President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Khusela Diko failed to disclose financial interests during her tenure in the presidency and now faces an internal disciplinary hearing, the presidency confirmed on Sunday. Diko went on special leave in July after concerns about the awarding of Gauteng health department PPE contracts to a company …
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Government urges business to observe COVID-19 safety protocols
With many businesses expected to reopen on Monday following the festive season break, the Department of Employment and Labour has called for the observation of health and safety measures that will not expose employees to COVID-19. In a statement, the department’s Director-General (DG), Thobile Lamati, said it is crucial that …
Read More »How Covid nearly killed JoyNews’ Raymond Acquah with no underlying condition; the inside story
Multimedia wing Joy News journalist Raymond Acquah was almost killed by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic but thankfully, he pulled through after extensive care from staff of Nyaho Clinic in Accra. While many Ghanaians appear to have let their guard down over the pandemic, Mr. Acquah’s story simply means the threat …
Read More »Herdsman shot during riots
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, …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Reported fire outbreak on KNUST main campus in Kumasi
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 …
Read More »EC files response, says Mahama’s election Petition is ‘untenable’
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 …
Read More »Northern Region Schools Safe To Welcome Students Back – Abdul Aziz Yelsuma
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 …
Read More »Mozambique bars entry from South Africa in tit-for-tat
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 …
Read More »GES to motivate teachers in remote schools
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 …
Read More »UG freshers stranded after failing to secure accommodation ahead of reopening
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 …
Read More »Glam Style Awards: Nhyira Joan crowned Social Media Influencer of the year
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 …
Read More »Ahead Of Reopening: Registrar Of Peki College Of Education Cautions Students
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 …
Read More »How Germany’s Angela Merkel is reacting to the violence in Washington
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 …
Read More »Soldiers kill 220 bandits, rescue 642 kidnap victims
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 …
Read More »Ahead of reopening; Schools Disinfection Underway In Bono East
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 …
Read More »Jealous Woman Poisons Stepson Claims Her Husband Loves The Son Than Her
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 …
Read More »126 private schools have collapsed since COVID-19 began – GNACOPS
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 …
Read More »[PHOTOS]: Lady Stripped Naked For Stealing Fowl
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 …
Read More »SA’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 30 000 mark
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 …
Read More »Suspend resumption of KG, primary schools – NAGRAT
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 …
Read More »Man Allegedly Butchers His Baby Mama Over Food
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 …
Read More »8,000 teachers fail licensure exams
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 …
Read More »WASSCE to be written in September/October, BECE in November – GES
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 …
Read More »Man inflicts cutlass wounds on baby mama over chicken
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 …
Read More »Gov’t partially cancels double track system
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 …
Read More »ANC councillor arrested for rape
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 …
Read More »Zimbabwe’s government imposes national lockdown
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 …
Read More »Heart attack kills Banker after discovering his 2 kids belongs to his wife’s employer
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 …
Read More »UG to begin shift system for 2021/2022 academic year
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 …
Read More »At least 25 people killed in Beni, D.R. Congo
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 …
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