IMAGE COPYRIGHTTCHIMA ILLA ISSOUFOU/BBCimage captionThe remains of desks are all that is left from the straw-hut classrooms At least 20 children have died after they became trapped in a fire at a school in Niger’s capital, Niamey. It started late on Tuesday afternoon when the children were in lessons, many …
Read More »Man stabbed to death in Oti Region
A 50-year-old man, has been stabbed to death by his cousin during a family disagreement at Bodada in the Jasikan District of the Oti Region. Francis Brown, who allegedly stabbed his cousin to death, had fled from the town. Police Superintendent, Mr Lawrence Gbele of the Jasikan District Police …
Read More »UCC level 100 student killed in road accident
The Director of Public Affairs at the University of Cape Coast, says a level 100 Bachelor of Commerce student, has been killed in a road traffic accident. In a statement copied to GhanaWeb, Major Kofi Baah-Bentum (Rtd.), the PRO explained that Pricialla Owusu Achia, 19, was knocked down by …
Read More »GTV favoured NPP in allocation of airtime ahead of 2020 polls – EU report
EU’s Election Observation Missions’ (EOMs) final report on Ghana’s 2020 election says that the state broadcaster, GTV, favoured the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its coverage ahead of the polls. It said 26.2 percent of airtime on election-related news programmes focused on activities of the NPP while 15.8 percent was …
Read More »Osafo-Maafo returns, grabs top post in Akufo-Addo government
After announcing his retirement as Senior Minister, Nana Yaw Osafo-Maafo is back in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government as a Senior Presidential Advisor. According to a report by Graphic Online sighted by GhanaWeb, the former Senior Minister announced his new appointment whilst addressing the Birim Central Municipal Assembly at Akyem Oda in …
Read More »Covid-19: US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERS US health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of extremely rare blood clotting cases. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said six cases in 6.8 million doses had been reported and it was acting “out of …
Read More »Stop participating in Cryptocurrency transactions – SEC warns Ghanaians
The Security and Exchange Commission of Ghana (SEC) has cautioned the general public against engaging in the transaction of cryptocurrency (bitcoin) in any form. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Ababio cryptocurrency is illegal in the country and is not regulated by the commission …
Read More »Two Persons on Motorbike Killed
Two persons on a motorbike have died after crashing with Hyundai H-100 minibus crashed on Kpong to Akosombo Highway. The accident occurred Friday, April 9, 2021, at about 3:30pm. The Hyundai H-100 mini bus with registration number GR 4670-16 with eight (8) passengers onboard from Akosombo towards Accra but on …
Read More »Robbers shoot husband and wife in Sekondi-Takoradi
Suspected armed robbers Monday afternoon attacked and shot a man and his wife who according to eyewitness accounts had withdrawn money from a nearby bank in Sekondi in the Western region. The robbers were said to be on a motorbike trailing the couple from the bank and shot them twice …
Read More »Fourth jailbreak in two weeks foiled by police in Zuarungu
Police personnel on Sunday foiled an attempted jailbreak at Zuarungu in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. This comes after similar incidents in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region and Sandema in the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region that saw …
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