The headmistress of Benso Senior High Technical School, Helen Ama Bogobley has been accused of ordering 207 WASSCE candidates to pay GHC200 cedis each as transportation fees to convey exam papers. Reports gathered indicate that parents and the Education Directorate are not aware of the decision for students to pay …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed that China would not succeed in isolating Taiwan, as she capped off her Asia tour on Friday amid a flurry of Chinese military exercises that have sent fears of conflict in the region skyrocketing. Pelosi’s brief and unannounced trip this week to Taiwan brought to the fore …

At least 13 people were killed and 41 others injured after a fire swept through at a nightclub in Chonburi province in south-eastern Thailand. The fire broke out at 1:00 local time on Friday (18:00 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B nightspot in Sattahip district, said police. Footage circulating online …

  The Deputy Minister, Hon Ama Pomaa Boateng has opened the training of this year’s Girls in ICT for SHS on Cyber Security and Data Privacy targeted at a 100,000 girls across seven regions. The beneficiary regions are Northern, Bono East, Bono Ahafo, Volta and Oti. The Deputy Minister for …

A Russian court has sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges. As Griner, 31, was being led out of the courtroom in handcuffs, she was heard saying: “I love my family.” The double Olympic winner has admitted possessing cannabis oil, but told the …

Everyone wants to have a good sex life and it is their right to feel that way. Having a terrible sex life sucks and talking about it sometimes can make the experience even more unbearable. More often than not, this problem is the consequence of mostly preventable sexual health problems—and …

The Asokore Mampong Magistrate Court on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, remanded six students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, for allegedly gang-raping a first-year student. All six were in court for the first hearing of their case with the judge agreeing to a request by the …

An investigation by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)’s Corruption Watch has uncovered the nefarious academic activities rife in two senior high schools in the Bono Region of Ghana. According to the report made available to GhanaWeb, it was discovered at the two schools: All For Christ Senior High/Technical School …

Corruption Watch Ghana conducted a series of investigations into corruption allegations during West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations in various senior and junior high schools in Ghana. This investigation exposed the scheming ways of headteachers, teachers and invigilators during West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) as well as Basic …

Some harmful levels of aflatoxins [a family of toxins produced by fungi called Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus] that can cause cancer have been found in samples of ‘Brukina’ and the millet and dairy milk used to prepare it. This was revealed through a research conducted by Noguchi Memorial Institute …

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday. He and Osama Bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks …

The Upper East Regional Minister,  Stephen Yakubu has asked students of the Bolgatanga Technical Institute to leave the school premises before 4pm today, 2 August 2022, following the rioting of some final-year students. The students destroyed school and staff properties after some of them were arrested on Monday, 1 August …

The world’s leader in instant delivery services, Zipline, has announced the appointment of Mr. Mawuli Atiemo as the new General Manager of its Ghana operations. His appointment takes effect from July 2022. Mawuli is joining Zipline from AstraZeneca where he was the Ghana Country Lead and having had over 15 …

The Prince of Wales accepted a payment of £1m from the family of Osama Bin Laden, the Sunday Times reports said. Prince Charles accepted the money from two of Osama Bin Laden’s half-brothers in 2013, two years after the al-Qaeda leader was killed, it adds. The Prince of Wales’s Charitable …

This year’s West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will start from today, August 1, 2022, to Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Information from the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) website showed that the candidates would begin with project work subjects like basketry, ceramics and graphic design on Monday, August …

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again, in what has been described as a “rebound” infection by his doctor. The 79-year-old first contracted the virus on 21 July, when he was revealed to be experiencing mild symptoms. On Saturday Mr Biden said he was not experiencing symptoms …

Your private organ is a very delicate organ of the body. Any negative impact on it can make you infertile. Many males may have concerns about the size or appearance of their penis from time to time. Penis health encompasses the performance of your penis (for example, your ability to …

Pope Francis has said the time may soon come when he needs to consider stepping down – and would do so if he felt his health meant that could not serve in the way he should. He made the comments at the end of a trip to Canada – where he …

The Akyem Anyinasin Methodist Junior High School in Abuakwa North Municipality in Eastern region has been closed down by the Ghana Education Service after a gang from the community forced a male teacher to kneel and apologize for punishing some students. The teacher reportedly disciplined some students for misconduct on …

  By Abigail Barnett, Deputy Director of Curriculum Programmes, Curriculum and Qualifications at Cambridge Assessment International Education The United Nations have designated 2021 as the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. Around the world, partly due to the pandemic, people are drawing on their creativity like never before …

Most women tend to ignore breast care during pregnancy, which can make it tough to de Here are a few tips for proper breast care during pregnancy that you can incorporate into your everyday regimen. 1. Get the Right Bra Since your breasts continue to increase in size starting from …

Former President John Mahama, and his wife, Lordina, have inaugurated and presented to the Bole Community in the Savanna Region, a 45-bed maternity and children’s ward in the Bole District Hospital. The couple, who are celebrating their 30th marriage anniversary, built and presented the twin wards to the people of …

The US Justice Department is examining Donald Trump’s actions in connection with efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, say US media. Federal prosecutors have reportedly asked witnesses directly about the behaviour of the former US president. So far, they have chosen not to open a formal criminal …

A man in Zhejiang province, China, has gone viral after he was seen on video catching a toddler who fell out of a sixth-floor apartment window. In CCTV footage uploaded to Twitter on Friday by China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijiang, the man is seen on July 19 talking on …

Mining pits are possible breeding grounds for bats, the carriers of the Marburg virus, the Ghana Health Service has said. According to the GHS, research has shown that such pits harbour bats. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, said: “We know that it comes from the …

Thieves have for the second time in eight days raided the Adansi Asokwa Primary School in the Ashanti Region and bolted with feeding items. A distraught caterer, who spoke to Adom News’ Isaac K. Normanyo, narrated they came to school on Monday morning to cook for the pupils. However, upon arrival, they …

The Principal Fertility Specialist at the Medifem Multi-specialist and Fertility Centre, Dr. Nana Henaku-Larbi, has urged women to give birth before they turn 35 as it’s easier to conceive when one is younger. According to him, the best age for a woman to give birth is 22. In an interview …

The President of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has appealed to men to avail themselves to be educated in breast cancer control in Ghana. She said men words are highly respected by women so they will be in a better position in advising and encouraging women …

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has asked the President of the Student Representative President (SRC), Michael A. Abuah, to refund the over GH¢ 9,000 given him for an educational trip to South Africa. In a letter addressed to Abuah, the university asked that …

Excessive drinking affects the key functions of the male reproductive system, including sperm production. Male fertility generally depends on the quantity and quality of your sperm. Study says that men averagely drink 11 units of alcohol per week. Adding that this 11 units of alcohol per week have a detrimental …