A motorbike rider died on the spot after a bullion van knocked him over. The driver of the bullion van and two others with him were later treated and discharged. The rider, Raymond Dodzi, a 28-year-old National Service Person met his untimely death on the Hohoe-Fodome road in the Volta …
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57-year-old mother-of-four completes BECE sets eyes on Free SHS
Madam Elizabeth Yamoah, a mother-of-four, was among the hundreds of thousands of candidates who completed the 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) today, 18 September 2020. The 57-year-old woman, who said she was mocked at and ridiculed for attempting to get some education at her age, was …
Read More »Fetish priest in trouble for allegedly murdering farmer
An Accra Magistrate court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a fetish priest, who allegedly murdered a 52 -year-old farmer, at Dormeliam, near Akuse, in the Eastern Region. The suspect, Torgbe Ngorbea Mawufeasi,38, and five accomplices, reportedly lured Richard John Kluboito to a farm, shot him, chopped …
Read More »BECE maths paper leakage: Eleven arrested
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said eleven persons have been arrested over the leakage of the Mathematics paper of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The paper leaked on Thursday, 17 September 2020. Pictures of the Mathematics paper which was scheduled to be have been written on Thursday …
Read More »23-year-old arrested for stealing GHC300
The Accra Region Police have arrested a criminal who attacked a lady in Amasaman, a suburb of Ghana’s capital, Accra and robbed her of her GHC300 and some personal belongings. According to the Police, On September 15, the lady was returning from work when she was accosted by two criminals …
Read More »Girl killed and left to rot in bush at Weija
A young lady believed to be in her early twenties has been found dead at Weija near the Asafoakye park in the Weija-Gbawe Constituency of the Greater Accra. According to the assembly member for the old Weija Electoral area, Hon Ayitey Blankson the deceased who was found rotten is not …
Read More »Ghana would have been practising quadruple-track but for Mahama’s E-blocks – Sammy Gyamfi
Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communication Officer of the NDC says but for the E-blocks built by the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration, there would have been a “quadruple” track system in the Senior High Schools (SHS) with the introduction of the Free SHS policy. Gyamfi told Paul Adom-Otchere Thursday on Good Evening …
Read More »Nurses declare strike over conditions of service
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has directed its members to withdraw their services from Monday, September 21. According to the Association, government has failed to improve their conditions of service for the over 82,000 members. President of the Association Perpetual Ofori Ampofo on Thursday, September 17 told …
Read More »WATCH VIDEO: BECE candidate escapes death
A pupil of Kpandai SDA Junior High School, Ebenezer Waki, could not complete his Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) after he was involved in an accident Wednesday. The pupil, who is currently on admission at the Kpandai District Hospital, was injured after a motorbike collided with theirs and another bicycle. …
Read More »Bawumia holds talks with Bill Gates on polio immunisation
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday, September 14, 2020 held discussions via zoom with Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Ghana’s progress on immunisation against the new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). The discussion according to Dr Bawumia also centred around the lessons from Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19 and the country’s digitisation …
Read More »GES Announces Recruitment For Qualified Teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced applications for qualified trained teachers who completed the Colleges of Education in 2019. This was contained in a press statement released by the Ghana Education Service on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. According to a statement signed by the Director, Human Resource, Adjoa Van …
Read More »Sad! BECE candidate dies after writing four papers
Sad news reaching the desk of My News Ghana has it that a Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate, Richard Mensah, writing this year’s exam, has died at Apremdo in the Western Region. Reports say that he died on Wednesday, September 16 2020 after writing his papers on Monday and …
Read More »Lady Arrested For Killing Her 6 Month Old Baby
Shocking photos going viral online has captured the wicked act of a mother, who was arrested after she was caught killing her children. The unidentified woman who looked to be in her mid 20s was nabbed after she killed her 6-month-old child, diced the baby into tiny chunks and poured …
Read More »VIDEO: Lebanese faces jail over $140,000 gold fraud
A serial Lebanese gold fraudster, Naji Khalil, who is likely to face jail in Ghana is currently standing trial at a Circuit Court in Accra, Ghana West Africa. Naji Khalil, who has been banished from Lebanon is currently in court for defrauding Businesswoman Kadija Khatir, an Algerian Citizen resident in …
Read More »Man stabbed in the head over ripped off NDC posters
A 25-year-old man has been stabbed in the head with a broken bottle by some thugs believed to have been hired to rip off the posters of the parliamentary candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Dasayaw in the Efutu Constituency in the Central region. The victim, Kofi Egyir is …
Read More »There is no pressure on us to suspend teacher licensure exams – NTC
