Bank of Ghana Dismisses Official for Corruption
Gilbert Addy, a worker at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has been dismissed after investigations revealed that he had accepted a bribe of GH¢ 410,000.00 in the award of a contract to Sibton Switch Systems Limited in 2016. The amount is said to be over 14 times his annual salary.Mr Addy, who was project manager […]
GES Temporarily Suspends Self-Placement Module
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has temporarily suspended the self-placement Module. This action, they say is to enable them update the list of schools and programs available on the module. This is expected to last until September 12, 2019. A statement signed by Cassandra Twum Ampofo, head of public relations at GES, said;
Late Nsuta Chief’s Funeral Turns Bloody as Stray Bullets hit 3
Three persons are in critical condition after they were hit by stray bullets fired at the one-week funeral rite of the paramount chief of Nsuta in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region. The victims are Abena Boahemaa, 11; Abena Boatemaa, 10; and Adusei Poku, 23. DSP Charles Atuah, the Nsuta District Police Commander […]
Sylvester Appointed New NYA Boss
Former New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for Prampram Sylvester Tetteh has been named as new head of the National Youth Authority (NYA). He takes over from Mr Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri, who was sacked along with his two deputies over procurement breaches. Mr Nelson Owusu Ansah and Mr Christopher Arthur have also been appointed as new […]
Gomoa Chief Pounded and Shot Dead
The Chief of Gomoa Akraman in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Nana Ahor Agyei has been pounded with a pestle, stoned and shot to death by unidentified persons in his house at Gomoa Akraman. The unfortunate incident happened on Monday(today) dawn. Bullet shells, a pestle soiled with blood and a blood-soaked shirt […]
Six Nursing Students Sacked, Dozens Repeated
The management of Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College has dismissed at least six students and about 20 others repeated over poor academic performances. The affected students are mostly students pursuing Registered Midwifery Course. The dismissed students are said to have performed below the borderline of 1.5 Cumulative GPA whilst with multiple referred subjects having […]
Ghana Fuel Prices Go Up 50% Since 2017, Now Selling At GH¢5.39 Per litre
Fuel prices have consistently gone up for the past 32 months to see an accumulated increment of 50 percent over the period; meanwhile, the same cannot be said for consumers’ incomes, an analysis by the B&FT and the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has shown. As Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) increase their prices at the […]
