Mr. Stephen Ohene Sabi, Head of Pharmacy at Pleasant Medical Centre in Ashaiman, Middle East, has warned the public against abusing sleeping pills. He said one of the key problems concerning sleeping medications was their frequent use because all sleeping drugs are central nervous system depressants that slow down brain …
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Kumasi: Phone thief killed at Ash Town
Suspected mobile phone thief has allegedly been killed by an angry mob at Ash Town in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. Identified as Isaac Boadi, the suspect, aged about 28, was said to be a resident of Asawase, a densely populated community in Kumasi. Boadi was said to have stolen …
Read More »Oyoko Royal Family in Crisis: Chief’s Son Flees Accusations of Being Gay
Kofi Ohemeng is a member of the Oyoko royal family and the occupant of the Bomiriso chieftaincy in the Asante Akyem Central traditional area. His father, Alexander Kwabena Ohemeng, also known as Nana BoakyeII, is the chief of Bomiriso by the Oyoko family. Kofi’s situation presents a unique example of …
Read More »Health professionals hide breast lumps, refuse treatment options – Research
A research conducted in 2022 has revealed that health professionals in the country hide huge breast lumps and refuse various treatment options, especially chemotherapy, and mastectomy. The research, titled: “Knowledge, Attitude and Breast Cancer Screening Practices among Female Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana”, said 60 per cent of nurses admitted …
Read More »MOE targets 25 per cent science enrolment in 2023 CSSPS
The Education Ministry (MOE) is actively working to increase the number of students pursuing science-related courses in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country. To achieve this goal, the Free Senior High School Secretariat is leading an initiative known as ‘Operation Double Science Enrolment’ to educate and sensitize the public …
Read More »Ghana Health Service loses 525 skilled personnel in a year – DG
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has lost 525 of its skilled personnel and professionals to brain drain within the last 12 months, the Director-General, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, has revealed. To this end, he said the service had put in place a number of measures to mitigate the impact of …
Read More »Ghana’s democracy: Are we still on course? : Dr Lawrence writes
The answer to the above question is YES until 2017, when Ghanaians elected Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP to office. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, was sold to us in 2016 as a democrat and a human rights lawyer. Unfortunately, after seven years in office, everything he has done has …
Read More »Here’s why you should reduce your bread consumption
Regular consumption of bread is harmful to the body. Here are the reasons why you should reduce your bread intake. In Nigeria, bread is one of the most consumed foods all across the country. There are many meals that you can make with bread such as breakfast meals, bread and …
Read More »Over 24,000 teachers have failed their promotional exam – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that 55,917 (69%) out of 80,810 teachers due for promotion in 2023 passed the promotional examination taken in February 2023. This means that 24,000 teachers, representing 31% of the teachers due to be promoted to the various grades, including Deputy Director, Assistant Director …
Read More »Go home! – Ho Teaching Hospital asks relatives of patients to leave premises for own safety
The Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has asked all relatives of patients at the health post to vacate its premises. This is to prevent the relatives of patients from continuously spending the night on the corridors of the Out Patient Department (OPD) and the walkways at the hospital. Relatives of patients …
Read More »I killed him for insulting me – Man who butchered his 78-yr-old blind uncle
A supposedly mentally sick man who murdered his 78-year-old uncle with a machete has given a bizarre reason for committing the heinous crime. Eric Narh, a 28-year-old unemployed man on Sunday, August 13, 2023, pounced on the deceased with a machete and inflicted deep wounds to his neck and arm, …
Read More »No man can promise and fail me – Deborah Seyram Adablah
Deborah Seyram Adablah, who made headlines some time ago after suing her sugar daddy (top banker) for breach of agreement, has mentioned that no man can promise and fail her. She made this utterance after she was slammed for sharing charms on how to avoid promise and fail as such …
Read More »Energy Ministry staff slapped with 100 counts for allegedly stealing over GHc287K from ADB staff
A Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Regina Abanga has been arraigned at the Circuit Court in Accra and slapped with 116 counts of stealing totalling GHc287,775.47. Abanga, 44, is said to have manipulated Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and succeeded in stealing the said sim belonging …
Read More »Woman bathed with hot soup over GH¢20.00 at Assin Asamankese
A 48-year-old woman has been bathed with hot soup over GH¢20 debt at Assin Asamankese in the Assin South District of the Central Region. According to the victim, Adwoa Ketsewa, she borrowed GH¢20 worth of fish on credit from a fish seller to prepare food for her family. Three days …
Read More »Father beats son to unconsciousness for choosing football over ‘Makaranta’
A young promising and talented juvenile player of Soccer Heroes Fc at Bole by name Alhassan Abdul- Rauf has been hospitalised and currently receiving treatment after he was taken out of a field of play by his father and beaten terribly. According to an eye witness, Alhassan Abdul- Rauf is …
Read More »C/R: ASPIRING ASSEMBLY MEMBER BUSES STUDENTS TO EXAMS CENTER AND ALSO DONATED MATHEMATICAL SETS
