The recent brouhaha surrounding the insistence of a prestigious senior high school in Ghana to have two students with dreadlocks shave off their hair before enrolment has made the headlines on the continent after it was reported on Face2Face Africa among other outlets. The parents of the two students are …
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Prof Benneh to be buried today
Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Emeritus George Kwabena Effah Benneh is to be interred today, March 27, 2021, at a private ceremony in his hometown, Akrofro, near Berekum in the Bono Region. Graphic.com.gh reports that a mass Requiem was held on Friday at the Holy Spirit Cathedral …
Read More »Police Hospital to shut down during Easter
The Ghana Police Service has indicated that certain facilities at the Police Hospital would be closed within the Easter period to make way for fumigation by the Ghana Health Service. This year’s Easter will start from Friday, April 2, 2021 to Monday, April 5, 2021. In a statement signed by …
Read More »Did you know these animals in Ghana are going extinct?
The existence of animals all over the world have over the years come under threats as a result of human activities and climate change. Over time, animals such as the panda and elephants have been widely marked as endangered. Most of these animals have been marked by the International …
Read More »Afro-Arab Group Magnate Joins Addi Self to Launch Maiden Album
The national Zongo youth ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu who also spearheads the affair at the Afro-Arab Group of companies as Chairman was on Friday 26th March 2021 joined hands with Sensational Musician Addi Self of Self Nation to launched his much-awaited album ‘The BBC Album’ at the 4Syte Complex …
Read More »Two KNUST boys allegedly trade blows over a girl
A video has gone viral on social media and it has two young men trading blows in front of one of the hostels at the Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology. According to reports, the motivation for the two men engaging in an open brawl was because of a …
Read More »2020 polls: EC to settle over GH¢100 million owed electoral officials
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has announced that the process towards the payment of some Ghanaians who worked as electoral officials in the 2020 general elections is underway. In a press release sighted by GhanaWeb, the Deputy EC Chair, Bossman Asare noted that the delay in payment of the affected officials …
Read More »VIDEO: I rejected $50,000 offer to endorse homosexuality – Shatana
In recent weeks we have watched with profound concern how some celebrities banded together to publish an open letter calling for the LGBTQ+ community in Ghana to be treated equally. Sister of the late Terry Bonchaka, Shatana, born Ranaya Pappoe has however revealed celebrities are often given payment for supporting …
Read More »WAEC to use QR codes to curb examination malpractice
In its quest to curb examination malpractice, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is set to embed a QR Code in each question paper of candidates during examinations. Speaking to Citi News on the sidelines of the 69th Annual Council meeting, the council said this technology and other interventions would make it practically …
Read More »Abeiku Santana appointed coronavirus Trust Fund ambassado
The Board of Trustees for the National Covid-19 Trust Fund has appointed popular broadcaster Abeiku Santana as an ambassador for the fund. In an appointment letter sighted by Starr News, the broadcaster, with the Despite Media group, is to use his influence to raise funds to support government’s efforts at fighting …
Read More »VIDEO: Female pastor narrates how she became a lesbian at age 10
Baaba Djirackor, a reverend minister and renowned relationship counsellor in Sekondi-Takoradi has given a detailed account of how she was initiated into lesbianism. Speaking on Kofi TV in an interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Reverend Baaba Djirackor stated that, her ‘school mother’ in an undisclosed secondary school introduced to her …
Read More »Abeiku Santana appointed ambassador for the Covid-19 National Trust Fund
A veteran broadcast journalist with the Despite Media Group, Abeiku Aggrey Santana has been handed another ambassadorial position, this time, as the face for the Covid-19 National Trust Fund. A letter to the public dated 23rd March 2021 with “APPOINTMENT AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE COVID-19 NATIONAL TRUST FUND” as …
Read More »VIDEO: Tanzania buries Magufuli at family home with 21-gun salute
Late Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli has been buried at his family home in his hometown of Chato in the country’s Geita region. Local media portals reported that the late president’s body was lowered into the grave at exactly 16:45 local time at his family home which lies along …
Read More »2021 AFCON qualifiers: Ayew brothers train with Black Stars ahead of Sao Tome clash
Thomas Partey alongside the Ayew brothers trained with the Black Stars on Friday evening as Ghana prepares for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Sao Tome & Principe. The West African giants having drawn 1-1 with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Thursday evening, have …
Read More »Two car burglars busted!
