New species of ancient four-legged whale discovered in Egypt
Scientists in Egypt have identified a new species of four-legged whale that lived around 43 million years ago. The fossil of the amphibious Phiomicetus anubis was originally discovered in Egypt’s Western Desert. Its skull resembles that of Anubis, the ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god of the dead after which it was named. The ancestors of modern […]
Authorities of KNUST take disciplinary action against four students for misconduct
By: Nicholas Osei-Wusu. Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has taken disciplinary action against four students for acts of indiscipline and crime. The punishment ranges from dismissal, suspension for different periods to indefinite suspension. The concerned students include Ramay Dwumah Ohene-Tutu, who has been accused of stealing two laptop computers […]
Price of Bread to go up by 50% in Tamale
By Murtala Issah The price of bread in the Northern Region is expected to go up by 50 percent following a meeting of the Bread Bakers Association in Tamale. The decision follows a two-day strike that led to the shortage of bread in the Northern Region especially in the Tamale Metropolis. The bakers earlier served […]
Siamese twins separated through surgery at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in 1999 reunite with lead Surgeon after 22 years
By Rachel Kakraba. Ghana in 1999 performed a breakthrough surgery on Siamese twins at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The twins were joined from the lower portion of their chest and abdomen and shared a common liver as well as other vital organs. The Lead Surgeon for the four and half-hour’ surgery now 82-year-old […]
Ghana Red Cross steps-up relief for affected flood victims in Upper West Region
By Mark Smith. The Ghana Red Cross Society, GRCS, has begun installing family-sized tents for persons whose buildings collapsed following heavy rains in the Upper West Region last week. The Society is also providing shelter kits to temporarily assist persons whose buildings have partially collapsed. Speaking with GBC News in Wa, the National Disaster Manager […]
Elephants attack and kill resident of Damankodanating
Three stray wild elephants have attacked and killed a resident of Damankodanating in the Yunyoo-Nansuan District of the North East region. The victim, a 50-year-old farmer, Fusheini Nbeini, was attacked by the elephants on his farm. The elephants which also destroyed farms in neighbouring communities in the district were coiled as neighbouring communities mobilized weapons […]
Ashanti Police pick up more than 500 suspected criminals in swoop
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Ashanti Regional Police Command has reiterated its resolve to rid the region of criminals and make it a safe haven for residents to go about their businesses. This is being done through frequent swoops in the region to round up suspected criminals. The Regional Command currently had more than 500 suspected […]
Eight killed after crane collapses in Kenya
At least eight people have died and several others were injured after a crane collapsed at a building site in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Local media are reporting that two of those killed were Chinese nationals. The accident, at the site where a 14-storey student hostel was being built, happened as the crane was being dismantled, […]
Vice President Bawumia insists financial sector clean-up was necessary
By Mercy Darko. Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia says although the financial sector clean-up was painful due to the impact it had on workers and depositors, the process was needed to save the sector from total collapse. Addressing the ongoing 11th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union, ICU, Ghana, he said the government […]
Pentecost University launches bachelor of law programme
The Pentecost University has launched the Bachelor of law programme as part of its vision to develop and expand existing faculties and departments. Professor Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, speaking at the launch of the new programme, said the new model of legal education would be underpinned by the fear of God and […]
