A bus conveying students from the University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi has caught fire. Photos circulating on multiple online platforms show huge flames breaking out through the windows of the white bus. The cause of the fire is yet …
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Administrators in Technical Universities declare indefinite strike
Administrators of Technical Universities have declared an indefinite strike. The administrators, who are members of the Technical Universities Administrators Association of Ghana (TUAAG) say their decision is premised on the failure of the government to address their concerns. Key among these is their base pay in line with their new …
Read More »12-year-old black student suspended from school for hugging a white teacher
A 12-year-old black student in foster care has been suspended from school and accused of physical assault for hugging a teacher during gym class. The boy is a seventh-grader at the Forest Grove Middle School in Worcester. Julie Orozco, the boy’s foster mother, according to reports was extremely furious over …
Read More »Photos+Audio: Two Coconut sellers fight over 50pesewas price reduction; one injured
A coconut seller, identified as Kwaku Boadu, has allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on one Kojo Mensah, another coconut seller over price reduction from GHc 1.00 to 50 pesewas at Breman Kokoso in the Central region. Information gathered by Adom News suggested that Mr Boadu, popularly known as Cantona, inflicted the wounds during …
Read More »Musician, Frank Ocean opens LGBT nightclub
American singer, Frank Ocean, has opened his first LGBT+ nightclub in New York City years after taking a break from the music business. The ‘Novacane’ singer came out as bisexual or gay in a letter posted to Tumblr in 2012. In the piece, he admitted to having fallen in love with a man. It …
Read More »Vim Lady resigns from Adom FM, joins UTV
Afia Pokua, the Adom FM news anchor and editor, has announced her departure from Multimedia after almost 17 years with the organisation. “One of my biggest blessings God has ever given me is positioning me at Multimedia Group Limited after my short stint at P &P,” Pokua, aka Vim Lady …
Read More »PDS deal canceled
The contract between Power Distribution Services (PDS) and the government of Ghana has been terminated, government sources have disclosed. The decision was at the instance of the government of Ghana, a source noted. Sources in government say US government officials supervising the arrangement between PDS and Ghana wanted the deal …
Read More »Pope Skinny throws fresh shots at Shatta Wale
Pope Skinny, also known as ‘Asuoden god’ and his former best friend and boss Shatta Wale have for some months now not been the best of friends like they used to be some years ago. Even though the dancehall artiste Shatta Wale never revealed the actual reason why he kicked …
Read More »JUST IN: Six dead in Gomoa Odumasi accident
Six people are feared dead in a fatal accident that happened Saturday dawn in the Central region. The accident occurred at Gomoa Odumasi on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway. The accident involved a Sprinter bus and an articulated truck with the two engaged in a head-on collision. Police explain that preliminary investigations …
Read More »Renamo calls for Mozambique elections to be cancelled
Mozambique’s main opposition party has called for Tuesday’s elections to be cancelled, citing violence and fraud. Renamo accused the ruling party, Frelimo, of violating the August peace deal between the two sides. A European Union observer mission said the elections were marred by an uneven playing field, violence and a …
Read More »I backtracked on my claims against UG VC because I felt threatened – Pizziconi
The CEO of Africa Integras, Andrea Pizziconi says she retracted her seeming sexual harassment claims against the vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana because she felt threatened by the university and its ability to negatively impact her business. In the wake of the explosive documentary on “sex for grades” by …
Read More »Otumfuo’s chief ‘killer’ remanded
For the third consecutive time, Anwar Sadat Mohammed aka Alhaji, the prime suspect in the murder of the Otumfuo’s Asamponhene, Oheneba Kwadwo Aforduo, has been remanded in prison custody. During its sitting on Thursday, a District Court in the Asokore Mampong Municipality granted the wish of the prosecution team by …
Read More »Car crashes into Pulse Ghana’s office
A non-functional traffic light at the Shell Fuel Station at American House, East Legon was the cause of an accident on Friday, October 18, 2019. The accident happened in the dark hours of Friday after the rains with three cars involved. Eyewitnesses told Pulse.com.gh the driver with car registration number …
Read More »Momo fraud: How scammers steal your money
Stephen Nyuur is a businessman who operates his provision shop at Achimota Mile 7, a suburb of Accra. He deals in general merchandise and has several customers that buy the products for retail purposes. Stephen receives payments of his merchandise in cash, and through the electronic system of payment i.e. …
Read More »Father gets 15 years for defiling daughter
A trader, who had sex at knife-point with his 12-year-old daughter, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment in hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court. The convict, King Arthur, was said to have sexually abused his own daughter on multiple occasions in the absence of her mother. According to …
Read More »Video of how Air Force bombs Boko Haram terrorists during a meeting
On Friday, October 18, some Boko Haram terrorists were killed in a bombardment of their meeting venue by the Air Task Force (ATF) of the operation ‘Lafiya Dole’. The bombardment was in Ngoske at the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said the …
Read More »JUST IN: Man caught stealing a pregnant woman’s panties at university [PHOTOS]
A yet-to-be-identified man who stole panties belonging to a pregnant woman was nabbed today October 18, at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai in Niger State. Though the suspect’s motive of stealing the panties is not yet known. he has already been handed over to security operatives.
Read More »Chief Justice endorses punctuality campaign
Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has urged stakeholders in the justice delivery system, especially lawyers, judges and staff of the Judicial Service to be time-conscious and punctual. According to her, their actions have direct effects on the lives, rights, and liberties of those seeking justice, for which reason they must be …
Read More »EC to ‘arrest’ fake news
The Electoral Commission (EC) has started building a media monitoring team to help identify the originators and facilitators of fake news in the lead up to next year’s elections. The aim is to prevent misinformation from obstructing the electoral process, the Chairman of the Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, has said. …
Read More »Cyber fraud: Ghanaians lose $200m in 3 years
Despite the consistent caution and education on cyber fraud, many people are still falling prey to the activities of criminals through the Internet, resulting in the loss of millions of US dollars to businesses and individuals in Ghana. Last year alone, Ghanaian businesses and individuals lost $97 million to fraudsters. …
Read More »Bui Power Authority to open spillway gates to save hydroelectric dam
The Bui Power Authority(BPA) has announced that it is going to open the spillway gates of the hydroelectric dam- a measure to safeguard the dam’s structural integrity. The controlled spilling of water at the generating station would begin on Monday, October 21, and would last for between five to 10 …
Read More »Aburi road opened after Friday’s mudslide – NADMO
Motorists heading to Aburi this morning can use the Peduase Lodge-Ayi Mensah road as the road has been opened to traffic. The police created a diversion after Friday afternoon’s rains caused a mudslide on the stretch. Communications Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation, George Ayisi told GhanaWeb in a …
Read More »VIDEO: University of Energy & Natural Resources student bus engulfed by fire
A school bus conveying students of the University of Energy and Natural Resources from Sunyani to the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi has been engulfed by fire. According to Ghpage.com sources, the bus was carrying level 300 Electrical Engineering students of the university to …
Read More »I never knew Oppong Nkrumah, Amewu, others are NDC members – Kwesi Pratt to NPP
Kwesi Pratt has accused Oppong Nkrumah, Amewu and others of being members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stating that their move to welcome the PDS deal and engage shareholders, shows their inconsistency and incompetence as government appointees. He said following the charade of suspending PDS and their hypocritical comments, …
Read More »Producer Price Index drops to 9.7%
The Producer Price Index (PPI) has dropped to 9.7% for September from that of August which was 10.2%. Producer Price Index (PPI) for September 2019 dropped to 9.7% from the August figure of 10.2%. The PPI is the system that measures the average change over time in the prices received …
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