Kenya’s longest-serving leader Daniel arap Moi dies

Kenya’s longest serving President Daniel arap Moi who died on Monday rose to power in 1978 upon the death of Kenya’s first President Jomo Kenyatta. This was his first major political victory having outmaneuvered Kenyatta’s inner circle to rise to the top. This shrewdness became the hallmark of his 24-year reign. In his early days […]

Fire razes down Buipe SHS girls’ dormitory

The girls’ dormitory of the Buipe Senior High School (SHS) in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region has been razed down by fire that started at about 0730 hours on Monday, while the students were in class. Students’ personal effects that were in the dormitory could not be salvaged. The Fire Station at […]

Gov’t directs GETFund to address inadequate dormitories and classrooms in SHSs

The government has directed the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to undertake massive educational infrastructure projects in all public Senior High Schools (SHSs) implementing the Free SHS Programme nationwide. Madam Gifty Twum-Ampofo, the Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) who announced this over the weekend said priority would be […]

Interparty Resistance Against New Voter’s Register demonstrate in Accra

The Inter-party Resistance Against the New Voter’s Register will hit the streets today (February 4). This comes after the IPAC meeting with the Electoral Commission (EC) and Eminent Advisory Committee last week ended inconclusively. In an interview with GBC’s Radio Ghana, a member of the Group Bernard Mornah, said the demonstration will be the first […]

Court sentences driver for stealing from passenger

An Accra Circuit Court, on Monday (February 4), fined a driver, Isaac Cudjoe, 250 penalty units (equivalent to GHC3,000.00) for stealing a travelling bag containing items valued at GH¢35,610.00, from his passenger. In default, Cudjoe, would serve 24 months in prison. Cudjoe pled guilty to the offence, thus he was convicted on his own plea. […]