Yearly Archives: 2021

Minority Leader, 19 other NDC MPs fail to appear in court

The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu and his 19 other colleague Members of Parliament who were expected to appear before an Accra Circuit Court over their protest march to the Electoral Commission head office on Monday failed to appear in court. The police prosecutor indicated his readiness to proceed with the …

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8,000 teachers fail licensure exams

Over eight thousand teachers have failed the mandatory Licensure Examination (NTLE) representing 30.75% of the total number who sat for the test. A statement by the National Teaching Council on Monday, January 4 said 27,455 candidates sat for the exams. According to the NTC, 19,013 candidates representing 69.3% passed the …

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Speeding vehicle crushes 13 year old boy to death at Nkawkaw

A vehicle has crushed to death a thirteen (13) year old boy at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The incident occurred on January 1, 2021 at about 8:20pm. The Toyota Camry with registration number 2780-T driven by 45-year-old Eric Sackey was speeding from Nkawkaw township to Kwahu Awenade. On reaching …

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WASSCE to be written in September/October, BECE in November – GES

The Ghana Education Service has begun talks with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to be scheduled for September/October 2021. It also recommended that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) should also take place in November 2021. According to the Director-General …

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Ave crocodiles ‘so friendly’ – Akatsi North District Assembly

The Akatsi North District Assembly has said the crocodiles at the Ave Resort of the Volta Region are friendly and have assured tourists of their safety during tours. This comes after one of the semi-aquatic reptiles attacked a female tourist in a video that has gone viral on social media. …

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Heavy security in Accra ahead of Akufo-Addo’s inauguration

Inspector General of the Ghana Police Service James Oppong-Boanuh has in a statement announced that his men along with the military and other security personnel would be dispatching people into town ahead of the swearing in of the president of the Republic of Ghana. According to him each person considered important and …

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Ayisha Modi hospitalized!

Aide to Dancehall musician Stonebwoy, Ayisha Modi, is currently recuperating from an unknown illness. After a series of calls enquiring about her absence on social media, Ayisha made the announcement in a post which captured the moment she spent in a hospital bed. She revealed she had been sick for …

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Man inflicts cutlass wounds on baby mama over chicken

A 27-year-old businessman, Emmanuel Chukwuma Igwe, has been accused of brutalizing his baby mama, Porcia Achonu by cutting her with a cutlass in Owerri, Nigeria. According to the mother-of-two, the incident occurred shortly after they had returned from a trip to the village. “My baby daddy’s younger sister served him …

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