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US charges 6 over car theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Ghana
Posted on with No CommentSix individuals have been charged in the United States over an alleged international car theft syndicate that smuggled stolen vehicles to Ghana, following a year-long investigation by federal authorities. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, … Read more →
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21yr old woman arrested for stabbing father to death
Posted on | CommentThe Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old woman for allegedly stabbing her father to death. The suspect, Daniella Nyarkoh, a senior high school graduate, is said to have committed the act while her father, Mr Alex Nyarkoh, who … Read more →
China allows couples to have 3 children
Posted on | CommentChina has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates. China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-child limit which has … Read more →
Achimota School to appeal ruling on Rastafarian boys’ admission
Posted on | CommentThe management of Achimota School says it will appeal the High Court’s decision ordering the school to admit two Rastafarian students who were denied admission because of their hairstyle. The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court on Monday … Read more →
Takoradi online drivers embark on 2-day strike
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Online Drivers Association in Takoradi has begun a 2-day sit-down strike from Monday, May 31, to Tuesday, June 1, against unfair treatment meted out to them by the online taxi companies which constitute of Bolt, Dryft and Dropyn … Read more →
We don’t have toilet facility – Whindo Traders cry
Posted on | CommentTraders at Whindo, a suburb of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region are complaining over the lack of toilet facility at their newly built market. According Martin Baidoo, a committee member in the Whindo community made it known that they are … Read more →
Workers use ambulance as a ‘pickup truck’ for cement
Posted on | CommentA video of an ambulance being used to transport bags of cement has gone viral on social media. Information suggests the ambulance was used at Budumburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. In the video, two men, believed … Read more →
Captain Smart joins Media General
Posted on | CommentCaptain Smart has joined Media General after announcing his resignation from his previous media house. He was unveiled on the New Day show on TV3, Tuesday, June 1. He will be hosting the Morning show on Onua Fm/TV from Monday … Read more →
I don’t think I will be a friendly face in school – ‘Rasta’ Student
Posted on | CommentOne of the Rasta students who won the case against Achimota School, Tyrone Marhguy, has said he does not expect to have a friendly environment in the school. He explained on the News 360 on TV3 Monday May 31 that their … Read more →
Police arrest couple for burying son alive
Posted on | CommentA couple at Breman Brekwa in the central Region have been arrested for burying their 2-year-old son alive. According to the suspects, a female pastor influenced them to bury the child alive. They claim the child is from the gods, … Read more →
STMA launches 30 days count down to Census night
Posted on | CommentMr Abdul-Mumin Issah, the Mayor of the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, says people do not need to travel to their towns and villages to be counted during the 2021 census. He said census officials would count the people at wherever … Read more →
Teacher in court over sex with minor
Posted on | CommentA 41-year-old teacher has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old student at Manhean in Accra. Mac-Elvis Hoeyi, charged with defilement, however, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Christina Cann, admitted Hoeyi … Read more →
Monetary policy committee cuts policy to 13.5%
Posted on | CommentThe Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut its benchmark rate by 100 basis points to 13.5 per cent from 14.5, citing signs of economic recovery and the easing of inflation pressures. This is the first reduction since November 2019, according … Read more →
Rastafarian student wins case against Achimota SHS; School ordered to admit Rasta students
Posted on | CommentThe Human Right Division of the Accra High Court has ordered Achimota School to admit Tyron Iras Marhguy, one of the Rastafarian students who was refused admission by the School because of his dreadlocks. In a ruling today, the Human … Read more →
Lightning strikes woman dead in Kpassa (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentNinah Uwumbornyi, a 23-year-old woman at Kpassa has been struck dead by lightning, following a brief rainstorm at Kpassa in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region. The incident occurred at the Kpassa JHS B school park on Friday. … Read more →
Communique extraordinary summit on political situation in Mali
Posted on | CommentACCRA, 30th MAY 2021 ECOWAS CommissionAccra, 30th May 2021 1. At the invitation of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO, President of the Republic of Ghana and the current Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of … Read more →
Virtuous Boardroom supports 337 JHS Students with 5 months supply of sanitary pads
Posted on | CommentFor the next five months, all female students at the Reverend Cobbah Yalley and Nana Brempong Yaw Junior High Schools will not have to worry about where to get money to purchase a sanitary pad. This is because Virtuous Boardroom, … Read more →
COVID-19: Ghanaians support India with 150 oxygen concentrators
Posted on | CommentFollowing the drastic surge of Covid-19 cases in India this month, some Ghanaians, have in a gesture of brotherliness, provided a donation of 150 medical grade oxygen concentrators to needy hospitals in that country. The donation will be shared among … Read more →
Africa urgently needs 20m second doses of COVID-19 vaccine – WHO
Posted on | CommentAfrica needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second doses to all who received a first dose within the 8—12-week interval between doses recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). A … Read more →
Okyenhene calls for 1 year suspension of mining
Posted on | CommentThe Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amotia Ofori Panin, has called for the suspension of mining in the country for a year for a review of the legal regime governing the whole sector. He also called for the decoupling of the Minerals Commission … Read more →
‘Sex-starved’ woman forces judge to adjourn sitting
Posted on | CommentA magistrate’s court at Mwenezi in Zimbabwe was forced to adjourn its sitting after a sex-starved woman wailed uncontrollably during a court session. According to The Mirror, there was mild drama in the courtroom as Siphelile Maroyi, who had approached the court … Read more →
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