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2 BECE Candidates killed in motor crash en route to exam in Upper West
Posted on with No CommentA Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates has died following a road crash in the Upper West Region. The deceased, identified as Taufii Ibrahim, a pupil of Charia Roman Catholic Junior High School, was reportedly travelling by motorcycle (okada) from … Read more →
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Two Nigeriens fined GH¢90,000 each for selling Tramadol
Posted on | CommentTwo Nigeriens, Ali Haruka, 48 years and Almu Bandon, 50 years, have been fined GH¢90,000 each by the Ashaiman District Circuit Court for trading in illicit drugs including Tramadol. Haruna and Bandon who were sentenced by the court on October … Read more →
21-year-old welder remanded for stealing school computers
Posted on | CommentA 21-year-old welder who allegedly stole computers, accessories and cash belonging to Ekem Ferguson Preparatory School in Cape Coast, was on Tuesday remanded into prison custody by a Magistrate’s Court in Cape Coast. The accused, Bismark Eshun, allegedly broke into … Read more →
Trader fined GH¢480 for pouring hot water on neighbour
Posted on | CommentThe Winneba District Magistrate Court has sentenced a 22-year-old woman to pay a fine of GH¢480 for pouring hot water on her neighbour. Mabel Eshun, also known as Esi, a trader, pleaded guilty to which the court, presided over by … Read more →
Anas, Swedish firm launch video platform to expose corruption
Posted on | CommentInvestigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Klarity, a Swedish tech firm, have joined forces to set up an online platform that allows users to record and upload videos of everyday corruption. This is to connect citizens, activists and journalists in … Read more →
Quality of basic education declining in Northern Region – Report
Posted on | CommentThe standard of basic education continues to decline in some parts of the Northern Region. This is according to a report released by a Non-Governmental Organization called Choice Ghana. The organisation surveyed the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba, Kpandai and the Sagnarigi districts and … Read more →
Electricity consumers to choose their own suppliers by 2023 — Energy Commission
Posted on | CommentEnergy consumers will by 2023 choose their own power suppliers as part of reforms to make the power supply subsector more competitive. Per the new arrangement, smaller private entities will be given the license to distribute power regardless of the … Read more →
KNUST lecturers declare indefinite strike over interim council
Posted on | CommentLecturers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have declared an indefinite strike effective Friday following recent happenings at the university. According to the lecturers, they are displeased with government’s dissolution of the governing council and the subsequent inauguration … Read more →
China says Trump should swap iPhone for Huawei amid bugging claim
Posted on | CommentChina has jokingly suggested that US President Donald Trump should swap his Apple iPhone for a Chinese model, as it denied a report claiming Beijing was bugging his private calls. The report in the New York Times said that China, and … Read more →
Menzgold to meet customers over premium payments this weekend
Posted on | CommentMenzgold has said it is meeting its customers this weekend to agree on the percentages to be paid as it begins efforts to payback all premiums to its investors. The company however says it is likely to begin an online … Read more →
Fuel prices go down
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says prices of petroleum products are likely to be reduced in the next pricing window as a result of the appreciation for the Ghana cedi against the US dollar and decrease in the price of … Read more →
Most famous black man in South Korea is a Ghanaian
Posted on | CommentWhen Sam Okyere arrived in South Korea to study, he was met with racism. But he found a way to transform his negative experiences into positive ones, making a name for himself as a popular television personality. To many viewers … Read more →
Sekondi: West Ridge JHS Student stabbed to death by mate on eve of 14th birthday
Posted on | CommentA Junior High School Student of the West Ridge School at Sekondi in the Western Region has been stabbed to death by a colleague on campus. The boy, a JHS 3 student, who would have turned 14 years old on … Read more →
List of members of KNUST interim Governing Council
Posted on | CommentFollowing meetings between the government, authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and other stakeholders over the recent violent protest by students, the Governing Council of the university has been dissolved. A statement from the government on Thursday, … Read more →
Nana Addo endorses new MD for Graphic, others for GNA, GBC
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has given his blessing to the National Media Commission’s (NMC) choices for key positions in the Graphic Communication Group Limited, Ghana News Agency and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Per the constitution, the NMC is mandated to appoint in … Read more →
Illegal cables manufacturer busted by GSA
Posted on | CommentA team from the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and the Police Service have impounded an illegal electrical cables manufacturing company in Accra and retrieved about three trucks of cables, cash of about GH?100,000, drugs and other items. The team also arrested … Read more →
KNUST governing Council dissolved
Posted on | CommentThe government has dissolved the governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) after the violent protest by students there. The government has also directed that the University reopens within fourteen days to enable academic work … Read more →
Robbers break into police armory, steal AK-47 rifles
Posted on | CommentPolice in the Northern Region have begun investigations into the circumstances under which some suspected armed robbers broke into a police armoury at Daboya in the North Gonja District and made away with some weapons. The suspects on Saturday stole … Read more →
Army of jobless youth a danger to Africa – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has challenged participants of the high level retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa to as a matter of urgency, develop a clear strategic plan that will aid the securing of … Read more →
Ghana Maritime Authority blows over 140k on food and drinks
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that the Ghana Maritime Authority in November and December 2017 spent over GHc140, 000 on food and music at separate events for staff and stakeholders. A memo intercepted revealed that on November 08, 2018, an amount GHc10, … Read more →
2019 budget must focus on sustainable jobs – IFS
Posted on | CommentThe Executive Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Ghana, Professor Newman Kwadwo Kusi says he expects the 2019 budget to focus on job creation. Over one million Ghanaians from age 15 and older are unemployed, representing a total unemployment … Read more →
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