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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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Gov’t to freeze salaries of polytechnic lecturers
Posted on | CommentThe Deputy Minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed optimism that the impasse between the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) over their book and research allowance will be resolved soon. He said the ministry … Read more →
Polytechnics shut down; UCC suspends reopening
Posted on | CommentGhana’s Education is heading for a crisis situation as the University of Cape Coast suspends its date of reopening as university lecturers protest non-payment of books and research allowance. The students of the university are already wailing over the possibility … Read more →
How Steve Wonder flew my plane: J.J. Rawlings shares
Posted on | CommentFormer president Jerry John Rawlings has revealed that Grammy award winning musician, Stevie Wonder, who is visually impaired has successfully flown a plane. According to President Rawlings, who is also reputed for his prowess in flying military jets, he handed over the controls of … Read more →
Hijacked Oil vessel berths at Takoradi Harbour
Posted on | CommentA Greek Oil vessel, MT Fair Artemis, hijacked by pirates off Ghana’s waters in June this year has finally berthed at the Takoradi Port to offload oil. This is according to the Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority … Read more →
PHOTO: 21 narcotics dealers busted in Western Region
Posted on | CommentThe Western regional Police command has arrested 21 persons suspected to be dealing in narcotics in the northern part of the region. Out of the 21 suspects, seven were women, and the items retrieved from them included 213 wrappers of brownish substance suspected to be cocaine. Other items retrieved were 467 … Read more →
Tamale sex tape: Chief demands cows, rams …
Posted on | CommentIndecent pictures and videos involving unnamed young men and women have been making the rounds on various media outlets. The videos and pictures which are normally circulated on social media show young men and women engaging in hot sexual acts. … Read more →
Husband and wife discover they are related
Posted on | CommentA Brazilian husband and wife have discovered – live on the radio – that they were brother and sister. Both had searched for their mothers, who abandoned them as children, but it turned out they were looking for the same … Read more →
PHOTO: Man, 24, fined for pretending to be a ghost
Posted on | CommentA man who flapped his arms about in a cemetery, making ghost noises within earshot of mourners visiting graves was fined and given a suspended prison sentence. Anthony Stallard, 24, was reported to police after he was seen throwing himself … Read more →
501 children in commercial sex rescued
Posted on | CommentFive hundred and one children between the ages of seven and 19 in some communities in Accra who engage in, as well as being at risk of engaging in commercial sex, have been rescued by International Needs, an NGO in … Read more →
T B Joshua proposes ‘anointing water’ as cure for ebola
Posted on | CommentAs the outbreak of the Ebola virus sweeps across West Africa, renowned Nigerian Pastor, T.B. Joshua, has proposed the ultimate cure for the disease: “Anointing Water.” Delivering a sermon last Sunday, the head pastor of the Synagogue Church of All … Read more →
Kessben granted GHC 350m bail
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive of Kessben Group of Companies, Mr Kwabena Kesse who is standing trial for money laundering and forgery of documents, has been granted bail. An Accra Circuit Court Thursday morning granted him bail in the sum of GH?350 … Read more →
PHOTO: Chief butcher of the Boko Haram describes how he butches human beings
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Butcher of the Boko Haram sect, Zakari Mohammed Ardo has given a chilling description of how the terrorist group used to slaughter people they capture, saying it only takes him two minutes to butcher victims and enemies condemned … Read more →
PHOTOS: Ex-convict busted on his way to sell dead goat at Agbogbloshie
Posted on | CommentA 20-year-old unemployed ex-convict has been arrested for stealing a pregnant nanny goat. He was arrested when he was aboard a bus heading to Agbogbloshie to sell his bounty. The suspect, Benjamin Adjure Sowah, was arrested upon a tip-off by the … Read more →
3rd year Polytechnic students to undertake National Service
Posted on | CommentDeputy Minister in-charge of Tertiary Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that final year polytechnic students of the 2013/14 academic year will undertake their national service in 2014. According to him, the students who have not completed their polytechnic education … Read more →
21 police officers sacked
Posted on | CommentTwenty-one police personnel were dismissed from the Ghana Police Service in the first quarter of 2014 for various acts of misconducts, investigations by The Finder have revealed. Out of the number, two were Corporals (Cpl), 15 were Lance Corporals (L/Cpl), … Read more →
No cash, no supply – Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana has stopped the supply of medicines on credit to all health facilities under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), effective August 1. This is because all the health facilities owe members of the Stanley Adjei, … Read more →
Gays in Ghana speak out
Posted on | CommentGays in Ghana are calling on all and sundry to respect and protect their rights. According to them, even though men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ghana want to come out publicly, they are afraid of the backlash … Read more →
US sends experts to West Africa
Posted on | CommentTHE US has announced plans to send at least 50 public health experts to West Africa to help fight the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola. A senior US health official said the outbreak was out of control but insisted it could be stopped. Ebola has claimed … Read more →
Nigerian doctor contracts Ebola Virus after treating Liberian patient
Posted on | CommentNigerian authorities said Monday that a doctor in Lagos has contracted Ebola, the second case in the sprawling megacity as the deadliest ever outbreak of the disease continues to spread fear and panic across west Africa. The confirmation that a … Read more →
Ebola scare ‘kills’ bush meat business in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe current scare of the Ebola virus is gradually affecting the patronage of bush meat in some parts of Accra. The low patronage follows speculations that the deadly Ebola virus may be contracted from bush meat such as chimpanzees and … Read more →
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