Ofosu-Bator M/A Basic School pupils study under trees
School pupils of Ofosu-Bator M/A Basic school, a fishing community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, are forced to study under trees due to lack of infrastructure. The school has no classrooms, staff common room, learning materials, including texts books, ICT laboratory and desks, denying the pupils the conducive environment and peace […]
Ghana’s Amponsah, Juliana win ECOWAS Half Marathon in Kaduna
Ghana’s Long Distance King William Amponsah emerged winner of the 21-Kilometer Half Marathon at the ECOWAS Athletics Championships Kaduna Nigeria. Amponsah, who once again dominated the race clocked 1:05:09 to win the race that made him the dominant force in half marathon in the sub-region. Another Ghanaian Juliana Sakat Lariba won the women’s 21km marathon […]
FDA destroys seized and unapproved products
The Western Regional office of the Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed seized and unapproved products at the Sofokrom dumping site. The products were herbal medicines, canned products and aphrodisiacs, among others. Mr Francis Edem Odum, a Senior Regulatory Officer, said in an interview, that post-market surveillance conducted by the FDA led to the […]
Teacher in court over sex with minor
A 41-year-old teacher has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old student at Manhean in Accra. Mac-Elvis Hoeyi, charged with defilement, however, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mrs. Christina Cann, admitted Hoeyi to bail in the sum of GHC60,000 with three sureties, two of the sureties […]
Man arrested for burying son alive
The Central Regional Police Command has arrested one Paul Adobaw for allegedly burying his son alive as a spiritual sacrifice per the directive of one prophetess Ama Nkansah. The one and half-year-old Yaw Adobaw was buried to death at around 1530 hours on Thursday, May 27 at Breman Brakwa in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa district of the […]
Squatters at Asafo Railway Line slum rebuilding structures after fire outbreak
Some squatters at the sprawling slum dotted along the Asafo Railway Line in the Central Business District (CBD) of Kumasi, who were displaced by the recent fire outbreak at the area, have commenced erecting wooden structures to be used as places of abode. The majority of wooden structures in the area got burnt about a […]
GFA approves C.K Akonnor’s request for second Assistant Coach
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has agreed to the request of Head Coach of the Black Stars Charles Kwablan Akonnor for the appointment of a second Assistant Coach to further strengthen the technical team of the Black Stars. The new coach, Patrick Greveraars is a UEFA A-License holder with over 25 […]
Berekum Chelsea coach optimistic about maintaining league status
Seff Hoffman, Head Coach of Berekum Chelsea is confident of maintaining their Ghana Premier League (GPL) status despite their poor run. Berekum Chelsea recorded their 12th loss of the season after being defeated by Accra Hearts of Oak continuing three-match winless run in the league. Despite being placed 12th on the league log, Berekum Chelsea […]
Music should not be a contest- Kwabena Kwabena
Even though competition is seen as healthy in the music industry and pushes musicians to work harder, Highlife artiste Kwabena Kwabena does not think so and says music should not be a contest. In the view of the Aso hitmaker, there should be enough room for every musician to operate so there is no need to be […]
Gaza conflict: Instagram changes algorithm after alleged bias
Instagram is changing the way it showcases content after being accused of suppressing pro-Palestinian messages during the recent Gaza conflict. The app had favoured original content in its “stories” feature over existing, re-shared posts, but will now give them equal treatment, it said. The current system had a “bigger impact than expected” on some types […]
