Former President John Dramani Mahama has promised to throw away the law that bans the importation of salvaged vehicles into the country if he wins the December 7 elections. Mahama says his next government will also scrap the proposed increment in the import duty for such vehicles. The move, according …
Read More »School of Hygiene students unhappy with 10-months allowance arrears clearance
Students of the School of Hygiene have expressed their discontentment with the decision of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to pay 10 months allowance of financial clearance out their three-year backlog of allowances. In an exclusive interview with Univers News, President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana …
Read More »President of Ghana Akufo-Addo elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was elected at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, capital of Niger and replaces Nigerien President, Muhamadou Issoufour. West African leaders gathered in the …
Read More »Photos: NDC manifesto launch
The University of Professional Studies, Accra, venue for the manifesto launch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is charged up. Already, the venue is packed with supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), including executives from the national, regional and constituency levels, as well as former state appointees. Dubbed, …
Read More »Chiefs, people of Akyem states go on demo tomorrow over ‘Akyem sakawa mafia’ comment
Chief and residents of Akyem Abuakwa, Kotoku and Bosome, all in the Eastern Region, have served notice of a mammoth demonstration against the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama. The demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Protesters have been asked in a notice sighted …
Read More »Kufour states two things he will change if he got the chance to be president again
Ghana’s constitution offers no second chance to presidents who have served their two terms. But former President J.A. Kufuor says if he had another shot at the Presidency, he would put his political surgeon’s knife to work on the 1992 Constitution. It was a blunt admission that he had his …
Read More »Lady bites off ear of former lover in fierce fight
A lady has bitten off the ears of his former lover at Akyem Osorase in the Eastern Region. Reports say that the woman, Afia Mansah attacked the man on his farm at Aprekye, in Akyem Osorase. The 49-year-old man farmer, Emmanuel Arthur in an attempt to free himself and escape …
Read More »37-year-old man electrocuted
A 37-year old man has died after being electrocuted when he tried to change over from generator power to the main grid while watching TV in Sapele, Delta State. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday August 6, at about 1:35 pm along Oleh road in the …
Read More »Messi reports for Barcelona training
Barcelona’s all-time top scorer Lionel Messi has returned to training following his failed attempt to force a move away from the club. Messi, 33, submitted a transfer request on 25 August but said last Friday he would stay because it is “impossible” for any team to pay his release clause. …
Read More »135-year-old queen mother attacked by machomen
Some heavily-built men have allegedly attacked a 135-year-old queenmother and some residents of Adum-Afrancho in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. The men stormed the palace, vandalised the main gate and barged into the bedroom of the queen mother and attacked her after they had assaulted some of …
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