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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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PHOTO: Police parade 10 robbers
Posted on | 1 CommentThe Greater Accra Regional Police yesterday paraded eight robbery suspects and two receivers who were arrested in what the Regional Commander, DCOP Christian Tetteh Yohunu, described as a comprehensive operation. The eight suspected robbers, who were paraded at the forecourt … Read more →
PHOTOS: Men arrested over ATM fraud
Posted on | 1 CommentTwo friends are currently in the cells of the Tema Newtown Police Station for allegedly using an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card which is not theirs to withdraw an amount of money from a bank in the port city. Isaac Tetteh, 22, and Abraham Boffah, 27 – … Read more →
Research reveals: Nearly half of Japanese adults are not having sex
Posted on | CommentNearly half of Japanese adults are not having sex, with more than a fifth of married men and women saying they were too tired from work to make love. Even more worrying, more than 20 per cent of all Japanese … Read more →
Michael Essien’s wife launches Ebola campaign
Posted on | CommentAkosua Puni Essien, wife of footballer Michael Essien is launching an Ebola education campaign in various West African countries. She will be using messages from popular footballers including her husband Michael Essien to get the attention of the people so … Read more →
NDC leaked Asantehen video – Ashanti group
Posted on | CommentA group calling itself Ashanti youth for Development has said the activists of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) should be blamed for the leakage of a video recording in which President John Dramani mahama and the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu ii were captured on a dancing floor at a ceremony in … Read more →
Pope Francis: Women do not need to breed like rabbits
Posted on | CommentPope Francis has maintained that Catholic women do not need to breed “like rabbits” and criticised a woman for “tempting God” by risking her life with an eighth pregnancy after delivering seven children by caesarean section according to The Independent’s … Read more →
1,181 candidates register for private BECE
Posted on | CommentThe maiden edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private candidates will be held from February 16 to 20, 2015, with 1,181 candidates taking part. The candidates will write the examination at 11 centres across the country. The … Read more →
Armed robbers get 40 years
Posted on | CommentTwo young men were yesterday sentenced to a total of 40 years in hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for robbery. The convicted persons are Atta Kofi Kyei aka Fresh Boy and Amid Yakubu, barber. The court presided over … Read more →
75,000 ghost names removed from NSS payroll
Posted on | CommentControl measures activated by the new management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) Secretariat have prevented about 75,000 ghost names from entering the service payroll in the 2014/2015 service year. That internal mechanism has saved the nation GHc26.5 million which, … Read more →
DANIDA gives Legon $1.4 million
Posted on | CommentThe University of Ghana will receive about 15 million DKK ($1.4 million) from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA), for the phase two of the Building Stronger Universities (BSU) Programme. The “Building Stronger Universities in Developing Countries” is a partnership between … Read more →
‘Dumsor’ to worsen as ECG sheds close to 600 megawatts
Posted on | CommentThe country’s power producers have hinted that individuals and businesses must brace themselves up for more power outages in the coming days as they are being forced to intensify the load shedding. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been … Read more →
Revealed: The richest 1% will own half the world’s wealth by 2016
Posted on | CommentThe wealthiest 1% of the world will soon own more than the rest of the planet’s population, according to a new report from the charity Oxfam. The study shows that the proportion of the world’s wealth owned by the richest … Read more →
PHOTO: Ghana Navy captures 8 Nigerian pirates
Posted on | 1 CommentThe patrol team of the Eastern Naval Command has foiled a pirate attack on a Nigerian cargo vessel, MT Mariam, and arrested all eight armed Nigerian pirates on board. The arrest, which was made in the early hours of Saturday … Read more →
Booming business in Takoradi: Cry at funerals for GHc300
Posted on | CommentA new business pops up in the Twin City, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The business which only requires wailing at funerals pays the contracted sympathizers GHC300 per person at a funeral. The business has magneted a lot of the youth who are … Read more →
Ghana remains at high risk of Ebola
Posted on | 1 CommentAlthough Ghana has not recorded any case of Ebola since its outbreak in three West African countries, the country still remains at high risk of contracting the deadly virus, a team of Chinese medical specialist in Ghana has warned. The … Read more →
Kwesi Pratt now Chief in Tamale (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentOutspoken critic and Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has been enskinned Yelvuhi Naa by the Gulkpe Naa in Tamale. Yelvuhi Naa loosely translates into Chief of Freedom of Speech in Dagbani. The Gulkpe Naa, Alhassan Abdulai, … Read more →
Ecobank ordered to pay former CEO $15million
Posted on | CommentAn Ivory Coast commercial court has ordered Ecobank Transnational Inc (ETI) to pay $15 million in damages to former chief executive Thierry Tanoh, who was dismissed last year amid allegations of poor governance, his lawyer said on Friday. The board … Read more →
Massive fraud at WAEC
Posted on | CommentChallenging Heights wishes to condemn the apparent collaborative fraud taking place within the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), and calls on the authorities to take immediate action to address the situation. In the last one week since the release of … Read more →
BBC launches award in honour of Komla Dumor
Posted on | CommentThe BBC is launching an award in honour of its presenter, Komla Dumor, a year after his unexpected death aged 41. Komla Dumor was an exceptional Ghanaian broadcaster who in his short life made an extraordinary impact – in Ghana, … Read more →
Man dies after playing games 3 days straight
Posted on | CommentA man was found dead in an internet cafe after a spending three days straight on a marathon gaming binge. It is the second time a man has died from excessive gaming in just over a fortnight in Taiwan The … Read more →
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