Teachers and pupils of the Mpintsin AME Zion Basic School in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region were left in a state of fear and trepidation on the morning of Tuesday, February 22 when they went to school. Sitting in the middle of the school’s compound was a small …

A video showing a Togolese priest torturing two Ghanaian women at his camp has sparked anger among authorities in the North East region. The two women from Sakogu in the East Mamprusi municipality were accused of being witches and forced to the camp to participate in a ritual test that …

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has announced the date for the resumption of academic activities. In a letter addressed to members of the university community, it noted that in line with the suspension of the UTAG strike, lectures and all academic activities will commence on Thursday February …

The Ministry of Roads and Highways Working Committee recently inaugurated for the protection of public roads, has caused the arrest of some builders and funeral organisers in Accra. According to the Chairman of the Committee, Dr Kaziyir Adam Bonaa, the suspects were arrested for engaging in various acts that amounted …

The Ketu South Municipality lost seven children to Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in 2021. The deaths caused by the life-threatening condition because of low weight for height or by the presence of nutritional oedema were the highest in the last three years. Records of in-patient management of SAM at the …

The various Student Representative Councils (SRCs) in the Ashanti region are demanding immediate action to halt the funding delays and food shortages affecting Senior High Schools (SHS) in the region. The student body made the call in its address to mark the opening of its 25th Congress and launching of …

The Ghana Police Service has foiled a robbery attack on a bullion van at the Industrial Area in Accra. The police in a short notification on its Facebook page stated that suspects involved in the botched robbery incident are being pursued by the Anti-Robbery unit of the police. The police …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced a short window of opportunity for the government to finally resolve its long-standing feud with it. This is coming on the back of the announcement by the teachers group that it had agreed to call off the strike. This was announced …

Nine Ghanaians are in the grips of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, for allegedly smuggling about 201 bags of Indian hemp (cannabis sativa) valued at N200m into Nigeria. Saharareporters.com indicates that the suspects, who are all fishermen, have been identified are Musa, Gasie, Adotete, …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has agreed to suspend their seven-week-old industrial action. This is to pave the way for a two-week negotiation with government to begin and conclude. The suspension is subject to the approval of UTAG members within a five-day period. The announcement was made via …

Rats and weed have taken over the newly constructed Yilo Krobo District Hospital in the Eastern Region. The 120-bed health facility, which was completed in January 2021 and handed over to the government, is yet to be put to its intended use. The facility, which lacks human resources, already has …

Two persons, who sprayed powered pepper into the eyes of a taxi driver in their bid to snatch his vehicle and rob him of money, have been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment each by an Accra Circuit Court. The complainant George Obeng whiles struggling with the convicts, bit the finger …

The Awutu Senya East Circuit Court has convicted a 43-year-old man, Suleman Osman to six months imprisonment for assaulting one Elvis Asansu, a staff of the Kasoa South District of the Electricity Company of Ghana in the Central Region. Prosecuting Officer, Chief Inspector Sylvester Agbezuden told the court that the …

Some 40 passengers travelling from Takoradi to Kumasi are stranded at the Anwiankwanta Police Station after the bus they were travelling on was attacked by armed robbers. According to a report by 3news.com sighted by GhanaWeb, the passengers were attacked by a gang of five armed robbers at around 3:30 …

A man believed to be in his early 40’s has been arrested for exhuming a queen mother’s corpse at Ekumfi Gyinankoma in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region over the weekend. The man by the name Kojo Essel who is from Agona Swedru with other suspects who are on …

The Deputy Director of Public Health at the Upper West Regional Health Directorate, Dr Richard Wodah-Seme has called on stakeholders to support the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to eradicate unsafe abortion in the region. The Deputy Director enumerated that between 2017 and 2021, the region recorded 1,750 incomplete unsafe abortions …

The students of the Savelugu Senior High School (SHS) in the Northern Region on Sunday, February 20, protested the quality of meals offered them by the authorities. The riot began after they accused school authorities of feeding them with expired milk and tin fish. The students also said the meals …

The leader of the other rival gang involved in the riots that occurred at Nima a few weeks ago, Ali Awudu alias Bombom has been arrested. Bombom was arrested at Aflao in the Volta region, through an intelligence-led operation. He had been on the run since the incident occurred. The …

The Ministry of Education has debunked claims by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) that it has embarked on a recruitment drive for head teachers to fill STEM schools across the country. According to the Ministry, the allegation is misrepresented fact and has created a wrong impression about interference …

A 65-year-old Akwasi Appau at Assin Ninkyiso, a suburb of Assin North District of the Central Region, is battling for his life after a drinking spot operator allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on him. He is said to have had a misunderstanding with the operator Wofa Yaw, popularly known as ‘Kofie …

Deputy Education Minister, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has refuted assertions by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) that the Ministry of Education, has advertised for recruitment of Headmasters for STEM Schools. In a statement expressing disappointment with the union, the Deputy Minister urged NAGRAT to verify its information on the …

A woman believed to be in her late 60s has been found dead with head decapitated , other parts of the body missing at Taabre in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region. The name  of the deceased is not immediately known as residents failed to identify her. …

Koforidua District Police command in Eastern Region has impounded a Toyota Camry and retrieved eighty-eight (88) compressed and parceled substance believed to be Marijuana. Two suspects Solomon Agomadzi ,27, and Bernard Favor ,28, who were aboard the vehicle have been arrested. Sources indicate that on February 18,2022 at about 1:00am …

A KG Pupil of Cape Coast Anglican Basic School (Phillip Quaicoo school) has been injured and hospitalized after a school building pillar collapsed on him during the school’s break time. The child was reportedly playing when the incident happened on Thursday February 17, 2022. With the help of the Teachers, …

Gunmen have shot and killed a community chief volunteer on the Kyenkyenkura stretch at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. Dabilnam Paknamwa was shot in the thigh bone which eventually ruptured the main blood vessel supplying blood to the lower part of the body. He was suspected to have died from …

 Police at the Abuakwa Division in the Ashanti Region have re-arrested the two inmates who escaped from the Akropong police cells last week, sources have told dailymailgh.com. The incident was reported on Tuesday, February 8, when an on-duty officer [name withheld], who was on a routine visit to the facility …

A 23-year-old mechanic has been arrested by police at Kpando in the Volta Region in relation to a hit and run incident that led to the death of a four-year-old. According to a Daily Guide report, the suspect on Friday, February 11, 2022, allegedly knocked down the deceased with a …

The Boachipe CHPS Compound has been shut down following an attack by a resident of the community Friday morning. The resident is alleged to have gone to the facility with a gun to shoot a staff of the facility. Information gathered by 3news.com indicates the man went ahead to fire …

Some suspected armed robbers have shot dead a 46-year-old man who’s a father of ten children at Kyekyekura a farming community in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region   The victim, Kwaku Gruma widely known as Coach, chairman and the leader  of a Watchdog committee in the community according to …

A 70-year-old man has reportedly committed suicide by jumping into a community well at Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa Municipality of the Eastern Region. The incident according to a classfmonline.com report occurred on the night of Thursday, February 17, 2022. The deceased identified as Kojo Owusu said to be a pensioner …