Komenda Police Command has arrested a couple and a 70-year-old grandfather for burying their two years old autistic child alive at Dutch Komenda in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipality of the Central Region. Owing to the medical condition of the child, a spiritualist convinced the couple, Abas Sualihu, 37 …
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Garden City University College inducts 1,996 fresh students
The Garden City University College at Kenyase in the Kwabre East in the Ashanti region has inducted 1,996 fresh students for the 2021/22 academic year into the university. The students, including foreign nationals, are to pursue diplomas, degrees and masters programmes in nursing, business and communication. The matriculation ceremony was held …
Read More »Free TVET kicks off in April
The Education Ministry has announced that the Free Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative introduced by the Government will start this academic year. According to the Free Senior High School (FSHS) Coordinator, the Ministry, Mr William Darkwah, all qualified candidates who chose to pursue TVET at any government-approved …
Read More »2-year-old autistic child buried alive
A two-year-old boy with autism was buried alive by his grandfather last Friday. The incident that ensued at Dutch Komenda in the Central Region has shocked the community. Due to the boy’s condition, his 70-year-old grandfather considered him a spirit child and buried him at the shores of the coastal …
Read More »This Osu nursery school was training pupils how to iron, other home skills in the 90’s
Life skills has always been part of Ghana’s educational curricula for basic schools particularly. Over time, basic schools have allocated periods for students to learn basic vocational and life skills that will help them in their various homes and life in general. It appears this was inculcated in children even …
Read More »70-year-old man arrested for burying autistic grandson alive
The parents and grandfather of a two-year-old are in the grips of the Elmina Police for allegedly burying the boy alive. As reported by Myjoyonline, the 2-year-old who is said to be autistic was buried alive at the shores of the Dutch Komenda sea in an incident that has left …
Read More »Nursing mother declared wanted for abandoning baby over unpaid bills
A 32-year old nursing mother, Irene Osei Acheampong has been declared wanted by the Koforidua-Effiduase Police in the New Jauaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region for allegedly abandoning her weeks-old baby boy for inability to settle the medical bills after delivery. The suspect, a resident at Asokore-Dabi Asem, reportedly …
Read More »There’re several options for universities to generate revenue — UPSA Professor
A Professor at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), John Mawutor, has said public universities in Ghana have several ways to generate revenue in order to manage their own affairs. He said this on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday March 26 in relation to the decision by the …
Read More »26-year-old welder arrested for stealing laptops and other valuables
A 26-year-old welder, Ibrahim Achulo Jacob, has been arrested for robbing a worker of the Ghana Highway Authority at Damongo in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. The incident reportedly occurred on March 7, 2022, at about 5:00am. The victim at the time woke up and realised his …
Read More »Odumase police raid notorious ghettos, 17 arrested
The Odumase District Police Command of the Ghana Police Service in the Eastern Region on Friday arrested 17 suspected criminals at different ghettos in various suburbs of the District. The swoop was undertaken at Odumase and Atua by the security agency during the day as part of efforts to clamp …
Read More »Thieves burgle Apostolic Church, steal musical instruments
Thieves have reportedly broken into a local branch of the Apostolic Church and have made away with some musical instruments belonging to the church. The thieves according to a report by Daily Guide sighted by GhanaWeb, broke into the auditorium of Asenma Akuapem Apostolic Church and stole an amplifier, mixer …
Read More »MoMo agent shot by gunmen in Sawla
A Mobile Money vendor in Sawla, Abdul Razak, has been shot by unknown gun men in the late hours of Saturday March 26. The suspects allegedly bolted with huge sums of money belonging to the victim. According to some eye witnesses, the alleged robbers used a motorbike to execute their …
Read More »Free SHS policy producing quantity, not quality – Prof Addae Mensah
Prof. Ivan Addae Mensah, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, has added his voice to those calling on the government of Ghana to review its flagship free SHS policy. According to him, since the introduction of the policy by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government, it has only produced …
Read More »2021/22 SHS placement: 367,811 candidates successfully placed — MoE
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that the 2021/2022 Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSsPs) into Senior High Schools (SHS)/Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes will be released on Saturday, March 26, 2022. This is contained in a press release …
Read More »Pastor jailed 8 years for defiling 15-year-old church member
A 36-year-old pastor will spend the next eight years in prison away from his pregnant wife after he was found guilty of defiling a 15-year-old junior high school student of the Nuaso Presby Junior School 1. Nii Kwartei on Wednesday, 23rd March, 2022 lured the victim into a guest house …
Read More »Education Ministry releases 2021/2022 SHS placements today
