Teaching and learning at the various Technical Universities across the country is expected to commence today following an Accra High court order directing striking Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) members to return to work. The decision was arrived at after the National Labour Commission (NLC) secured a court …

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has released the results of the third Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE). A total of 27,171 out of the 34,724 candidates who sat for the examination representing 78.2 per cent passed the examination, while, 7,553 representing 21.8 per cent failed. A statement from the NTC …

The hopes of a Father, Fredrick Frimpong hangs in the balance as his 4-year-old daughter, Jasmine Frimpong, since the day she was born has never made an attempt to sit, stand and talk, a situation that has made him [Fredrick] perplexed because the mother of young Jasmine is late. Narrating …

European powers have triggered a formal dispute mechanism over Iran’s breaches of key parts of the 2015 nuclear deal – a move that could spell its end. Iran has gradually lifted all limits on its production of enriched uranium, which can be used to make reactor fuel but also nuclear …

President of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has called on stakeholders to intensify breast cancer education among the youth for a cancer free future. She explained that educating the youth on breast cancer will enable them to identify the specific threats and warning signs of breast cancer, …

Barcelona have sacked coach Ernesto Valverde and replaced him with former Real Betis coach Quique Setien. Valverde, 55, helped the club to two successive La Liga titles and they lead the league on goal difference. However, the Catalan side have produced a series of unconvincing displays under his leadership and …

The Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Cambridge have denied “false” claims in the Times that their relationship was damaged by bullying. A statement on behalf of Princes Harry and William described the story’s “inflammatory language” as “offensive”. The Times quoted a source saying the Sussexes felt they had been …

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has issued a defence of priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church as his successor considers easing a ban on married men serving as priests. Pope Benedict made the appeal in a book co-authored with Cardinal Robert Sarah. It comes in response to a proposal to allow …

Iran’s leaders are facing growing calls to dismiss senior officials after a Ukrainian passenger plane was shot down killing all 176 people on board. Thousands of protesters demanded accountability on Saturday after the military said it had mistakenly downed the jet, having earlier denied it. Riot police have been deployed …

The Akuapem North Municipal Chief Executive, Dennis Aboagye, has assured that the Municipality is poised to be the first to end Double track system. The assurance by the MCE follows handing over of a 16 unit storey classroom block by a Contractor for academic use in Okuapeman Senior High School. …

Food items that could feed about 200 students of Peki Senior High School in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region for about a week are alleged to have been diverted to appease an auditor. The items estimated to cost thousands of Ghana cedis include, two gallons of oil …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced teachers in the country will now undergo aptitude test before they get promoted. According to a statement by the GES, the move is to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the promotion process. Other categories of teachers will undergo interviews and the aptitude test …

Iran has admitted “unintentionally” shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board. An investigation found that “missiles fired due to human error”, President Hassan Rouhani said. He described the crash as an “unforgivable mistake”. The military said the jet turned towards a sensitive site belonging to …

Remember the old lady who went viral after dancing to Fireboy’s song Vibration? Yes, that old lady has passed away. Reports suggest that the 92-year-old woman in the viral video could be heard saying she didn’t want to carry overload, which is the catchy phrase in the song while vibing …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced teachers in the country will now undergo aptitude test before they get promoted. According to a statement by the GES, the move is to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the promotion process. Other categories of teachers will undergo interviews and the aptitude test …

US President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Gen Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, has set off a chain of consequences. One of the first was on the unfinished war against jihadists. Almost immediately the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group suspended operations in Iraq. The US …

A dormitory of the St Charles Minor Seminary Senior High School in Tamale went up in flames Monday afternoon destroying students’ personal belongings, a development that is likely to render the students homeless. The fire, which started at 12:29pm at the Cardinal Dery dormitory, completely burned eight of the nine …

The body of child aged around 10 has been found in the undercarriage of plane that had arrived in Paris from Abidjan, sources close to the investigation have told French media. Air France confirmed that “the lifeless body of a stowaway” was discovered at Charles de Gaulle Airport early in …

Iran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil and Al Asad, west of Baghdad. It is unclear if …

What’s the travel document that opens more doors around the world than any other? It’s a Japanese passport. The Henley Passport Index, which periodically measures the world’s most travel-friendly passports, has released its first report of the new decade. Japan is now top of the leaderboard, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access …

The father of Reynhard Sinaga, the worst rapist in British legal history, has said his son’s punishment “fits his crimes” after he was jailed for life. Sinaga, a 36-year-old PhD student from Indonesia, was found guilty of 159 sexual offences against 48 men. He picked up his victims outside clubs …

President Donald Trump has said the US killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani saved a lot of lives, calling him a “monster”. Mr Trump said Soleimani “was planning a big attack” when he was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad last Friday. But Mr Trump appeared to draw …

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that his outfit would soon be publishing the performances of second cycle schools to the public. Speaking at an education forum on the theme, ‘Ghana’s transformation agenda on education, basic and Secondary’, Dr. Osei Adutwum said the objective is for …

The United States has reportedly denied the Iranian Foreign Minister visa to attend a UN meeting on its shores. According to a report by AlJazeera, Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States had declined to issue him a visa to attend a UN Security Council meeting scheduled …

Several people have been killed in a stampede as Iranians flocked to the hometown of a top commander killed in a US drone strike for his burial. The exact toll is unconfirmed but emergency officials confirmed that there had been deaths. Qasem Soleimani is being laid to rest in Kerman, …

The Special Development Initiatives Ministry headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson, under which the procurement of ambulances for each constituency as promised by President Nana Akufo-Addo falls, says a new emergency number for the ambulance service will be introduced soon. The government procured 307 ambulances in total in line with a …

Members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) have declared a strike effective immediately, following the non-payment of their allowances. The strike by TUTAG follows what they describe as the government’s failure to migrate them onto the public universities’ salary structure. They are also demanding an increase in …

A man convicted of 159 sex offences, including 136 rapes, will “never be safe to be released”, a judge has said. Reynhard Sinaga was found guilty of luring 48 men from outside Manchester clubs to his flat, where he drugged and assaulted them – filming the attacks. Police say they …

Thus, the founder of Speciallady Awareness Foundation, Elizabeth Amoaa will be visiting Ghana with her team again as part of her ongoing campaign towards the awareness on women reproductive health issues. Although, many agencies have been tackling these issues, there seems to be quite a large amount of people who still …

President Trump has threatened severe sanctions against Iraq after its parliament called on US troops to leave the country. “We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there. It cost billions of dollars to build. We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it,” he told reporters. Tensions …