Some male students of the University Hall popularly known as Katanga at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology (KNUST) have raised concerns over the admission of female students into the hall. The University started admitting female students into two male halls, namely University Hall (Katanga) and Unity Hall (Conti) after …
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Peeping through microwaves dangerous
Microwave oven users who are fond of peeping into it while the machine is in use expose themselves to contracting eye diseases such as cataract. This is because microwaves have a heating effect and produce radiation which could harm the eyes or any delicate organ when it gets closer to …
Read More »Scrap collector steals police motorbike
A scrap collector in Accra has been sentenced by the Dodowa District Court for stealing a motorcycle assigned to the Malejor Police Station for night patrols. The Court presided over by Gloria Naa Botor Laryea sentenced Mohammed Kwame, a resident of Agbobloshie, on his own plea of guilty to 18 …
Read More »Kasoa Police killing: Prime suspect arrested
The prime suspect who is said to have killed two police officers in Gomoa Buduburam near Kaso has been arrested. Eric Kojo Duah, who has been declared wanted by the police was on his way to the Volta region en route Akosombo in the Eastern region when he was nabbed. …
Read More »I Have Been Groping Effortfully To Understand Something About John Mahama
When the one village one dam projects started, Mahama and his troops ridiculed them, labelled them as dug-outs. In fact, they said they were unfit for purpose. The hypnotic effects of the ongoing projects have coerced Mahama to change his narrative. The dams he claimed were not suitable for the …
Read More »Photos: Lance Corporal Awal Burial underway in Kumasi
The mortal remains of Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, one of the Kasoa Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) policemen, killed while on duty on Wednesday August 28, 2019 at Kasoa Budumburam, have been laid to rest amidst wailing by family members at Abuakwa in Kwadaso Municipality in the Ashanti region. …
Read More »Phone dealer found dead in his room
A popular phone dealer at Adum in Kumasi, who is believed to be in his 30s, has died mysteriously. The deceased, popularly known as Figo, was not seen for two days. He was later found dead in his room. According to reports, there were blood stains in his nose and …
Read More »Lance Corporal Awal to be buried today
Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, one of the Kasoa Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) policemen, killed while on duty on Wednesday at Kasoa Budumburam, is said to be buried Friday, August 30, 2019 at Abuakwa in the Ashanti region. In a statement signed by Sergeant Daniel K. Ahadzie of the …
Read More »BECE: WAEC releases 2019 results, withholds 2,497 results
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that the results of 19 BECE candidates have been cancelled for using mobile phones in the examination hall. Also, the subject results of 173 candidates have been cancelled for sending foreign materials into the examination hall. “2,497 subject results have been withheld pending …
Read More »Zoomlion and MOH Ends Nationwide Mosquito Control Training In Eastern Region
The vector control unit of Zoomlion Ghana limited and the Ministry of Health have concluded its nationwide mosquito control training exercise in all regions to equip its operatives across the country on modern ways of undertaking effective larval source management. The last session which was organized in Koforidua, the eastern …
Read More »Sentence cop killers to death – Security analyst
Security analyst Adib Sani has called for stiffer punishment for persons who kill police officers on duty. Sani who was speaking to Starr News in the wake of the gruesome murder of two police officers by suspected armed robbers at Aplaku, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central Region said …
Read More »We are not importing new uniforms for JHS – GES
The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has debunked reports that it is importing new school uniforms for students in the Junior High School (JHS). Casandra Twum Ampofo, PRO of the Service reacting to reports from the Textile Workers, said such claims are baseless and have no merit whatsoever. …
Read More »Police detail how 2 uniformed officers were killed by armed robbers
The Ghana Police Service has detailed how two of its officers were gruesomely killed in broad daylight my armed robbers at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region. According to a situational police report sighted by MyNewsGh.com, at about 1pm on Wednesday August 28, 2019 the police administration received information that …
Read More »Wanted: Police release photo of Eric Kojo Duah, Buduburam cops killing suspect
The Ghana Police Service has released the photograph of Eric Kojo Duah, the main suspect in the killing of two police officers at Gomoa Buduburam near Kasoa in the Central Region on Wednesday. The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has placed a GH¢10,000 bounty on the head …
Read More »WAEC yet to release 2019 BECE results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it is yet to release the results for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates. A message from the council said it “would duly make an announcement when the results are released”. It, therefore, asked the public to ignore messages …
