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Lebanon Ambassador To Jordan Resigns Over Government’s ‘Negligence

Lebanon’s ambassador to Jordan has announced her resignation, following a cataclysmic blast that ravaged central Beirut, saying “total negligence” by the country’s authorities signalled the need for a leadership change. It is the second resignation by a Lebanese official since the explosion that wounded at least 5,000 and destroyed entire …

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Arrest students who assault teachers during WASSCE – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on authorities to arrest students who perpetrate violence against its members facilitating the ongoing examinations in senior high schools across the country. According to Philipa Larson, reports of threats of assault on teachers over the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations …

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Man Shot Dead Over GHc 50 Loan

A 20-year old man met his untimely death when his debtor who allegedly owes him GHc 50 shot him dead. Elijah Nankwase’s alleged killer owed him GHc 100 but paid GHc 50 out of the debt. When he demanded a refund of the remaining amount, Kwabena Naaba allegedly took offense. …

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Akufo Addo Sacks Two DCEs

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked the chief executives of Akuapim North Metropolis and Amansie South District. Additionally, the President Akufo-Addo has nominated a former Takoradi Constituency chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Abdul Mumin Issah to serve as the mayor of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly. If confirmed, …

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Nigeria’s Lagos mosques reopen

Muslims in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, will hold their Friday prayers in mosques for the first time in nearly four months. Churches will resume services on Sunday. All places of worship were closed in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the reopening was a …

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Beirut explosion: Anti-government protests break out in city

Protesters clashed with Lebanese security forces at anti-government demonstrations in Beirut on Thursday. Officers deployed tear gas on dozens of people near parliament. Demonstrators were angered by Tuesday’s devastating blast, which officials say was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely since 2013. Many in Lebanon say government …

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Ghana’s COVID-19 Case Count Exceed 40,000, 7 New Deaths

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has reached 40,097 after 455 new cases according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The number of recoveries/discharge stands at 36,638 with 3,253 active cases. Seven (7) persons have unfortunately passed on taking the number of deaths to 206. Regional breakdown below Greater Accra Region – 20,300 Ashanti Region – 9,972 Western …

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I blame Dr Kofi Amoah for GFA and Palmer dispute – Abe Pobee

Football Administrator, Mr Jonathan Abe Pobee, is blaming President of the now defunct Normalization Committee [NC], Dr Kofi Amoah for the ongoing disagreement between the Ghana Football Association and Wilfred Kweku Osei “Palmer”. According to Abe Pobee, the decision of the NC not to grant Osei Palmer an appeal hearing …

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NDC has disbanded all its vigilante groups – Alex Segbefia claims

The Deputy Campaign Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alex Segbefia says his party has disbanded all vigilante groups. According to him, the party has given instructions for all not to recognize vigilante groups that were formed prior to the passage of the vigilantism bill The NDC had …

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Mzbel confirms secretly visiting Nigel Gaisie in a nightgown

Songstress Mzbel has confirmed going to Nigel Gaisie’s office with her morning coat and a nightgown. Her confirmation comes after Tracey Boakye in a Livestream video revealed that Mzbel went to Nigel Gaisie’s office in a nightgown but later blackmailed him into paying GHC 50,000 to her for supposedly raping …

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WASSCE violence: WAEC must probe and take action – Adutwum

The Deputy Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has stated that the West African Examination Council will take action against Senior High Schools flouting examination rules in the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE). On Thursday, a reporter with the Daily Graphic in Koforidua, Damalie Emmanuel Pacome, was …

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Two cars crash in near fatal accident at Dzorwulu

It was a near-death experience as two cars collided in an accident at Dzorwulu on Thursday afternoon. A red colour Toyota Corolla with DV registration number 768A crushed with a black Hyundai Elantra with the registration number GN8660-11. According to eyewitnesses, the accident was as a result of the driver …

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We’ll deal with you – GES tells rioting students

The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Anthony Boateng, has said authorities will deal with all students who rioted and vandalised school property to protest against the non-featuring of past questions procured for them by the government, in their final exam. The GES, in November last year, procured 400,000 …

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Family of woman who died of Covid-19 rejects report

The family of a woman who tested positive for Covid-19 in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region has rejected laboratory result that she died of the disease. Relatives are discounting claims that the Ahwiren-based food vendor who died less than 24-hours after being admitted at the Kortwia Adventist Hospital …

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Police Launch Investigations Into Attempted Robbery At Ecobank In Tema

The Tema Regional Police has launched investigations into an attempted robbery at the Ecobank branch, Tema roundabout. Armed robbers broke into the bank’s branch Tuesday evening. “It was an attempted robbery,” Head of Public Affairs, Supt. Dede Dzakpasu told  theghanareport.com. She added that police were yet to make any arrest but …

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Police take over Ndewura Jakpa SHTS after students unrest

Security has been tightened at Ndewura Jakpa Senior High Technical School following a protest by rampaging students Wednesday. The CNR reported that the students demonstrated against school authorities because of strict social distancing and invigilation during West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The rioting students reportedly caused damage to …

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Bright SHS Students assault Daily Graphic reporter

Students of Bright Senior High School at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region have attacked officials of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) supervising the ongoing WASSCE examination in their schools. A journalist with the Daily Graphic in the Region who had gone to the school to report has also been …

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John Mahama is now Chief of TRUTH in Bole

Former President, John Dramani Maham has been enskinned as the Chief of Truth in Bole in the Bole District of the Savannah Region where he hails. The NDC flagbearer was enskinned when he visited the Bolewura after going to register for his voter identification card in the ongoing registration exercise Addressing the …

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Yeji: Farmer Arrested For Killing His Friend Over Ghc50

A 66-year-old farmer, Kwabena Naaba Asanu is in the grips of the Yeji Police in the Bono East Region for shooting and killing his friend, Elijah Nankuasi over GHS50. The incident occurred at Zabrama in the Pru West District. Brother of the deceased, Joseph Dipaaba who disclosed this to Citi News narrated …

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