The aspiring Assembly member of Opantsil electoral area, Mr Kwamena Wilson in an interview with the media this morning said, he bused all the final year students in Enyan Abaasa to the exams center (Ajumako Mando SHS) during the just ended BECE. After bussing the students throughout the whole …
Read More »Tension at Kumasi Technical University as over two thousand students sacked over delay payments of fees
Kumasi Technical University (KsTU.) in the Ashanti Regional capital has sacked over two thousand students following their inability to pay their school fees in full on time. The students could not comprehend why the authorities to such a decision described the action as harsh have therefore, threatened showdown with the …
Read More »IHRC World Chair, Amb. Abu Zein, the IHRC Ambassador At large to the AU host Student leaders on World Youth Day in Ghana
HE Amb. Abu Zein the IHRC Ambassador At large to the AU, who now doubles as the Senior Deputy Vice Chair of IHRC, played host to HE Amb. Dr. Muhammad S. A. Khan, World Chairman and Ambassador At Large International Human Rights Commission (IG0) to celebrate the …
Read More »School selection process for BECE candidates to begin Aug. 23 to Sep. 4
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced the commencement of the school selection exercise for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates. In a statement issued on Friday, 11 August 2023, signed by its spokesperson Kwasi Kwarteng, the Ministry revealed that it has developed an informative video that elaborates …
Read More »Mentally-deranged man murders old blind uncle with a machete
The family of a retired timber jack operator assumed to be in his 60s was struck with horror Sunday morning as they witnessed his horrendous murder of the former at the hands of his nephew. Nayo Annor assumed to be in his 20s and said to be ‘mentally sick’ is …
Read More »Watch video of woman cursing KNUST student who allegedly stole son’s laptop
A frustrated mother has been captured on video hurling curses on a supposed hostel mate of her son for allegedly stealing his laptop. In a video shared by Noks TV Africa, the mother is seen ranting on the hostel compound with eggs and calling on various gods to kill the …
Read More »University of Ghana could be named after JB Danquah in the future – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has underscored the role played by Joseph Boakye Danquah a former presidential candidate in 1960 in the establishment of the University of Ghana. The President giving a speech during the 75th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service of the institution expressed his conviction that history will view JB Danquah favorably …
Read More »C/R: Farmer busted for impregnating biological daughter, having sex with in-law
A farmer believed to in mid late 40s has been busted by the Chiefs and elders of Twifu Amampoma in the Twifu Atti-Morkwaa District in the Central Region for impregnating his biological daughter and having sex with his mother in-law. It has been established that the suspect has had sex …
Read More »17-year-old boy allegedly caught having sex with pregnant dog – Report
A young man of about 17 years has been apprehended for allegedly having sex with a pregnant dog in Wassa Adesu in the Amenfi East municipality of the Western region. The incident, was reported by Oyerepa FM’s Western regional correspondent during the Midday News on August 10, 2023. According to …
Read More »Send your grievances to Ashanti Regional Health Directorate – GHS Boss tells angry Kumasi South Hospital workers
The Director General of Ghana Health Service (GHS) Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye has urged the Members of Health Workers Union at the Kumasi South Hospital to report any grievance they have on the posting of former Chief Executive Officer for Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr oheneba Owusu Danso to the …
Read More »Big buttocks can contribute to arthritis – Dr. Sheriff Okyere
A medical practitioner at the Amen Scientific Center, Dr. Okyere Sheriff has mentioned how large or big buttocks can contribute to arthritis. Arthritis is a health condition where one’s joints (where two bones meet) are inflamed. It could either affect the elbows or the knees. Dr. Sheriff, while speaking on …
Read More »What Can Slowly Damage Your Heart
The heart is a vital organ that plays a crucial role in our overall well-being. It is responsible for pumping oxygen-rich blood to various parts of the body, ensuring proper functioning of all systems. However, many of us unknowingly make mistakes that can slowly damage our heart over time. In …
Read More »Vegetables that are good for people with heart problems
Disease prevention and cardiovascular health are two difficulties that affect a sizable percentage of the world’s population, and both can be helped by eating more vegetables. It has been reported that certain vegetables can help in the fight against heart disease, and I will inform you about these veggies according …
Read More »87 Year Old Man Recalls On How He Manage Diabetes
Diabetes, as defined by the World Health Organization, is a chronic metabolic ailment characterized by elevated blood sugar levels that can lead to severe damage to various organs over time. It’s a challenging condition to handle for many individuals. However, Emmanuel Adeyinka, an 87-year-old who has battled diabetes for nearly half …
Read More »LAWYER VINCENT FRIMPONG MANU VISITS B.E.C.E CENTRES IN KWADASO CONSTITUENCY TO MOTIVATE CANDIDATES
On Tuesday, 8th August 2023, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Middle Belt Development Authority visited various examination centres where candidates in the Kwadaso Constituency are writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination. At each centre, he donated branded pens to all the candidates and wished them good luck. While urging …
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