Premier League legend, Didier Drogba, has reluctantly announced on social media that his marriage is over, ending his relationship of more than 20 years after a mysterious video of him in bed with another woman surfaced last year. The former Ivory Coast forward was seen bare-chested in bed with a …
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Transport fares to go up!
Transport operators are likely, in the coming weeks, to push for an increase in transport fares. The likely price increment in fares comes on the back of a review of prices of petroleum products sold to Oil Marketing Companies by Bulk Oil Distributors in the country. The review will see …
Read More »Police hunt for KNUST 3rd Year Student after running away with over GHC 100K hostel fees
A student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is being wanted by the police after bolting away with hostel fees of other students worth over GHC 100,000. The student identified as Agyapong Kwabena Fred is said to be in his 3rd year at the prestigious University. …
Read More »Pay us or we hit the streets – NUGS to SLTF
The National Union of Ghana Students has sent a stern warning to the Students Loan Trust Fund to immediately pay students their loans or they will hit the streets very soon across the country. According to the union Managers of the SLTF seem to be taking the students of the …
Read More »COVID infections in Ghana alarming, dire – GMA
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has described the rate of COVID-19 infections in Ghana as “alarming and dire”. According to the GMA, there is the need for increased public awareness campaign and strict adherence to prevention protocols in order to stem the tide of infections in the country. “This increasing …
Read More »Pointless to test over 9.2 million returning school children – GES boss
Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, has explained why mass COVID-19 testing was not carried out for all children returning to school. The GHS boss explained that doing so would have meant deploying roughly 9.2 million tests across the country. He was speaking on Peace …
Read More »FDA to start strict enforcement of import regulations on February 1
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has hinted of the strict enforcement of the requirement of registration prior to the importation of products with effect from February 1, 2021. The Authority said despite the requirement of registration ahead of importation, over 20 per cent of imports regulated by the FDA …
Read More »Ghana Oil Company in trouble over $15m suit
Prestige Links Security Limited has sued Ghana Oil Company (GOC) to the tune of $15,000,000 for damages accruing over an eight-year period. In the proposed statement of claim made by Prestige Links Security Limited (herein as Plaintiff) versus Ghana Oil Company (Defendant), the aforementioned is seeking a declaration by the …
Read More »37 Military Hospital Emergency Unit closed Down
The 37 Military Hospital will close down it’s Medical and Emergency Unit (MEU) to the general public from Thursday, January 14th, to Thursday, February 4th 2021 to conduct a fumigation exercise. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency and signed by Colonel E. Aggrey-Quashie, Director Public Relations, Ghana Armed …
Read More »Is infodemic on the new vaccines for COVID-19 pandemic misleading?
Many diseases like polio, HIV/AIDS tuberculosis, and coronavirus have either killed or maimed mainly due to infodemic or wrong information. In the 70s about 1000 children in Senegal were given jabs of polio medicines. Later 30 percent of the children were maimed all due to infodemic. What then is infodemic? …
Read More »651,000 kids expected to register for ‘my first day at school’ – GNAT
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has revealed that per their research about 651,000 kids are expected to register for ‘My First Day at School’ when school reopens on Monday 18 January. They have explained that these children fall under 4years and any further delay in reopening the schools …
Read More »Full list of candidates vying for the UG Vice-Chancellor office
Some seven persons have been announced as those vying for the office of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana. Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University but his tenure ends on 31st July 2021. The seven vying for the office include the two Pro-Vice-Chancellors of …
Read More »TEWU to begin nationwide strike today
Members of the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) will today, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, begin a nationwide strike to press home their demand for better conditions of service. TEWU says the failure of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to conclude negotiation on the demands by its members for …
Read More »Pogba strike sends Man Utd top with win at Burnley
Paul Pogba’s second-half volley was enough to give Manchester United victory at Burnley and send them three points clear at the top of the Premier League. United dominated a contest in which Burnley failed to register a single shot on target until stoppage time. But they were struggling to make …
Read More »Once again, Ghanaian basic schools resume without textbooks
Relevant stakeholders in the education sector— Ministry of Education(MoE), Ghana Education Service(GES), National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA)— jointly discarded the old curriculum for Primary schools and subsequently implemented a new curriculum. The new curriculum took effect from the 2019/2020 academic year with no textbooks to aid in effective teaching …
Read More »TEWU begins nationwide strike tomorrow over conditions of service
