A 19-year-old SHS 2 student, Patrick Nyarkoh, has been arrested by the Assin Fosu Police Command for defiling 18 month-old twin-girls at Assin Nsuta in the Assin South District of the Central region. EIB’s News Yaw Boagyan narrated that the mother of the victims, after several hours of searching for …
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Four-year-old boy ‘kidnapped’ at Nkawkaw found at Anyinam
The Anyinam Police in the Eastern Region have found the four-year-old boy 31 hours after he went missing in Nkawkaw, sparking fears that he may have been abducted. Mansur Mohammed was taken out by an unidentified woman who claimed she had been asked by the mother of the child …
Read More »Muslim girl allegedly denied admission into Nkawie SHS for wearing hijab
The family of eighteen-year-old Nafisatu Billy Yussif is accusing authorities of the Nkawie Senior High Technical School in the Ashanti Region of denying her admission due to her refusal to remove her hijab. In an interview with Citi News‘ Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Hafiz Tijani, Nafisatu Billy Yussif who was posted to …
Read More »Armed robbers attack passengers on Juaboso-Asawinso road
Some passengers travelling on the Juaboso-Asawinso deplorable road in the Western North Region have been attacked and robbed by armed robbers Tuesday. A victim who spoke to Kasapa News explained that, he was en route on his motorbike to Asawinso when he realized from afar that, the road was …
Read More »Achimota PTA justifies selective application of school rules on Caucasians
Chairman of the Achimota Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Dr. Andre Kwasi-Kumah, has justified the selective application of rules to some students at the school in the midst of the controversy over the rejection of three students because of their dreadlocks. In backing the decision of the school, Dr. Andre Kwasi-Kumah …
Read More »Woman arrested for allegedly stealing 2-year-old boy at Mankessim
A woman believed to be in her early 30s has been arrested at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central region for allegedly stealing a 2-year-old boy. A pure water seller spotted the said woman feeding the young boy with plantain chips at the Accra-Kumasi station in Mankessim. She …
Read More »Nkawkaw Police on manhunt for woman who ‘kidnapped’ 4-year-old boy
Police in Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region are investigating a purported case of the kidnapping of a 4-year-old KG 2 pupil of the Ifradullah Islamic Basic School at Nkawkaw Zongo. Alhaji Mohammed Abdul, father of Mansur Mohammed told GhanaWeb in an interview that he received a call from his wife …
Read More »Fake soldier arrested for assaulting 59-year-old man
The Mpraeso Magistrate Court is prosecuting a 52-year-old security man for allegedly assaulting and causing the unlawful arrest of a 59-year-old man over a chieftaincy dispute. Kwaku Agyemang, a security man was also said to have been parading as a soldier. In a Daily Graphic report seen by GhanaWeb, a …
Read More »Another man murders girlfriend, slits throat in suicide attempt
Residents of Ho in the Volta Region have been left to lick their wounds after one of their own was murdered by her footballer boyfriend on Tuesday morning. According to a report by Kasapafmonline, Jay Dordorye, the suspect, reportedly murdered his 25-year-old lover, Harriet Kafui Ahiati after which he unsuccessfully …
Read More »UEW announces vacancy for Vice-Chancellor position
The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has announced that it is accepting applications for the Vice-Chancellor position, which shall be vacant on October 1, 2021, from qualified persons. Qualification Prospective applicants must be of a professorial status or its equivalent, hold a doctorate degree and must …
Read More »Wesley Girls SHS ban Muslim students from praying, reading the Quran and wearing hijab
As some Ghanaians are not fighting Achimota School for not admitting two Rastafarian students, a piece of new information from Cape Coast has also emerged. According to information cited on Mynewsgh, the authorities of Wesley Girls Senior High school has barred all Muslims from worshipping on their campus. Not just …
Read More »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 »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 »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 »‘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 »Three students on motorbike crushed to death at Adeiso
Three (3) students of Adeiso Presbyterian Senior High School in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region have been crushed to death in a fatal accident that occurred Sunday, March 21, 2021. The suspect driver yet to be identified was driving Hyundai H100 mini bus with registration Number …
Read More »Suspected armed robber lynched at Kumasi-Patasi
