Imoro Shaibu has been busted by the Tesano Police for allegedly attacking and robbing a man of his motorbike. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Accra on Tuesday. She …

Data from the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) show that a total of 126 private schools in the country have collapsed as of Monday, January 4, 2021, due to the challenges brought on by the ravaging impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic among other things has left …

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) wants the reopening of primary and kindergarten schools to be suspended. The President of the Association, Angel Cabornu, in a Citi News interview opined that pupils in the said groups are more vulnerable since they are unable to fully appreciate the COVID-19 safety protocols. “Those …

Over eight thousand teachers have failed the mandatory Licensure Examination (NTLE) representing 30.75% of the total number who sat for the test. A statement by the National Teaching Council on Monday, January 4 said 27,455 candidates sat for the exams. According to the NTC, 19,013 candidates representing 69.3% passed the …

The Ghana Education Service has begun talks with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to be scheduled for September/October 2021. It also recommended that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) should also take place in November 2021. According to the Director-General …

All SHS 3 students will no longer run the double-track system, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced on Sunday, January 3. Announcing the reopening of schools in the country in an address to the nation, Mr. Akufo-Addo explained that his government has been able to embark on infrastructural development in …

The University of Ghana (UG) has announced plans to run a shift system of education for the 2021/2022 Academic year. The university says the large number of students expected to be admitted this year coupling with the COVID-19 safety protocols has accounted for this. Speaking to Citi News, the Dean …

The night patrol team at Walewale was called by the station master, Inspector Amos Bour, to the scene of an ongoing robbery in the Banawa village on Nalerigu Highway on Saturday at about 2:50 am. The team immediately proceeded from Nasia-Tamale Highway to the crime scene to meet one Kanlan …

The police in Bauchi State in Nigeria has arrested a 20-year-old man, Adamu Ra’uf, for allegedly cutting off the private part of a six-year-old child for ritual purposes. The command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Friday, January 1, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint by the …

A 25-year-old driver is battling for his life after he was shot in the leg by armed robbers at the entrance of Wulugu Senior High School. According to reports, the driver whose name is given as Osei Gideon was driving to Burkina Faso to buy tomatoes in bulk when he was …

A 25-year-old driver, Osei Gideon has been shot by armed robbers who also bolted with a huge sums of money in the North East region. The incident is reported to have occurred at the entrance of Wulugu Senior High School in the West Mamprusi Municipality on Saturday, January 2, 2021. …

Schools in Ghana will return to full academic work beginning mid-January 2021, sources within government have told Graphic Online. The major decision, the outcome of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to be announced soon. The exact resumption date is unclear yet but the …

Two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be supplied each week by the middle of January, according to a report, despite a warning from England’s chief medical officer about vaccine shortages. Some 530,000 doses are ready to be distributed from Monday, following the earlier launch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was …

Most of the time we hear reasons why caffeine is bad for our body, but that’s really not all there is to coffee. Drinking about 3 to 4 cups of coffee daily can do your body some good and if you want to get the maximum benefit from coffee, avoiding …

A very sad incident is said to have happened as a lady who was set to marry his husband today allegedly got poisoned by her wedding planner who was supposed to make sure things were in plans for the ceremony. In a post by one lady whose name was identified as @cream_pyee …

The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has handed over One Hundred and Twenty Buses to Senior High Schools across the country at a ceremony held today at the Accra High School.   

An Ashanti Regional Police patrol team on December 30, 2020, engaged some suspected armed robbers in a shootout leading to the death of two of the robbers. The armed robbers numbering about four had embarked on a robbery expedition at Santasi Kagyase, Oteng Nkwanta, and its environs, where they succeeded …

A 46-year-old man, Kwabena Oppong has been arrested by police at Nsuta in the Ashanti Region for murdering his 10-year-old son for rituals. The incident happened on December 28 just before 16:00hrs local time, a unit committee member told dailymailgh.com. The suspect was alleged to have severed the head of …

At least four persons have been arrested for allegedly cutting sections of rail lines in the Western Region. The four suspects are said to be among a growing number of individuals who have been cutting parts of the Western Rail Lines, especially the Angu-Manso section. The cutting of the lines, …

A non-governmental organization, ‘Support a Mother Save a Child Foundation’ donated assorted items and dined with single Mothers in Akwadum in the Eastern Region during the Christmas season. The organization which has been in existence for some time has been regularly donating to children, single mothers, and women faced with …

Two suspected armed robbers have been gunned down by the Ashanti Regional Police patrol team at Santasi in the Kumasi Metropolis. They were between the ages of 20 and 30 years old. Addressing the media today, Wednesday, 30 December 2020, the Public Relations Officer of the regional police command, ASP …

President Nana Akufo-Addo will tomorrow, Wednesday 30th December 2020 meet cabinet to decide on the possible reopening of schools in January 2021, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed. According to him, government has been in discussions with various stakeholders within the sector to come up with a comprehensive and …

A young lady escaped death from her assailants after attempted murder on her life for shouting over a baby allegedly killed for sacrifice. She was strangled and dumped by her assailants on the streets of Cambodia a suburb of Accra at night but survived. The victim, Lydia, who stays in …

Police in the Volta Region say they have begun investigations into the assault of a court bailiff identified as Emmanuel Aziaka in the Hohoe municipality. The incident occurred on Sunday, December 27, 2020, when the victim was allegedly tortured by men suspected to be supporters of the Member of Parliament-elect and Energy …

Police are looking into the stoning-to-death of a middle-aged man alleged to have stolen a cat at Jerusalem, a suburb of Tema Newton in the Greater Accra Region. Thirty-seven-year-old Abdullah Gedo, popularly known as Duley, was stoned to death by some unknown residents on Sunday dawn for allegedly stealing a …

Armed robbers have reportedly taken over the Sandema township of the Upper East Region. Sounds of sophisticated guns ranged through the town Sunday, 27 Dec 2020 as traders were about finishing up trading activities. It is unclear if casualties have been recorded. A mobile money vendor told Starr News’ Haruna …

A 37- year- old man, Abdullah Gedo, popularly known as Duley, has been stoned to death by some unknown residents at Jerusalem, a surburb of Tema Newtown in the Tema region. The suspect is alleged to have stolen a cat with an accomplice who is currently on the run, on …

When you are aggrieved and bystanders ask you to seek justice in the court, that certainly isn’t bad advice. But that advice can be bad if your adversary is in the process of taking what belongs to you and bystanders and the police, instead of helping you to take back …

Reasons why the modular system should be culled by UG management: The lethal Covid-19 pandemic has brought things to a standstill. As such, educational institutions are grappling with how to reopen schools under safe conditions without imperiling the lives of students. Universities in Ghana for instance, KNUST, UCC, and UPSA …

The Asamankese Magistrate Court Presided over by Her Worship Mrs. Cynthia Bragodzi has remanded into Police Custody a 45-year-old man who stabbed her mother with Scissors and killed her in Asamankese. The accused, Samuel Boateng will re-appear in court on 28th December 2020. Prosecuting, Sargent Samuel Owusu told the court …