis
Posted on | CommentA headteacher has apologised to parents after their kids were issued with English homework containing graphic references. The 11-year-olds were mistakenly asked to read a section of a book describing a well known case in which a wife chopped her husband’s … Read more →
Man arrested for beating Victoria Hammah
Posted on | CommentFormer Deputy Minister for Communications, Victoria Hammah, has reported a case of assault against her to the police, leading to rest of the alleged assailant Richard Frimpong Dardo, the Daily Guide newspaper has reported. The sacked deputy minister was alleged … Read more →
I want to be an armed robber in future – 3-year-old tells DCE
Posted on | CommentThere was utter shock and disbelief at Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region when a three-old KG pupil confidently disclosed to the District Chief Executive (DCE) and his delegation during ‘my first day at school,’ visit that he aspires to become … Read more →
Woman beheaded at Asamankese
Posted on | CommentKwabena Aflo, a 32- year-old unemployed, is currently in the grip of the Asamankese Police Command for allegedly murdering an old woman, a palm oil seller, Mama Cecilia Agba, 65, in her own farm, after purportedly attempting to rape her. The deceased’s body has been deposited at the Asamankese Government Hospital … Read more →
Embrace yourself for long blackouts (dumsor) – Energy Ministry
Posted on | CommentGhanaians must brace themselves for an intensified load shedding exercise following Nigeria’s decision to cease the supply of gas to Ghana. A Daily Graphic report stated that the situation was caused by labour unrests in Nigeria. This means a shutdown … Read more →
Prez. Mugabe’s wife awarded PhD 2 months after enrolling in University
Posted on | CommentDozens of Zimbabweans have vented their outrage on social media after president Robert Mugabe’s wife was awarded a PhD only two months after she enrolled at the University of Zimbabwe, where her husband is chancellor. Local media reported that Grace Mugabe was awarded … Read more →
Armed robbers attack Sunyani Nursing Training College
Posted on | CommentArmed robbers last Sunday attacked and robbed female students of the Sunyani Nursing Training College in the Brong Ahafo Region. According to the Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command Public Relations Officer (PRO), ASP Christopher Tawiah, the incident occurred around dawn … Read more →
Nigerian bank robbery nets £25m
Posted on | CommentA Nigerian IT worker is being sought by police for his alleged role in co-ordinating a £25m ($40m) cyber-theft at a bank in Abuja where he worked. Godswill Oyegwa Uyoyou is being sought by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission … Read more →
12 Nigerian soldiers sentenced to death
Posted on | CommentTwelve Nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to death for mutiny and attempted murder after shots were fired at their commanding officer in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri in May. The soldiers were angry after a convoy was ambushed on a … Read more →
65-year old businessman impregnates granddaughter
Posted on | CommentA 65-year old businessman who impregnated his granddaughter at Korle Gonno in Accra has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Emmanuel Oko Lartey is said to have hidden the victim aged 15, at an unknown … Read more →
Chief Inspector, two others arrested for dealing in drugs
Posted on | CommentThe Station Officer at the Golokoati Police Station in the Volta Region, Chief Inspector Paul Akpabli, and two others, have been remanded in police custody by the Accra Circuit Court for unlawfully possessing 283 compressed slabs of narcotic drugs. Chief … Read more →
VIDEO: Gay HIV-positive music teacher arrested for sex with 15-year-old
Posted on | CommentAn HIV-positive music teacher was charged with sexual assault after police say he was caught sneaking out of the Texas home of a 15-year-old boy. McKinney Police said Roger (Joe) Kessler, 43, used the popular guy-only hookup app Grindr to … Read more →
PHOTO: 6 storey building in TB Joshua’s church collapses; 50 feared dead
Posted on | CommentAbout 50 persons are feared dead with several others injured in the Synagogue Church of All Nations’ collapsed building in Lagos Friday. The six-storey building was ruined at Prophet TB Joshua’s SCOAN Church Headquarters in Ikotun, Lagos. The building, which … Read more →
(Disturbing) PHOTO: 6 ‘galamseyers’ killed in in Western Region
Posted on | CommentSix persons have been killed after an illegal mining pit collapsed on them Thursday afternoon at Wassa Adonoi, a community in the Amenfi District of the Western Region. Assembly Member for the area, Issac Anum Odoro, said all six bodies … Read more →
‘Reduce dowry and let’s marry’ – Young men in Upper West to parents
Posted on | CommentYoung men in the Nandom, Lawra, Jirapa and adjoining districts in the Upper West Region who decide to marry face the challenge of paying huge dowries to the families of their would-be brides. This practice, which is well-rooted in culture, … Read more →
Upper East: Elephants attack town; one person feared dead
Posted on | CommentOne person is feared dead in an elephant attack at a town in the Garu Tempane District of the Upper East region. The animals numbering about eight were said to have attacked Nate township Friday morning and destroyed farms in … Read more →
WAEC releases BECE results
Posted on | CommentThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2014 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Out of the 420,188 candidates from 12,562 schools who wrote the examination, 11,759 candidates from 337 schools have had their results … Read more →
Armed robber escapes from court in handcuffs
Posted on | CommentA suspected armed robber, Kofi Isaac, a 24-year old resident of Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region, has been declared wanted by the Nkawkaw Divisional Police Command after he managed to escape from courtroom with handcuffs. The police have announced a … Read more →
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $50 million to fight Ebola
Posted on | CommentThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will donate $50 million to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. More than 2,200 people have died in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, where the outbreak has been concentrated. … Read more →
Boko Haram ‘shoots ex-President Obasanjo’s son’
Posted on | CommentThe son of Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been shot and wounded in a battle with militant Islamists, the ex-leader’s aide says. Lt Col Adeboye Obasanjo was injured as the army fought to recapture towns in north-eastern Adamawa state … Read more →
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