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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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Boko Haram admits abducting Nigeria girls from Chibok
Posted on | CommentNigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram says it carried out the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in April. About 230 girls are still believed to be missing, prompting widespread criticism of the Nigerian government. “I abducted your girls,” Boko Haram … Read more →
Pastor with two wives sacked
Posted on | CommentA pastor who married two wives has been excommunicated from his church for refusing to divorce the second wife as directed by the church. But the matter did not end there. The first wife reported the case to the police … Read more →
Samsung ordered to pay Apple $119.6m
Posted on | CommentSamsung has been ordered to pay $119.6m (£71m) to Apple by a US court for infringing two of its patents. A jury in California delivered its verdict in a federal court in San Jose on Friday in the latest lawsuit … Read more →
Ghana to lose over $600 million over falling gold prices
Posted on | CommentThe Minerals Commission is predicting that Ghana will lose 500,000 ounces of gold this year as result of a declining gold prices, which has force some mining companies to suspend their operations. Gold Production for 2014 is estimated at 3.1 million … Read more →
Heavy rains: Boy, 13, drowns in Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentHeavy rains in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis last Thursday claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy, Cornelius Cobbina, after he had allegedly slipped into a drain. Cobbina, a class six pupil of the Holy Child Experimental School at Fijai, was said … Read more →
5-Year-Old boy jumps from 19th floor window after his mom wouldn’t let him watch ‘Spider Man’
Posted on | CommentNaming him only as Valentino, police in Indonesia said the boy locked himself in his room at an apartment complex in the capital Jakarta after an argument with his mother. Officers said they were investigating the possibility the tragic youngster … Read more →
Storm kills 3 Pupils and displaces thousands in Garu
Posted on | CommentAt least three pupils died last Tuesday from thunder strikes and some 1,451 people displaced following a rainstorm that hit parts of the Garu-Tempani District in the Upper East Region. The deceased were 10-year-old class three pupil, Emelia Attiga, 12-year-old … Read more →
PHOTOS: Drug dealers jailed after posting photos of cash and cannabis
Posted on | CommentA gang of drug dealers have been jailed after two of them posed for photos with bags of cannabis and bundles of cash. Eugene May-Dyer, Russell Turner, Ian Cunningham and Grant Barnhurst, all from Birmingham, were arrested during a series … Read more →
Teachers who accept posting to rural areas to get 20% pay rise
Posted on | CommentTeachers who accept posting to rural areas will get 20% pay rise as financial compensation to motivate them to improve on their performance. Government is at an advanced stage of instituting a Rural Area Allowance for such teachers, which is … Read more →
PHOTOS: Longest-separated twins find each other
Posted on | CommentImagine delving into your family history and discovering you have a twin. That’s what happened to Ann Hunt, a 78-year-old, who had no idea she had a sibling at all until last year. Now she and twin Elizabeth Hamel have … Read more →
Gang rape: 2 friends jailed 15 years
Posted on | CommentTwo friends who conspired and raped an 18-year-old senior high school student have been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each by the Bekwai Circuit Court. The convicts are Richard Osei, 23, and Samuel Boakye, 18. They both pleaded guilty to … Read more →
Armed robbers to commuters: Pay GHC200 or don’t use the road
Posted on | CommentArmed robbers have notified commuters using the three-kilometer stretch of road from Asamang to Effiduase to carry on them GHC200 and above when using that road.In a written notice two weeks ago, the armed robbers warned commuters not to ply … Read more →
ACCRA: Knutsford University defrauded $80,000 by 2 Nigerian Students
Posted on | CommentTwo Nigerian students of Knutsford University College in Accra have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for stealing an amount of $80,000 belonging to the school. The two level 300 students, Femi Job and Gaius Biboye, have been charged … Read more →
All employees of Price FM SACKED!
Posted on | CommentAbout 40 employees, including the General Manager of Price FM, a local radio station at Pankrono in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, have been asked to go home. Management has assured, they have an option later to re-apply when it … Read more →
Tweaa DCE still begging
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Imam of Ahafo Ano South District, Alhaji Fuseini Abdulai, has appealed to President John Mahama to reinstate the sacked District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, Gabriel Barimma, popularly called ‘Tweaa’ DCE. According to him, the Imams and … Read more →
ECG: 10 million Ghanaians involved in illegal connections
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says more than 10 million Ghanaians have illegally connected electricity to their homes or businesses.ECG’s Public Relations Officer, William Boateng, told XYZ Breakfast Show host Moro Awudu on Tuesday that, “For the past three … Read more →
MTN and Vodafone fail to meet NCA’s standards
Posted on | CommentA cellular mobile consumer satisfaction survey has revealed that MTN and Vodafone, two of the leaders in the mobile communications industry, failed to meet any of the benchmarks stipulated by the National Communications Authority (NCA) in 2012 and 2013. TiGo, … Read more →
PHOTO: FDA alerts Ghanaians about fake Vermox tablets on market
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has alerted the public about the distribution and sale of fake Vermox tablets on the Ghanaian market. A statement issued by the FDA said the fake Vermox tablets were found through its postmarket surveillance … Read more →
Apple and Samsung issue alerts about faults on some phones
Posted on | CommentApple and Samsung have issued alerts about faults on some of their phones. Apple has begun a replacement programme for some of its iPhone 5 handsets that have a faulty sleep/wake button. Separately, Samsung has revealed that some of its … Read more →
Free zone tax evaders vomit GH¢ 320 million
Posted on | CommentSome tax-evading companies in the free zones enclave have so far paid a total of GH¢ 320 million towards settling their Indebtedness to the state, The Ghanaian Times can confirm Presidential Task Force for evading customs duties, in October last … Read more →
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