UEW reinstates dismissed lecturers, reopens April 8
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has reinstated with immediate effect the three lecturers who were recently dismissed by the Governing Council. The dismissal sparked a students’ protest, which led to a closure of the Winneba and Ajumako campuses of the university on March 14, 2019. The lecturers who have been reinstated to their various […]
Ahafo Region: 7 Youth Jailed 140 Years For Rape, Robbery
The Goaso Circuit Court has sentence seven armed robbers to 20 years each for robbing and raping passengers on the Asibrem-Tano-Dumase road in Asunafo South district of the newly created Ahafo Region. The seven are Musah Sumaila Alias King, 25, Fataw Dauda Alias Scopion, 22, Sarpong James, 22, Kofi Nyamekye Dickson Alias Medical, 23, Alex […]
Two-thirds of world’s hungriest people live in Nigeria, seven other countries
No fewer than 113 million people experienced high levels of food insecurity in the world’s most severe food crises in 2018, the global report on food crisis 2019 has found. The report, which was released on Wednesday in Brussels, warned that these food crises were primarily driven by conflict and climate-related disasters. One of the […]
Suspected killer of rapper Nipsey Hussle arrested
Police on Tuesday arrested a man they say fatally shot rapper Nipsey Hussle and evaded authorities for two days. Eric Holder, 29, was captured in Bellflower, a Los Angeles-area city about 20 miles southeast of Hussle’s clothing store, where the musician was shot Sunday. Hussle and Holder knew each other, and the two had some […]
Algeria’s president, Bouteflika confirms he is to resign before April 28
The President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has affirmed he will resign before his mandate ends on April 28, state news agency APS said on Monday. APS said Bouteflika, who is 82 and in poor health, would take important decisions to ensure “continuity of the state’s institutions” before stepping down. It did not spell out a […]
India launches satellite to detect enemy radar, 28 foreign payloads
India’s space agency ISRO has successfully launched the electronic intelligence satellite EMISAT from its Sriharikota space launch station in the southern part of the country. The payload was accompanied by 28 Nanosatellites, which India launched on behalf of foreign clients. The 436-kg EMISAT satellite was launched from the Sriharikota launch pad in southern India, and […]
Two prophets remanded for allegedly forcing house help to swallow iron cross
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that a prophet and prophetess, who allegedly forced a 16-year-old domestic staff to swallow an iron cross for “spiritual cleansing” be remanded in prisons. The police charged Kehinde Salami, 25, and Yetunde Akinol, 42, who reside at No.20 Adeyemi St., Ifako-Ijaiye in Lagos, with four counts of […]
Rapper Nipsey Hussle shot and killed at 33
Grammy-nominated and widely respected West Coast rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed outside his Los Angeles clothing store, Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted Sunday. Police confirmed three men were shot Sunday and one of them killed outside Marathon Clothing, the store Hussle owns. All three men were taken to hospitals, where one of them was declared dead. […]
Chief Justice has closed down 2 courts at Aflao
The Chief Justice Her Ladyship has directed that the Circuit and District Court at Aflao be closed down with effect from 31st March 2019. According to her, all cases (pending) at Aflao Circuit court were transferred to the Keta circuit court and also all cases (pending) at Aflao District court were transferred to Agbozume District […]
Breaking news: 70 people feared dead in Kintampo accident
Horrible accident this dawn between kintampo and techiman,two buses collided. Information reaching vibeweek.com indicates there has been a fatal road accident between two VIP Passenger Buses in which more than 70 people are feared dead and scores injured. The accident which is said to have occured this morning around 2:00 AM, at Ampomakrom, a town […]
