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Africa & World

Boko Haram: State of Emergency Declared around Lake Chad

Chad has declared a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region after attacks by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria. The...

Africa & World

Climate Change Could Force 100M into Poverty by 2030, World Bank Group Report Says

There could be more than 100 million additional people living in extreme poverty by 2030 if the international community...

Africa & World

Bald Man Wears Wigs for a Month, Raises £1,800 for Onechild Ghana

Adam Capal, a bald British estate agent from Essex wore comic wigs every day in October to raise funds in aid of...

Business

Youth Optimistic about Entrepreneurial Ambitions

Johannesburg, 3 November 2015 - Despite a global youth unemployment landscape that can appear statistically bleak, an...

Top Stories

Papaye Fast Foods Expands, Opens Branch in Tema

Papaye Fast Foods Limited is poised to take up a leadership role in the Fast Food Industry, and also become a first...

Africa & World

Al-Shabab Attack Kills 15 in Mogadishu Hotel in Somalia

Al-Shabab militants have attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people. The gunmen used...

Africa & World

Russian Airliner Carrying 224 People Crashes in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula; Rescue Teams Report ‘Casualties’ at Scene

A Russian passenger plane carrying 224 passengers and crew operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia has crashed in a...

Africa & World

Six People Arrested for Selling Two-Week Old Baby for $90 in Nigeria

Six people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in selling a two-week old baby in south-eastern...

Profiles

Biography of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

Acheampong was born in Kuamsi in the Ashanti Region, to James Kwadwo Kutu Acheampong and Madam Akua Manu of Trabuom,...

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21 People, including 7 Women Arrested in Kumasi for Illegal Electricity Connection

Twenty-one people, including seven women have been arrested in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi for illegal...

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1,296 Girls Defiled, 335 Women Raped in 2014 – Police Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU).

Available statistics show that a total of 1,296 girls in the country were defiled, while 335 other women were raped in...

Africa & World

Nigerian Hotel Restaurant Shutdown For Serving Human Meat, 11 Arrested

A restaurant in Nigeria has been shut down after it was found to be serving human flesh. The hotel restaurant in...

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Gas Explosion At Dansoman – Two People Injured

Two people were injured in a gas explosion which occurred at Dansoman on Monday, near the Wesley Grammar Senior High...

Africa & World

Islamist Boko Haram Terrorists Disguised As Preachers Kill Dozens In Nigeria

Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as preachers killed at least 24 people and wounded several others in an attack...

Technology

Mark Zuckerberg Launches Free Internet On Airtel – Internet.org

Mark Zuckerberg , the CEO of Facebook, has announced a partnership with Airtel which offers Facebook's Internet.org app...

Africa & World

‘Boko Haram’ Kills Dozens of Nigerian Fishermen Near Chad

An attack by Islamic extremists killed dozens in the northeastern Nigerian village of Doron Baga, a major fishing...

Feature

Are Habits More Than Just Motions?

The thing about the word ‘habit’ is that it is immensely overrated. Most individuals are asked simple questions and...

Feature

Forever Being Black‏

I could not control my laughter while watching a South African TV Advert, on a group of black tribal people and their...

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President John Dramani Mahama Joins Ghana’s First National Sanitation Day Celebrations

President John Dramani Mahama joined the people of Sogakope in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region to...