Experts have called for a review of the restrictive abortion laws in Nigeria to protect women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. They made the call at the weekend during a training for journalists on the Global Gag Rule and women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Keffi, Nasarawa …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s ‘transportable’ chair gets social media talking
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his presidential seat have been trending in recent times. The President has been seen with his seat in some viral photos on more than one occasion and some social media users have raised questions about this. This comes after pictures of him at a …
Read More »Armed soldiers raid 5 houses in Honuta
Armed soldiers raided at least five houses in the border town of Honuta in the Ho West District on July 7 and subjected the occupant to terror after falsely accusing them of hosting Togolese contracted to take part in the voter registration exercise, the Honuta Traditional Council has confirmed. This …
Read More »Full Text: Seventh edition of EC’s ‘Let the Citizen Know’ press series
ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS BRIEFING “LET THE CITIZEN KNOW” ON 3RD AUGUST, 2020 PRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, CORPORATE SERVICES Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the Press. The Commission wishes to express its sincere gratitude for your presence in our quest to communicate with the good citizens of Ghana. This …
Read More »Lady who whipped 90-year-old woman remanded
One of the suspects who allegedly played a role in the lynching of a 90-year-old woman at Kafaba has been remanded by the Bole Magistrate Court. In her first appearance presided over by Prince Cudjo, the suspected was asked to reappear on August 20, 2020. Latifa Bumaye, 25, was arrested …
Read More »Two Nigerians killed in a bloody clash with Police at Kasoa Liberia camp
Two members of the Nigerian Community in Buduburam, Liberia Camp, in the Central Region have been stabbed to death. The two angrily attacked another with cutlasses and machetes and led to injuries to three yet-to-be-identified guys who were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. Two of them were pronounced …
Read More »Akufo-Addo orders all public agencies to purchase textiles, garments locally
President Akufo-Addo has directed all public agencies to buy all their textiles and garments locally. This directive he said, forms part of measures government is taking to reduce the country’s import bill and thereby promoting domestic production. “Government is determined to continue this development with appropriate policies including insisting that …
Read More »UAE Stops Visa renewal for Nigerians
Nigeria’s international woes have increased as Dubai withdraws visa application for the country. Apart from being blacklisted from applying for jobs in some Dubai organisations as well as tourist sites, a latest update has announced all-purpose visas are also on hold. The statement said all visa renewal for Nigerians in …
Read More »JUST IN: 4 EC officials involved in an accident – PHOTOS
Information reaching Mynewsghana.net indicates that four EC officials have been involved in a terrible accident. These four officials were reportedly travelling in a taxi from Asamankese heading towards Asonase in the Eastern region where they were going to register people for the last phase of EC voter registration when the unfortunate incident …
Read More »3 die as taxi runs into a stationary cargo truck at Goaso
Three people have been pronounced dead at the Goaso Municipal Hospital after an Opel Caravan Taxi Cab in which they were travelling, ran into stationary Mercedes Benz cargo truck last Friday night. The three identified as Agnes Amponsah, 20; Esther Agyei, 21; and Salamatu, 27 were pronounced dead on arrival …
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