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GNAT states position on Rastafarian students saga [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GNAT states position on Rastafarian students saga The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has said every school has laws and therefore should...

New twist to story of dreadlocks student denied admission at Achimota School

Lawyer for the Rastafari Council, George Tetteh Wayo, says the Council is trying other alternatives to get admission in another institution for one of...

Pupil killed in robbery attack, two others sustain gunshot wounds

A pupil of the Hariya Junior High School has died after he was shot by suspected robbers at Zebilla in the Bawku West District...

Akufo-Addo’s all-important message to NADMO on earthquakes

President Nana Akufo-Addo has tasked the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to begin an intense education on earthquakes starting with Senior High Schools. This, according...

Why Rastafarians wear dreadlocks [Read]

President of the Western Regional branch of the Rastafarian Council, Kwame Kwapong, has educated Ghanaians on why Rastafarians wear dreadlocks. Speaking in an interview with...

GES makes u-turn on Achimota School dreadlocks saga

Lawyer of the Rastafarian Council says the Ghana Education Service (GES) has backtracked on its initial directive asking the Achimota Senior High School to...

No bail for businessman accused of killing his wife

The Madina District Court has refused an application to grant bail to Prince Charles Dedjoe, a businessman accused of beating his wife, Lilian Dedjoe...

Gary Nimako’s all-important message to NPP flagbearer hopefuls

A member of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) legal team, Gary Nimako, has sent an important message to persons jostling for flagbearership position in...

Rastafarian students brouhaha: Lawyer sends strong message to stakeholders

Private legal practitioner, Gary Nimako Marfo, has called for calm and restraint amid the ongoing Rastafarian students' admission saga at Achimota School. Mr Nimako has...

3 burnt, two rescued in Spintex Road accident

Three occupants of a Mercedes Benz saloon car got burnt beyond recognition whilst two others were rescued when it rammed into a stationary truck...

Bees on rampage in Tema; motorists stranded

Bees have invaded and taken over Valco roundabout in Tema causing heavy vehicular traffic. According to reports, the bees are attacking anyone on sight causing...

Man in ‘tears’ as revenge dating ends in pregnancy

A Kumasi-based entrepreneur, Kwesi Emmanuel, has been left devastated after his revenge dating ended in pregnancy. Emmanuel narrated on Nhyira FM's Obra how he had...

Lovely moment as MP pounds fufu for constituent [Photos]

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa constituency, Alhaji Alhassan Kobina Ghansah, has warmed the hearts of constituents. Alhaji Ghansah, in a...

I don’t want to see my disrespectful son – Asuma Banda

Business mogul, Alhaji Asuma Banda, has denied his son, Fadel Asuma Banda, access to him, describing him as disrespectful. The former Member of the Council...

Achimota SHS dreadlocks saga: NAGRAT bares teeth at GES

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is incensed at a directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to the management of Achimota Senior...

A Plus’ interesting take on Achimota SHS, Rastafarian brouhaha

Ghanaian musician cum politician, Kwame A Plus, has added his voice to the ongoing debate over whether or not it was right for the...

KATH records 100% drop in maternal deaths credit to Mother and Baby Unit

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital at its end of year performance review announced over 100 per cent reduction in its maternal mortality rate. “The heartwarming...

Suspected armed robber shot dead at Denkyira Brenang

A suspected armed robber has been shot dead at Denkyira Brenang in the Dunkwa On Offin District of the Central Region. The incident occurred on...

Three Nigerians on the run after allegedly murdering friend at Gomoa

Three Nigerians are on the wanted list of police and residents of Gomoa Bantama for allegedly murdering their friend. The deceased was found in a...

Check out powerful pastors who graced anti-LGBTQI+ prayer service [Photos]

Scores of pastors and prominent personalities on Sunday joined the national prayer day against Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, I+ (LGBTQI+) agenda in Ghana. ...

Winners of 2020 WAEC Distinction Awards now in Ivy League schools

Winners of the 2020 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Distinction Awards have gained admission at Ivy League universities in the United States of America....

Achimota old students send message to GES over Rastafarian students

Old students of Achimota School have called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to rescind its directive issued to the management of the school...

Apam sea disaster: Over 30 psychologists deployed to town

The government has deployed over 30 psychologists to Apam to counsel families of the teenagers who drowned and survivors of the accident. The team of...

Barbaric: Man tied and killed at Gomoa Biakoye

A man, believed to be in his late 50’s, has been spotted tied to an electricity pole and killed at Gomoa Biakoye just opposite...

8 eating habits that can interfere with sleep

Food choices can make all the difference when it comes to getting a good night's rest. If you struggle with falling and staying asleep, or wake...

Meet the Ghanaian millionaire who built a garage to hide his Benz for over 35 years

A family, based at Techiman in the Bono East Region, has finally opened a garage which was built to house a Benz over 35...

3 including 9-month-old baby killed in firebreak at Wassa Amenfi [Photos]

Three people have died in a tragic house fire at Pakaho, a cocoa growing community in the Amenfi Central District of the Western Region. The...

Justice for All Programme: 830 remand prisoners discharged, 171 convicted

Eight hundred and thirty remand prisoners were discharged between 2007 and 2019 under the Justice for All Programme. This figure represents 18.72 per cent of...

Three SHS students crash to death in gory accident [Photo]

Three students of the Adeiso Presbyterian Senior High School have crashed to death in a fatal motor vehicle accident on Sunday evening. The all-male students...

Tension at Akropong-Akuapem as gun-wielding men steal traditional stool

Tension is brewing in Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region over a stolen traditional black stool by unidentified armed men. The stool which belongs to the...

Former MP involved in car crash

Former Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region, Derick Ohene Assifu Bekoe, was involved in a motor accident in...

4 electrocuted at Anwomaso Bebre

Four men have been electrocuted at Anwomaso Bebre near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region. The men were a father, his son and two others who...

Asuma Banda’s son, two others arrested for attempting to break into father’s house

Three persons have been picked up by the Airport Police in Accra for attempting to break into the house of the Chief Executive Officer...

Ex-convict gets 40 years for attempted robbery

The Adentan Circuit Court ‘B’ has sentenced an ex-convict of Ankaful Prisons to 40 years imprisonment in hard labour for assault and attempted robbery. Stephen...

Lotto agent loses arm after alleged police assault [Photos]

A 30-year-old Lotto agent has lost his right arm after a police officer allegedly used the butt of his riffle to hit his right...

House girl jailed for stealing pistol

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 23-year-old house girl to a fine of GH¢12,000 for stealing her master's pistol with 15 rounds of...

GWCL announces interruption in water supply in these areas…

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced an interruption in water supply from Monday and Tuesday, 22nd and 23rd March, 2021. This is...

Traditional priest allegedly refused admission by Dzodze-Penyi SHS

An 18-year-old Junior High School graduate has been denied admission into Dzodze-Penyi Senior High School after it was revealed he is a traditional priest. Galley...

GWCL debunks claims it has increased cost of water

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has dismissed claims suggesting that it has increased the cost of water supply in the country. According to the...

National Chief Imam commiserates with Jallo fraternity at Prang

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has commiserated with the family of the murdered cleric, Shaikh Aliu Ahmed Maikano Kalamu and the...