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Why SHS 2 students have undertaken only 1 exam – GES explains

Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has explained why Senior High School (SHS) students in their second year have...

Parliament to summon Defence Minister over ‘£15,000 an hour Akufo-Addo aircraft’

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, is to appear before Parliament to answer an urgent question on government’s decision to allegedly spend £15,000 an hour to...

Fire Service personnel arrive in taxi to douse flames at Akyem Begoro [Video]

Social media has been inundated with a video of fire service personnel arriving at an emergency scene in a chartered taxi to douse flames...

Man arrested for asking his three children if they enjoy as he defiles them

A 48-year-old man, Thomas Igbowho, has been arrested by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for alleged child defilement. Mr Igbowho, who lives...

6 prisoners regain freedom as NGO pays court fines

Some six prisoners have regained their freedom after being convicted of petty offences but were unable to pay the court fines between GH¢320.00 and...

Francis Sosu shows off adorable family as he welcomes new baby [Photos]

Member of Parliament for Madina constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has taken to social media to share photos of his adorable family. The photos were to announce...

Three NPP executives arraigned over alleged assault

Three Sunyani East Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) were on Wednesday arraigned at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality. This was for...

Policemen detained over alleged extortion denied bail

The Accra Circuit Court 2 has denied bail to the five policemen who were arrested  following a report of alleged extortion against them. The five...

Tears as angry husband crashes wife to death

A man named Makanjuola Ayedun from Isanlu community, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, has reportedly crashed his wife Nike Ayedun to...

They threatened to torture me if I don’t pay GHS 20,000 – Victim of police extortion

One of the persons who was forced by some police officers in Accra to pay GHS 20,000 to them for no reason, has opened...

Nzema East Assembly members send important message to Akufo-Addo over renomination of MCE

A group of Assemblymen in the Nzema East Municipality has kicked against the renomination of Frank Okpenyen as Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the...

Court sentences street robber to 12 years imprisonment

A Jasikan Circuit Court has sentenced Aglidza Obed @Eli, 31, to 12 years imprisonment in hard labour.The convict was arrested on May 13, 2021,...

Galamsey: Over 400 military men commence fourth phase of Operation Halt II

Over four hundred officers of the Ghana Armed Forces have been deployed for the fourth phase of the fight against illegal mining dubbed Operation...

My father reported me for deportation: Woes of a young Ghanaian entrepreneur surviving abroad

A young Ghanaian man has recounted his turbulent experience with his father while striving hard to break through the odds in a foreign land.Eric...

Multimedia partners HD+ for a thrilling television viewing experience

Viewers of all Multimedia Group Limited platforms are in for an exciting television viewing experience as the media giant has partnered SES HD PLUS...

JB Danquah’s murder: Defence lawyer detained at SSNIT hospital

The lead lawyer for Daniel Asiedu, the accused person in the murder of the late Abuakwa North Member of Parliament (MP), Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu,...

What you need to know as GES releases 2021 academic calendar for SHS

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says its 2021 academic calendar for Senior High Schools (SHSs) nationwide would enable students and teachers to recover time...

Lovers find out they’re siblings after dating for 10 months

A man and his girlfriend, who had been dating for 10 months and fell in love, have discovered they are biological siblings after they...

Free SHS: GES boss sends ‘SOS’ message to parents

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) is appealing for calm as the government addresses challenges in the implementation of the free Senior...

Very sad: How a caregiver maltreated baby who died later

The police have nabbed a caregiver at a crèche in Accra who vented her anger on an 11-month-old baby girl and allegedly killed her...

Man kills brother’s wife for refusing his proposal

A 35-year-old man has allegedly killed his brother’s wife for refusing his proposal at Uro-mekaa, a village in the Sawla district of the Savannah...

Check out daily cost per head of food served in SHS

It has been revealed that the daily feeding fee per head in public Senior High Schools (SHS) nationwide is GHS 5.20p. This is according to...

Galamsey: Okyenhene calls for suspension of mining in Ghana for a year

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amotia Ofori Payin, has called for the suspension of mining in the country for a year for a review of the...

JB’s murder: Court throws out motion to move jury to crime scene

An Accra High Court has thrown out a motion praying it to move a seven-member jury to the crime scene of murdered J. B....

‘S3x-starved’ woman forces judge to adjourn sitting

A magistrate’s court at Mwenezi in Zimbabwe was forced to adjourn its sitting after a sex-starved woman wailed uncontrollably during a court session. According to The...

NLC directs KATH Laboratory Scientists to end strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists to call off their strike action. “The union should...

Man shoots lover, commits suicide after he caught her allegedly cheating

A peasant farmer, identified as Samson Bismarck Ataafi Kwaku, has allegedly committed suicide after a failed attempt to murder his lover. According to reports, the...

Day-old-baby found near girls’ dormitory of Pong-Tamale SHS [Photos]

A day-old-baby girl has been found in a bush close to Pong-Tamale Senior High School's (SHS) Girls' Dormitory in the Savelugu Municipality of the...

Sir John’s burial date finally announced

The final burial rites of late former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, aka Sir John, is set to come...

Railway workers incur wrath of Minister

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has exposed what he describes as fraudulent activities being undertaken by some railway workers. Mr Quartey has explained...

Woman sobs in pain after accidentally ripping eyelashes out

Over the past year, we've seen our fair share of DIY beauty disasters, from botched brow tints to home hair dye fails. But one woman's...

ECG’s peak hours ‘dumsor’ begins today

Some parts of Accra will experience power interruptions from today, May 27, 2021, between 6:pm and midnight.This marks the beginning of a scheduled 16-day...

Man jailed 40 years for robbery and causing harm at Techiman

The Techiman Circuit Court, presided over by Justice Alexander Graham, has sentenced 28-year-old Gideon Ankomah Kusi to 40 years imprisonment on two counts. He was...

Police arrest burglar who pretends to be a ghost [Photos]

A suspected burglar, who pretends to be a ghost to rob houses, has reportedly been arrested in Zimbabwe.  According to a Facebook user, General Chiwenga...

France asks for forgiveness after Rwanda genocide

French President Emmanuel Macron, in a visit to Rwanda, has said France recognised its “responsibility” in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, asking for forgiveness for...

Five police officers arrested in alleged extortion

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested and is investigating five Police officers following a report of alleged extortion received on 24th May 2021,...

NDC reacts to Atubiga’s resignation

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accepted its suspended member, Stephen Atubiga’s decision to resign permanently from the party. The acceptance, according to a statement...

UEW confers honorary doctorate degree on Napo [Photos]

The University of Education Winneba (UEW), has conferred honorary doctorate degree on Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh aka Napo. This was at a special...

Residents left in awe after fire erupts from sea [Video]

An unexplained mystery was witnessed in a country believed to be Nigeria when fire erupted from the sea. Despite no ship or object floating on...

20 rescued, over 150 persons feared dead after boat capsizes

Dozens of people are feared dead in north-western Nigeria after a boat carrying about 200 passengers broke into two and sank in a river,...