The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a team of experts to support Ghanaian health workers after Ghana confirmed two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease. The two cases were found in the Ashanti Region after preliminary tests done in the country on two patients came back positive.The two affected …

Senior High Schools hit by food shortages will receive supplies by Tuesday (July 12), authorities have announced. That’s according to the Education Ministry as it races against time to avert an imminent closure of second-cycle schools whose students have been affected by an ongoing strike by members of four teacher …

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbornu has blamed the government for the shortage of food in some Senior High Schools. Mr, Carbonu said the current centralized system that authorises only the National Buffer Stock to distribute food to Senior High Schools has largely contributed …

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has warned that Ghana stands at risk of invasion by some Boko Haram jailbreakers from Nigeria. These persons the security agencies warn may use approved and unapproved routes to enter Ghana in the coming days if proper checks and surveillance are not heightened. As a …

It has emerged that the woman found beheaded in a bush at Sehwi Bekwai is a mother-of-two identified as Matilda Nana Ama. Her headless body was found in the bushes along an uncompleted building by some contractors working on the house. A week after the gruesome discovery, she has been identified …

A Ghanaian woman with two children was discovered fatherless in what is thought to be ritual k!lling. Nana Ama, a 30-year-old Ghanaian mother, was discovered dead in a bush near Sehwi Bekwai in the Western North Region. She was discovered in an unfinished building in a bush without her head, …

An Accra Circuit has remanded a washing bay attendant into prison custody for allegedly robbing a shop. Jonas Abochivia pleaded not guilty to conspiring with one Nii Okai, to rob the shop at knifepoint. He was therefore ordered by the Court to return before it on July 21, 2022. Meanwhile, …

A total of 14 remand prisoners at the Sunyani Central Prisons in the Bono Region have been granted bail under the Justice for All Programme (JFAP). The JFAP was initiated by the Chief Justice in collaboration with the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice with POS Foundation as its facilitators to …

Family members of the two Togolese who were murdered by three persons suspected to be members of a fake gold and money syndicate busted by the Police at Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region, have expressed their disappointment in the Greater Accra Police …

The Education Ministry has downplayed concerns being raised about shortage of food items in secondary schools in parts of the country. Speaking on Eyewitness News, the Ministry’s PRO, Kwasi Kwarteng, said his ministry has “not had any such official complaint.” Despite reports indicating that certain schools currently lack key ingredients like …

Residents of Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region have been thrown into a state of shock following the death of an 11-year-old girl. The girl is reported to have hanged herself to death on Thursday, July 7, 2022, between 4 to 5 pm. According to a Citinewsroom.com report, the …

A 22-year-old man, Mawunya Francis has been arrested by the Awutu Bereku District Police Command while his accomplices are at large for killing an Okada Rider allegedly for rituals at Awutu Bontrase in the Central Region. Information gathered indicates that Mawunya and his friends hired Kwabena Ogyam, the rider from …

A 53-year-old pastor has been remanded into custody again following his lawyer’s failure to appear in court when he was brought from custody on Monday, July 4, 2022. Pastor John Amoah has been charged for defiling a 13-year-old student and getting her pregnant in the process. The Bolgatanga Circuit Court …

Police in the Upper East Region are reportedly pursuing a man who attacked one of their officers with a machete on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Zebilla. According to a dailyguidenetwork.com report, the assailant attacked the officer, butchered him and made off with an AK-47 rifle. “The officer was attacked …

Some parents have raised concerns over food shortages in some senior high schools across the country. In an SOS audio currently in circulation, some parents raised concerns over the quality of food served to their wards in the affected schools. The Parents Teacher Association Chairman of Mfantstpim, Minister Kwarteng, lamented …

The management of Ideal College says 23 of its students have been left injured after they were manhandled by land guards and police, supposedly coming from the counter-terrorism unit of the Ghana Police Service. According to the Public Relations Officer of the school, Naphtali Kyei Baffour, three of the students …

Two cases of Marburg Virus Disease, MVD, have been recorded in the Ashanti Region, the Ghana Health Service, GHS, has announced. According to a July 7, 2022 statement, samples were taken from the two infected persons after they met case definition for an Acute Haemorrhagic Fever. “Blood samples were sent …

Another terrible news has occurred in Ghana, as sighted by Ama Kodesh, beautiful nurse commits Suicide few days ago. This Was Made Known by a Social Media User, “Ama Kodesh” On the popular social media platform, Twitter and according to the post, she decided to take her life after she …

Pupils of Borae No. 2 in the Krachi Nchumuru district in the Oti region have been displaced after a heavy downpour. The rainstorm, which hit the community and its environs, ripped off the roofs of Borae Foundation Primary and Junior High School and Borae D/A Primary “A” School. A visit …

The strike action declared by four teacher unions has hit basic and second-cycle institutions in the Hohoe Municipality as classrooms remain closed. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Teachers Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana, (CCT-GH), announced …

A suspected armed robber has allegedly been killed by the man he was trying to rob at Abuakwa Asenemaso in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region . The yet to be identified robber according to eye witness struggled with his victim, Kofi Frimpong, for one hour before …

Members of the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG) have said they also deserve a 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in the wake of the harsh economic conditions just as teacher unions are demanding. The teacher unions have embarked on strike action following the government’s failure …

Some pupils in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale have appealed to government and striking teachers in the country to resolve their differences quickly to prevent a catastrophe in the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE. Already, performance in the BECE in the Region has been a major source of worry …

Learning was paralysed in public schools Tuesday after teachers proceeded with their planned strike across the country to demands for the payment of Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). When the OTEC FM News crew visited public schools in Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti Region, pupils turned their classrooms into playing grounds as while others were …

A visit to selected basic and second cycle schools in the Ashanti region by GBCNews showed a mixed reaction of the interested parties to the strike action declared by labour unions at the pre-tertiary educational level. While a greater majority of teachers were complying with the industrial action with only …

Tuesday’s rains came and went, leaving behind a trail of damage in most parts of Accra. The University of Ghana was not an exception as the Mensah Sarbah Hall is reported to have flooded. The flood was as a result of the overflowing of the gutters due to the heavy …

Some eight people have been arrested for suspected illegal chainsaw operations in the Tano Offin Forest reserve in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region. The suspects arrested for their illegal entry into the restricted forest reserve are Attah Abeka 30, Prince Abeka 16, Shaibu Frank 17, Nkrumah …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed Heads of Senior High Schools to mobilise their management teams to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students in schools. GES further directed heads of basic schools not to shut down their facilities, despite the ongoing strike by teachers. This comes after …

A 75-year-old woman has been found dead under mysterious circumstances at Okaikrom, near Afigyase District in the Ashanti Region. According to a Kessbenonline.com report, the elderly woman was found dead in her room with a rope around her neck. For some residents, the death of the old woman comes as …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union have effective today, Monday, June 4, 2021, commenced a nationwide strike action. The strike according to the leadership of the Teacher Unions, is a result of the …