KNUST ranked as best university in West Africa by U.S. News and World Report 2019

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been ranked as the best University in Ghana and West Africa, 14th best on the African Continent and 706th best University globally by the US News & World Report. The 86-year-old organisation based in Washington D.C. is known for ranking and evaluating universities based on their research performance … Read more

2019 BECE: Results of 19 candidates cancelled for sending mobile phones to examination hall

2019 BECE: Results of 19 candidates cancelled for sending mobile phones to examination hall

The West African Examinations Council has released provisional results of the 2019 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and announced that a total of 19 candidates have had their entire results cancelled for sending mobile phones to the examination hall. READ ALSO: 21 Years Man Arrested For Sodomising 12-Years Boy Aside that, a total of 173 … Read more

Nigeria: HIV Rate Among Nigeria Prisoners Double That of General Population – UN Study

People in Nigerian prisons are two times more likely to be living with HIV than people in the general community, a new study has revealed. According to a National HIV Assessment Study, HIV among inmates of Nigerian prisons is 2.8 per cent, compared to 1.4 per cent reported in the general population. The study was … Read more

Ghana: Japan Govt Provides U.S.$1.38 Million Scholarship Grant to Ghana

A grant agreement to provide scholarship for young government officials to pursue post-graduate studies at some Japanese universities was yesterday signed between Ghana and Japan at a ceremony in Accra yesterday. Under the $1.38 million-dollar grant agreement, the selected beneficiaries would undertake master’s degree in Economics, Public Health, Agriculture and Energy Development. A Deputy Minister … Read more

Nigeria: Don’t Panic, We’re Ebola-Free, Govt Assures Nigerians

The Federal Government yesterday urged Nigerians to dismiss rumours suggesting a case of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) had been discovered in the country and he said “Don’t Panic, We’re Ebola-Free”. The scare came as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) battles to contain an outbreak threatening to get out of control while Kenya … Read more

New South African Dance Making People Faint Everywhere

New South African Dance Making People Faint

You’ve probably been wondering what this dancing fainting craze videos are all about, unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week or two… Limpopo-based singer King Monada’s hit song, Malwedhe, has just sent us to an early festive season mood – not that we are complaining. READ ALSO: I’ll Rather Give My Tithe … Read more

Tiwa Savage Beats Davido And Others To Become First African Female To Win MTV Best African Act

Tiwa Savage Becomes First Female To Win

Nigerian songstress and mother, Tiwa Savage has emerged as the Best African Act at the MTV European Music Awards held in Bilbao, Spain on Sunday. The ever-active musician beat the likes of David Adeleke, known as Davido and other popular African acts to clinch the title. READ ALSO: I Have No Plans Of Renewing My Contract … Read more