Chantan, Nii Okaiman and Israel Districts of the Church of Pentecost in the Kaneshie Area on Thursday, 5th December, 2019, visited and donated 100 bags of cement worth GHC 3, 100.00 to the Abeka Motorway Basic School and Chantan M. A. Experimental Basic School which share a common compound as …
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‘We don’t trust anything government says again, we are disappointed’ – GNAT
Three teacher unions in the country are currently on strike over delay in payment of legacy arrears due them. The unions: the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) said they will not resume work until they …
Read More »Teachers begin strike today over unpaid salaries
Teachers across the country’s public schools are this morning beginning a strike to demand payment of their salary arrears. Three unions, the Ghana National Association of Teachers(GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers(NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers(CCT) had earlier given Education officials a December 5, 2019 deadline to …
Read More »Girls in rural areas forced to exchange sex for sanitary pads
Accessing Menstrual Management Products in rural parts of Ghana is still a challenge forcing many teenage girls to sometimes exchange sex for Sanitary pads. The high prevalence of poverty in rural parts of Ghana continues to worsen the plight of young girls who in desperate attempts to have menstrual hygiene …
Read More »Marry early to avoid fibroid – Gynaecologist advises ‘choosy’ ladies
An obstetrician-gynaecologist Dr Gabriel Akilo has advised that since late pregnancies cause fibroids, women should endeavour to get married earlier so as to conceive early, noting that getting pregnant earlier or in one’s 20s helps to avoid fibroids. He explained that fibroids are common in women who are between 35 …
Read More »Kokofu D/A JHS closed down after assault on headteacher
The Kokofu D/A Junior High School near Goaso in the Ahafo region has been closed down temporarily following an assault on the headteacher a week ago. A group of young men and women stormed the school premises and assaulted the headteacher for canning a pupil of the school. According to …
Read More »South African families living in classrooms for 18 years to be relocated
Some families who have been living in abandoned school buildings in New Brighton will finally be relocated after nearly 18 years. The families say they had begun to lose hope when the ‘s temporary accommodation plan became their permanent home. They were first moved to classrooms at Lwandlekazi High School …
Read More »Tanzanian meat consumers told to consider animal welfare
A study has unveiled the likely health risks for meat consumers in Tanzania for failure to consider the animal welfare and food safety. This was disclosed yesterday by a representative of World Animal Protection, Dr Victor Yamo during the presentation of a report titled ‘consumers perception on animal welfare and …
Read More »Drama as DSS operatives move to rearrest Sowore, Bakare
There was mild drama as about 15 operatives of the Department of State Service rearrested Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, after the Friday’s proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja. It was reported that operatives of the DSS invaded the courtroom to effect the …
Read More »7 Policemen arrested over missing N800M from Govt House 0
Seven Police officers attached to the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Bayelsa State Government House, Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown were on Friday arrested over alleged involvement in the theft of N800million from the office. The alleged theft, which reportedly occurred on Wednesday night, was discovered on Thursday …
Read More »Pastor commits suicide after Squandering church funds
A Nigerian pastor in Lagos has reportedly committed suicide following allegations that he diverted church funds for personal use. According to a local newspaper, the deceased, identified only as Bassey (49), was alleged to have taken his life early on Monday morning by slashing his throat with a knife. The …
Read More »Rwanda opposition leader barred from leaving the country
A top Rwandan opposition leader has not given permission to leave the country in order to pick up a human rights award. Victoire Ingabire wanted to travel to Madrid in Spain to collect the award but she told the BBC that she reached out to the minister of justice for …
Read More »Church members burnt in Lagos pipeline explosion
Residents of the Gloryland Estate in the Isheri-Olofin, Igando area of Lagos State were thrown into panic on Thursday as a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation exploded in the area. The fire, which started around 7.45am, was said to have killed one person, injured one other and …
Read More »Governor of Kenya’s capital arrested on corruption charges
Kenyan police arrested the Nairobi County governor, known for his chunky gold jewellery and impromptu raps, on Friday on corruption charges, a high profile move in the government’s much trumpeted anti-graft push. Chief public prosecutor Noordin Haji told a news conference the Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko and his associates were …
Read More »Man claims cure for blindness as hundreds troop to herbal facility
Mankessim, a commercial town in the Central Region, is noted for foodstuff, fish and meat. But for some time now, people from all walks of life have been trooping to the town not to shop for these items but to seek healing for various eye challenges, including blindness. This follows …
