The Ghana Education Service (GES) has shifted the reopening of school for third-year Senior High School (SHS) students from Monday, August 19 to Sunday, August 25, 2019. A statement issued on Friday and signed by the Director-General of the GES, Prof Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, said the new date was arrived …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has criticized the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama over his recent comments about the government’s flagship Free Senior High School policy. Speaking at the commissioning an ultra-modern Fertilizer Blending Factory at Asuboi in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region on …

A 35-year-old unemployed man, Mr Ebo Larry, has been arrested by officials of Power Distribution Services (PDS) at Tafo Mile 3, a suburb of Kumasi, for stealing power over the last two years. He allegedly reconnected his electricity mete after he was initially disconnected for owing electricity bills. Despite persistent …

Dear Mr Mahama, Your pretentious u-turn on President Akufo-Addo’s Free Senior High School implementation has been exposed by the affable and competent Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. You and your surrogates, since 2012, have caused for over forty advertisements to be made against President Akufo-Addo’s Free S.H.S …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed that all Senior High School (SHS) third-year students are to report to school on Monday, August 19, to begin the first term of the 2019-2020 Academic Year. The directive brings forward, the re-opening date initially set for September for the third-year students, the …

The General Overseer of Liberty Vineyard International Ministries, Rev. Edward Buabeng, and two others have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding over 100 people of various sums of money totalling over GH¢2 million. The 48-year-old pastor and his two accomplices, Wilfred Brown, a 55-year-old accountant, and one …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has for the second time suspended the GES-SIC insurance policy program for public school teachers across the country. It said the suspension is only temporary until the end of August when it will be lifted. In 2018, teachers in public basic and senior high schools …

The government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Health (MoH), has paid the final tranche of allowance to nurse trainees for the 2018/19 academic year.The ministry, in a statement, said each trainee nurse received GHS400 for 10 months in each academic year to support their academic and clinical works.In all, …

Government is to provide free WiFi (Internet) service in all tertiary and secondary schools across the country to aid teaching and learning. It is in fulfilment of the campaign pledge of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to pursue free WiFi for certain categories of educational institutions. “I’m happy to …

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has revealed that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will soon be scrapped from the country’s educational system. According to executive secretary of NaCCA, Dr Prince Hamid Armah, the popular examination has outlived its relevance. Speaking to Francis Abban on the Morning …

The families of the three Takoradi kidnapped girls say the greatest mistake they’ve made is not killing the Nigerian suspected kidnapper believed to be the brain behind the kidnapping of the girls when he was arrested. According to them, being law-abiding and handing him over to the police for prosecution …

The Obuasi District Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old unemployed who goes about posing as a military officer. Frederick Kulepe, wearing a military uniform, goes about extorting various sums of monies, thus defrauding mobile phone dealers at Obuasi and surrounding communities. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Martin Asenso, Obuasi District …

Details are emerging about the investigations conducted by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) into the saga involving the Takoradi missing girls. According to BNI sources, the outcome of the investigations paints a different picture from the recent revelations at the Takoradi house of the prime suspect, Samuel Udoetuk Wills, …

A combined team of police and Forestry Commission has arrested two illegal miners who have been operating in the Desiri Forest in the Mankraso District in the Ashanti Region. Kwabena Yeboah, 42 and his 41-year-old accomplice, Akwasi Yeboah were arrested in the process of mining for gold in Compartment 89  section …

The Governing Council of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, on the 3rd day of August, 2018, decided to honour the son of the soil, Kofi Abrefa Busia by naming the University after him. That decision, it must be reiterated, was taken by the Governing Council of the University …

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh has interdicted two Police officers in connection with a missing service rifle under their custody. The two officers are Superintendent Mr Edward Tetteh, the Abokobi/Ayimensah District Commander and C/Inspector Christopher Bekor, the Akporman Manna station officer. Additionally, the acting IGP has …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has applauded the decision by the Governing Council of the University of Energy and Natural Resources to name the outfit after Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, Prime Minister of the Government of the 2nd Republic. The decision was taken by Governing Council of the University on 3rd August, …

Although Mobile Money (MoMo) has resulted in financial inclusion of the poor and unbanked in developing economies, it has also become a target for fraudsters whose activities have led to the loss of money, stealing of passwords and even deaths of vendors. A former fraudster has come out to confess …

The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani, Bono Region, is to be named after the late Prime Minister of the Second Republic, Professor Kofi Abrefa Busia, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced.He made the announcement at the 4th Congregation of the University in Sunyani on Saturday, 10 …

A farmer, believed to be in his late 30s, is in the grip of the Agona Swedru Division of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly having sexual intercourse with his daughter. The suspect, Kofi Awuakye, lived with his 13-year-old daughter (name …

There is a saying that cleanliness is next to Godliness thus the significance of cleanliness and hygiene cannot be overlooked by any society. Every faith and civilisation stresses the importance of cleanliness. Historically, cleanliness has been considered one of the important factors by which to judge a civilisation or society’s …

A 59-year-old man believed to be an employee of NVTI has been shot dead by suspected robbers Saturday dawn. The suspects allegedly robbed him of his valuables at his private residence at Anaji Queen. The incident has thrown residents in the area in grief and fear as most are concerned …

The National Security has picked up six persons in Kumasi for allegedly dealing in illegal gold business. Operatives of the National Security, who had the necessary permits, made the arrests. The suspects, who were made up of four Indians and two Ghanaians, will be put before court soon. Currently, they …

The Electoral Commission (EC) says the about 24,000 Ghanaians cited for engaging in multiple registrations will be arraigned before district courts. The Director of Electoral Services at the Commission, Dr. Serebuor Quaicoe told Citi News that the cases were discovered in the ongoing audit of the limited voter registration exercise …

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has revealed that six of its Border Patrol Officers refused to accept a GHS25,000.00 bribe and arrested two trucks loaded with bags of smuggled fertilisers diverted from government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme in the Upper West Region to be sold in neighbouring …

The police has discredited claims that the place, where the fourth skeleton was recovered as part of investigations into the case of the missing Takoradi girls was a cemetery. On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, the team of forensic experts found the fourth remains, incidentally in the uncompleted building from where …

The Swift intervention of Night Police patrol team in Suhum Thursday dawn around 3:00 am foiled a robbery attack on a Shell Filling Station along the Suhum to Asamankese Road. The armed robbers numbering five, armed with chisel, hammer, cutter, knives first attacked the watchman on duty and held him …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), says it has commenced payment of all arrears of claims of healthcare providers for the year 2018. According to the NHIA, it expects to complete the payment by the end of August this year. Earlier, the Responsive Healthcare Service Providers Association of Ghana and …

The Ghana Education Service is set to transfer about 110 headteachers in the Ga West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region for taking unapproved fees. The headteachers reportedly did not obey the GES’ directive not to take monies from pupils as printing fees for their third term examination. All the …

An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday sentenced a footballer to nine years imprisonment for having anal sex with a six-year-old boy. Solomon Brown, 19, pleaded not guilty to sodomy but was found guilty after trial. The presiding judge, Mrs Rita Abrokwa Doko said though Brown denied the offence, the facts …