Contractor of the newly built Kaira D/A school in the South Dayi district, which was locked up to allegedly wait for the presence of the District Chief Executive(DCE) to open, has been handed over to the district assembly. In an interview with TV3 on Tuesday, August 10, the DCE of …
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Potuguese businessman killed by negligence in Angola
A businessman of Portuguese nationality was fatally shot for negligence, on Thursday, August 12, in Talatona district, in Angola, by an agent of a private security company. The 55-year-old Portuguese, who was self-employed, in an activity not disclosed by the National Police, was hit with an AKM shot in the …
Read More »Teacher Kwadwo faces disciplinary committee again for fighting against the system
Ghanaian comedian and professional teacher, Michael Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo has given a vivid narration about what ensued between himself and Akrofuom District Education disciplinary committee over alleged professional misconduct. In a video sighted by sammykaymedia.com, Teacher Kwadwo revealed that there was some form of intimidation from …
Read More »V/R: NACOC, Police intercept 9,752 slabs of cannabis
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in collaboration with the Volta Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, has seized 9,752 slabs of cannabis, estimated to cost GH¢4.87 million. The banned products were intercepted in the regional capital, Ho, after a joint operation in the early hours of last Tuesday. The …
Read More »Alleged Bibiani wife-killer linked to another suspected murder
• Emmanuel Okyere Baffuor is alleged to have killed his wife • He is also linked with the death of a nursing student • Okyere Baffuor is currently wanted by police Emmanuel Okyere Baffuor, the man who allegedly murdered his wife Joyce Johnes Afi Jessica and escaped is suspected to …
Read More »Man on the run after stabbing friend to death at Teacher Mante
Residents and Police in Teacher Mante in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region are on a manhunt for a young man identified as Emmanuel Oko Bekoe for stabbing his friend multiple times to death. The suspect has gone into hiding after committing the heinous crime. Kasapa News has gathered …
Read More »I spend more on transportation than the GH¢1,500 I take as salary – Teacher Kwadwo to GES
Comedian cum Teacher Michael Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo has said that he will never be bothered should the Ghana Education Service (GES) sack him. According to him, he spends more even on providing basic needs for the school in which he teaches and therefore will not be …
Read More »Ghanaian students smashing academic numbers in the UK
• The buzz has not stopped with the twins who made headlines for their sterling performances in the UK A Level examinations • The Brampton Manor school has shared the news of some of these students of Ghanaian descent • They are heading to Cambridge University and the University of …
Read More »VIDEO: Stonebwoy’s wife gives insightful education on oral signs of kidney disease
The symptoms of kidney disease can also show up in your mouth. According to Dr Louisa Satekla-Ansong, Dental Surgeon, Charisma Dental, a large number of people with kidney disease are more probable to succumb to oral health problems. On this week’s edition of ‘Toothy-Tuesday’, which serves as a follow up …
Read More »JHS elective courses of students who cannot read or write to be reduced – Adutwum
• JHS students who cannot read and write may soon have limited courses to study in school • Dr. Yaw Adutwum believes this will help “weak” students • He made this known at a stakeholder meeting in Accra Soon, the number of elective subjects Junior High School students who cannot read or …
Read More »Househelp steals boss’ gold chain and phone, gifts them to boyfriend
A Nairobi househelp, who stole her employer’s gold chains, cash, and mobile phone has, alongside his boyfriend, pleaded guilty to the theft charges. Rebecca Isiche Elumbe was charged alongside her boyfriend Kennedy Kimanthi before senior principal magistrate Phillip Mutua at the Kibera Law Courts. She admitted to stealing three sets …
Read More »They only summoned me to take selfie with me – Teacher Kwadwo jokes
• Teacher Kwadwo has honoured a summon to appear before the Akrofuom District Education Directorate • The famous teacher had been summoned to appear before the Directorate over ‘professional misconduct’ • But according to him, it was only for him to take selfie with the officials Popular Ghanaian teacher and …
Read More »CONFIRMED: Health Minister granted two-week leave to attend to ‘personal issues’
• Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has been granted a two-week leave of absence to attend to some “personal issues” • The minister’s request which was granted by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare is said to have begun last week • There have been growing calls for the Kwaku Agyeman-Manu to resign over …
Read More »Police gun down three armed robbers, arrest two others
Police on Monday shot to death three armed robbers in a shoot out at Opeibea, near the Kotoka International Airport. The three were identified as Akika Christian Roberts, Alhassan and Alhaji. Abdul Latif, aged 47, and Prosper Koku, 27 years old, who were suspected to be accomplices of the gang, …
Read More »Police arrest armed robbers in Ejura
Police in Ejura in the Ashanti Region have arrested three armed robbers of Fulani extraction who attempted to rob a taxi driver at Teacherkrom on Aframso-Sekyedumase road on 4th August 2021. According to the Police, the driver Kofi Seidu Emmanuel was signalled to stop by the three armed Fulani men, …
Read More »3 pastors arrested after attempting to secretly bury woman
