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Afenyo-Markin referred to Privileges Committee over security recruitment claims
Posted on with No CommentThe Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is to face Parliament’s Committee on Privileges and Immunities after the Interior Minister formally challenged him to substantiate allegations that the ongoing recruitment into the security services is unlawful and exploitative. The development followed an … Read more →
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PHOTO: Man given house and 4 jobs after returning GH?2,500 abandoned in a taxi
Posted on | CommentThe jobless young man who badly needed GH?800 to pay rent or face ejection but was honest enough to return a cash of GH?2,500 abandoned in a taxi to its owner, is to become a home owner. Collins Arhin, 35, … Read more →
VIDEO: 9-month-old Pakistani baby arrested for attempted murder
Posted on | CommentWhile many children his age are still learning how to crawl, a nine-month-old boy in Pakistan has been accused of attempted murder in a case observers say highlights endemic flaws in the country’s legal system. Baby Mohammad Musa along with … Read more →
PHOTO: Tema armed robbers jailed 60 Years
Posted on | CommentTHE TWO armed robbers who were arrested by the Tema police for allegedly robbing two people after cashing various sums of money from banks, have been sentenced to imprisonment term of 30 years each with hard labour by a Tema … Read more →
PHOTO: 25-year-old TV Producer says he sleeps with 200 women in a year
Posted on | CommentA man claims to have wooed hundreds of women into bed using the power of social media. Ben James reckons he has bedded over 200 women in a year – by chatting them up on Twitter. The 25 year-old romeo … Read more →
Samsung adding anti-theft solutions to smartphones
Posted on | CommentSamsung Electronics will add two safeguards to its latest smartphone in an effort to deter rampant theft of the mobile devices nationwide, the company said Friday. The world’s largest mobile-phone maker said users will be able to activate for free … Read more →
3 shot in Nakpanduri
Posted on | CommentThere have been fresh gun attacks in Nakpanduri in the Northern region. Three people have been shot and are injured while over a dozen houses have been torched and destroyed. The Police have deployed personnel into the town to ensure … Read more →
Chief jailed in Cape Coast
Posted on | CommentA Cape Coast High Court, presided over by Justice Akwesi Depaah, on Tuesday sentenced a sub-chief at Dunkwa Diaso, Nana Ampim Darko and his Ebusuapanyin, Amgo Mensah, to 21 days imprisonment with hard labour at Ankaful in Cape Coast, for … Read more →
Armed robber trainer arrested (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA?man alleged to have been recruiting people for robbery operations at the National Theatre has been arrested in Accra. The alleged kingpin, Namo Mayie, was arrested on March 29, 2014. Mayie and another suspect were Wednesday paraded at a press … Read more →
South Africa to distribute coloured and flavoured condoms among Students
Posted on | CommentSouth Africa’s government will distribute coloured and flavoured condoms among students to end “condom fatigue”, the health minister has said. Aaron Motsoaledi’s comments came after a survey showed that condom usage had fallen in South Africa. The decline in usage … Read more →
Woman sues 37 Military Hospital Gh¢ 500,000
Posted on | CommentA woman who was delivered of a baby through Caesarean section at the 37 Military Hospital has sued the hospital for professional negligence, saying a doctor left a surgical needle in her stomach after the operation. Madam Victoria Kwaning, a … Read more →
Sony launches 7mm thick digital paper tablet (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentSony has unveiled a tablet barely 7mm thick that is built around an A4-sized touchscreen made of electronic paper. The Digital Paper tablet uses the well-known E-ink display and lets people write notes on and annotate the documents it displays. … Read more →
PHOTO: 2 Bangladeshi nabbed for human smuggling
Posted on | CommentThe Anti-Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons Unit (AHSTIP) of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested eight Bangladesh nationals at Kasoa in the Central Region for allegedly smuggling migrants into the country. Head of Public Affairs at GIS, Asst. … Read more →
GPRTU hints – Transport fares to go up as soon as possible
Posted on | CommentTransport fares are expected to inevitably go up following the upward adjustments in fuel prices by the National Petroleum Authority. The Greater Accra Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in an interview with Citi News hinted that prices in … Read more →
15 Students denied opportunity of writing WASSCE for charging phones
Posted on | CommentAt least 15 final year students of Bright Senior High School at Kukurantumi in the Eastern region have been denied the opportunity of writing their papers in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for charging their phones … Read more →
‘Dumsor dumosr’ (load shedding) extended for two more weeks
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has extended the load management schedule for two more weeks. The load management timetable was announced three weeks ago due to the shortage of gas supply from Nigeria. Power providers, Volta River Authority (VRA) … Read more →
PHOTO:17 year old Ghanaian accepted to all 8 Ivy League colleges
Posted on | CommentIn the next month, Kwasi Enin must make a tough decision: Which of the eight Ivy League universities should he attend this fall? A first-generation American from Shirley, N.Y., the 17-year-old violist and aspiring physician applied to all eight, from … Read more →
Effective today: Prices of Petroleum products up by 7%
Posted on | CommentPrices of some Petroleum products have gone up this morning at the various service satiations. Petrol would now be sold at 2 cedis 73 pesewas per liter representing a 7 percent increase from the old price. Kerosene has gone up … Read more →
Armed robber pleads not guilty – I only went to steal gas cylinder
Posted on | CommentAwudu Ibrahim, a motor bicycle repairer who robbed an estate developer at gun point at Nnai Dzorn in Accra, on Monday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Ibrahim, charged with robbery, pleaded not guilty and said he went there to … Read more →
Methodist Church wall collapses on Mother killing her
Posted on | CommentThe Abuakwa Police in Kumasi is investigating what led to the collapse of a Methodist church wall, which killed a mother and injured nine others. The victims are believed to be members of the church. Members of the Calvary Methodist, Abuakwa … Read more →
From 233times.net: All the best to WASSCE Candidates as exams begin today
Posted on | CommentA total of 242,152 candidates, comprising 126,919 males and 115,238 females, are expected to write the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) at 809 centres in different parts of the country today. From Team 233times, we wish the Candidates retentive memory, … Read more →
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