Some future leaders of the country in a farming community of Nsesereso near Dormaa Ahenkro through no fault of theirs cannot study under a convenient and congenial environment. These leaders of tomorrow, some of who could be Presidents, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Medical Doctors, Teachers, Chiefs, Businessmen and women and …
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Farmer allegedly commits suicide in police cells at Duakwa
Mr Kobena Fii Kwao, a 60-year-old farmer in the early hours of last Thursday, allegedly committed suicide by hanging in Agona Duakwa Police cells after he reported himself to the Police for killing his wife, Madam Abena Asabea. According to Mr Joe Buabeng, a family spokesperson, the deceased reported the …
Read More »Rainstorm ruins clinic, houses and injures three children in the Savannah Region
A heavy downpour has ripped off the roofs of parts of the Kalba clinic in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region. The incident occurred on Saturday, March 19, 2022. The impact of the rain which battered the community, also rendered several residents homeless and injured three children in the …
Read More »Police arrest 12 commercial sex workers in Ho
The Volta Regional Police Command have arrested some twelve female commercial sex workers in the regional capital Ho. The ladies, 20 to 35 of age, were arrested on Saturday, 19 March, 2022 at a popular drinking spot near the Ho Technical University (HTU). Ho in recent times is flagged with …
Read More »5-year-old missing child found in Walewale, suspect arrested
The West Mamprusi Municipal Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old young man for allegedly abducting a 5-year-old schoolgirl who had gone missing on the 21st of February 2022 in Walewale. The disappearance of the child had caused fear and panic as parents were threatened to stop their wards from attending …
Read More »Walewale youth beat up suspected armed robbers, suspects on admission
Two suspected armed robbers have been admitted at the Walewale Government Hospital in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region after they were attacked by some youth in an attempt to snatch a motorbike and mobile phones at the Walewale Market square. The incident happened at about 3 …
Read More »VIDEO: Woman attacked in daylight robbery at Adentan
Two men have been captured on CCTV camera attacking a woman at gunpoint in a broad daylight robbery. The incident is said to happened at a location called Adenta SSNIT FLAT on Sunday, March 20, 2022. In the video which has gone viral on social media, a man wearing an …
Read More »Rainstorm rip off roof of health center in Kalba, authorities call for urgent support
Authorities of the St. Joseph Health Centre in Kalba, in the Savannah Region, are appealing for support to reopen the facility after it was closed down following a rainstorm that hit the community on Saturday, March 19. The health centre in Kalba in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District was closed down after …
Read More »How people are financing themselves in this era of COVID-19
Table of Contents How people are financing themselves in this era of COVID-19 What are some solutions many people have relied on for cash? Bonus How people are financing themselves in this era of COVID-19 Cash is essential in our daily lives. We live in a world where money …
Read More »Bawumia opens Ghana’s first Islamic Nursing Training College
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday, 19 March 2022 joined leadership of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa, from Ghana and Nigeria, at Aplaku, Accra, to open Ghana’s first Islamic Nursing Training College. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Bawumia said despite the existence of over 90 public nursing training colleges …
Read More »Court fines Nigerian for attempting to acquire Ghana Card in Tamale
The Tamale District Magistrate Court has convicted Doris Okeke, a 37-year-old Nigerian, for attempting to acquire Ghana Card using a false identity. Magistrate Amadu Issifu fined her 200 penalty units, the equivalent of GHc2,400 or in default serve 18 months in jail. She paid the fine to avoid a jail …
Read More »VIDEO: Footage of armed robbery incident at Adenta SSNIT flats emerges
A group of armed men have been captured on CCTV camera attacking a young woman and making away with her belongings. Footage of the incident which was shared on the social media handle of TV presenter, Giovani Caleb, shows a woman suddenly fleeing from the robbers. In what would be a …
Read More »Akufo-Addo did not think deeply before introducing Free SHS – Educationist
Professor Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako an educationist says the Nana Akufo-Addo led government did not think deeply before introducing the Free Senior High School policy. Speaking at the 63rd Anniversary, Speech and Prize Giving Day Celebration at the Agona Swedru Secondary School he said, the Free Senior High School policy should …
Read More »Avoid Corporal Punishment For Your Own Good – Education Director Warns
The Municipal Director for Asokore-Mampong Education Directorate in the Ashanti Region, Dr. William Kwame Amankra Appiah has called on teachers across the nation to avoid corporal punishment, because it does not help in our current system of education. The new Director who replaced Hajia Katumi Natogmah Attah made this comment …
Read More »Husband shoots wife to death over ‘divorce threats’
A man fatally shot and killed his 44-year-old wife when she threatened to divorce him. 64-year-old Kwaku Obeng, aka Joseph Monney, opened fire on the deceased, Sophia Akosua Boatemaa after she made that pronouncement during an altercation at their Anyimi home last Thursday evening, witnesses told dailymailgh.com. Officers from the …
Read More »Don’t ever abolish nurse trainee allowances – GRNMA President
