The University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has served notice that it has initiated processes to impeach the National President of UTAG, Prof Charles Ofosu Marfo, accusing him of working against the interest of the association in respect of the Public Universities Bill. The …
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Suspected Robber Lynched In Charia
A suspected armed robber has been beaten to death by some Charia community members over a robbery attack. The Upper West Regional Police Command in a statement said: “Two unidentified men suspected to be of Fulani descent, armed with single barrel guns attacked Karim Yahaya, a Fulani herdsman at his …
Read More »Ministry of Health recruits 10,097 nurses, midwives
The Health of Ministry has received financial clearance for the employment of some 10,097 graduate nurses and midwives who completed both public and private health training institutions in 2017 A clearance letter from the Ministry of Finance signed by the Deputy Minister, Abene Osei-Asare, said the effective date of appointment …
Read More »Police arrest 2 over bitten penis
Two Nigeriens have been arrested by the Neoplan Station police in Accra for allegedly biting off the penis of their compatriot in an appalling attack. The two have been identified as Habib Lawani, 24, and Jibril Sumana, 23. The victim, identified only as Taller, was rushed to the Kaneshie Polyclinic …
Read More »Restaurant owners jailed 723 years in prison for seafood scam
Two restaurant owners were jailed 723 years in prison for seafood scam in Thailand. CNN reports that Apichart Bowornbancharak and Prapassorn Bawornban were jailed a total of 723 years in prison after they were involved in a seafood scam. The two sold vouchers to customers that entitled them to use …
Read More »MoH Recruits 10,097 Nurses, Midwives
The Health of Ministry has received financial clearance for the employment of some 10,097 graduate nurses and midwives who completed both public and private health training institutions in 2017 A clearance letter from the Ministry of Finance signed by the Deputy Minister, Abene Osei-Asare, said the effective date of appointment …
Read More »Tepa Abotuase Reproductive & Child Health Centre now a ‘death trap’
The Tapa Abotuase Reproductive and Child Health Center in the Oti Region where people go for healthcare has now turned into a death trap for residents who patronize it. The building was established in 1961, without any renovation up to date. The building has been dedicated as a mother and …
Read More »Teachers To Write Licensure Exams On June 20
Teachers across the country are effected to write their licensure exams on Saturday, June 20. The National Teaching Council made this known in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Dennis Osei-Owusu. In the statement made available to DGN Online, the Council says the exams are for teachers who …
Read More »Technology University Bill passed
A bill aimed at providing a legal framework for the establishment of a public communication technology university in Ghana has been passed. Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday unanimously approved the Ghana Communication Technology University Bill, 2020 which will allow the Government to take over the Ghana Technology University College …
Read More »Pastor sleeps with mother for 19 years
ASTOR A 57-year-old Pastor of the African Faith Tabernacle Church at Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region Peter Inkoom has been fined by the Chief of the area after it emerged that he has been having sexual intercourse with his own mother for 19 years. Joseph Quarshie, a Junior brother …
Read More »22-year-old auto mechanic remanded for robbing a student
A 22-year-old auto mechanic (Fitter) who attacked and robbed a student at Esaase in the Atwima-Nwabiagya North District, has been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Alfred Adu Gyamfi, together with an accomplice who is currently on the run, is said to have attacked Gabriel Owusu, a …
Read More »Driver banned for life, jailed one year after accident claimed 34 lives
The surviving driver in a gory accident that claimed 34 lives has been sentenced to one year in prison. Appearing before a Cape Coast Circuit Court on Monday, Mark Mireku was found guilty on 34 counts of dangerous driving. The said accident happened at Dompoase on the Cape Coast-Takoradi Highway …
Read More »Police shoot two Fulani robbers dead
A fierce gun battle has led to the death of two armed robbers and caused injury to one policeman in Kumasi, the police have said. The police had got wind of a looming robbery expedition at Santasi Anyinam on Tuesday evening, so they dispatched men to the area to foil …
Read More »VIDEO: A mother with COVID-19 cries for her little daughter
Life in a Covid-19 isolation and treatment center is an experience no one would love to go through. But this somewhat unpleasant choice does not rest entirely in the hands of individuals. Being on admission in a Covid-19 center definitely comes along with restrictions because of how infectious the …
Read More »100g cocaine seized at Kpoglu border post missing
About 100.10 grams of a whitish substance suspected to be high value cocaine which was confiscated by the Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority at the Kpoglu Border Post in the Ketu South Municipality is missing. According to the Narcotics Control Board [NACOB], the substance, together with an undisclosed amount …
Read More »C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Science to Conduct Examination Online
