A 35-year-old taxi driver, Paul Evename, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Jennifer Atieku, a 20-year-old student of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). A seven-member jury unanimously found Evename guilty after it was revealed that he had stabbed Atieku 20 times …
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The Adentan Circuit Court has awarded GH₵1.9 million in compensatory damages against Bolt Holdings OU, the processor for Bolt Operations in Ghana, in a landmark identity theft case involving the popular ride-hailing app. The court also ordered Bolt Holdings OU to pay GH₵20,000 in legal costs. The case, filed by …
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The Netherlands government, through the SNV Netherlands Development Organization’s Healthy Future for All (HF4A) project, has gifted nine mechanized water systems to nine communities in the Nandom Municipality and Lambussie District of Ghana’s Upper West Region. The solar-powered systems, each capable of supplying about 2,220 gallons of potable water daily, …
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A contractor in the Zabzugu district of the Northern Region has locked out students and teachers at Tuvugu D/A Primary School due to an eight-year unpaid debt. Mohammed Badaru, the contractor, completed a six-unit classroom block for the school in 2017 but has not been paid by the Ghana Education …
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The District Court at La has directed police prosecutors to provide a hospital report confirming the age of the final-year student from O’Reilly Senior High School accused of fatally stabbing a classmate. The order came on Thursday, September 19, 2024, following a request by the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector …
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A group of students from Christian Methodist Senior High School (Chrimeto) in New-Aplaku, Greater Accra Region, allegedly attacked teachers for preventing them from cheating during the ongoing 2024 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The students reportedly threw stones and sachet water at the teachers after an integrated science …
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Ghanaian musician Maradona Adjei Yeboah, widely known by his stage name Guru, has been elected as the president of the University of Ghana’s Students’ Representative Council (SRC). Guru, together with his running mate Jeffery Adu-Yeboah, won the election with 50.7% of the vote, securing 9,455 votes in total out of …
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The Ministry of Health has declared a public health emergency following the detection of a circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Koforidua, the capital of the Eastern Region. The virus was identified through routine surveillance conducted by the Polio Laboratory at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. According …
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Asioh Joseph Mawuli, a second-year Bachelor of Arts student at the University of Ghana (UG), has taken legal action against the university’s management concerning the ongoing Student Representative Council (SRC) elections. Mawuli’s lawsuit follows the re-entry of hiplife musician Maradona Adjei Yeboah, known as Guru NKZ, into the SRC presidential …
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Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has officially destooled Opanin Kwaku Kyere, the Dikro of Ejisu-Kyerekrom, for violating the Great Oath of the Ashanti Kingdom. The destoolment, which took place on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, marks a rare and significant action in Ashanti tradition, highlighting the gravity of the offense. The …
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