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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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Turkey earthquake: Rescuers worked through the night to find survivors
Posted on | CommentThe heavy machinery worked through the night here in Adana, klieg lights illuminating the collapsed buildings and huge slabs of concrete in monochromatic scenes repeated across southern Turkey. Occasionally the work would stop, a call of Allahu akbar would rise … Read more →
Shell reports highest profits in 115 years
Posted on | CommentOil and gas giant Shell has reported record annual profits after energy prices surged last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Profits hit $39.9bn (£32.2bn) in 2022, double last year’s total and the highest in its 115-year history. Energy firms … Read more →
Ayariga accuses Soldiers of killing 7 in Bawku
Posted on | CommentThe Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has called on the government to immediately investigate the killing of seven people in Bawku and bring to book the perpetrators. He accused the Ghana Armed Forces for indiscriminately killing seven … Read more →
“I hope next Energy, Roads and Lands Ministers will be appointed from Western Region” – Awulae Agyefi Kwame
Posted on | CommentThe Omanhene of Nsein Traditional Area says he wishes the next Ministerial reshuffle will make some Members of Parliament from the Western Region cabinet ministers. Speaking on the Jolly Breakfast Show (JBS) on Wednesday, February 1, Awulae Agyefi Kwame II, … Read more →
National Rental Assistance Scheme: Bawumia rules out political interference
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured that the newly launched National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS) will be run devoid of any political interference. Dr. Bawumia launched the scheme in Accra on Tuesday to meet the rent demands in Ghana. … Read more →
4 jailed 20 years for stealing GHc1m from Best Point Savings and Loans
Posted on | CommentFour persons involved in the syphoning of GH?1,262,496.66 from Best Point Savings and Loans Limited have been sentenced to a total jail term of 20 years. This is after an Accra Circuit Court found them guilty. The four broke down … Read more →
Report noise pollution in your area – STMA
Posted on | CommentAssistant Environmental Health Analyst of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) says noise pollution in the metropolis has reduced compared to before. Mr Aaron Quansah Ennin speaking to Skyy News said the assembly used to receive a lot of complaints from … Read more →
BoG policy rate now 28%
Posted on | CommentThe Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?of the Bank of Ghana has increased the rate at which it lends to other banks from 27 per cent to 28 per cent, the highest in more than 20 years. This means that when banks … Read more →
Police Officer interdicted for leaving rifle in ‘Trotro’
Posted on | CommentThe Police Administration has interdicted a police Inspector for negligently leaving a service rifle in a commercial vehicle. The rifle has since been returned by the driver of the said vehicle who alleged that the Inspector had extorted money from … Read more →
GES cautions public over cash for SHS placement
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the public to report persons who approach them to pay money for placement into any senior high school (SHS) to the police. The GES in a statement, dated January 29, 2023, and signed … Read more →
Man charged for selling packaged broken tiles as phones
Posted on | CommentThe self-styled phone trader who allegedly sold packed broken tiles as phones has been admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 with two sureties by an Accra Circuit Court. Mustapha Hamidu has been charged with two counts of attempting … Read more →
W/R: 4 suspects arrested at Wassa Agona for robbery and murder
Posted on | CommentPolice nab four persons who attacked a filling station and murdered a security guard in the early hours of today, Saturday, 28th January 2023 at Wassa Agona in the Western Region. The suspects, Francis Ebuka, Wisdom Justway, Samuel Chibuzor, and … Read more →
Ghanaian students on gov’t scholarship stranded in UK over delayed stipend
Posted on | CommentSeveral Ghanaian students under the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat in the United Kingdom are said to be stranded as of not received their monthly stipends for months. Some students have been dismissed from their schools while others are on the run … Read more →
Akufo-Addo appoints Air Vice Marshal Frederick Asare Kwasi Bekoe as Chief of Air Staff
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Air Vice Marshal Frederick Asare Kwasi Bekoe as Chief of Air Staff. The appointment took effect today Thursday 26th January 2023. The president made the appointment in consultation with the Council of State, … Read more →
EOCO chases Lebanese over fraud
Posted on | CommentThe Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has launched a manhunt for the arrest of Lebanese, Naji Khalil, who was arraigned before the Accra Circuit Court 4 and sentenced to jail for five years over fraud. He was sentenced by … Read more →
UK car production collapses to lowest for 66 years
Posted on | CommentThe number of new cars made in the UK fell again sharply last year plummeting to its lowest level since 1956. The drop marks a 10% fall from the year before which itself was a historic low. A continuing global … Read more →
Donald Trump to be allowed back onto Facebook and Instagram
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump will be allowed back on to Facebook and Instagram, after Meta announced it would be ending its two-year suspension of his accounts. The suspension will end “in the coming weeks”, the social media giant said. In a statement, … Read more →
Chinese engineer jailed for spying in US
Posted on | CommentA Chinese engineer has been jailed for eight years for spying in the US, in a case linked to Chinese efforts to steal aviation trade secrets. Ji Chaoqun, 31, had identified scientists and engineers for possible recruitment, according to the … Read more →
WAEC releases 2022 BECE results
Posted on | CommentThe West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced for the information of the general public, especially students who wrote last year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), that the provisional results of that exams have been released. Because both school and private candidates … Read more →
Twitter sued by Crown Estate over alleged unpaid rent at UK HQ
Posted on | CommentTwitter is being sued by the Crown Estate over alleged unpaid rent for their London headquarters. The Estate – which oversees a property portfolio belonging to the King – filed a claim against Twitter in the High Court in London … Read more →
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