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Ambiguous diagram for BECE Integrated Science Examination

Dear West African Examinations Council (WAEC), I write to express my concern about the ambiguous diagram that was used in the BECE Integrated Science 2023...

North East floods: Collapsed building kills one person, another injured

A building has collapsed and killed one person while leaving another with fractures in the Nyonyo Nasuan District of the North-East Region. The survivor is...

Her infertility drove her husband of 35 years to another woman; now she wants compensation

They lived happily as a couple for over 35 years. But Maame Afia Birago is hurt due to her inability to bear a child, a...

La General Hospital now under Agenda 111, project to begin in November

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has said that the La General Hospital has been absorbed into the government’s Agenda 111 project,...

 Coordinating director, internal auditor perish in gory crash on Tamale-Yendi Road

The Saboba District Coordinating Director and his Internal Auditor have both died in a gory accident on the Tamale-Yendi Road in the Northern region.  The...

Man jailed for breaking into Association International School 

A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 27-year-old unemployed man to four years imprisonment for breaking into an office at Association International School...

CETAG strike: Salaries can be withheld if… – NLC clarifies

The National Labour Commission (NLC) says the Ministry of Education has legitimate grounds to withhold the August salaries of striking members of the Colleges...

Niger’s coup might affect foodstuff prices in Ghana soon – Traders reveal

Ghanaians have been urged to brace themselves for a spike in prices of foodstuff as the Niger coup gradually takes its toll on the...

Corruption at Passport Office: Minister sacks overstayed officers

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has expressed worry over the continuous extortion and corruption at the Passport Office. On...

Pan-African’s support enhances education in three institutions

The Pan-African Savings and Loans Company Ltd. (Pan-African) has made contributions to education by donating essential resources to three educational institutions. The philanthropic gesture included...

YEA launches youth in garment & textiles module

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has launched the 'Youth in Garment and Textiles Module' in Kumasi. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YEA, Kofi Baah Agyepong,...

GNAT advocates national dialogue for sustainable Free SHS policy

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is actively pushing for a crucial national stakeholder dialogue to evaluate the sustainability of the Free Senior...

Man allegedly kills friend over dog meat

A 50-year-old man from Owusukrom at Gyereso, near Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region, has been tragically killed in what looks like a battle between...

Nkwanta Community Day SHTS calls for support for robotic hub

Students and authorities of Nkwanta Community Day Senior High Technical School in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region have expressed optimism about winning...

Soften your stance – Deputy Education Minister appeals to CETAG

The Deputy Minister of Education in Charge of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Gifty Twum Ampofo, has made a passionate appeal to the...

Over 600 KTU students beg management to rescind decision on deferment

Over 600 students of the Kumasi Technical University are appealing to the University’s management to reconsider its decision asking them to defer their programmes...

Cocoa roads: Ongoing projects will be completed but no new ones will be initiated

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says cocoa road projects which are currently under construction across the country will continue and be completed. COCOBOD explained that...

Police mount hunt for assailants who killed driver at Bawku

One person has been attacked and killed by unknown assailants at Bawku in the Upper East Region. According to the Municipal Chief Executive, Amadu Hamza,...

Anti-LGBTQ+ debate: We‘ll resist its imposition on Ghana – Religious leaders

Some religious lead­ers in the country have warned that they will resist any attempt by foreign individuals and or­ganisations to impose LGBTQ+ on Ghana. According...

Educationist who tied 9-year-old boy to orange tree surrenders to Police 

The 74-year-old retired Educationist who allegedly tied a nine-year-old boy to an orange tree at Akaa in the Oti Region has surrendered himself to the Jasikan...

Adabraka Methodist Women’s Fellowship marks 70th Anniversary with donation to Junior Girls Correctional Home

The Adabraka Circuit Women's Fellowship of the Methodist Church, Ghana, has marked its 70th anniversary with series of activities. The anniversary launch kicked off the...

Suspected serial paedophile appears in court

The Wa Circuit will be hearing the case of a 35-year-old man accused of defiling over 20 children in the Upper West regional capital. Rashid...

From receptionist to first Ghanaian MD of Labadi Beach Hotel; The story of David Eduaful [Video]

https://youtu.be/bBsrgp-SFs0?t=142 His little beginnings did not deter him from working hard and striving for success instead, he defied all odds to be at the top...

JHS graduate reported dead after BECE

A Junior High School (JHS) pupil who sat for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been reported dead. The deceased has been identified as...

Kumasi Technical University speaks on sacking students over fees

The Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has dismissed reports about the sacking of over 2,000 students over delayed payment of their fees. The university...

Woman jailed 10 years for pouring acid on rival

The Akyem Swedru Circuit Court has finally convicted the young woman who poured an acidic substance on her husband’s girlfriend to 10 years imprisonment....

Commuters stranded as Kpone barrier drivers embark on sit-down strike

A Coalition of Commercial Transport drivers at Kpone Barrier on Monday withdrew their services over the deplorable nature of roads in the area. The...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warning; check it out

Cases of rainfall are anticipated over Northern Ghana, especially within the upper regions, per the forecast of the Ghana Meteorological Agency. In the forecast indicating...

Military taskforce arrests 5 suspects after violent attack at Bawku

A military taskforce at Bawku, located in the Upper East Region of Ghana, has apprehended five civilians in connection with a violent attack that...

Massive demo to hit Sehwi Ahibenso over deplorable roads

The chiefs and residents of Sehwi Ahibenso, located in the Bodi District of the Western North Region, have issued a stern ultimatum to the...

Docket on uncle, spiritualist who killed girl, 7, in botched money ritual submitted to AG

A docket on the suspected murder of a seven-year-old girl by his uncle, Augustine Afari, and a spiritualist, Osei Kofi, at Wassa Nkyirifi in...

BoG’s new office will give Ghana ‘greater chance’ as headquarters for ECO – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has justified the decision by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to build a new head office amidst...

TOR MD resigns

The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Jerry Kofi Hinson, has resigned on health grounds. His resignation was in a letter dated August...

Woman bathed with hot soup over GHC20 debt at Assin Asamankese

A 48-year-old woman has been bathed with hot soup over a 20 cedis debt at Assin Asamankese in the Assin South District of the...

Ato Forson reacts to alleged involvement in new BoG Headquarters project

The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has refuted assertions made by the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), claiming that...

Renaming UG after JB Danquah unacceptable – Clement Apaak

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr Clement Apaak, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s statement that the University of Ghana could potentially...

Tolon drowning: Body of fourth victim recovered

The body of the fourth person who drowned in the Galinkpegu dam in the Tolon District has been found. The deceased was one of four farmers who...

Trailer crashes woman to death, motor rider in critical condition

A collision involving a trailer has resulted in the tragic death of a woman and left a motor rider in critical condition at Gomoa...

Compassion International Ghana to launch maiden learning series

Compassion International Ghana (CIGH) is poised to launch its maiden learning series; The Thriving Child Seminar Series (THRICSS). The launch has been scheduled for...

EPA shuts down three non-compliant industries in Tema

As part of measures to enforce strict adherence to environmental regulations in the country, a team of officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...