A 24-year-old man, identified as Abubakar Sadique, who is parading himself about as a military officer has been arrested by some Military personnel on duty at the VRA Hospital checkpoint at Akosombo, in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. The suspect was arrested by two military officers namely; Sergeant …
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Checklist for when you might be ready for sex
Before starting a new relationship with your partner, think of the great ways to set an excellent scene for some lovey-dovey moments. Probably you’ve been with your partner for a long time and still find yourself trying to make the relationship feel new with some sensual touches for the bedroom …
Read More »GES interdicts JSS teacher in Tamale for sexual assault
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted a Junior High School teacher for sexually assaulting a form three female pupil of Dekpema M/A Junior High School in Tamale in the Northern region. Imoro Eliasu is currently under investigation for sexual assault by the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) …
Read More »UEW: Prof Avoke’s first speech after he was reinstated as Vice-Chancellor
Professor Mawutor Avoke, who has just been reinstated as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), says his focus will be on peace of the university, reconciliation and unity. He pledged to work with the University Council to help address outstanding issues. “I don’t want to over-rehash …
Read More »Tokuroano St Francis Anglican JHS calls for help
The lack of classroom infrastructure at the St. Francis Anglican Junior High School (JHS) at Tokuroano in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region has led to pupils making use of palm frond sheds instead of a classroom. The pupils and teachers have used the palm fronds structure as …
Read More »Mentally challenged man killed at Asokwa
A mentally challenged man, whose name was only given as Ishmael, has allegedly been shot dead by some unknown persons at Fabi Junction in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, believed to be in his 30s was found dead on Sunday, 6 February 2022. Confirming the incident …
Read More »Suspected thief shot dead at Asokwa Fabi
Information available to this portal indicates that a suspected thief has been gunned down at Fabi in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The suspect was found dead in a pool of blood Sunday, February 6, 2022. Thomas Agyare, the Assembly Member of the electoral area, confirming the incident …
Read More »Car Kills KNUST Student
A Second-year Optometry student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi has been killed by a speeding vehicle. Emmanuelle Afia Ayetey, 26, was standing by the roadside with four other people at Ayeduase, near KNUST, when the vehicle hit a gutter pillar, somersaulted and hit …
Read More »Exhibit genuine sense of reconciliation as you return – UEW Council Chair to Avoke
The Council of the University of Education Winneba has reinstated Professor Mawutor Avoke as Vice-chancellor of the University following the judgment of the High Court. The Council had earlier said it will respect the judgment of the court in full. The chairman of the University’s council in a personal note …
Read More »Sekondi-Takoradi MCE could spend 3 years in jail if found guilty – Lawyer
Private legal practitioner, lawyer Kofi Bekai has explained that if found guilty, the suspended Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Abdul-Mumin Issah could be jailed for three maximum years. Speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem, the lawyer said the MCE’s behaviour amounts to a misdemeanour, and the maximum years stated in the law …
Read More »Prof. Avoke: Effutu MUSEC orders police protection for reinstated VC of UEW
Prof. Mawutor Avoke will be given police protection as he takes charge as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education in Winneba, according to the Effutu Municipal Security Council (MUSEC). This was contained in a communique sighted by dailymailgh.com and addressed to the Police Commander at the Winneba Division in the …
Read More »Fake military officer arrested for alleged extortion
The Central Command Headquarters of the Ghana Army has arrested a 38-year-old man for posing as a military commander and allegedly extorting monies from illegal miners at Amansie West Africa. The suspect, identified as Jonas Afriyie Poku is “a physically challenged lotto agent from Pokukrom” in the Ashanti Region. The …
Read More »KATH doctors call off strike less than 24 hours
Members of the Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) are returning to work barely 24 hours after activating their intended strike action. The Association had proceeded on strike after citing failure on the part of management and government to provide a “clear concise payment schedule” on their financial demands. The doctors …
Read More »77-Year-Old man killed by unknown assailants
A 77-year-old man was on Tuesday, February 2, 2022 allegedly murdered by unknown assailants at Miosto in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region. The deceased, Mr Daniel Akwetey Awulley, was found in his bedroom with gunshot wounds in his chest and thigh. The body has since been deposited …
Read More »KNUST fresher crushed to dead by a car near campus
A first-year student at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is believed to be dead after a private vehicle struck a number of students in Ayeduase, close to the KNUST campus. According to witnesses, the female student was unresponsive following the incident involving the black saloon car with …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: Pupils of Aidoosuazo JHS study in dilapidated structure
