The 17-year-old boy was a casual labourer in the tomato farms in Lwanda Sub-county, Rakai District. His mother, Teopista Nansubuga, who works in a stone quarry, says she raised Ssenkima on her own. “I separated with the father of my two children 10 years ago. However, as a single mother, …

There has been a reported incident of fire outbreak on the Campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Sunday dawn. Though details of the fire outbreak are sketchy, initial reports on social media were that the fire outbreak happened at the Republic Hall, one of the halls …

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has filed its Response to the election petition filed by the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress, former President John Dramani Mahama, challenging the declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Nana Akufo-Addo and the EC who are respondents to …

The Northern Regional Vector Control Director of Zoomlion, Mr Abdul Aziz Yelsuma has allayed the fears of parents, teachers, students and pupils that all schools in the region are safe for the scheduled January 15th 2021 reopening which was announced by the President H.E. NanaAddo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to the …

In a reciprocal measure, Mozambique has, since Thursday, been barring travellers from South Africa with a South African Covid-19 rapid test result from entering national territory. South African authorities have refused, since the beginning of the week, to allow Mozambican citizens with rapid tests to enter their country, demanding the …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is committed to motivating teachers who accept to be posted at remote schools in the country. The Director-General of GES, Professor Opoku –Amankwa in an interview with Accra-based television UTV, indicated that it was no mistake the service decided to post trained teachers …

After failing to find accommodation before reopening, hundreds of first-year students from the University of Ghana and their parents are stranded on the school’s campus. As the university student population outnumbers the available rooms and beds, the University of Ghana has been struggling for some time to accommodate its students …

Gospel musician Nhyira Joan has been crowned Social Media Influencer of the year at the 2021 edition of Glam Style Awards. Glam Style awards ceremony was established to celebrate true inspirational success and honor hardworking entertainment industry players. Nhyira Joan got nominated after so many years of hosting a live …

Registrar of Peki College of Education, Mrs Nancy Dogbe, has cautioned that students of the college who fail to comply with the covid protocols would not be allowed to enter any of the classrooms. According to her, these were not normal times, adding that students of the college must play …

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed sadness and anger at the scenes of pro-Trump rioters storming the US Capitol on Wednesday. “A basic rule of democracy is after the election there are winners and losers,” Merkel said, adding, “I regret very much that President Trump did not admit defeat in November …

The Nigerian Army has neutralised 220 bandits, rescued 642 kidnapped victims, foiled 167 banditry and 81 kidnapped attempts from June to December last year. This was stated by the Acting Director Defence, Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, while briefing newsmen in Faskari Super Camp Four today. General Onyeuko who …

To ensure the various universities across the country are safe for reopening on the 9th of January, 2021, waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, has begun the fourth phase of disinfection and fumigation exercise for schools in the Bono East Region.   The …

A piece of very sad information coming in has revealed how wickedness made a woman poison her stepson for been the favorite of her husband and also the care he gives the mother of the deceased boy. The accused who is a 24-year-old pregnant woman by the name of Mariam Musa was …

Data from the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) show that a total of 126 private schools in the country have collapsed as of Monday, January 4, 2021, due to the challenges brought on by the ravaging impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic among other things has left …

A very sad incident is said to have happened as a young lady has been stripped naked and made to roam the whole village whiles she was naked for stealing a fowl to cook and eat. According to reports available to mynewsghana, the incident was said to have happened in …

South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll has topped 30 000 after 434 people succumbed to the respiratory disease in the last 24 hours. According to Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, this brings the cumulative number of COVID-19 related deaths to 30 011 since the outbreak. Of the latest fatalities, 133 were recorded in …

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) wants the reopening of primary and kindergarten schools to be suspended. The President of the Association, Angel Cabornu, in a Citi News interview opined that pupils in the said groups are more vulnerable since they are unable to fully appreciate the COVID-19 safety protocols. “Those …

Emmanuel Chukwuma Igwe, a 27-year-old businessman, has been charged in Owerri, Imo State, with assaulting his baby mama, Porcia Achonu, with a cutlass. On Saturday, January 2, at around 1 am, Porcia, a mother-of-two was assaulted shortly after returning from a trip to the village with her baby’s father. The …

Over eight thousand teachers have failed the mandatory Licensure Examination (NTLE) representing 30.75% of the total number who sat for the test. A statement by the National Teaching Council on Monday, January 4 said 27,455 candidates sat for the exams. According to the NTC, 19,013 candidates representing 69.3% passed the …

The Ghana Education Service has begun talks with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to be scheduled for September/October 2021. It also recommended that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) should also take place in November 2021. According to the Director-General …

A 27-year-old businessman, Emmanuel Chukwuma Igwe, has been accused of brutalizing his baby mama, Porcia Achonu by cutting her with a cutlass in Owerri, Nigeria. According to the mother-of-two, the incident occurred shortly after they had returned from a trip to the village. “My baby daddy’s younger sister served him …

All SHS 3 students will no longer run the double-track system, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced on Sunday, January 3. Announcing the reopening of schools in the country in an address to the nation, Mr. Akufo-Addo explained that his government has been able to embark on infrastructural development in …

A Joburg ANC councillor is to appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of rape following his arrest on New Year’s Day. The suspect, who in terms of the Sexual Offences Act cannot be named until he pleads to the charge, is due to make his first …

Zimbabwe’s government on Saturday imposed a national lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases. Only essential services, such as hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets will remain operational for the next 30 days. The government first imposed a nationwide lockdown in March to contain the spread of Covid-19, but had eased most …

Bolanle Cole,  a Nigerian lawyer and political analyst known as TD Cole Esq has shared an incredible tale. He shared the touching story of how a Nigerian banker died after discovering that the two children from his marriage weren’t actually his. According to the story which was credited by TD …

The University of Ghana (UG) has announced plans to run a shift system of education for the 2021/2022 Academic year. The university says the large number of students expected to be admitted this year coupling with the COVID-19 safety protocols has accounted for this. Speaking to Citi News, the Dean …

At least 25 people were killed in the troubled Beni region of the Democratic republic of Congo Thursday, local sources said Friday. The incident occurred after an attack attributed to members of the Uganda-origin armed group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Donat Kibuana, administrator of the Beni region told AFP …

Female prisoners in Kenya are calling for a change in laws that prevent them from enjoying sexual intimacy with their spouses when they visit them in jail. The sex starved inmates have been making this demand since 2014. They claim the current laws only allow a very limited time for …

Schools in Ghana will return to full academic work beginning mid-January 2021, sources within government have told Graphic Online. The major decision, the outcome of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to be announced soon. The exact resumption date is unclear yet but the …

Two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be supplied each week by the middle of January, according to a report, despite a warning from England’s chief medical officer about vaccine shortages. Some 530,000 doses are ready to be distributed from Monday, following the earlier launch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was …