• 3 pastors have been arrested in connection with the death of a woman • Reports indicates that the woman died at the church premise • The pastors had allegedly planned to secretly bury the woman Three pastors of the Agbemavor Church and Prayer Camp have been arrested following the …
Read More »VIDEO: Four suspected robbers shot dead by Police at Shiashie
Four suspected robbers have been shot dead by Police at Shiashie in Accra Monday morning. The robbers, according to Starr News sources, were accosted by the Police after a robbery operation in the area. The bodies of the suspects have been sent to the Police Hospital for autopsy. Details of …
Read More »COVID-19 FEAR: Students of GIJ Petition Management to conduct online exams
A group of students of Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has petitioned the school authorities to migrate the second semester examinations to online mode amid the contagion and related risks of covid-19. In the petition filed before the management,students said that gathering of thousands at examination centers is not a …
Read More »Delta variant strikes at GIJ Campus after Miss Communication finals
Information reaching AnfrebeatNews indicates that several students of Ghana Institute of Journalism(GIJ) are set to be quarantined after some students tested positive for the virus during the school SRC week celebrations. From which the news team has gathered, the said students contacted the virus during the face-to-face lectures . Sources …
Read More »Ghana takes delivery of Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Ghana has received its first batch of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), a move initiated by the African Union (AU). The 177,600 single-shot doses were received at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) by a delegation led by Deputy Minister of Health Tina Mensah on Saturday, …
Read More »GNAT rejects 2021/2022 salary increment for public workers
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has rejected the recent upward adjustment of salaries for public sector workers pegged at four and seven percent for 2021 and 2022 respectively. “That is not what we expected. The ongoing discussions on various social media platforms indicate clearly that workers are understandably …
Read More »80 percent of HIV infected at close of 2020 were women – NACP
About 80 per cent of Ghana’s estimated 346,120 HIV infections at the close of 2020 were females, the National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP) has disclosed. The national prevalence was 1.7 per cent. Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programme Manager of NACP, who disclosed this at the fifth stakeholder engagement organized by …
Read More »Suspected highway robber shot dead at Wenchi
A suspected armed robber was shot and killed during a fierce gun battle with a police patrol team at Wenchi in the Bono Region. The armed gang in the early hours of Friday were spotted by a night patrol team, flushing torch lights around the Wenchi cemetery on the Wenchi-Wa …
Read More »68-year rubber farmer allegedly killed by girlfriend
A 68-year-old rubber farmer, identified as Mr. James Armoo, has allegedly been murdered by his girlfriend at Basake near Nzema Aiyinasi in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. This sad incident is reported to have occurred on Thursday, August 5, 2021, around 10 pm. According to eyewitness accounts, an …
Read More »Police arrest 40 suspected armed robbers within Kumasi Metropolis
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 40 suspected armed robbers believed to be behind several robberies in the Kumasi Metropolis in recent times. The gangs were arrested at separate community assisted swoops by the police in some communities in the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area. Among the communities were Adum, …
Read More »Police gun down suspected armed robber at Wenchi
Police at Wenchi in the Bono Region have shot to death a suspected armed robber around the Wenchi cemetery on the Wenchi-Wa highway. According to Wenchi Municipal Police Commander, DSP Eric Awudzivi, the police patrol team on the Wenchi stretch of the Wenchi-Wa highway in the early hours of Friday …
Read More »$165m judgment debt claim false – University of Ghana responds to allegations
The University of Ghana has debunked claims that it has been slapped with a $165m judgment debt by a New York Court for erroneously cancelling the Africa Integras LLC Contract in 2018. In a press release dated August 6, 2021, the University said the claims are “misrepresentations and falsehoods. The …
Read More »KNUST suspends end-of-semester exams due to UTAG’s strike
Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST have suspended indefinitely the end-of-semester examination scheduled to begin on Monday, August 9, 2021. The announcement follows an indication by members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) that they will not return to the lecture halls until the …
Read More »Teshie: Nine arrested for burning Wulomo shrine
Nine suspects have been arrested by the Accra Regional Police Command in connection with the chaos that erupted at Teshie, which resulted in the burning of the chief priest’s palace (Wulomo shrine). The incident occurred on the night of Thursday, 5 August 2021. All properties in the shrine have been …
Read More »Bolga-Nkwanta M/A Basic pupils study under trees
The unavailability of classrooms has compelled pupils of Bolga-Nkwanta M/A Primary School in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality to learn under trees. The school with a population of about 350 pupils lacks a single classroom block for the pupils to use for academic activities. Faced with this challenge, the school has taken …
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