The headmistress of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School, Felicia Dankwaa has been suspended by the Ghana Education Services. Video emerged on social media of pupil at the school who was suffering from ulcer passed away after he was neglected by the school’s authorities. According to reports, the teachers at the school failed to attend …

The president of Ghana, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has gone into self isolation after being in contact with a person who tested positive to COVID19 on Saturday. A press release signed by the Minster for Information, Kojo Nkrumah stated that the president was going into isolation out of the ‘abundance of caution’ despite having tested negative to COVID19 on Friday. Nkrumah …

Peru has emerged as one of the global COVID-19 high burden countries. The health ministry recorded more than 200,000 cases which makes the South American country rank 8th in the global tally of Coronavirus cases. The death toll also rose to 5,738 as the country records 203,736 infections. According to the ministry, 167 fatalities have been recorded in the past …

The Upper Chamber of United States National Assembly has confirmed the nomination of General Charles Brown as Air Force Chief of Staff. This landmark confirmation makes him the first African-American to ever lead one of the Pentagon’s six armed services. The 57 year old General is currently the commander of the Pacific Air Forces will become only the second African …

The President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart attack at the age of 55. The government made this known on Tuesday via its official Twitter handle. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi… following heart failure on June 8, 2020,” …

A Minneapolis judge, on Monday, set $1 million bail for the Minneapolis ex-police officer, Derek Chauvin charged with the murder of George Floyd. The murder of the 46 year old African-American man which has sparked worldwide protests occured on May 25 when Chauvin was filmed pressing his knee on handcuffed Floyd’s neck until he died. The accused appeared by video …

India has announced 5,611 new coronavirus cases today — its biggest one-day figure since the pandemic started, according to the country’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. This past weekend, India saw its infection numbers surge, with total cases increasing by 10,000 in just two days. The latest numbers raise the national total to 106,750 cases and 3,303 deaths, said …

The President of the United States, Donald Trump has suspended US funding to the World Health Organisation. While addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Trump said that a review will be conducted “to assess World Health Organisation’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the Coronavirus.” He added that “Had the WHO done its job to get …

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo, NewYork has tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID19), in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the United States or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday. The 4-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia, and six other tigers and lions that have also fallen ill, …

Denis Protsenko, the head doctor at the infectious diseases hospital treating Moscow’s coronavirus patients, has tested positive with the virus, the state-run Rossia 24 television station reported. He was photographed shaking hands with President Vladimir Putin six days ago.