The Tertiary Education Students Confederacy of the New Patriotic Party (TESCON) in the Sunyani based University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) last Saturday conferred special honors on Mr. Francis Owusu-Akyaw, a minerals expert and NPP member.   In a citation the student’s wing commended Mr Akyaw for displaying commitment to …

A Ghanaian-based Seirra Leonian woman, Ruth Salamatu Kamara, whose eleven-year-old son, Nathaniel was sodomized just last week, has come out to share on Happy FM, the painful ordeal that her son was put through. Ruth, who has been in Ghana for two years now, narrated that she came to Ghana …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that continuing students in schools that could not write their end of semester examinations will be reopened on August 24. According to the President, this is to allow them the opportunity to write their final exams for the academic year. The President made …

Police in the Western North Region have grabbed six miners at Enchi within the Aowin Municipality. The six; four Ghanaians and two Chinese nationals, were found mining near the compound of a newly-built school at Omanpe near Enchi. They are said to be employees of a Chinese mining company called …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Gender Minister to provide one hot meal to all final year Junior High School (JHS) pupils in schools preparing to write the BECE. …More soon… Source: www.ghanaweb.com

A 17 years old girl has allegedly committed suicide at Mpasaaso NO_ 2 in Ahafo ano South west district in the Ashanti Region. The deceased whose name was given as Rita Amapofo aka Adwoa Fordjour, was found hanging in a room by some members in the community on Saturday August …

Zimbabwe’s government has dismissed a letter by Roman Catholic bishops highlighting corruption, poverty and human rights abuses. “There is no crisis, political or otherwise,” said Information Secretary Nick Mangwana. He accused the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishop’s Conference (ZCBC) of joining groups seeking “to manufacture crises”. The bishops had called for an …

A 35-year-old woman has been remanded in prison custody by the Ejura District Court for allegedly killing her two sons at Yeboa Akosua, a farming community near Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The court, presided over by Mr Divine Kwaku Ahiadu, charged the accused, Adwoa Juliana, with two counts of …

A 20-year-old man has allegedly committed suicide at Assin Akropong in the Central region. The deceased whose name was only given as Paa Kow was found hanging in a room by his friend on Saturday August 15,2020. It is not clear yet what might have compelled the deceased to take …

Information trickling from Aboabu No4, a Community at Dormaa Central isn’t pleasant to the ears. An old man 65 identified as Kwaku Abu, butchered his wife Rosina Takyiwaa to dead, wounded his only beloved daughter Augusta severely and committed suicide to save himself for being sentenced to jail. According to …

An 18-year-old JHS 3 student, known as Paa Kwabena, has committed suicide at Assin Akropong in the Assin Central District of the Central Region. He was found hanging with a sponge tied to his neck from the window rod of his house around Saturday Evening. It is not known what …

A man who is noted for creating fake social media accounts to dupe unsuspecting victims has been jailed 12 months by a district court at Amasaman in Accra. Deku Yawo Mawuenye Nyazozo, 27, was found guilty on charges of defrauding by pretence and stealing. Prosecuting the case in court, the …

A seven-year-old boy has committed suicide by hanging in a farming community in the Atwima Nwanbiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region, mynewsgh.com reports. According to grandfather of the deceased who confirmed the sad development on a local radio station, it could be attributed the work of evil spirit. “Nothing worries him. …

According to reports, the inter cybercrime division of the Ghana police service has today raided certain hot-spots that have been tipped as breeding grounds for internet fraudsters in Accra. The raid exercise reported having taken place at sunrise marked 33 young men who were arrested for involving in suspected internet fraud activities. The …

An accomplice of pastor Daniel Obinim, founder of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), in an alleged forgery case, has been granted a bail of GH¢50,000 by a Kaneshie District Court in Accra. The suspect, Kwabena Okyere, aka Kobby Fireman, a hospital administrator, was arrested on Monday, August 10, and …

