Teacher Kwadwo bemoans ill-treatment from GES Teacher Kwadwo ousted out of teaching profession Teacher Kwadwo promises to teach GES a lesson Michael Owusu Afriyie popularly known as ‘Teacher Kwadwo’ has publicly reacted to the withdrawal of his teaching license by the Ghana Education Service (GES). Teacher Kwadwo’s teaching profession has …
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Teacher Kwadwo sacked
Primary four students to undertake National Standard Test Education Minister impressed with organization of National Standard Test Teacher Kwadwo embarks on campaign against GES over unfair treatment of teachers Ghanaian comedian and professional teacher, Michael Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo, has confirmed being axed by the Ghana Education …
Read More »Court sentences two, remands fetish priest for stealing
The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a mason to eight years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing. It also sentenced another to a fine of GH¢2,400.00 for abetment of crime whilst the third, a fetish priest was also remanded for abetment of crime and dishonestly receiving. Meshack Akwasi Amoh, the …
Read More »Over 40 ABUSCO students suspended indefinitely over gangsterism
About 45 students of the Abuakwa State College(ABUSCO) in the Eastern Region have been suspended indefinitely by management of the school for allegedly engaging in gangsterism. They are alleged to have formed a group known as “Above the Law”. The form 2 Green track male boarding students of Akyem Asafo …
Read More »Fake John Mahama arrested over alleged fraud
NDC communicator arrested Gabriel Agah allegedly defrauds victim of GH¢150,000 Fake John Mahama case adjourned to January 5, 2022 The Police in the Ashanti region have arrested one Gabriel Agah for allegedly impersonating former President John Dramani Mahama, Asaase News has reported. According to the portal, Gabriel Agah who is a …
Read More »34-year-old teacher arrested for sodomizing 60-year-old man at Twifo Nyinase
A 34-year-old teacher at Twifo Nyinase Roman Catholic Basic School has been arrested for sodomizing a 60-year-old man. Alexander Akwasi Acquah, a class two teacher at Twifo Nyinase Roman Catholic Basic School in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region is reported to have engaged in anal sex with …
Read More »6 years SHS education in the offing – Adutwum
SHS system currently 3 years High schools in Ghana to be reduced from 13,000 to 2,500 – Dr. Adutwum 15 sites to be used for piloting Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has disclosed that the government will, from 2023, begin piloting a six-year Senior High School education system. The initiative is …
Read More »One killed, another injured in armed robbery attack at Awutu Senya
A 29-year-old man Emmanuel Gavor has been shot dead while another person has sustained a gunshot wound on the leg after armed robbers attacked them at Awutu Loye in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. The sad incident happened Tuesday, December 14, around 9:00 PM. Kojo Abbam …
Read More »Eight persons to testify in Takoradi silicon belly woman’s trial
Eight persons are set to testify in the case involving Josephine Paiyin Mensah, the Takoradi woman at the center of an alleged fake pregnancy and kidnapping brouhaha. The trial, slated for Tuesday January 6, 2022 would see three medical doctors, the husband and mother of the accused person, natives of …
Read More »20-year-old woman murdered by boyfriend over alleged infidelity
A 20-year-old woman has been murdered by a supposed boyfriend at Parkoso in the Asokore Mampong district in the Ashanti region. “Part of the head was smashed with cement block and marks of assault were seen all over the body. The body of deceased was conveyed and deposited at Komfo …
Read More »Suicide machine that kills users goes viral
A coffin-shaped capsule that allows occupants to kill themselves has passed legal review in Switzerland, according to its creators. The Sarco machine can be operated from the inside –conceivably just by blinking if the person suffers from locked-in syndrome – and works by reducing the oxygen level in the pod to …
Read More »Mankessim woman on the run after allegedly hacking husband to death
A woman who allegedly hacked her husband to death is on the run. Mankessim Police have since visited the scene of the incident and have launched investigations. A Joy FM report of Monday, December 14, 2021, said residents of a suburb of Mankessim have also joined the search for the …
Read More »PHOTOS: Man arrested for allegedly murdering woman at Parkoso
Police have arrested a man suspected of murdering a young woman at Parkoso close to Asokore Mampong in Kumasi. Scenes from his house indicated that he allegedly slashed her with a kitchen knife before smashing her head with a brick. The youth, who arrested him, say he had been inviting, …
Read More »Two brothers jailed 50 years for robbing Uber driver
Two persons who robbed an Uber driver of his techno mobile phone and cash of GHC600 after pulling out a pistol and cutlass on him, have been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment each by an Adentan Circuit Court. The two robbers wept uncontrollably after sentence. The robbers are said to …
Read More »Police kill two armed robbers at Sawla
One of two suspects killed by police identified as Yussif Bolii Police on manhunt for Sawla robbery gang Police collaborate with Sawla community to combat crime A shootout between the police and suspected armed robbers at Sawla in the Savannah Region has led to the death of two members of …
Read More »C/R: Woman who dumped baby in bush arrested