The Chief and people of Aidoosuazo in the northern part of Ellembelle District in the Western Region, have appealed to government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to construct new classroom blocks to replace their existing dilapidated Junior High School structure for effective teaching and learning. Aidoosuazo D/A Junior High School was …
Read More »Woman Kills Husband
A woman has been arrested by the police after she allegedly poured salt-laced boiling water on her husband at Accra Newtown, leading to his death a few days later. A picture of him before his death at the hospital showed a large part of his body with severe burns. The …
Read More »KATH doctors embark on strike
Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have laid down their tools with immediate effect over non-payment of their car maintenance allowance and 13th month allowance. The strike action follows the failure of the hospital’s management and the Ministry of Health to settle the allowances which were part of …
Read More »Chinese man, skidder driver fined GH¢1,200 each over reckless carting of log at Ejisu
A Magistrate Court at Effiduase in the Ashanti Region has convicted two persons in connection with the dangerous transportation of a timber log in the Ejisu town. The owner of the Histon Wood Processing Company, a Chinese National only known as Sunny, and the driver of the skidder which transported …
Read More »GES interdicts teacher of Dekpema JHS for defiling student
Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Mr. Imoro Eliasu a Junior High School teacher for sexually assaulting a third-year female student of the Dekpema M/A Junior High School in Tamale in the Northern region. Mr. Imoro who is currently being investigated for indecent assault by the DOVVSU has been granted …
Read More »Police arrest gang leader in Nima violence
One of the leaders in the gang violence that erupted in Nima last month has been arrested by the police. Violence erupted on the streets of Nima and its environs in Accra on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The incident that had machete-wielding young men take over the streets in a …
Read More »GES interdicts teacher of Dekpema JHS for defiling student
Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Mr. Imoro Eliasu a Junior High School teacher for sexually assaulting a third year female student of the Dekpema M/A Junior High School in Tamale in the Northern region. Mr. Imoro who is currently being investigated for indecent Assault by the DOVVSU has been …
Read More »V/R: Police arrest 17 suspected narcotics dealers
The Volta Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has picked up 17 persons suspected to be dealing in narcotics in separate operations conducted across the region. Thirteen (13) of the suspects were on February 3, 2022 round-up in an hour operation at Juapong upon intelligence. Quantities of dried leaves …
Read More »Two 70-year-olds arrested for manufacturing weapons for criminals
The Police in the Eastern Region have arrested two septuagenarians believed to be involved in the manufacture and sale of locally made pistols to criminals. The two, Richard Kwame Asare, 76, and Kojo Tetteh, 74, are both professional blacksmiths and residents of Pakro near Adawso in the Akuapem North Municipality …
Read More »E/R: Man, 28, jailed 15 years for defiling girl, 12
The Koforidua Circuit Court,”A” presided by Her Honour Marrian Affoh has convicted a 28-year-old tricycle rider to 15-years imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old girl at Akyem Osiem in the Eastern Region. The prosecutor Chief Inspector Solomon Keelson told the court that, the convict, Carley Amankwaa, is a tricycle rider at …
Read More »UEW welcomes Avoke, 5 others back to work
The University of Education, Winneba, has officially declared its readiness to immediately reinstate the former Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Mawutor Avoke and five other former staff members in compliance with a High Court ruling. “We are complying with the orders of the Court. The court says they should …
Read More »UTAG strike: UCC likely to shutdown over 21-day rule
University-of-Cape-Coast The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is likely to shut down next week after 21 days of non-academic activity due to the industrial action by the UniversityTeachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). This is in accordance with the Acts and Statutes governing the University, which states that the governing council …
Read More »Prampram: 77-year-old man shot dead in his room by unknown assailants
A 77-year-old man, Daniel Akwetey Awulley, has been shot dead by unknown assailants in his room at Miotso in Ningo-Prampram District in the early hours of Wednesday. Chief Inspector Stella Dede Dzakpasu, the Public Relations Officer, Tema Police Regional Command, confirming the incident to the Ghana News Agency, said the …
Read More »Volta Region: 80 acres of cannabis farm burnt down; pregnant woman, others arrested
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) discovered and destroyed large cannabis cultivation (wee farm) at Liati Dafonu in the Volta Region’s Afadjato South District. A team of 70 officers from NACOC, Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), National Investigation Bureau (NIB), and Hohoe Divisional Police Command stormed the plantation around 7 a.m. Thursday …
Read More »Fake Takoradi pregnant woman exposed again
Medical Superintendent of the Takoradi Hospital Dr. George Peprah has told the Takoradi Circuit Court A that Josephine Panyin Mensah – at the centre of alleged fake pregnancy and kidnapping claims – did not attend hospital for ante-natal care. According to him, Josephine Panyin Mensah rather visited the hospital …
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