GENERAL NEWS

Video: Family of alleged coup plotters invoke intervention of gods

Family of some of the persons accused of plotting to destabilise government have invoked on their gods to intervene in the matter. Making libation at the premises of a district court on Wednesday, relatives of a local gun manufacturer, said to be one of the masterminds of the alleged coup …

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WATCH VIDEO: Two storey building collapses in broad daylight

Celebrities Buzz has chance on a video trending online which has a two storey building totally collapsing to the ground level. The dangerous event occurred in Nigeria, specifically, Anambra State. Instagram Blogger, Gossipmailnaija shared a video to that effect. Taking a critical look at the video, it seems the building …

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‘Sex for Grades’ not new but must be stopped – Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Barbara Ayisi Asher has said the BBC expose,‘Sex For Grades’ at the Tertiary institutions for grades is nothing new. According to her, issues concerning student-lecture relationship has been rampant in the various University campuses for a very long time. She advised the University authorities …

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I’m so happy, best news ever – Victim happy over Gyampo, Butakor ‘sex for grades’ ordeal

A victim of sexual harassment, Ms Gloria Adona, has described the BBC’s undercover documentary which captured two University of Ghana lecturers, Prof Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor, allegedly sexually harassing a female reporter who posed as a student, as the “best news” she has heard ever. Ms Adona …

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Vandals threaten to stage ‘intellectual walk’ over UG accommodation challenges

Students of the University of Ghana’s Commonwealth Hall have threatened to embark on an intellectual walk should government fail to take action on their demands on issues of accommodation in the university. Addressing the press on the perennial accommodation challenges facing the University, the JCR President of the hall, Prince …

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Ato Essien, three others charged over Capital bank collapse

Founder of collapsed Capital Bank Ato Essien has been hit with 26 charges by government over his role in the fall of the bank. The outspoken businessman was charged alongside three others at the High Court on Wednesday. The others include Fitzgerald Odonkor, Tetteh Nettey and Kate Quartey-Papafio who were …

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60 buildings demolished at Ablekuma to clear way for rail line construction

More than 100 residents of Ablekuma, a suburb of Afienya in the Ningo-Prampram district, have been rendered homeless as their buildings have been demolished to pave the way for ongoing railway project in the area. At least 30 of the about 60 buildings earmarked for demolition were pulled down Tuesday …

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GHC88m released for 2nd-yr Free SHS students

The government has released GHS88,056,438 for disbursement to all public senior high schools (SHSs) for the implementation of the free SHS programme for the 2019/2020 academic. The amount will, however, cover only second-year students for the first semester. The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, who …

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Obengfo acquitted on all charges

The Accra Circuit Court Four on Tuesday acquitted Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh, the Proprietor of the Obengfo Hospital, located at Weija in Accra. He was charged for being an unregistered practitioner and operating an unlicensed health facility, but the Court did not find him culpable per the way the charges …

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Rawlings mobbed at funeral of Peter Amewu’s sister

Former President Jerry John Rawlings received a tumultuous welcome at Hohoe on Saturday when he visited to mourn with Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu who was bidding his late sister farewell. Security officials present at the event had a hectic restraining the excited crowd who wanted to catch a glimpse …

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