“Our public schools have always tolerated religious rights. Achimota allowed Major Boakye Gyan to practice his “ancestral worshipping religion”, says Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare a.k.a Kwaku Azar. Major Boakye Gyan, a former student of Achimota, was a former military officer and a member of those who spearheaded the June …
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Zebilla: Student killed in robbery attack, two others sustain gunshot wounds
A student of the Hariya Junior High School has died after he was shot by suspected robbers at Zebilla in the Bawku West District of the Upper East region Monday. The robbers also shot two others including a Brazilian contractor working on the Bolgatanga Pulmakom road and a “Mahama can …
Read More »Suspected armed robber shot dead by miners at Denkyira Brenang
A suspected armed robber has been shot dead at Denkyira Brenang in the Dunkwa on Offin District of the Central Region. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 21, 2020, at about 7:00pm. The deceased who’s yet to be identified according to the Dunkwa on Offin District Police Command was part …
Read More »Joyce Aryee reveals how she escaped lynching during PNDC regime
Joyce Aryee, a Minister of Communications under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) regime has revealed instances where her life and that of her colleague minister came under threat. In an interview with Asaase Radio, Joyce Aryee recounted an instance in Kumasi where she was almost lynched alongside her colleague …
Read More »GES makes U-Turn on admission of Rastafarian students in schools
It is emerging that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescinded its earlier decision and thrown its support to Achimota School for refusing to admit the Rastafarian students. This u-turn decision by GES was disclosed by Lawyer for the Parents of the Rastafarian Students Ras George Tetteh Wayo in an …
Read More »Four vehicles involved in an accident at Tema
Four vehicles on Monday crashed into each other near Tema Super Paper, Community Eight Bus Stop, causing a heavy traffic jam. The vehicles: Trailer Truck with registration number GB6298-20; Taxi Cab with registration number GT4717-12; Van with the number GC9164-12 and Hyundai Car with the number AS 1080-20 were those …
Read More »Nigerian murdered; parts missing at Gomoa Feteh
The Kasoa Divisional Police Command is investigating circumstances that led to the death of a 30-year-old Nigerian at Gomoa Bantama near Kasoa in the Central Region. Sources reveal that the deceased, popularly God’s power, was staying with two other Nigerian friends. His lifeless body was found in a pool of …
Read More »Why Rastafarians wear dreadlocks
President of the Western Regional branch of the Rastafarian Council, Kwame Kwapong, has educated Ghanaians on why Rastafaris wear dreadlocks. Speaking in an interview with YFM’s MaCall on the Y Entertainment Podium, he explained that dreadlocks is a symbol of priesthood and an identity that shows the fight against …
Read More »‘I feel depressed and disappointed’ – Disenfranchised Rasta student speaks
Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, a Rastafarian would-be first-year Achimota Student who has been denied admission because of his dreadlocks says he feels “depressed and disappointed”. Speaking to Blakk Rasta on Zylofon FM on Monday 22 March and monitored by GhanaWeb, Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, 16, said: “I feel depressed and disappointed. …
Read More »Ghana make changes to AFCON 2021 qualifying squad as Ayew brothers and Partey return
Ghana have made alterations to their squad for their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, drafting in Swansea City ace Andre Ayew, Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew and Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey but the trio will not play against South Africa on Thursday. The three England-based players were left …
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