The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reminded heads of public basic institutions of the scheduled calendar for the 2022 academic year. According to the GES, heads of basic schools are to take note of the calendar and “implement accordingly.” In a statement issued by its Deputy Director-General, Mr Kwabena Bempah-Tandoh …
Read More »Man accuses wife of battery, seeks divorce
A man, John Anya, on Tuesday, asked an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to grant him a divorce from his wife of 33 years, Egobeke. In his petition, Mr Anya, a haulage contractor who resides at No. 7, Unity Avenue, Akesan, prayed for divorce on grounds that his wife beats …
Read More »Two soldiers, 32 others killed, seven injured, houses burnt in attack
The Kaduna State Government has said no fewer than 34 persons, including two soldiers, were killed in the Sunday night attack on Agban Kagoro in Kaura Local Government Area of the state by bandits. The state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident on …
Read More »Osei Kuffour responds to Asamoah Gyan on Majeed Ashimeru’s Black Stars snub
Black Stars management committee member, Samuel Osei Kuffour has responded to Asamoah Gyan’s ‘nonsense must stop’ comments after Majeed Ashimeru was not included in Ghana’s squad to face Nigeria. According to the former Bayern Munich player, the former Black Stars striker’s statements were very unfair to the coaches of the national team. Osei Kuffour …
Read More »VIDEO: Chaos at NIA Head Office as Ghanaians struggle to acquire Ghana Card
There was a reported stampede at the Head Office of the National Identification Authority in Accra. This comes in the light of several Ghanaians attempting to acquire the Ghana Card which has now become the standard model of identification in the country. This also coincides with the struggle of many …
Read More »Head of Public Sector Reforms proposes dismissal of ‘alcoholic workers’
Head of Public Sector Reforms, Thomas Kusi Boafo, has proposed the dismissal of ‘alcoholic public sector workers’ because their productivity is negligible. According to him, they do not contribute to the country’s development yet, they are being accounted for on payroll. Mr Boafo’s case is not against occasional drinkers, but …
Read More »Reviewing Free SHS: Mahama vindicated – Apaak
Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, believes former President John Dramani Mahama has been vindicated by the government’s likely decision to review the flagship policy, Free Senior High School (SHS). To him, though it is not too late, it has been long overdue since the policy is …
Read More »Police arrest 2 suspects in connection with burglary at New Times Corporation
The Kaneshie Divisional Police command has arrested two persons in connection with a break-in on Sunday at New Times Corporation in Accra, publishers of Ghanaian Times newspaper. The thieves are reported to have broken into eight offices and made away with a Lenovo laptop, an unspecified amount of money, among …
Read More »Police begins investigation into the death of 14 passengers in an accident
Police have begun investigations leading to the death of 14 passengers involved in an accident that happened on the Takoradi Cape Coast road. The accident, which happened on Tuesday afternoon involved a ford bus and a truck carrying stones where all fourteen passengers on the ford bus were completely burnt …
Read More »Burna Boy thrills fans with ‘Second Sermon’ remix in Geneva
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known in the showbiz circles as Burna Boy, has taken Ghanaian artiste, Black Sherif, beyond the borders of Africa with their ‘Second Semon’ remix song. The Grammy Award winner has in a viral video been spotted performing Black Sherif’s ‘Second Sermon’ remix in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 5000 people present. …
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