The Ministry of Education has announced that the 2021/2022 Computerized School Selection and Placement Systems (CSSPS) for students into Senior High Schools (SHS) will be publicized today, Saturday, March 26. According to the Ministry, 367, 811 candidates out of the 555,353 who qualified for the placement have been placed automatically …
Read More »Man, 32, nearly lynched for stealing over 20 goats at Mankessim
A 32-year-old man has been beaten to a pulp for stealing over twenty goats at Anokyi, a suburb of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The suspect is said to have been caught stealing around 1:00 am Thursday, March 24, 2022 after residents while sleeping heard numerous …
Read More »Carpenter sentenced to 20-years imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old girl
A 48-year-old carpenter, Sampson Dei, has been sentenced to 20-years imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old girl with a special condition at Peki-Blengo in the Volta Region. According to the prosecutor of the case, Inspector Henry Doku, Sampson Dei was caught committing the crime on Sunday, March 20, 2022 by the …
Read More »10 remanded in connection with small scale mining gang clash in Tarkwa
Ten people have been remanded into police custody by the Tarkwa Circuit court in connection with the clash that happened between two small-scale mining gangs on Wednesday evening. The incident that happened around the Bonsa toll booth near Tarkwa left one person known as Alhassan dead while four others were …
Read More »Wa: Suspected gunman who allegedly killed 2 persons remanded into police custody for second time
The Wa Magistrate Court, presided over by Maxwell Maxbrain Titiriku, has remanded, for the second time, 61-year-old suspected gunman, into police custody. Alhaji Yunusah Abdul Rahman on March 17, 2022, allegedly shot indiscriminately killing two, injuring three and destroying windscreens of an articulator truck on a busy street over a …
Read More »Young man shot dead for attempting to steal motorbike
A young man identified only as Mark and believed to be a thief, was gunned down last night, Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Bole in the Savannah Region for attempting to steal a motorbike. The deceased suspect, according to reports, attempted stealing the motorbike with some friends, who escaped arrest. …
Read More »Bawumia rallies support for Black Stars head of Nigeria encounter
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is rallying support for Ghana’s Senior National Football team, the Black Stars as they meet their arch-rivals the Nigerian Super Eagles in the World Cup qualifying play-off at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. He also assured the Black Stars of the nation’s maximum support …
Read More »Akufo-Addo urges doctors to accept postings to rural areas
President Akufo-Addo has described as distressing the refusal of some doctors to accept postings to rural and underserved communities. Addressing a Public Lecture to commemorate the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of the University of Ghana Medical School, the President urged student doctors to follow the footsteps of their forebears by accepting …
Read More »Clearing Agent jailed 15 months for fraud
Accra Circuit Court 10, presided over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah has sentenced one Christopher Adomey to 15 months imprisonment for defrauding by false pretences. Adomey was given the sentence after going through full trial of pleading not guilty to the charges of defrauding by false pretences and conspiracy to commit …
Read More »Teacher trainees cry over 4-months unpaid allowance
The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana is unhappy over delays in the release of their monthly allowances which have been in arrears for four months. According to the association, the arrears owed them fall between May and August, for the 2020/2021 academic year. In an interview with Citi News, the President …
Read More »VIDEO: Inside story of the man who allegedly hired robbers to attack his ‘father’
A recent viral video caused stirs on social media with reports that a young man had been arrested for contracting armed robbers to attack his own father. In one of the videos, 30-year-old Stephen Gyedu in what is seen as an interrogation, is heard admitting to the plot to rob …
Read More »VIDEO: Suspected car thieves nabbed after failed robbery attempt
Two suspected car thieves have been arrested at Awoshie Anyaa in the Greater Accra region after a failed robbery attempt. The suspects were arrested after they tried snatching a vehicle from an unknown individual at Anyaa. In a video sighted online, the suspected thieves stole the vehicle and removed the …
Read More »2 suspects arrested, arraigned before court for assaulting referees in Tamale
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly assaulting match officials last Sunday, March 20 at the Tamale Sports Stadium The Real Tamale United (RTU) had a one-one match game played against the Aduana Stars last Sunday The home supporters of the Real Tamale United who were …
Read More »Boy, 12, allegedly hangs himself at Opeikuma
A twelve-year-old boy has allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Opeikuma in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region. Report gathered indicates that the deceased known as Junior went missing after returning from school Wednesday evening. This prompted his parents and other family members who mounted a search …
Read More »KATH pumps GH₵30 million to revamps its operations
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has invested an amount of GH¢30 million to provide ultra-modern equipment and retool its entire operations. This has helped to revamp the operations of the hospital, the second-largest referral facility in the country built resilience in its quest to provide quality, affordable …
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