According to information gathered by this portal, a 28-year-old suspected armed robber has been lynched at Patasi in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region. An eyewitness report says the incident occurred today, Monday, March 22, 2021. The naked lifeless body was found with a rope tied to the legs. …
Read More »Achimota School rejects GES directive to admit Rastafarians
Achimota School has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to admit two Rastafarian students. Headmistress of the school after a crunch meeting on Monday with the Regional Director of Education and the GES stated that the school will not compromise on its school rules and will only admit …
Read More »Achimota Old Students reject GES directive on dreadlock students
Old Students of Achimota School have raised issues with the directive issued to the school authority by the Ghana Education Service (GES). They said even though the GES has the right to issue such directives, the matter involving the students with dreadlocks should be left at the hands of the …
Read More »SAD PHOTOS: Man 30, beheaded, Blood Extracted for Rituals at Kasoa Nyanyano
The deceased, a Nigerian, whose name is unknown is suspected to have been murdered early today by his friends Nigerians who live in the same home. Kasoa Divisional Police Command is investigating the circumstances which led to the murder of a 30-year-old Nigerian at Kasoa Nyanyano Kakraba in the Gomoa …
Read More »Barbaric: Man tied and killed at Gomoa Biakoye
A man, believed to be in his late 50’s, has been spotted tied to an electricity pole and killed at Gomoa Biakoye just opposite the Forestry checkpoint in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. Residents, who were shocked at the dastardly act, suspected the deceased, who is not …
Read More »I’ll quit school rather than cut my dreadlocks – OKESS student
A 19-year-old dreadlocked student, who has been denied admission at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) in the Ashanti Region, says he is considering quitting school for good. It seems the level of stigmatization and frustration meted to students with dreadlocks at the various senior high schools is at an …
Read More »How the international community propelled Ghana President Akufo-Addo to victory in 2020
Some of us, in fact, were not the least surprised at all when discerning Ghanaians graciously gave President Akufo-Addo a second mandate in the 2020 general elections. There is no denying or ignoring the fact that Akufo-Addo received massive commendations and endorsements from a host of international organisations and other …
Read More »Kafaba ‘witch’ lynching: Alleged killer pregnant, wants court bail
One of two female suspects being tried for allegedly instigating the gruesome murder of Akua Denteh, a 90-year-old woman in Kafaba, Savannah Region, over claims of witchcraft, has applied to the Tamale High Court for bail. Sherina Mohammed, aka Hajia Filipina, aged 40, according to a Daily Guide report sighted …
Read More »Education Minister appears before Parliament over controversial textbooks
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, will on Monday, March 22 appear before Parliament following an urgent question filed last week by North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The question is related to the content of controversial textbooks said to denigrate some ethnic groups – particularly Ewes – in Ghana. …
Read More »Ten arrested by forest guards for illegal activities in Afrensu Brouhuma Reserve
The Forestry Commission Task Force has arrested ten persons for farming in the Afrensu Brouhuma Forest Reserve in Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The intruders have also built homes in what is supposed to be a virgin forest. Routine patrol by forest guards uncovered the illegal activity of the farmers. …
Read More »Asuma Banda’s son arrested after breaking into his father’s house
A son of Alhaji Asuma Banda unlawfully broke into his father’s mansion at the Airport Residential Area, it has been reported. Fadel Asuma Banda, 33, a son of the Chief Executive Officer of Antrak Group of Companies, was arrested, together with two others, Aliu Bello, 28; and Suleman Mohammed, 36, …
Read More »Ghana Health Service probes stealing and selling of COVID-19 vaccine
The Ghana Health Service has launched an administrative inquiry into the stealing and selling of COVID-19 vaccine by some staff of the service. Stephen Dzisenu, a 37-year-old Disease Control Officer of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital is in the grips of the Greater Accra Police for stealing 36 vials of …
Read More »GES directs Achimota School Headmistress to admit Rastafarians
The Ghana Education Service(GES) has directed the headmistress of Achimota School to admit the two teenage students whose admissions were withdrawn because of their dreadlocks. This comes after an intensive and sustained online campaign barely 48 hours in protest against the decision of the Achimota school authorities. A former Member …
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