insert_link Local Disco Dance hit maker Ebo Taylor dances into eternity The legendary highlife and Afrobeat musician whose career spanned more than six decades, blending traditional Ghanaian rhythms with jazz, funk and global influences, bid his fans farewell in a rather unusual way.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
insert_link Local Students who engage in inter-hall fights will be sacked – UCC Acting Vice Chancellor warns Professor Denis Worlanyo Aheto, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has issued a stern warning against violent student confrontations on campus.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link Local Energy Commission steps up port surveillance to protect public safety The Board and Management of the Energy Commission (EC) has intensified surveillance and enforcement activities at its Inspectorate Unit at the Tema Port.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link Local ECG reaffirms commitment to Cash Waterfall Mechanism to ensure constant supply The management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has reaffirmed its commitment to strictly comply with the Cash Waterfall Mechanism to ensure a reliable electricity supply.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link International After M23 Takeover, Goma Carries Violent Memories and Signs of Hope A year after a rebel takeover, residents of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, carry violent memories and signs of hope.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link International In Pakistan, a Kite Festival Returns to Troubled Skies The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
insert_link International Five Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a Risk’ The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
International 300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR Thinktank analysis says proposed ‘earned settlement’ changes could trap families in prolonged insecurityMore than 300,000 children already living in the UK could be forced to wait 10 years for settled status under proposed changes to the Home Office’s “earned settlement” policy, according to an analysis by a centre left thinktank.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that nearly a quarter (23%) of the 1.35 million people already on routes […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought Study find nitazenes, which are up to 500 times stronger than heroin, can degrade significantly in portmortem blood samplesDeaths caused by a synthetic opioid that is hundreds of times stronger than heroin may have been underestimated by up to a third across the UK, according to research.Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids that are extremely potent, and up to 500 times stronger than heroin. They were manufactured originally as […] todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6