April 2019

A Kenyan woman who gave birth to quintuplets prematurely about a month ago has died. Everline Namukhula had been told by some elders in her ethnic community to kill three of the five newborns as they were a “misfortune”, but she did not…
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Nigeria’s government has ordered foreign nationals to leave mining sites in north-western Zamfara state within 48 hours, blaming them for an upsurge in banditry and kidnappings. It also announced a suspension of mining activities in…
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The US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who enforced some of President Trump’s controversial border policies, has resigned. Ms Nielsen called it “an honour of a lifetime” to work in the department. President Trump…
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Commemorations have begun in Rwanda to mark the 25th anniversary of the genocide that killed about a tenth of the population. The country will mourn for 100 days, the time it took in 1994 for 800,000 Rwandans to be massacred. Most were…
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The University of Education Winneba, (UEW) has been in the news for about two years now due to the impasse that seems not to wipe off. One may recall that, there was a court suit against the then Vice-Chancellor Professor Mawutor Avoke,…
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It’s a sunny morning in the Tamale metropolis as I set off on my routine journey to work. I live on a rocky hill in a part of the Tamale metropolis. Due to the bumpy nature of the area, taxis usually don’t ply this route. I always walk…
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Graduate unemployment has been a major issue for socioeconomic development in Africa, according to data from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in sub-Saharan Africa, the youth unemployment rate hovers around 12 percent. Africa…
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CITY AUTHORITIES’ hopes of reclaiming Kumasi’s lost ‘Garden City’ status, has received a massive boost as journalists practicing in the Ashanti Regional capital have vowed to contribute to make Kumasi look green. And to start with, the…
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This year’s May/June West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) begins today. The examination timetable which begins with Basketry 3 project work is expected to end on June 7, 2019, with the Elective Information and…
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Students of the University of Education, Winneba are expected to be on campus today, Monday, April 8, 2019 to begin academic work on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 after days of closure. The school was shut down on 14 March 2019 after students’…
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