Police in Accra have arrested two suspects who are specialised in vehicle break-ins. The suspects, Wisdom Cudjoe, also known as Jordan and Joseph Ahenkora, were arrested on Saturday, 20th March, 2021 at Kasoa Opeikuma and Chorkor respectively, after they were captured on a CCTV camera, forcibly breaking into one of …
Read More »I’m also competent enough to represent NPP as flagbearer – Kennedy Agyapong
Firebrand politician and MP for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has denied supporting Alan Kyeremanten to be elected as presidential candidate for the 2024 presidential polls. According to him, he has not endorsed anyone Alan, nor has he endorsed any other candidate. He has therefore asked the general public to treat the issue …
Read More »Watch how Nana McBrown stormed court to testify in Bulldog case
Actress and television presenter Nana Ama Agyemang Mcbrown, made an appearance in court, Friday 26th March, 2021 in the company of Roger Quartey, Head of Production of UTV. The multiple award-winning screen diva’s appearance in court was in relation to comments made by Bulldog on United Showbiz, a program …
Read More »Scuffle between Police and Military at Michel Camp
A scuffle has ensued between some Military Officers from Michel Camp and some Police Personnel over some men allegedly picked by the police at Kakasunanka number one during a swoop to fish out people involved in the use of narcotics. According to an eyewitness who spoke to the Ghana News …
Read More »Two KNUST scientists named among 40 promising African early career researchers
Two Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) scientists – Dr Christopher Larbie of the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology and Dr Anthony Afum-Agyei Awuah of the Department of Molecular Medicine – have been selected as part of the 6th cohort Affiliates of the African Academy of Sciences …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Two students trade blows over lady
Two young men, believed to be students, have been spotted in a viral video trading blows over a lady. Though the identity of the parties is not immediately known, the lady in question is also said to be a student of the university the two students also attend. The two …
Read More »Man grabbed over the murder of his pregnant girlfriend
Isaac Mensah, alias Ike, is being held by the Nima Divisional Police Command over the death of his pregnant girlfriend. Ike was said to have booked a room at the Nana Gyimah Hotel, Kokomlemle, where the deceased joined him later, only to be found dead the next day when …
Read More »Tony Lithur deserves GH¢300,000 paid him by UPSA; Alabi responds to Auditor General
Former Vice Chancellor for the University of Professional Studies, Professor Joshua Alabi has indicated that private legal firm Lithur Brew and Company deserve an amount of GH¢300,000 paid to it by the University during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor. The Auditor-General in its latest report directed the former Rector of the University …
Read More »We’re not joking here – Court warns Akuapem Poloo
The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Christiana Cann has issued a stern warning to lawyers of Actress Rosemond Brown over the manner they are going about the case. In court on Friday, when the case was called, the lawyer of the accused person wrote to the …
Read More »Auditor-General Chases Joshua Alabi For ¢300k Missing Cash
The Auditor-General has directed the former Rector of the University for Professional Studies (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi to refund with interest an amount of almost ¢300,000 paid as legal fees to private legal firm Lithur Brew and Company for no work done. This is contained in the audited report of …
Read More »Man nearly lynched for stealing meat, stew and other items at Wassa Akropong
A 26-year-old young man was nearly lynched for stealing meat, stew and other items in a cluster of houses at Agapet, a suburb of Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amwenfi Municipality. The thief who gave his name as Kobby carried his ‘stealing operation’ on Thursday; a market day at …
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