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NAGRAT says NaCCA knew of LGBTQ content before public outcry
Posted on with No CommentThe President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) knew about the controversial content in a Senior High School teacher manual long before public outrage forced its withdrawal. Jacob Anaba … Read more →
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Boris Johnson’s staff accused of more rule-breaking parties inside No 10
Posted on | CommentDowning Street staff have been accused of holding two leaving parties in No 10 on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. The Telegraph reported the gatherings were made up of about 30 people drinking alcohol and dancing to … Read more →
Nigeria arrests four people over alleged cannibalism
Posted on | CommentPolice in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara say they have arrested four people allegedly involved in cannibalism and selling human organs – a rare phenomenon in the region. The suspects were arrested after detectives found a corpse in an … Read more →
Swedish parents paid to care for sick kids
Posted on | CommentWhen children fall ill in Sweden, parents can take time off to care for them, while still pocketing 80% of their salaries. But the pandemic has put pressure on the popular policy. With three children in preschool, branding manager Jeremy … Read more →
Nigeria lifts Twitter ban after seven months
Posted on | CommentNigeria has lifted its ban on Twitter – seven months after clamping down on the social networking site. Nigeria’s government suspended Twitter last June after the company deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari about punishing regional secessionists. Authorities accused … Read more →
KFC faces boycott in China over meal toy promotion
Posted on | CommentA top Chinese consumer group has called for a boycott of a KFC meal promotion, saying it encourages food waste. The China Consumers Association (CCA) says the promotion sent some customers into a buying frenzy. KFC launched the promotion last … Read more →
Boris Johnson: Senior Tories urge PM to quit after party apology
Posted on | CommentBoris Johnson is facing calls from senior Tories to stand down as prime minister after he admitted attending a drinks party during lockdown. The PM apologised for the way he handled the event in the Downing Street garden in 2020 … Read more →
PHOTOS: Prez. Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Accra STEM Academy Project
Posted on | CommentPresisnet Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the Accra STEM Academy, a school, dedicated, principally, to the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). It is expected to be … Read more →
Drunk Policeman in viral video interdicted, gets psychological help
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has interdicted a suspected drunk uniform policeman who was captured in a viral video. A statement from the Service Wednesday January 12, 2022 said the policeman in viral video has been identified and in line with … Read more →
Downing Street party: Tory MPs demand answers from Boris Johnson
Posted on | CommentConservative and opposition MPs are demanding answers from Boris Johnson over claims he attended a drinks event in the No 10 garden during lockdown. Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said that if he was there, and he lied about it, … Read more →
Gov’t extends temporary travel ban on South Korea
Posted on | CommentThe government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has extended the temporary travel ban on non-Ghanaians travellers from South Korea. In December 2021, the Ministry placed a travel restriction on travellers from Malta, South Korea, and Israel … Read more →
60yr old burnt to death in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentA 60-year-old man has met his untimely death when fire swept through portions of a 14-bedroom house late Monday night. The victim Akwasi Asare got trapped when the huge blaze engulfed the building located at Kronum in the Suame Municipality … Read more →
Strippers pray in tongues for favour
Posted on | CommentThe ladies believed to be Nigerians could be seen begging God in their prayers to soften the hearts of men who will be coming to the club to spend their hard-earned monies and salaries on them. All of them were … Read more →
Road crashes kill 2,924 in 2021 – 12.94% increase over 2020
Posted on | CommentProvisional data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) has revealed that the number of commuters killed in road traffic crashes in 2021 rose by 12.94% compared to 2020. 2,589 killed in … Read more →
Natural disasters cost world’s insurers $120-billion in 2021
Posted on | CommentMarked by devastating hurricanes and cold snaps in the United States, 2021 proved the second-most costly year on record for the world’s insurers, Munich Re said on Monday, warning that extreme weather was more likely with climate change. Insured losses … Read more →
Bolgatanga is HIV hotspot in Upper East Region – GHS
Posted on | CommentThe Bolgatanga Municipality in the Upper East Region remains a hotshot for HIV infection in the Region, health experts have said. Mr Sulemana Majeed, Regional HIV Coordinator, who disclosed this at a media briefing, said, “Bolgatanga has always been above … Read more →
GPHA bus plunges into sea at Sekondi Fishing Harbour (VIDEO)
Posted on | CommentA minibus of the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA) has plunged into the sea at the Sekondi Fishing Harbour in the Western Region of Ghana. According to reports, on Sunday, January 9, the bus was parked at the fishing … Read more →
Students plead with govt to address UTAG concerns
Posted on | CommentStudents in public universities have called on the government to address the concerns of lecturers to enable them to return to the lecture rooms. That, they said, would prevent the academic calendar from being disrupted. They made the call in … Read more →
Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant
Posted on | CommentA US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors say. The transplant was … Read more →
Tesla adds chill and assertive self-driving modes
Posted on | CommentTesla’s automated driver assist feature has added an assertive driving mode. The setting will follow other cars more closely, change lanes more frequently, not leave the overtaking lane, and perform rolling stops. Such driver behaviour by humans is often discouraged … Read more →
Western Region branch of Ghana Blind Union welcomes new year with grand party
Posted on | CommentMembers of Ghana Blind Union (GBU), Western Region branch on Saturday 8th January, 2022 welcomed the 2022 year with a grand party dubbed ‘Jawuley with the Visually Impaired’ at the Star of the Sea Cathedral in Takoradi. Organized by online news … Read more →
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