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The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Professor Opoku Amankwa who is a member of an 11-member committee chaired by Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo to fashion out modalities aimed at reopening schools is one of five members to …

Mother of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School student, who died on Tuesday, has given a harrowing and chilling account of how her son lost his life. The boy who was suffering from severe stomachache was left in the hands of colleague students for …

The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah on the advice of his doctors is embarking on mandatory 14–day self-isolation on the advice of his doctors. According to a Circular to High Court judges dated July 7, 2020, signed and issued by the Judicial Secretary, Ms Pamela Cynthia Addo, the Chief Justice …

The  Ashanti regional chairman of the Ghana Medica Association (GMA) Dr Paa Kwasi Baidoo has appealed to the Ghana Education Service to reconsider the decision to put students in schools despite the creeping cases of COVID-19 in secondary schools. According to him, it is surprising to see how Ghana insists …

A teenage boy has sustained critical injuries after he was electrocuted while train surfing in KwaMashu, outside Durban, on Tuesday. According to KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Services (EMS), they received a call that a male had fallen off a train around 15:00. KZN EMS spokesperson Robert McKenzie said that, when they arrived …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has come to the conclusion that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from easing up its talons on people as it continues to ravage the country. It is against this background that the Buhari-led government has made a U-Turn on the reopening of schools. Nigeria has …

Former President John Mahama has said the time is right for Ghana to have her first female Vice-President. “Many have said the time is not right for a woman veep; when will it ever be right?” Mr Mahama asked in defence of his choice of Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as …

Two students of the Breman Asikuma Senior High School (SHS) have been injured following a clash with the Police. Reports indicate the clash ensued after two house masters allegedly beat a student who used a mobile phone contrary to school rules. Students, who were witnesses to the ordeal their fellow …

Ghana has recorded 854 new cases of coronavirus pushing the country’s total number of  infections to 22,822 as of Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The latest update as announced by health officials put the number of active cases at 5,129. The number of recovery/discharge cases has also shot up to of …

Arsenal is reported to have lodged an appeal over Eddie Nketiah’s red card in the 1-1 draw against Leicester City on Tuesday night. The 20-year-old was shown his marching orders just four minutes after replacing Alexandre Lacazette. He was first issued a yellow card for a foul on James Justin, …

At least 180 bodies have been found in mass graves in northern Burkina Faso where soldiers are fighting jihadists, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report says. “Available evidence suggests government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions,” HRW says. Over seven months, the bodies had been dumped near the town …

Dr. Zilla Limann, wife of legendary Reggie Rockstone, says she is unperturbed by the many women that flank her husband when he steps out of their marital home. According to her, she has never been jealous of Reggie Rockstone being loved by other women and stressed that is not a …

Kumasi-based King Faisal has announced the appointment George Amoako as the football club’s new Executive Chairman. This was made known through a tweet that read “We welcome our new Executive Chairman George Amoako to the club. He brings go to bear a rich vein of experience in the game”. The …

Ghanaians who are stranded in Amsterdam due to COVID-19 border closures are expected to be evacuated on Monday, July 13, 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has indicated. In a press statement issued by the ministry, these persons are expected to pay an amount of $646 to …

Founder of McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley has expressed worry over the cumbersome processes business persons go through in accessing credit from Banks. He noted that the process to access fund is burdensome for ordinary SMEs describing their actions as frivolous. In his post on social media, the …

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoko-Prempeh, has been discharged from the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) in Accra. A statement signed by the Press Secretary to the Minister, Rodney Nkrumah-Boateng, noted that his boss has been discharged “with a positive rapid antibody test result and will be further …

The National Peace Council is asking the two major political parties to use the electoral laws in resolving their differences in the ongoing voter’s registration exercise rather than resorting to violence. There have been increasing reports of accusations between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) …

The Amasaman Police Command is investigating the circumstances that led to a 35-year-old mother of five take her own life. The late Gladys Laweh, according to sources was spotted by her ten-year-old son hanging in their apartment at Doblo Gonno in the Ga West municipality on July 7. Her husband, …

A 41-year-old priest died after he was shot in the head at a mission house next to an Anglican church in Hambanathi near Tongaat this week, police have confirmed. A case of murder was opened at Tongaat police station for investigation, police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele said. “It is alleged that …

Seven persons suspected to be National Security Operatives have allegedly assaulted Police officers and taken away two suspects in handcuff at a registration centre in Accra. According to a police situational report sighted by Starrfm.com.gh,  the incident happened at the Bethel registration centre in Kotobabi on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has confirmed the death of seven oil workers killed in an explosion that occurred at Gbetiokun, OML 40, operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), on behalf of the NPDC/Elcrest Joint Venture. A statement from the corporation said the incident occurred on Wednesday, …

Ghana have produced some of the continent’s best shot-stoppers in the last two decades though a strong case cannot be made for glovesmen in the last five years of the period. Some of the goalkeepers carved their niche domestically while some took their talent abroad to earn their name for …

We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing away of the C.E.O of the Forestry Commission and a former General Secretary of the great party, Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (AKA, Sir John).    By all standards, Sir John contributed immensely to the great party and the nation as …

Alhaji Salamu Amadu,Group Chairman of the Afro-Arab Group together with Renowned Fashion Designer Rafarazzi Paid a call to the outgoing Italian Ambassador to Ghana Mr. Giovanni Favilli to bid him a farewell for his selfless and leadership skills during his tenure as the ambassador to Ghana.   His Excellency Giovanni …

A firebrand communication team member of the ruling party, NPP in the central region Dr. Nana Yaw Agyenim- Boateng has suggested the selection of Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as the running mate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a terrible mistake.   The former Pan Africa University lecturer …