Police in the Upper West region have shot dead two suspected armed robbers with one arrested. Three of the suspected armed robbers are currently on the run. The incident happened after the Police engaged the robbers in a gun battle at Takpo in the Nadowli/Kaleo district. The third suspect, a …

Two young men have been trailed and arrested at a Guest House in Damongo, capital of the Savannah Region on 14th August 2020 for attempting to sell Elephant tusks to a buyer. 27-year-old Abdul Latif and 24-year-old Abdul Rahaman Alhassan from the Larabanga community near the Mole National Park were …

A 16-year-old boy said to be a betting/gambling addict, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree at Asonomaso in the Kwabre East District of Ashanti, on Wednesday. The deceased, Kwaku Appiah, a form two student of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School, was said to have caused the …

I watched  openmouthed  and rested in melancholy after the pitiful and contemptuous submissions from the recalcitrant students, that affront to the president’s dignity were presented to my  sight and hearing.    The Ghanaian educational system and status quo have been corrupted and on the verge of dilapidation, where respect for …

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has announced the operationalisation of the computerisation of the final phase of all its clinical functions on Saturday, 1 August 2020. In a statement issued by KATH and signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Oheneba Owusu-Danso on Thursday, 13 August 2020, the hospital noted …

A 27-year-old man, Joseph Kwame Safah, has been hospitalized at the Dunkwa Government Hospital after he was bathed with acid during a confrontation with a rival. Mr. Sefah took a break off work to travel only to return and be informed by his lover that one Nhyiraba had forcefully had …

The son of Angola’s former president has been jailed for five years for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. José Filomeno dos Santos, 42, was accused of trying to embezzle up to $1.5bn (£1.1bn) while overseeing the $5bn fund from 2013 to 2018. …

A 26-year-old MoMo vendor, identified only as Jacob Cudjoe, has been shot dead by some unknown armed men at Abuosu in the Techiman Municipality. The incident is believed to have happened on Thursday evening around 7:30 pm. Adom News’ Agya Tawiah, reporting the incident on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show, noted …

Now is the Time to Rethink Secondary Education Systems to Ensure Africa’s Young People Have the Skills and Knowledge Needed to Succeed in the Workforce.     August 13, 2020: Kigali, Rwanda — The Mastercard Foundation today released an important new report, Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the …

Government has announced the reconstruction of the Central Medical Stores which was gutted by fire in 2015. The tragedy did not only manifest in the loss of property but also severely disrupted basic medical supplies to neighbouring countries. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of the Korle- Bu …

An 18-year old unemployed, Kwaku Mensah was on Thursday August 13, 2020 sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by Bibiani Circuit Court in the Western North Region for defiling a four-year-old girl. Kwaku Mensah who lives at Dabiasem, a suburb of Dadeaso in the Western North Region, pleaded guilty to the …

A Kenyan lady, Harriet Vihenda Akunava took to social media to beg for forgiveness for infecting people with HIV. While many thought she was joking, the lady released a video in which she showed off a test strip result to corroborate her claim. Akunava who disclosed that she has been deliberately …

Twenty five (25) year old man Kwaku Johnson has killed an eighty (80) year old woman Eno Pokuaa with a building block at Domenase near Tanoso in the Kwadaso Municipality of the  Ashanti Region. Kwaku Johnson is also in a critical condition when he stabbed himself in a suicide attempt …

Fire has destroyed numerous chemicals and materials at the University of Education, Winneba, South Campus Chemistry Laboratory. The incident which occurred on Wednesday recorded no casualties. Information gathered by Kasapa FM News Yaw Boagyan from the Fire Service revealed that the fire outbreak was caused by an electrical fault. It …

Armed robbers have shot dead the Head Pastor of the Ejisu branch of the Jehovah Nisi Evangelical Ministry in Kumasi. The incident happened in the early of hours of Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at his residence at Anyinam Kegyase near Santasi in Kumasi, Ashanti region. Pastor Maxwell Attakorah, 44, was …