The C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Science has set to Conduct Examination Online and Digital Platform for Final Years. According to Prof. Luguterah the acting Vice Chancellor on behalf of the Interim Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot, the university will conduct its examinations online and on …
Read More »Pastor who threatened EC boss tests positive for cannabis, tramadol
Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei, the self-styled preacher who was arrested for threatening President Akufo-Addo and Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has tested positive for tramadol and cannabis. A test result seen by Starrfm.com.gh revealed that after tests were conducted for banned substances from samples from his urine, …
Read More »Two dead, policeman sustains severe injuries after open gun battle
Two suspected armed robbers died during an open fire combat between the robbers and the police at Santasi a suburb of the Greater Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital. Through the confrontation, a policeman sustained severe injuries. Four of the suspected armed robbers are said to have escaped with wounds, DCOP …
Read More »Woman allegedly stabs husband to death after finding him with other woman
Police in Mokwakwaila, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, have arrested a 42-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed her husband to death after she found him with another woman. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, the mother of the man’s two children unexpectedly arrived at home and found him with another woman …
Read More »Two remanded for stealing 64 NIA laptops
The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by His Honour Mr Emmanuel Essandoh has remanded two persons who were arraigned before the court on charges of stealing 15 HP Probook laptops belonging to the National Identification Authority (NIA). The two Frank Nketia, a trader and Victor Maduka, a businessman pleaded …
Read More »3 in court for attempting to steal Otumfuo’s Kumasi Club
Three persons Norman Owusu-Bannie, Charles Asabre and Kwame Brenya who are alleged to have defrauded a Turkish businessman by false pretence of an amount of $1.4million with the intention of selling an organisation who’s life patron is His Royal Majesty, Otumfour Osei Tutu II, have been granted bail by the …
Read More »Two men commit suicide in Eastern Region
Two men have committed suicide by hanging in the Eastern region. The two incidents involving a 48 and 19-year-old men happened separately at Akyem Akroso and Nsawam respectively. At Akyem Akroso, a 48-year-old man Shaibu Musah, a former Community Police Assistant (CPA) was found hanging Wednesday morning on a tree …
Read More »Read: All about Bipolar Disorder, the disease affecting Duncan-Williams’ son
Overview Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities. When your mood shifts to …
Read More »48-year-old Man Commit Suicide in Akroso
A 48-year-old man, Shaibu Musa shocked residents of Akroso near Asamankese of the Eastern Region today when he was seen dead by hanging. According to Assemblymember in the area, Ahmed Tijani, the deceased was a community Police Assistant and he was assisting as a Watchdog committee member after his contract …
Read More »Police nab Islamic scholar who cut off boy’s finger
The Takoradi Divisional Police Command has arrested Islamic Scholar Abubakar Mustapha, popularly known as Mallam Bawa, who allegedly cut off the finger of an 18-year-old boy accused of stealing a wall clock and other items from an Islamic school. Mallam Bawa was brought in by some Muslim clerics and family …
Read More »Thief ordered to say last prayer amid deadliest drill [Video]
A middle-aged man’s decision to steal ended in tears for him after he was apprehended and given the deadliest drill of his life. Though it was not clear what he stole, the angry witnesses tied him upside down in the house he is believed to have stolen from. The man, …
Read More »2 suspected robbers gunned down in Kumasi
Two suspected armed robbers who were members of an AK-47-wielding gang have been gunned down at Atasamanso New Site in Kumasi. It follows a gun battle between police and a six-member gang at about 6:45p.m on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. A police officer who sustained gunshot injury was rushed to a …
Read More »Benefits of sex that you did not know
Sex coach, Dzifa Sweetness, has educated that sexual intercourse is not only beneficial for reproduction or pleasure but has a lot of side benefits that we do not realize. In an interview on eTV Ghana’s adult show, In Bed with Adwen, with Ghana’s greatest love Doctor, Adwen, she noted …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ghana’s confirmed cases cross 10,000
Ghana has confirmed 291 new cases of the novel Coronavirus. These new cases have pushed the country’s case count to 10,201. The new figures represent a rise of 563 cases from the initial figure. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) made this know on their official website on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Meanwhile, some …
Read More »EC office burgled; laptop, TV set stolen
Two persons have been arrested in connection with a burglary at the Afigya Kwabre South District office of the Election Commission (EC) in the Ashanti Region. They have been identified as Eric Oteng Asamoah, 29, and Samuel Nti, 18. Both have been detained and are assisting police with investigations. It …
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