Yearly Archives: 2021

Black Satellites win 4th AFCON on Ghana’s Independence day

The National U-20 football team, the Black Satellites, has gifted the country a huge birthday gift by winning their 4th AFCON title in the just-ended tournament held in Mauritania. The Satellites put up a spirited performance to beat the Hippos of Uganda by 2 goals to nil. The Hippos never …

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PHOTOS: Gospel musician survives near-fatal accident

A Takoradi-based gospel musician, Angela Esi Saki-Kordah, has survived a near-fatal accident on the Takoradi Airforce stretch. Reports indicate the incident occurred around 2:30 pm on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Ewuraba Esi, as she is popularly known, sustained minor injuries with the cause of the accident not yet known. She …

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Election petition verdict to boost investor confidence

The business community in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis (STMA) say the supreme court ruling upholding the election of Nana Akufo-Addo as President could help enhance investor confidence and boost local economic development. They said the ruling in the election petition case had cleared investors uncertainty and that of the business community. …

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PHOTOS: Fire guts down house at Old Tafo

  About 50 residents of a home at Old Tafo in Kumasi are counting their losses after a fire gutted their home and other property valued at thousands of cedis. Although no fatalities were recorded, the residents told JoyNews’ Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen the fire consumed all household items including foodstuffs. One resident, …

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What President Akufo-Addo said at Ghana’s 64th Independence Celebration

Today, 6th March 2021 marks 64 years since Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule. Unlike the usual parade and march-past at the Black Star Square, today’s celebration was held at the forecourt of the Jubilee House due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In his address, President Nana Addo …

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‘I swear by the Qur’an nobody bribed me – Bawah Braimah replies Sammy Gyamfi

Member of Parliament for Ejura Sekyeredumase Constituency, Muhammad Bawah Braimah, has debunked claims that he absented himself from Parliament on the 3rd of March due to financial inducements with respect to approval of ministerial nominees. It would be recalled that after the House voted to approve all the vetted nominees for ministerial positions on …

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