Read More »Teachers divided over legacy arrears strike as GES detects anomalies
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has detected anomalies in the payment of the legacy arrears of teachers which will lead to the payment of GH¢11.3 million in excess. Consequently, it says there was the need to do further auditing before the funds were paid. The amount relates to …
Read More »Teachers’ strike a breach of their own principles – Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education has described the strike declared by the three teacher unions as baseless. The unions; namely the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), declared the nationwide strike to take effect from Monday, December …
Read More »Nairobi: Six-storey building collapses; residents trapped
Scores of people are feared to be trapped after a six-storey building collapsed at Tassia estate in Embakasi Ward, Embakasi East Constituency on Friday. Nairobi Regional Police Commander Philip Ndolo confirmed the incident, saying a rescue operation is underway in the residential flat that came tumbling down on Friday morning, …
Read More »5 awful signs you’re in love with an emotional manipulator
Perhaps you started out as friends. You were seeing someone else; he was seeing someone else. You were in the same circles — the same boxing class, the same local wine bar, maybe the same workplace. You never entertained him as a lover — you were not available; he was …
Read More »Strike by teacher unions shocking and illegal – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is shocked at the decision by three teacher unions to embark on a strike on Monday over supposed delays in the payment of their arrears. According to GES, the industrial action declared by the teachers is illegal and ‘grossly an abuse of principle of good …
Read More »GES shocked by ‘illegitimate’ Teacher Unions strike
The Ghana Education Service is shocked by the decision of three Teacher Unions to embark on a strike over the non-payment of salary arrears. The three Unions – Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-GH) – declared the …
Read More »Africa must make conscious efforts to accelerate development – Lumumba
Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, the Director of the Kenya School of Law, has charged African leaders to take pragmatic steps to address the myriad of factors derailing the Continent’s development drive. He noted that many African countries continued to wallow in abject poverty because their leaders were reluctant to …
Read More »Man who Murdered Wife Commits Suicide while Being Chased by the Police
A Zimbabwean man who has been on the run after he allegedly murdered his wife and rolled her body in plastic has committed suicide while being chased by police in Pretoria, South Africa. A video clip went viral on social media that showed a man jumping down a bridge, with …
Read More »GNAT, NAGRAT, CCT declare strike over delay in releasing their arrears
Three Teacher Unions — the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) have declared a strike. The nationwide industrial action is expected to take effect from Monday, December 9, 2019. According to them, checks have revealed that …
Read More »Teachers declare strike
Ghana’s major teacher unions – GNAT, NAGRAT and CCT-G – have declared a nationwide strike, beginning Monday, December 9. This was made known to journalists at a joint press conference held on Thursday, December 5. More to follow. . . Source: 3news.com
Read More »Secure Free SHS students’ University accommodation before admission starts – Otumfuo forewarns
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has reiterated the need for the government to provide more residential facilities at various public tertiary institutions in the country to help reduce the challenges students face with respect to accommodation. “As stakeholders, there is the urgent need for all of us including government …
Read More »Nigeria bride-price levy suspended after outcry
The authorities in northern Nigeria have suspended a bride-price levy imposed by a village chief following a public outcry. Residents of Kera village in Kano state complained that the 137,000 naira ($375; £300) levy, to be paid by the groom to the bride’s family, had prevented marriages from taking place. …
Read More »Kenya floods: Teenager dies trying to rescue man
Rescuers in Kenya have retrieved the body of a teenager who drowned as she tried to save a man who had got into trouble as he was crossing a swollen river. Anna Nduku, 19, fell into the Kandisi river near Ongata Rongai, on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, on …
Read More »Floods and mudslides kill six in Uganda
At least six people have been killed and nearly 50 are missing in mudslides caused by heavy rains across eastern Uganda’s Mount Elgon region, disaster relief officials have said. Dozens of homes and farms have also been destroyed during the downpour in the last two days. The government has been …
Read More »Why women fantasise about rough sex
If you’re into rough sex, you’re definitely not alone. When I surveyed more than 4,000 Americans about their sexual fantasies for my book Tell Me What You Want, rough sex turned out to be one of the two most common things people had fantasized about. Most people—regardless of gender and …
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