The National President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, says the government should not heed to any calls demanding the cancellation of nurse trainee allowances. “I will not subscribe to any government abolishing the trainee allowance,” she insisted in an interview with TV3‘s Daniel …
Read More »Parents, PTA executives call for renovation of eighty year old Basic School
Committee members and residents of Edwinase in the Ejisu Municipality have called for the renovation of their eighty-year-old Basic School which has now become a death trap. According to the residents in the Ashanti region, school pupils are compelled to run home to save their lives whenever it is about …
Read More »VIDEO: Ken Agyapong pays US$145,000 for repairs of KATH cancer machine
Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has paid an amount of US$145,000 for the importation of parts of a crucial cancer treatment machine at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH. He issued the checque during the week on Net 2 TV when some of the medics who work at …
Read More »29 year-old driver sentenced 10 years for defilement
A 29-year-old driver who impregnated a 15-year-old girl at La Wireless in Accra, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Justice Shamo Abbey, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty. He also denied being responsible for the pregnancy. A DNA test conducted, however, revealed that he …
Read More »Violent rainstorm rips classrooms at Kwabeng Anglican SHS
Three classrooms of Anglican Senior High Technical School in Akyem Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern region have been ripped off by a violent rainstorm recorded in the community Friday March 18,2022. The incident occurred at about 6:10pm. According to Agnes Minta, the Assistant Headmaster in Charge …
Read More »Hunter 45, shoots himself at Awutu Bonsoku
A 45-year-old hunter, Isaac Bentum, has died instantly after mistakenly shooting himself to death at Awutu Bonsoku a Community within the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. The sad incident happened Thursday, March 17, 2022, evening around 5:30 PM. According to ASP Kingsley Asante, District Police Commander of …
Read More »Only 4 MRI machines active – Health Minister
The Minister of Health has confirmed that Ghana has only four active Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines stationed in selected Government Hospitals. According to the Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu four (4) out of the seven (7) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Machines in major hospitals across the country are functional. The Minister in his …
Read More »UG: Student proposes amendment of SRC constitution to deny executive officers voting right at GA
A final year student of the University of Ghana, Felix Tawiah Ayittah has proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the Students’ Representative Council (UG SRC). Felix Tawiah Ayittah is on a quest to secure a declaration from the SRC Judicial Board which will deny executive officers their voting right …
Read More »Teenage ‘preacher’ jailed 7 years for defilement
A Cape Court Circuit ‘1’on Friday, March 18, 2022, has sentenced a 19-year-old Prophet to seven years imprisonment, for defiling a 13-year-old girl Junior High School pupil at Assin Breku, in the Assin North District of the Central Region. The convict, Gideon Adarkwa, a prophet at True Faith Church, pleaded …
Read More »Squatters on Tema General Hospital premises endanger staff, patients
Squatters have invaded the premises of the Tema General Hospital, posing danger to residing medical staff and patients at the facility. There have been several reports of robbery attacks on the hospital premises, which the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) believed were linked to the squatters; Mr Yohane Amarh Ashitey, the …
Read More »VIDEO: Man fined GH₵1,200 for careless driving on Suhum interchange
A driver has been convicted for dangerous, careless and inconsiderate driving on the Accra- Kumasi highway (N6) at the Suhum interchange approach. The convict was arrested on Tuesday, 15th March 2022, for dangerous, careless and inconsiderate driving, failing to comply with road traffic sign to wit ‘road marking’, and was …
Read More »Woman jailed 2 and half years for stealing baby at Kumasi South Hospital
The Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced 21-year-old Priscilla Appiah to two (2) and half years in prison with hard labour for conspiring with her mother to steal a newborn baby at the Kumasi South Hospital in June 2019. The court last year sentenced her mother, 45-year-old Theresah Asamoah, to six …
Read More »Offinso: 27-year-old pregnant girlfriend of money ritualist arrested; coffin full of blood retrieved
A 27-year-old suspected ritualist has taken to his heels after a coffin full of blood was retrieved from his room in Mperhin, a suburb of Offinso in the Offinso South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Kwasi is said to be a known ritualist in the area who demand …
Read More »VIDEO: Driver convicted for dangerous, careless driving on Accra- Kumasi highway
A driver identified as Kwame Owusu has been convicted for dangerous, careless, and inconsiderate driving on the Accra- Kumasi highway (N6) at Suhum inter-change approach. The convict was arrested on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, after failing to comply with road traffic regulations. The accused who was driving a white Volvo …
Read More »Torrential rain rips off roof of Bekwai SHS
Torrential rains in Bekwai in the Ashanti Region have ripped off the roof of some schools in the area. The rains, which lasted for hours on Thursday, 17 March 2022, caused an interruption in power supply, leaving the town in darkness. The roof of some classrooms at the Bekwai Senior …
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