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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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I’ve cheated death 12 times – Olusegun Obasanjo
Posted on | CommentFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has given insight into how he has so far escaped death by the whiskers at least a dozen times in his 78-year stay on earth. In his latest three-volume autobiography, “My Watch”, Mr. Obasanjo wrote about … Read more →
Late President Mills’ son – My father’s death doesn’t make sense
Posted on | CommentThe only son of late President Mills, Kofi Sam Atta Mills, says his father’s death doesn’t make any sense. Speaking to KSM on the popular ‘The KSM Show,’ Kofi Sam revealed; ”We normally have morning devotion everyday and when the … Read more →
P.V. Obeng’s wife appeals for financial and emotional support
Posted on | CommentWife of late Paul Victor Obeng is appealing for financial and emotional support for widows in the country. According to Mrs. Rose Obeng, most women suffer exploitation, deprivation and exclusion when their husbands die thus her call. She made the … Read more →
Full list: Winners at 20th Ghana Journalist Awards
Posted on | CommentTwenty-six Ghanaian journalists were awarded at the 20th Ghana Journalist Awards held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Accra on Saturday. The ceremony which was under the theme, “Ghana in Search of Reliable Energy to Power Development: … Read more →
UEW honours Kufuor with Doctorate Degree
Posted on | CommentThe University of Education, Winneba (UEW) on Friday honoured former President John Agyekum Kufuor with an Honorary Doctorate Degree. Three other distinguished personalities – Rev. Dr Livingstone K. Buama, former acting chairman of the Council of the University of Education, … Read more →
Nima youth assault suspected homosexual
Posted on | CommentA video showing Nima youth assaulting a suspected homosexual at the sprawling Accra suburb, has gone virile with some recipients tracing their sources to the US from where it came through the WhatsApp social media platform back to Ghana. There … Read more →
Gov’t pulls out of negotiation with striking doctors
Posted on | CommentThe government has pulled out of talks with the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) over their conditions of service. According to Employment and Labour Relations minister Haruna Iddrisu, negotiations cannot continue while the doctors are on an illegal strike. “The government … Read more →
Takoradi: Anus and vagina of 6yr-old-girl join after being defiled
Posted on | CommentThe victim (name withheld) was said to have been defiled by a 20-year-boy man at Kwesimintsim in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. An informant who wants to remain anonymous tells www.233times.net the intensity of the sex bout tore the vagina to join … Read more →
PHOTO: Boy, 16, grabbed for robbery
Posted on | CommentTHE KUMASI police are holding a 16-year-old boy, Michael Owusu, suspected to be one of a two-man robbery gang, who usually pretended to be fighting in public to catch the attention of innocent people, whom they ended up robbing at … Read more →
PHOTO: Woman arrested for killing, secretly burying boyfriend
Posted on | CommentA 40-year-old woman suspected of killing and secretly burying her Canadian boyfriend, who came to Ghana on a visit, has been arrested by the police. Although the body has not yet been found, Natasha Bawah, a trader and hairdresser, is … Read more →
Blind man jailed for defilement
Posted on | CommentA 26-year old unemployed was on Thursday sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit for defiling a Class Three pupil at Madina. Daniel Darkwa, who is blind, was charged with defilement. He pleaded guilty and the court presided … Read more →
Ghana’s inflation hits 17.9%
Posted on | CommentYear-on-year inflation rate for July 2015 stood at 17.9 percent compared to 17.1 percent recorded in June 2015. The monthly change rate in July 2015 was 2.3 percent, while that for June 2015 was 1.8 percent. According to Government Statistician, … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTOS: 7 dead in Tuobodom
Posted on | CommentA protracted chieftaincy dispute at Tuobodom in the Techiman Municipality of the Brong-Ahafo Region has claimed seven lives after gunmen had attacked the palace of Nana Baffour Asare, chief of Tuobodom, in broad daylight. About six others have been reported … Read more →
“Recycle Up! Ghana” Summer camp comes to Cape Coast
Posted on | CommentWaste and filth is engulfing Ghana and causing a myriad of problems. The government and manybenevolent organisations have been working tirelessly to solve the problem of sanitation. This howeverhasn’t yielded massive results yet. The youth of Ghana, the future leaders … Read more →
BUSTED: NADMO Boss allegedly steals June 3 disaster relief items
Posted on | CommentThe National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) coordinator for Ga East David Dramani has been arrested for allegedly stealing relief items for disaster victims. Starr News can confirm Dramani was picked up by the national security Monday at his office. Staff … Read more →
UEW gets new Vice Chancellor: Prof. Mawutor Avoke
Posted on | CommentThe Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has appointed Professor Mawutor Avoke as the new Vice Chancellor of the university with effect from October 1, 2015. A press release to the media said the decision was taken … Read more →
Nigeria threatens to cut gas supply over VRA’s $82m debt
Posted on | CommentFollowing the increase in volume of gas supply from the West African Gas Pipeline Company and the resumption of gas supply from Atuabo as well as the steady rise in water level of the Akosombo dam, there has been tremendous … Read more →
I’m richer than Bill Gates – Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Posted on | CommentApparently referring to his spiritual endowment, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said that he is richer than one of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates. Teaching the worshipers in … Read more →
PHOTO: 2 more bodies found at Goil fire explosion
Posted on | CommentTwo suspected victims of the June 3 twin flood and fire disaster at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, were yesterday recovered in a building housing the burnt Bediako Pharmacy very close to the GOIL filling station where the inferno … Read more →
Cigarette smoker arrested for causing June 3 GOIL fire
Posted on | CommentThe Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is investigating one Seth Kwesi Ofosu for allegedly setting up the fire that caused an explosion at the GOIL Filling Station which killed over 150 people on June 3. The man, who is in … Read more →
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