Surge in kidnappings, abductions in Nigeria worrying
Source: GNA Africans Rising, a pan-African movement, has raised concern about the recent rise in kidnappings and abductions in Nigeria. The movement said those acts of terror continued to jeopardize people’s security and safety, so the government must step up efforts to deal with the situation. “We further demand justice and accountability for all the […]
TB Joshua exposé: How the pastor covered up fatal Lagos building collapse – BBC
The BBC has unearthed new evidence the late Nigerian megachurch leader TB Joshua hid dead bodies and intimidated families, to cover up his role in the collapse of a building which killed at least 116 people at his church in 2014. The collapse is one of the worst disasters to ever strike a place of […]
Ghana’s Paa Kwesi Asare wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award
Ghanaian TV Presenter and Journalist Paa Kwesi Asare has won the 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. The 36-year-old is the eighth recipient of the award and the first to come from Ghana, like the late Komla Dumor. Asare is currently the Head of Business News at TV3 where he has worked for seven years. […]
Ghana patients in danger as nurses head for NHS in UK
The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations is “out of control”, according to the head of one of the world’s biggest nursing groups. The comments come as the BBC finds evidence of how Ghana’s health system is struggling due to the “brain-drain”. Many specialist nurses have left the West African country for […]
BBC advises staff to delete TikTok from work phones
The BBC has advised staff to delete TikTok from corporate phones because of privacy and security fears. The BBC seems to be the first UK media organisation to issue the guidance – and only the second in the world after Denmark’s public service broadcaster. The BBC said it would continue to use the platform for […]
‘Beef’ is the easiest way to get attention- M.anifest tells BBC
By: Seli Baisie Ghanaian rapper M.anifest has disclosed that ‘Beef’ is part of life and it is the easiest way to get attention. According to him, life is about different philosophical points of view. “Me, I have beef with the institutions. That’s life. Life is about different philosophical points of view, always going at each […]
UK PM Boris Johnson, 20 others to pay hefty fines for breaching COVID rules
The UK Police have closed their investigation into breaches of Covid rules in and around Downing Street, issuing around 20 further fines. The Met said the inquiry, which began in January, had resulted in a total of 126 fines across eight gatherings in government buildings. The Met Police says some people have received more than […]