From Wednesday, 13th January 2020, all members of the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) will lay down their tools over the government’s failure to finalise their conditions of service. According to TEWU their strike is due to the inability of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) to conclude …
Read More »Yaa Billionx Feat. Twinsnation – Y3nkankyer3 Wo
This is a direct heavy Drill, we bring to you another massive presentation from the camp of Billionx Family as they kick-start their new year’s first entry. Self-acclaimed best female rapper Yaa Billionx has nothing to fear when it comes to flow and lyrical depiction. This time she teamed up …
Read More »Cocoa farmers urged to embrace mass spraying exercise
Nana Kumi Abiesi, the Nsawam–Adoagyiri Municipal Chief Farmer in the Eastern Region, on Monday said COCOBOD has increased spraying machines in the various cocoa growing areas to enable the spraying gangs reach every farm to combat the capsid virus. Speaking at a meeting with cocoa farmers at Nsawam, he said …
Read More »Electricity for all promise laudable but execution remains sceptical – IES
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has said it is sceptical about the Akufo-Addo administration’s renewed promise to supply electricity to all by the end of its second term. This comes after President Akufo-Addo in his inaugural speech during his swearing-in last week disclosed of government’s commitment to extend electricity …
Read More »Ghana’s bounce back can be far from being a far-fetched dream
There is no doubt to the fact that Ghana’s rebound will witness tough challenges. However, there are quite many factors that are encouraging to put Ghana on its track in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. First and foremost, it is worthy to note that the very recent swearing-in of President Akufo-Addo …
Read More »SEC warns Ghanaians about illegal Chinese investment firm
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to Ghanaians, especially investors, to desist from investing in an unauthorized Chinese firm; Chy Century Heng Yue Group Limited and its partner, Sairui E-commerce Ghana Limited. According to SEC, the afore-mentioned financial institution, which has been undertaking electronic investment transactions …
Read More »KNUST reacts to reports saying 17 persons died in fire incident
School authorities of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have dismissed claims that seventeen (17) lives were lost during a fire outbreak on Sunday, January 10. In an issued statement signed by Deputy Registrar, University Relations, the institution urged parents and students to pay no attention to rumours …
Read More »Weeds takeover basic schools in Western Region
Weeds have now taken over the compounds of some basic schools in the Western Region following the long closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, some of the school blocks have developed serious cracks on them. With barely a week to the reopening, the situation in some schools visited by the Ghana …
Read More »How Covid nearly killed JoyNews’ Raymond Acquah with no underlying condition; the inside story
Multimedia wing Joy News journalist Raymond Acquah was almost killed by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic but thankfully, he pulled through after extensive care from staff of Nyaho Clinic in Accra. While many Ghanaians appear to have let their guard down over the pandemic, Mr. Acquah’s story simply means the threat …
Read More »4 ways to get your startup ready for investors
You’re ready to take your fledgling company to the next level, but it will mean you need an influx of investment capital. Whether you succeed in raising this funding is one of the most important junctions in your company’s future. Here are some tips to consider: 1. Foster a resilient …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Reported fire outbreak on KNUST main campus in Kumasi
There has been a reported incident of fire outbreak on the Campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Sunday dawn. Though details of the fire outbreak are sketchy, initial reports on social media were that the fire outbreak happened at the Republic Hall, one of the halls …
Read More »EC files response, says Mahama’s election Petition is ‘untenable’
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has filed its Response to the election petition filed by the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress, former President John Dramani Mahama, challenging the declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Nana Akufo-Addo and the EC who are respondents to …
Read More »Northern Region Schools Safe To Welcome Students Back – Abdul Aziz Yelsuma
The Northern Regional Vector Control Director of Zoomlion, Mr Abdul Aziz Yelsuma has allayed the fears of parents, teachers, students and pupils that all schools in the region are safe for the scheduled January 15th 2021 reopening which was announced by the President H.E. NanaAddo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to the …
Read More »Liverpool overcome depleted Villa
Liverpool reached the FA Cup fourth round with a comfortable victory over a Covid-affected Aston Villa – but it took until the second half to get on top of a home side made up of academy players with no first-team experience. A coronavirus outbreak at their training ground this week meant …
Read More »GES to motivate teachers in remote schools
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is committed to motivating teachers who accept to be posted at remote schools in the country. The Director-General of GES, Professor Opoku –Amankwa in an interview with Accra-based television UTV, indicated that it was no mistake the service decided to post trained teachers …
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