The Ghana Education Service (GES) has recruited 14,500 new teachers for basic schools across the country. The teachers, from the 46 colleges of education, completed their studies in 2018 and did the one-year mandatory national service. The Director-General of the GES, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, who made this known in an interview with the Daily Graphic […]
A member of the Council of State, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani has been arrested by the police over allegations of misappropriating some 1 Million Ghana Cedis. Dr. Dzani who also doubles as the Chief Executive Officer of now defunct Ideal Finance Company, was said to have been hauled before law enforcement agencies by one of […]
This refreshing report of an all-female cabin crew of Malawi’s national aviation carrier, Malawian Airlines, will fly a Malawian Airlines jet from Blantyre, Malawi, to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Thursday- November 21 goes a long way to sustain the theory raised in the opening paragraph of this report. This event will be the first […]
The Volta Regional Security Council has arrested 10 members of the separatist movement, Homeland Study Group Foundation. This comes after the group declared parts of Ghana as independent ‘Western Togoland State’. The leader of the group, 80-year old Charles Komi Kudzordzi, popularly known as Papavi Hobedetor, made the independence declaration at a public gathering in […]
The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, says the government is considering plans to build a national shrine for traditional leaders. Responding to a question at a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, Mr Dzamesi said his ministry has been approached by some traditional groupings for the construction of a national shrine. […]
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia has said the government has not held extensive engagements with the party on the upcoming referendum in December. Mr. Asiedu Nketia said government’s failure to engage the party is however not surprising, given that it took a similar stance when the NDC raised issues […]
The University of Ghana fact-finding committee set up to investigate two lecturers indicted over the BBC “sex for grades” documentary has found them guilty of misconduct. In its report, the committee recommended that the matter should be brought before the University of Ghana’s Disciplinary committee for further actions. The committee which was chaired by Justice […]
Former President John Mahama has appealed to Nigeria to open its border at Seme. He also admonished the governments of Ghana and Nigeria to immediately resolve the crises that prevail within their domestic markets. While Nigeria closed its borders in a bid to check smuggling, Ghana has a raging conflict between local traders and foreigners […]
The president of Oxford Union has resigned over a row involving a blind student who was “violently” removed from a society debate. Ebenezer Azamati was “accosted” by a security guard when he tried to return to a seat he had earlier reserved before the discussion on 17 October. On Saturday, he was cleared of any […]
The only black member of the Oxford Union – a prestigious British debating society with high-profile politicians among its alumni – has resigned following the abuse of a blind Ghanaian student Ebenezer Azamati. The 25-year-old Ghanaian was dragged by the ankles out of a hall where a debate was about taking place. The incident has […]
Government has withdrawn the appointment of Dr. Baffour Awuah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Citi News sources at the Presidency confirmed the withdrawal of the two weeks-old appointment. No explanation has so far been given for the government’s decision. Dr. Baffour Awuah, was appointed in a letter signed by the Executive […]
Confirmed reports from the Northern Regional Capital, indicates that a very popular hotel in the Tamale Metropolis belonging to Late Vice President Aliu Mahama has been razed down completely by fire. The Russian Bungalow-based 3.5 star Mafara hotel according to BestNewsGH.com sources got burnt a while ago. Farouk Mahama, son of the late Vice president […]
