The Minority in Parliament has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to brief the House on its preparedness and readiness for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the EC must present their road map to Members of …
Read More »Black Stars coach CK Akonnor pockets $50,000 as signing on fee – Report
New coach of the Black Stars, CK Akonnor will pocket $50,000 as signing on fee, Footballghana.com can exclusively confirm. Akonnor, 45, who was drafted to into the national team in October last year as an assistant ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Sao Tome and …
Read More »Castro to be declared legally dead next year
Hiplife musician Castro would be declared legally dead next year as he marks his 38th birthday today. The singer and a female pillion companion disappeared during a Jet Ski cruise on the Volta River on July 6, 2014, and per the laws of the country, they can only be declared …
Read More »NPP suspends First Vice Chairman over comments on radio
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its First Vice Chairman for Keta Constituency in the Volta Region over some comments he was purported to have made on a local radio station. A copy of the suspension letter in possession of MyNewsGh.com reveals that Mr. Emmanuel Gemegah was alleged to have …
Read More »Money, women and juju: Street boy opens up on daily ‘hustle’
As Benabi Discovery set out to tackle streetism in Ghana, they came across a young boy who was fighting with a colleague in traffic at Opebea – Accra. His opponent who happens to be a street mate seem to have had a misunderstanding with him. They were surrounded by other …
Read More »Kim Jong-un appears in public – North Korean state media report
Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory. It adds that people at the factory “broke into thunderous cheers of hurrah” …
Read More »Study finds many ‘online’ South Africans support lockdown
An online study by market research and consulting firm Ipsos has found that more than eight out of 10 online South Africans support the lockdown. “84% agree that a total lockdown was correct – given the risks of the Covid-19 pandemic,” its spokesperson, Mari Harris, said in a statement on Friday. …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Man falls in Chemu Lagoon after improvised bridge failed him
One young man is likely to loathe crossing the Chemunaa Lagoon for a while due to the experience he had while crossing on an improvised bridge on Thursday. Just as he reached the end of the bridge, the young man lost his step and feel into the waste filled lagoon. …
Read More »Ghana scores high on ‘Open Budget Survey’
Ghana has scored 54 in the global ‘2019 Open Budget Survey,’ the world’s only independent, comparative and fact-based research. The research uses internationally accepted criteria to assess public access to central government budget information, formal public participation in national budget processes and oversight institutions. The survey said though budget transparency …
Read More »Woman causes stir with Bible as face mask (Watch)
Following the outbreak of the pandemic, coronavirus (COVID 19), President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed all citizens to wear nose masks while going out of their house. It wouldn’t have been news if one sees the other wearing nose mask, but this woman has gone viral with her mask. Spotted while …
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