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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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Youth in Afforestation recruits storm Forestry C’ssion over delayed ‘allawa’
Posted on | CommentBeneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation program in Tamale have besieged the offices of the forestry commission there to demand immediate payment of their delayed allowances. Numbering over 300, the aggrieved beneficiaries are demanding from the regional director of the … Read more →
Casford Hall chickens out of Katanga solidarity after threat by UCC
Posted on | CommentStudents of the Casford Hall at the University of Cape Coast have called off their planned solidarity action in support of their colleague students of the Katanga Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in their … Read more →
Robbers storm Daboya police station; steal weapons
Posted on | CommentA police officer is under strict custody after suspected robbers burgled the police station in Daboya in the Northern Region and stole unspecified weapons including an Ak47 riffle. The police Regional Command has confirmed the incident, which occurred on Saturday … Read more →
Prince of Wales visits KNUST next week
Posted on | CommentThe Prince of Wales – the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and heir apparent to the British throne – is set to visit Ghana on 2 November 2018 with his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. They are both … Read more →
MoFA takes delivery of 3,000 motorbikes For distribution to extension officers
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has taken delivery of 3,000 motorbikes for distribution to agricultural extension officers in the country. The sector Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, announced this in Sunyani after presenting 100 motorbikes to the Brong Ahafo Regional Directorate … Read more →
Samples of dead tilapia sent abroad for investigations
Posted on | CommentThe Fisheries Commission has dispatched samples of fish, soil and water from the Fujian Fish Farm to the United Kingdom, Singapore and Norway for further investigations to ascertain what caused the death of fish on the farm. The result of the … Read more →
Guinness appoints first Ghanaian board chair
Posted on | CommentGhana’s leading total beverage company, Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has appointed Dr Felix E. Addo, as its new board chairman. Dr Addo becomes the first Ghanaian to chair GGBL’s board since the merger between Guinness Ghana Ltd (GGL) and … Read more →
Abandoned baby retrieved from 10-ft pit latrine
Posted on | CommentThe Police and people of Sibi in the Nkwanta-North District in the Volta Region have mounted a search for a mother who dumped her newborn baby in a pit latrine shortly after delivery. The runaway mother is alleged to have dropped the baby … Read more →
Aggrieved Menzgold customers to hold nationwide demonstration
Posted on | CommentCustomers of gold dealership company, Menzgold Ghana Limited, say they will embark on a nationwide demonstration by the end of this October, to express their displeasure at the company’s failure to pay them the extra value on their investments as … Read more →
Akufo Addo summons Kan Dapaah, NAPO over KNUST violence
Posted on | Commento President Akufo Addo has summoned the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, and Education Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh to a meeting over recent developments at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The two ministers are expected … Read more →
Car accident claims lives of two political activists
Posted on | CommentTwo supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), lost their lives in a motor accident while following former President, John Mahama’s convoy after meeting with delegates at Goaso in the Asunafo Municipality last Sunday. The two, Abu Salifu, 28 and … Read more →
Donald Trump: US will build up nuclear arsenal
Posted on | CommentPresident Donald Trump has warned that the US will bolster its nuclear arsenal to put pressure on Russia and China. Speaking to reporters, he repeated his belief that Russia has violated the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, which he … Read more →
KNUST protest a necessary evil; we won’t pay for damages – SRC Executive
Posted on | CommentAn executive of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), believes Monday’s violent protest in the school was the only way to drum home their concerns. According to the executive who spoke … Read more →
Nigerian pastor accused of rape asks judge to step down
Posted on | CommentSouth African judge Mandela Makaula has dismissed an application by the Nigerian pastor, Timothy Omotoso, who is accused of rape to recuse himself from the case. Mr Omotoso’s lawyer argued that the judge had shown some bias towards one of … Read more →
World’s longest sea crossing: Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge opens
Posted on | CommentChinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world’s longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began. Including its access roads, the bridge spans 55km (34 miles) and connects Hong Kong to Macau and the mainland Chinese city … Read more →
Driver gets 17 years imprisonment for robbery
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced Kwaku Amoasi, a 31-year-old driver to 17 years imprisonment for robbing a taxi driver of his Kia Picanto cab valued at GH¢20,000.00. Amoasi pleaded guilty to conspiring to rob the cabbie and robbing … Read more →
‘VC must be blamed for everything’- KNUST alumni lawyer
Posted on | CommentA lawyer and an alumnus of the University Hall, KNUST, who led the suit against the conversion of the hall into a mixed-sex hall, Stephen Asante Bekoe, is blaming the recent violent protests at the University on what he describes as … Read more →
Chinese fish farm closed indefinitely after mass tilapia deaths
Posted on | CommentThe Chinese fish farm at the center of the mass fish killings at Asutsuare, Fujian Farms, has indefinitely suspended its operations. This is in compliance with an order from the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Last Friday, some 40 tonnes … Read more →
KNUST closed down indefinitely
Posted on | CommentThe Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has been closed down indefinitely, following violent protests, Monday. The decision was taken after a meeting between school authorities and the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC). The Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah addressing … Read more →
Injured KNUST student alive and well – Hospital denies death rumours
Posted on | CommentThe Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) student who was allegedly assaulted by the school’s security is alive and well. There were suggestions the student had died at the KNUST hospital from his injuries following the alleged incident. … Read more →
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