The National Teaching Council (NTC) says there is no political pressure on it to suspend the teacher licensure examinations. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Teaching Council, Dennis Osei-Owusu, in a Citi News interview on the matter, said the exam was postponed to 1st and 2nd October due to changes …
Read More »BECE candidates sleep in classrooms over inadequate exam centers
The woefully inadequate examination centers in Kwahu Afram Plains South District of Eastern Region has forced hundreds of candidates in the ongoing BECE to spend nights in shabby classrooms in the district capital Tease. The Kwahu Afram Plains South District has only one WAEC approved Examination center -the St.Fidelis Senior …
Read More »1FDK – Falaa Feat Hellomenz (Official Video)
1FDK has been climbing all the top hills in the industry which is recently bringing his name to the stay. The singer has put out a number of hot songs out there and it doesn’t seize as the vibes keep coming so unexpectedly. Releasing his last project ‘We Go Win’ …
Read More »Latest list of universities not recognised by Ghana’s Accreditation Board
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) in Ghana has reiterated its call to all educational institutions and employers to refer all academic and professional qualifications to it for determination of their respective statuses before accepting them for any form of admission, employment or job progression. The call follows the continuous use …
Read More »Chinese government hands over medical supplies to Ghana
The Chinese Government on Wednesday, presented its second batch of medical supplies, to the Ministry of Health, to support Ghana in the fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplies were made up of 20,000 N-95 protective face masks, 350,000 surgical masks, 10,000 disposable coverall, 15,000 each of medical googles, and disposable gloves and …
Read More »4 domestic workers of Prof. Benneh charged with murder
Four persons rendering domestic services to senior law lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Emmanuel Yaw Benneh who was allegedly murdered at his home last weekend have been slapped with charges of murder by the Ghana Police Service, Dailyguide is reporting. The four who were earlier arrested in connection with …
Read More »Policeman, one other arrested for robbery
The Central Regional Police Command has arrested two persons for robbery, possession of narcotic drugs and ammunition without lawful authority. The suspects, a policeman and civilian, were arrested around on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The suspects have been identified as G/L/ Cpl. Bright Akosa with No. 49346 stationed at F.P.U./ …
Read More »UG lecturers will be sanctioned over PUB presser – UTAG
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it will sanction the University of Ghana Branch of the association for holding a press conference on the Public Universities Bill without approval. According to the umbrella union of the university lecturers, the leadership of the Legon branch of UTAG has been …
Read More »PHOTOS: Man allegedly sets baby mama, daughter on fire
A social media user has taken to Twitter to recount how her baby daddy attempted to kill her and their daughter. The South African tweep with the username Misst_Thembs disclosed the man doused her and their child in fuel and set them ablaze. She explained that they had an argument and the …
Read More »Two Pregnant BECE Candidates Rushed To Health Center in Eastern Region
Two Pregnant Candidates sitting the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Kwahu Afram Plains South were on Monday rushed to Maame Krobo Health Center. Whereas one was treated and discharged a few minutes the other was transferred to Donkorkrom Presbyterian Hospital after she was diagnosed with spontaneous delivery. About …
Read More »Korle-Bu mortuary man in trouble
The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana is threatening to deal with a Cameroonian- Ghana based mortuary worker at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. According to the group, the man, identified as Shakar Lukas, is a ‘goro’ mortuary man who is only defaming the occupation. Speaking on Adom FM’s Social Discussion Segment, ‘Y’asem Nie’, …
Read More »Teacher Licensure Exams not suspended – Gov’t
The Education Ministry has denied claims that the teacher licensure examination has been suspended. There were claims that the alleged suspension of the exams was triggered by a promise by the opposition National Democratic Congress to cancel it if they win power in December. But the Ministry in a statement …
Read More »Effiduase-Asokore Cons: Best Wishes to BECE Candidates – MP
This is to wish all Students writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) most especially to the candidates in Effiduase-Asokore Constituency the very best of luck as they commence their exams today. In Effiduase-Asokore Constituency, our district education directorate managed to arrest the download decline in pass rate, …
Read More »PHOTOS: Man arrested with fresh human head in parliament
A 23-year-old man has been arrested by security officials in the Ugandan Parliament for possessing a fresh human head in the chamber on Monday, September 14 2020. The man upon his arrest said that the head was a gift from him to the Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, Her Lordship, …
Read More »14-Year-Old Girl Caught With Human Head In Her Bag
A shocking moment a 14-year-old was caught with a human head inside her bag. This is really shocking. The teenage girl identified as Chidinma Iheoma from Nigeria was caught by security operatives with a human head. According to the security operatives, the head which was detached from the deceased body and …
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