The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has dismissed allegations of state capture, outlining measures being instituted by the government to protect public lands. He enumerated some steps taken to strengthen and empower the Lands Commission to deliver on its mandate while assuring the public of the …
Read More »Police investigate viral video showing abuse of a female SHS student
The Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into a viral video in which a group of young men were seen harassing a female secondary school student. “We wish to assure the public that the perpetrators will be identified and arrested to face justice,” the police said in a post …
Read More »Girl, 11, and mum, 34, stabbed in central London
A shop security guard has described how he tried to save an 11-year-old girl as she was being attacked by a knifeman in London’s Leicester Square. In a statement, the Met Police said a 32-year-old man had been arrested and taken into custody after the girl and her 34-year-old …
Read More »Nana Ama McBrown to fund release of 47 inmates to mark 47th birthday
Ghanaian actress Nana Ama McBrown will fund the release of 47 inmates to mark her 47th birthday on August 15, 2024. This was made known by Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, Chief Executive Officer of the Crime Check Foundation, which is overseeing the initiative. In a video that has gone viral, …
Read More »Next, NDC government will abolish double-track system – Mahama
Former President and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has reiterated that his next administration will abolish the double-track system in the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. He said that the secondary education sector is struggling with overcrowding and inadequate resources, which have led …
Read More »Man allegedly beaten to death at Kunsu
The yet unknown man, believed to be in his late 30s, has been found dead at Kunsu, a community in the Ahafo-Ano South West district of the Ashanti Region. It remains unclear how the man died, but he is suspected to have been lynched. Details emerging from the area have …
Read More »Youth will not be left out in job creation – Mahama
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, says no Ghanaian youth will be left behind in terms of job creation when the NDC assumes office. Addressing the audience at the launch of the NDC Youth manifesto, John Mahama, while touting his infamous ’24-hour’ policy, said the policy will …
Read More »84-year-old Osei TuTu SHS still uses pit latrines, posing health risks to students
Students at Osei Tutu Senior High School Boy practice open defecation due to the closure of their over-20-year-old toilet facilities. Currently, the student population of over 4000 relies on a pit latrine dug by the school authority for temporary use, but the pit latrine is currently full, compelling the students …
Read More »KMA SELECTS 14 GROUPS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN.
Fourteen groups, comprising ebullient young residents of Kumasi, have been selected to implement the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly’s (KMA) and Bloomberg Philanthropies’ agenda for climate change in Kumasi. The selected groups are Agritradehub, Earth Guardians, Ghana Association of Students Planners/KNUST Sustainable Green Future Club, PlantO and Dabethon Group The rest are …
Read More »Ambulance Trial:Ato Forson,Jakpa acquitted and discharged
The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged Minority Leader, Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson in the ongoing Ambulance case. The Court of Appeal has set aside the order for Dr. Ato Forson to open his defence by the trial Court in the ongoing ambulance case. The Director of Legal …
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