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A primary four history textbook has become the center of discussions after it emerged that it had content that in many parts listed disadvantages of religion, specifically of Christianity. The book, History of Ghana for Basic Schools, Learner’s Book 4, was authored by Francis Benjamin Appiah and Henry David Appiah. …

A 43-year-old father of six, who has reportedly murdered his wife at Mpasaaso No.1 in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region says he acted upon instructions by some evil spirits hunting him. The suspect Kwasi Brefo is said to have killed his wife on a farm …

Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has left tongues wagging after a video of him meeting the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi emerged on social media. The veteran actor is seen shaking Ooni’s hand in a viral video, and this gesture has drawn conflicting emotions. Many people think the …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that the Chinese government would likely have access to Ghana’s mineral revenue and electricity revenue due to the government of Ghana’s failure to honour its loan agreement. According to a news report by myjoyonline.com, the fund indicated that this might happen because the government of …

Ernest Yaw Anim of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been declared winner of the May 23 by-election in the Kumawu Consutituency of the Ashanti Region. The NPP polled 15,264 (70.91%) of valid votes cast as against the National Democratic Congress’ Kwasi Amankwaa who had 3,723 votes (17.29%). Kwaku Duah, …

Ghana’s public debt stood at GH¢434.6 billion as of December 2022 according to the Bank of Ghana’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data for April 2023. This is a reduction of GH¢141.1 billion in the country’s public debt. This represents 71.6% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. This is a reduction …

A commercial car driver has crushed four members of a family to death in Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.   The incident happened on Sunday evening, May 22, 2023, when a car hit the motorcycle carrying the victims.   A spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence …

A man has been caught trying to smuggle an eight-and-a-half inch pair of scissors into a jail by hiding it in his anus.   The staff at La Porte County Jail in Indiana, USA made the discovery on Wednesday,  May 17 when the man, an arrested suspect, refused to cooperate …

Joshua Twasam, the eldest son of the late Ghanaian international Christian Atsu, has been awarded as the Player of the Year in the Northumberland Football League. Playing for the Gosforth Football Club in the Under-9 category, Joshua showcased his skills and talent throughout the season. His team emerged victorious in the …

To many, he was a modern-day Sampson, a figure whose story blended bravery and notoriety. A champion for the downtrodden and a symbol of citizen vigilance in Kumasi, specifically in the neighbourhood of Buokrom. He was born Yaw Aboagye, but he became known by a multitude of nicknames such as …