Mother arrested for setting fire to 4-year-old daughter who lost her sandals

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Nursing mother of 29-year from Oforikurom village, closer to Samreboi in Wassa Amenfi West Municipality, has been arrested on charges of setting her 4-year-old daughter’s buttocks on fire for missing GH₵8 sandals.

According to the assembly member, Azure Suleman, the woman punished her daughter for missing the sandals after asking for them back and not returning them.

 The mother however, denied the allegations, saying she wanted to use the water to treat wounds on her daughter’s genitals after rumors of sexual abuse reached her.

According to a myjoyonline, the mother has been granted bail given that she is a nursing mother of a one-year-old baby.


The court also ordered that the child be taken to Komfo Anokye Hospital for treatment.

Kofi Adomah Nwanwanii survives a ‘manslaying’ attack.

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Current state of Kofi Adomah after surviving the assasination attack.

One of Ghana’s most loved media personalities, Kofi Adomah Nwanwanii has survived an assasination on Saturday, August 7, on the way home from field trip to DAMAX Eastate in Kuntunse for a home project.

Anonymous source close to the media personality recounted that  unidentified men on a motorcycle obstructed his car and attacked him near Old Ashongman.

The attackers wounded him with a sharp object when  finally approached him, and aimed at his face to slander him.

Upon realizing their plan , Kofi tried to prevent them from hurting his face with his left hand, and ended up with cuts and bruises on his hands.

The men per source then doused the reporter with an inflammable substance, presumably petrol with the aim of setting him afire.

 Kofi Adom Nwanwanile is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.

2022 Commonwealth Games: Ghana’s Benjamin Azamati and Sean Saffo-Antwi advance to 100m semi-finals

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Men’s heat 10 100m

Ghanaian 100m record holder Benjamin Azamati won 7th in qualifying for the men’s 100m and Shaun Sarfo-Antwi finished fourth at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Despite an unsteady start, Azamati took first place in 10.19 seconds to advance to the 100m semi-finals.

Sean Sarfo-Antoui also ran 10.33 in heat 10 to advance to the semi-finals.

Sarfo-Antwi crossed the line behind Jerod Elcock, Emanuel Archibald and Stephan Charles but still managed to advance to the next round.

The semi-finals are scheduled for today, Wednesday 3 August.

UN acknowledges deadly shooting at border post of Dr. Congo

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A Congolese military delegation was sent to Beni in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, two days after UN peacekeepers opened fire on civilians in Kasindi, which borders Uganda, killing three and injuring several others.

“The government cannot abandon its people, that is why I am here and visiting the wounded while we are waiting for them to receive appropriate care in Beni or elsewhere, in accordance with the doctor’s orders.”, said Charles Ehuta Omeonga, military administrator of Beni territory.

Shortly after the July 31 incident, the UN said in a statement that the soldiers were “shooting and attacking for unknown reasons.” The President of the Beni Youth Council said that the UN wants to provide medical assistance to the victims.

More than 30 people were killed in protests in North Kivu last week. Participants blamed the failure of the UN mission to protect people from armed groups.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres was outraged by the shooting and called for an investigation into the Kasindi incident. And President Felix Tshisekedi presided over an emergency meeting following reports of other deaths in Goma, Butembo, Uvira and Kanyabayonga besides Kasindi.

The situation in the area is still very tense. The Congolese police On Monday, had to disperse about 100 protesters in Beni. The Congolese government has said it will meet with MONUSCO to reassess the withdrawal.

Zimbabwe introduces gold coins to stave off rising inflation.

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The Central Bank of Zimbabwe has introduced gold coins to curb rising inflation amid a monetary downturn.

 Its main interest rate this month increased  to 200% after the annual rate of inflation rose above 190%.

Each coin will for production costs be priced at the international market rate for an ounce of gold plus 5%.

According to Zimbabwe Central Bank Governor John Mangudia, you can use them in stores, If you have enough coins.

 The coin called “Mosi-oa-Tunya” means “The Smoke Which Thunders” and refers to Victoria Falls, on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

As of Friday, an ounce was worth about $1,724 (£1,435).

The Zimbabwean dollar this year has been devalued against major currencies.

The country recalls the economic upheavals of the era of Robert Mugabe, who ruled for almost 40 years.

 Decision was made to abandon the Zimbabwean dollar and use foreign currencies, especially the US dollar in 2009 due to hyperinflation.

The government stopped publishing official inflation data during the worst of the crisis.

The local currency was reintroduced 10 years later, but quickly depreciated again.