A 28-year-old mother from Abura Essikafouambantem in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District, Central Region, is in the grips of Police for abandoning her day-old baby in a bush. Gladys Mensah, the suspect, was arrested by the Assin South District Police moments after residents who found the baby reported their findings …
Read More »WAEC explains change of grades
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained that one of its platforms, ERESULTS.WAECGH.ORG, used for checking of results experienced a technical hitch last Friday, December 10, 2021 between 4.45 p.m. and 6.00p.m. A message posted on its website, explained that the hitch resulted in subjects which originally had Grade …
Read More »6 healthy benefits of chewing gum you probably didn’t know
We have all chewed gum at least once in a lifetime. Maybe it was during that time in school when you were mining for an IA or maybe after enjoying an afternoon Kenkey with grilled tilapia and onions. In whatever instances, most individuals prefer to keep a pack of mint …
Read More »Suspected robber shot dead at Tema, colleague on the run
The Police in Tema last Monday, December 6, 2021, shot dead one suspected armed robber, a statement issued by the service has disclosed. However, the other accomplice escaped during a shootout with the Golf City Police Motorbike Patrol team. The Police said it responded to a distress call about a …
Read More »Woman accused of killing boy, 6, for stealing fish from soup
The Amanfrom District Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old woman, identified as Madina Agyei, for allegedly killing her brother’s son. The sad incident occurred at Amanfom Official Town in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Daily Guide reports that the six-year-old boy was accused by the suspect …
Read More »Jailed fake pastor confesses his modus operandi
A 26-year-old fraudster, Samuel Boadu who pretended to be a prophet and defrauded his victims of huge sums of money has been jailed. Boadu was jailed for sixteen months for false pretense. Speaking to Crime Check Foundation’s Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng on the Foundation’s flagship programme, ‘Time With The Prisoner’, Boadu …
Read More »5 ways to stay in love with your partner
In every relationship, there comes a moment when the fire goes out a bit, and things start to feel very routine. Those butterflies can’t keep fluttering in your stomach forever, and those rose-colored glasses will really come off at some point. Of course, that doesn’t mean that you should end …
Read More »Two Achimota Forest robbers jailed 5years each
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced two unemployed persons who were terrorising commuters at the Achimota Forest area to five years imprisonment each for stealing. Shadrack Boakye, alias “Anopa,” age 23, vulcanizer and Jacob Sentikwa, alias Hitler, age 24, denied conspiring to commit the crime but they were found culpable …
Read More »Police gunned down one robber at Tema Golf City
The Police in Tela have gunned down one suspected armed robber in Tema, Golf City in Accra. This happened on Monday, December 6, a Police statement said on Thursday, December 9. Following a distress call about a robbery attack in the area, the statement said, a Police patrol team immediately …
Read More »Illegal miner given 15 years over robbery
The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old illegal small-scale miner to 15 years imprisonment for robbery at Betinko, near Nkawie, in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality. Alhassan Sammy was said to have attacked and robbed his victim together with other accomplices who are on the run, of his mobile …
Read More »Two arrested for conspiring to sell boy,16, for Ghc800k
The Akyem Oda District Police Command in Eastern Region has arrested two suspects for conspiring to sell a 16-year-old boy for Ghc800,000. The suspects are Kwaku Asare, 24, and Kwame Asante, 28. Starr News has gathered that the arrest was made through a collaboration between Police and an informant (name …
Read More »E/R: Armed robbers attack Prison Officer’s shop amidst gunshots
A gang of four armed robbers has attacked a shop at Forifori in Afram Plains South District in Eastern Region amidst indiscriminate gunshots. The robbery attack took place Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at about 9:30 pm. The robbers ordered customers caught up during the robbery to lie face down. They …
Read More »Pupils at Tokroanu plead for help as school building nears collapse
Pupils and Teachers at St. Francis Anglican M/A in the Krachi East Municipality of Oti Region are in danger due to the deplorable nature of the school’s structure. The JHS is housed in a dilapidated structure with no doors and window locks to safeguard the place after school hours. A …
Read More »E/R: Police arrest blacksmith for supplying firearms to armed robbers
The Donkorkrom Divisional Police Command have arrested a 46-year-old blacksmith, Philip Kpieladon, for his alleged involvement in the supply of firearms to armed robbers in the Afram Plains area. The suspect was arrested at Maame Krobo upon intelligence by police. Items retrieved include three (3) foreign-made pistols, two (2) locally …
Read More »Ejisu: Ex-police officer who allegedly shot his tenant over rent arrears remanded
The Ejisu Magistrate Court presided over by His Lordship K. B Frimpong has remanded an ex-police officer one week into police custody for allegedly shooting his tenant over rent arrears. The suspect is to return to court on December 13,2021 The 37 year old ex-police officer Prince Nyarko was arrested on …
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