The Savannah Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service is investigating an attack on three women on Saturday night by some faceless persons who accused them of being witches. The attack occurred at Lantekura in the West Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The incident, according to the police, happened …
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SAD VIDEO+PHOTOS: Stubborn battery thief ‘crucified’ at Bremang
An unidentified man has been lynched by unknown assailants in the early hours of Saturday at Bremang UGC, Nankabamu, in the Suame municipal of the Ashanti region. The victim, who was found dead while naked, had multiple injuries on the body and was tied with rope from the neck to …
Read More »Hunter who killed colleague remanded for two months
The Ajumako District Court in the Central Region has remanded the 30-year-old hunter, Yaw Mensah who mistakenly shot dead his colleague at Ajumako Besease to two months in police custody. The suspect is to re-appear in court on the 24th of October 2020. Background A 30-year-old man, Yaw Mensah is …
Read More »Woman, 25, murdered at Gomoa Lome
A 25-year-old woman has been butchered at Gomoa Lome in the Gomoa Central Region of the Central Region. The lifeless body of the woman was found in a bush with her private part, leg, and hand cut by the unknown assailants. The Assembly Member of the area Hon. Stephen Mensah …
Read More »Another alleged witch nearly killed at Sumpini In West Gonja
A 60-year-old woman Madam Meri Ibrahim from Sumpini in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region has sustained several degrees of injuries after a mob attacked her with cutlasses and other objects leading to deep cuts and lacerations on her face and upper limbs, with her middle left finger …
Read More »President of concerned Small Scale Miners arrested
Information gathered by MyNewsGh.com suggests that President of concerned Small Scale Miners, Michael Kwadwo Peprah has been arrested. According to our source, he was arrested in the Ashanti region and is currently the Central Police Station in Kumasi waiting to be transported to Accra. His arrest was effected by Investigators …
Read More »WAEC releases time table for BECE
The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) would begin on Monday, September 14, 2020, and end on Friday, September 18, 2020, in all the Registration Centers across the country for all Junior High School (JHS) final year students. The candidates will write the English Language, and Religious and Moral Education (RME) …
Read More »St. Cyprian’s Anglican JHS ‘A’ students reject Akufo-Addo’s hot meal
Students of St. Cyprian’s Anglican JHS ‘A’ in Kumasi today, Monday, 24 August 2020, rejected President Nana Akufo-Addo’s free hot meal served them. The students said the food was “not tasty” and was “salty”. “We are not prisoners to be served with this food,” some of the students who spoke …
Read More »Sachet water supplier grabbed over sexual offence
Robert Adana, a Sachet Water Supplier, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a 13-year- old girl at Kwabenya in Accra. Adana, 30, charged with defilement has pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Christina Cann, admitted Adana to bail in the sum of GHC60,000 …
Read More »Court fines Ghanaian musician for stealing at shoprite
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old Ghanaian musician to a fine of GH¢2,400 for stealing various items at the West Hills Mall branch of Shoprite. The young man identified as David Ike is also to serve a three months jail term. The items stolen were Cling Cracker biscuit, …
Read More »2 South Koreans reportedly kidnapped from fishing vessel off Ghana
Two South Korean nationals have been reportedly kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on the waters off Ghana. A Ghanaian-flagged fishing vessel was attacked 200 kilometres southeast of the coastal city of Tema on Friday (local time), according to Dryad Global, a London-based maritime security consultancy, and Seoul officials. A total of …
Read More »Amount spent on hot meal for JHS students, teachers revealed
National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme, Dr Gertrude Quashigah has disclosed that government is spending GH¢3.50 on each student as it provides students and teachers in Junior High Schools with one hot meal per day. According to her, the money covers meal, water, and its related expenses both …
Read More »Npp Govt Tormenting Teachers In The Volta Region
A statement going Viral in the internet emphasized that, the war against the good people of Volta Region by the New patriotic Party is not stopping soon as some sections of Voltarians working under the Ghana Education Service has not received their past three Months Salaries for reasons best known …
Read More »Young Lady killed, body parts removed at Gomoa Lome
A young woman, believed to be in her late teens, has been killed with her body parts removed at Gomoa Lome in the Central region. The unidentified female was discovered by some residents in a supine position, lying on a lone road surrounded with bushes. After taking some steps closer, …
Read More »30-year-old man stabbed to death at Buduburam
30-year-old Kwabena sekye has been stabbed several times to death by a Cameroon national at Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The suspect also inflicted cutlass wounds on another person after a small misunderstanding. According to information, the suspect accused the deceased of being informat …
Read More »Provide more computers to facilitate use of Wi-Fi in SHSs – Educationist urges government
