Eddie Jaku, a Holocaust survivor who described himself as the “happiest man on earth” has died aged 101. During World War Two, he was imprisoned in four concentration camps, led a daring escape on a train, broke free from a death march and survived in a forest. Jaku dedicated the rest of his life advocating … The post Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku dies at 101 appeared
A notorious ex-police chief at the centre of a web of scandal is on trial in Spain for blackmail and corruption. Jose Manuel Villarejo, 70, is accused of secretly recording conversations with top businesspeople to blackmail them or destroy their reputations for other wealthy clients. He was arrested four years ago and leaks from tapes … The post Huge blackmail, corruption trial
Soldiers and police have been deployed across schools in Eswatini where, for weeks now, students have been protesting to demand political reforms, according to pro-democracy groups. School students in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, formerly known as Swaziland, have been boycotting classes and staging low-key protests for the past month. They are mainly calling for the … The post Eswatini
Workers in the Libyan city of Tarhouna have spent more than a year exhuming bodies from mass graves that show the cost of a decade of conflict and the high stakes of a fragile peace plan that has left victims on the sidelines. Tarhouna was held by the local Kaniyat militia from 2012 until its … The post Mass graves evoke stakes of faltering peace push in Libyan
The United Nation’s (UN’s) top court has ruled largely in favour of Somalia in its long-running dispute with Kenya over their maritime border. Kenya rejected the ruling “in totality” before accusing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of bias. The case concerned a 38,000 sq mile (100,000 sq km) triangle in the Indian Ocean that … The post UN court rejects
With the advent of modernity, men have been observing what makes life comfortable and what sometimes make it miserable. Things that make life miserable include disasters like earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, drought, fires, landslides, tsunamis, lightning, Insect infestations and epidemics. Those among men who seek the common good of humanity have studied disasters and even the … The post Does
Bulk Oil and Transportation Storage(BOST)Company Limited has allayed the fears of the public in view of the adulteration of fuel saga at the Kumasi depot saying “there is no adulterated fuel in the market.”Ghanaian Times published in its Tuesday edition of October 12, 2021 that the Crime scene management team of the Ashanti Regional Police … The post No adulterated
A Circuit Court in Sunyani has remanded a 26-year-old farmer, to prison custody for stealing a goat worth GHC600.00 at Wawasua, in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region. Kofi Kuol-Tunati, also known as Atta, was charged with stealing and causing unlawful damage to two persons. He would re-appear in court on October 21. … The post Court remands goat thief appeared first on
The police have arrested a student suspected to be involved in arson at the Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School (SHS), in the Atwima Mponua District in the Ashanti Region. Fire completely destroyed the boys’ dormitory of the SHS, last Friday at about 9:30pm , destroying school uniforms, food boxes and learning materials, among other items. … The post Student
A 24 year-old motorcycle rider, popularly called Okada, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court for stealing and selling his neighbour’s motorcycle. Albert Awumey, who pleaded guilty stole the motorcycle that worth GH¢ 4,800 and sold it for GH¢ 800. The court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah convicted … The post Man jailed 4 years
A 42-year-old hairdresser who poured hot water on his 19-year-old son, Kofi Asirifi , for being stubborn has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with causing harm. Cynthia Owusu, a mother of three, who pleaded not guilty, was said to have poured hot water on the victim while he was asleep.Accused after the act, … The post Hairdresser in trouble for pouring hot
Two boys, who were knocked down by a bus on Monday on the Yamoransa-Abura Dunkwa road in the Central Region, and in critical condition at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, have died. They have been identified as Yaw Mensah and Yaw Acquah. The boys, together with a third victim, who is reported to be battling … The post 2 boy cyclists killed by bus appeared first on Ghanaian
Food is an important part of our everyday life. However, thanks to modern lives, many of us are left to cut corners when it comes to our food. This careless attitude toward one’s diet is counterproductive and harms the body in the long run. Ruti Gomes, a 32-year old aspiring nutritionist from Mato Grosso, Brazil, … The post Ruti Gomes Examines
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