Read More »Five police officers killed in last 30 days
Family of slain police officer, Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, wants his body released for speedy burial in accordance with Islamic customs. They believe his death is an act of God, hence the need to commit his soul to Allah. Brother of the deceased, Sawaba Musa, revealed this on Adom FM’s …
Read More »Family of slain policeman wants body for burial
Family of slain police officer, Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, wants his body released for speedy burial in accordance with Islamic customs. They believe his death is an act of God, hence the need to commit his soul to Allah. Brother of the deceased, Sawaba Musa, revealed this on Adom FM’s …
Read More »IGP places GH¢10,000 bounty on cops’ killer
The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has placed a GH¢10,000 bounty on the head of Eric Kojo Duah, who is alleged to be the main suspect involved in the killing of two policemen. The police yesterday afternoon arrested three other suspects — Ibrahim Zakaria, Isaac Amissah …
Read More »It’s Madness To Import New GES Uniform – Textile Workers
The Textiles Workers Union has raised concerns over the alleged importation of the new uniforms introduced by the Ghana Education Service (GES). They say the move makes no sense at all. The new uniform, which was introduced in April this year, was met with criticism as some said it was …
Read More »How a father slept with his four daughters in 10 years – 27-year-old recounts experience
A 27-year-old lady has recounted a sad story of how her father broke her virginity and that of her three younger sisters, one being a cripple. According to her, the act of incest began immediately after she completed Junior High School and has remained the case for the past 10 …
Read More »Two jailed for mining in Desiri Forest Reserve
The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced two illegal miners caught prospecting for gold in the Desiri Forest Reserve to three years imprisonment each. The court also confiscated four motorbikes used by 42-year-old Kwabena Yeboah and his 41-year-old accomplice, Akwasi Yeboah in the illegal activity. The duo were arrested by a …
Read More »Woman, 27, found dead in lover’s room
A 27-year-old woman, who was in search of accommodation, has reportedly been found dead in her boyfriend’s room in Accra. According to her brother, James Boafo, who confirmed the incident to Adom News, it is unclear what triggered the death of his sister after she left their house in Tema …
Read More »Two police officers shot dead by robbers at Kasoa
Two police officers have been shot dead by suspected armed robbers at Aplaku Kasoa in the Central region Wednesday afternoon. The officers, with the Kasoa divisional command, were engaged in a gun battle with the suspected robbers after they gave them a chase upon a tip off. One of the …
Read More »Scam police recruiters remanded
The two men nabbed by police operatives for allegedly engaging in a recruitment scam into the police service have pleaded not guilty to three counts of defrauding by false pretence. Bernard Kwesi Amanor-Wayo, 47, and Emmanuel Sackey, 55, were arrested on August 23, 2019 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in …
Read More »Seven suspected Chinese illegal miners arrested
Seven Chinese nationals suspected of mining illegally in the Western region have been arrested. The Operation Vanguard team picked up the seven in a day-long patrol conducted Monday in the general area of Aniamote in the Wassa Akropong District. Li Jiaming, 45, Qin Weida, 45, Yang Rong, 37, Lixu Rong, …
Read More »Father, 33, allegedly kills baby hours after birth
A 33-year-old man has been arrested by the Police in Akatsi at a village called Bekpo located in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region for allegedly killing a baby girl hours after she was given birth to, by his wife. Amidu Ibrahim was arrested after the wife and …
Read More »Boy found hanged at Suame Market
A young man believed to be in his 20s has been allegedly killed at Suame Market in the Suame Municipality. The boy was found hanged with school cardigan trouser behind a corn mill wooden structure at the market. He was allegedly beaten and butchered before being hanged by his attackers. …
Read More »Uniformed policeman arrested for leading a 3-man robbery gang
A uniformed policeman was on Thursday, August 26, 2019 arrested by police at Esaase-Manhyia near Ahwerewa near Nkawie in the Ashanti Region for leading a 3-man robbery gang. Lance Corporal Evans Ahenkan of Court Unit with service number 46788 with two of his accomplices were said to have been arrested …
Read More »GHS outlines immunisation schedule against polio
Children between zero and 59 months old living in six districts of the country will from September 4 to 7, this year, be vaccinated against polio. The areas to be covered are Chereponi, Bumkurugu, Gushegu, Saboba, Tamale and Sagnarigu. The exercise, Round Zero of Three Rounds of Polio Immunisation, is …
Read More »Rotation nurses and Midwives to withdraw services over non-payment of salaries
The Coalition of Rotation Nurses and Midwives has given government and other stakeholders in the health sector a one-month ultimatum to address salary issues confronting members or risk a complete withdrawal of service by members of the association. The coalition claim its members have not been paid since April 2019. …
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