Educationist, Daniel Fenyi has called on government to provide more computers in Senior High Schools to facilitate the effective use of free Wi-Fi as promised in the New Patriotic Party (NPP’s) 2020 manifesto. Speaking to UniverseNews on this issue, Mr. Daniel Fenyi stated that the provision of electricity and infrastructure to house …
Read More »Police gun-down carjackers at Asamankese
Police on Thursday gunned-down two persons suspected to be carjackers at Asamankese in the Eastern Region during a gun battle. The deceased, who had not been identified, were said to have snatched a Nissan Murano vehicle at gun point in Accra in the early hours of Thursday and travelled to …
Read More »Mobile Phone usage in schools to be reviewed – GES
Stakeholders in the education sector are considering reviewing the ban on mobile phone usage in schools. Mrs Esther Jones Safo, Ga North Municipal Director of Education, who disclosed this in Accra on Thursday, said the review would be done so that mobile phones could be used strictly for academic purposes. …
Read More »Students hit with suspected food poisoning after eating Gov’t’s Hot meal in Ho
Unconfirmed rumours gathered by Celebrities Buzz is indicating that about 16 final year JHS students in the Volta Regional capital, Ho has been hit by a suspected food poisoning This came about after the said students consumed food cooked under the 1 Hot meal per student agenda implemented by the …
Read More »Teacher Licensure Exams Set For September 24
National Teaching Council (NTC) has fixed September 24 and 25 for this year’s Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination. A statement signed by Mr Dennis Osei-Owusu, the Public Relations Officer, NTC, and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Thursday, said registration for the examination was open from August 27 to September …
Read More »Why you’re so intensely horny on your period?
Yep, if your period often ranks as one of your best sex weeks of the month, you are in fine company. Aunt Flo is in the house, and while she brought along PMS and cramping (major buzzkills), she also brought another (much, much more fun) guest to the party: But …
Read More »28-year-old MoMo vender shot dead by masked gunmen
A 28-year-old mobile money vendor, Owusu Adjei, has been shot dead at Onwi in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 around 7:30 pm. Narrating the incident, the Assemblymember for the area, Isaac Aboagye Antwi, explained that the armed robbers who wore …
Read More »Just In: Lucky Mensah jailed 6 months for theft
A thirty-year-old man identified as Lucky Mensah has been served a 6-month jail term for breaking into a shop and stealing groceries at Oyarifa near Adenta. The Adenta District Magistrate Court served him the jail term after he pleaded guilty to all charges leveled against him. Speaking to the media …
Read More »Cocaine worth £4m found hidden inside vegetables at Gatwick Airport
Some 22kg of the drug, estimated to be worth £1.8m, was seized on 11 August. A further 30kg, with an estimated value of £2.4m, was confiscated on 18 August. Both hauls were concealed within vegetables such as sweet potatoes. Another 3kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of £250,000 …
Read More »KNUST final year students to pay GH¢250 for virtual graduation
Final years students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will be expected to pay GH¢250 for the school’s first-ever virtual graduation. According to the school, the fee is meant to cater for Congregation Publication, Graduation Medals, Certificate Holders, University Souvenirs and Administrative costs. The Graduation Ceremony …
Read More »4More4Nana: Final year JHS students made to swear allegiance to NPP before getting free food
In his most recent address on the coronavirus pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo instructed the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to provide one hot meal for final year Junior High School students. The president in his speech did not in any way ascribe a political condition to the gesture. …
Read More »Breaking news: Osebor rapes niece
A chainsaw operator, Akwasi Yeboah popularly known as “Osebor” has been arrested by Nyankomase Ahenkro Police Command for repeatedly raping his niece who is a 16-year-old JHS 3 Pupil in the Assin South District of the central region. The victim was staying with the suspect after she claimed her parents …
Read More »Over 50 arrested for attacking two soldiers at Dome Faase
More than 50 persons have been arrested after two military officers were attacked at Dome Faase near Accra. A military contingent was deployed to the town to restore calm forcing residents to flee to avoid arrest. The uniformed men reportedly clashed with rampaging residents on Tuesday, while protecting a parcel …
Read More »BECE food: No headteacher has complained of poor quality – Gender Minister
No headteacher in any of the schools in which pupils are sitting for their Basic Education Examination Certificate (BECE) has complained about the quality of food being served their pupils, the Minister of Gender, Child and Social Protection, Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison has said. “So far, no headmaster has called me to …
Read More »Wi-Fi for SHSs: GES directed to review ban on phones, other gadgets – Adutwum
Persons advocating for the legalisation of phones in secondary schools, among other gadgets, may have gotten a boost from Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum. Following the Akufo-Addo administration’s assurance that it will provide Senior High Schools with free Wi-Fi, Dr. Adutwum says a …
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