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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Police at Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region have arrested a 36-year old man who had in his possession 355 duplicates of the new Voters’ ID Cards and 17 National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Cards. The suspect, John Amoah, told police that he was taking contact details of residents at …

A suspected highway robber was killed during an attack on some passengers at Pisii, a community near the SD Dombo University in the Upper West regional capital, Wa. The incident which occurred at about 2:30 am on Monday, August 24, comes days after two armed men were gunned down by …

A 38-year-old woman has been arrested by police in Drobo for allegedly dumping her day-old baby boy in a public toilet at Baateakwa in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono Region. The woman, Akua Serwaa, who has since been transferred to the Berekum Police Command was arraigned, and is …

A security man was allegedly caught red handed by residents, defiling an 8-year-old girl in Ibusa, Asaba, Delta State. He was reportedly caught in the act on Saturday, August 22nd,2020, in a building under construction. The suspect was stripped, tied up and handed over to the police for further investigation.   According …

My News Ghana has sighted a screenshot of a conversation between a female student and her teacher where the student was proposing to her teacher. In the conversation, the student identified as Jessica told her teacher that she had something to tell him, he asked her to go ahead then she …

The police have arrested 30 suspected criminals in a swoop at Cambodia, near Baastona, in Accra, at weekend. The suspects, between the ages of 18 and 23, including the kingpin, Isaac Nkrumah, also known as ‘Thunder’, are in the custody of the police, assisting in investigations. Items retrieved from the …

A middle-aged man whose name has been given as Sumaila is reported to have invoked curses on a judge for sentencing him to five years imprisonment with hard labour to a crime he claimed he was innocent of and was slapped with two more years. Initially, Sumaila was sentenced to …

The University of Cape Coast (UCC), University of Health and Allied Sciences(UHAS), technical universities and other colleges are expected to reopen today, August 24, 2020. This is to ensure their completion of the year’s academic work following the government’s gradual easing of restrictive protocols in the fight against the novel …

Two mobile money vendors were attacked and robbed of their possessions by five suspected armed robbers at Hamile, in the Upper West Region on Saturday about 10:30 pm.   The suspected armed robbers attacked and robbed their victims of GH¢90,000 and GH¢60,000 respectively and made away with a number of …

Waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has begun the phase two of disinfecting tertiary institutions in the Central Region.   The exercise in the Central Region, which started on Friday, is collaboration between the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion.   It followed the President Akufo-Addo’s …

As part of measures to reduce the risk of students exposure to COVID-19 when schools are reopened, government in collaboration with the number one Waste Management in Ghana and Africa, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has embarked on a 2nd phase disinfestation exercise in Tertiary institutions across the country.   It would …

Waste Management Experts Zoomlion Ghana Limited in collaboration with the Government under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service on Saturday 22nd August, 2020 began the second phase of the disinfection of tertiary institutions as directed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ahead of Schools …

In line with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s directive for tertiary institutions to be disinfected before re-opening next week for continuing students, the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ghana Education in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has begun the second phase of disinfection in tertiary institutions in the Volta …

Two Green Track students of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School (OMESS) and an accomplice have been convicted to a fine of GH¢1000 each or in default serve 6 months in prison. The convicts are 18-year-old Caleb Addo Amponsah alias Sweetie Pie, Festus Boateng alias Filla, 17, both second-year Green Track …

A resident at Abebuom a village in the Assin South District of the Central Region, Baba Abubakar has inflicted knife wounds on his wife and two and a half year-old son. The suspect who is currently on the run is said to have done this because the wife had separated …

The Wiawso District Court has remanded two illegal miners, Abunbunlar Ebenezer, 31, and Bashiru Adaza, 20, as well as a motor rider, Kwasi Isaac and Immigration officer, Samuel Akuley. During proceedings, Prosecutor, Corporal Vincent told the court that police at Sefwi Asempaneye station in the Juaboso District had a tip-off …

The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations children’s agency have urged African governments to promote the safe reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic. They say prolonged closure of schools is harmful to students and want governments to invest in sanitation facilities to prevent the spread of coronavirus in …

Magic mushrooms are known as a recreational drug, but emerging studies are changing medical and public perspectives. Promising research shows that magic mushrooms may help treat depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and distress related to terminal illness with long-lasting effects. Psychedelic Canada has been used for thousands of years by indigenous societies …

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it cannot be blamed for mass leakage of exams questions on social media. Mounting a strong defence the Council touted its strict security protocols before and after the printing of exam questions. This comes after the general public and some stakeholders in the …

Police in Sefwi-Wiawso have arrested four suspected armed robbers at Sefwi-Asempaneye in the Juabeso District of the Western North Region. The four are, Abunbunlar Ebenezer,31, illegal miner, Bashiru Adaza, 20, illegal miner, Kwasi Isaac, 24, motor rider and Samuel Akuley, an Immigration officer stationed in the Ashanti region. Briefing the media at Sefwi- Waiwso, Police Chief …

The Bole Magistrate Court has remanded into prison custody seven suspects who appeared before the court over the lynching of 90-year-old woman, Akuah Denteh at Kafaba after accusing her of witchcraft. The suspects were initially discharged of their former charges but were re-arrested immediately and committed to prison custody. The …

A lecturer with the Cape Coast University says the head of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Ghana must take the ultimate responsibility for the massive leakage of West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) questions by leaving his post. According to Dr. Kenneth Aikins, such an action will …

Speaking at the National Audit Forum organized by the Ghana Audit Service on 26th September 2018, the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu said his office lacks the resources to deliver and vowed not to arrest any corrupt official in an Election Year. He said “The law says I can coordinate with …