The sudden death of a 15-year-old girl has sparked anger among peasant farmers at Tsremati Yoyim a farming community near Nkurakan in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. The girl, Mavis Tetteh died while being carried at the back of some men in the community who were rushing …
Read More »Nii Lante Vanderpuye backs Wakaso’s NPP-NDC politics against Black Stars
Former Sports Minister Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has thrown his support behind Mubarak Wakaso’s assertion that the two biggest political parties in the country, NPP and NDC are the bane of the nation’s 38-year trophy drought. Ghana have endured nothing but disappointment at the continental football showpiece since lifting the …
Read More »Mubarak Wakaso points out NPP-NDC politics behind Black Stars trophy drought
Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso believes the two biggest political parties in the country- NPP and NDC-are partly to be blamed to the country’s 38-year trophy drought. The Black Stars have not won a continental title since 1982 when they lifted the Africa Cup of Nations for the fourth time. Since …
Read More »Grinding skull to pull church crowd, eating KorleBu placentas- How Ken Agyapong ‘exposed’ Bishop Obinim
NPP Member of Parliament and Businessman, Kennedy Agyapong has alleged that the leader of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Angel Daniel Obinim has been smuggling human placenta from the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to be cooked and eaten for spiritual powers, MyNewsGh.com has filed. On Monday Night on Net …
Read More »Coronavirus: Unprecedented R500bn social, economic relief plan to counter ‘devastating’ effect on economy
In what is surely the government’s most ambitious social spending effort in the democratic era, potentially reaching the pockets of millions of impoverished and vulnerable South Africans, President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined a massive R500 billion social and economic spending plan on Tuesday to buffer some of the effects of the …
Read More »South Africa coronavirus lockdown: Is the alcohol ban working?
The ban on the sale and transportation of alcohol during the coronavirus lockdown in South Africa has emptied hospital beds, ruined businesses, provoked violence and political disputes, and has led to a surge of interest in pineapples, writes the BBC’s Andrew Harding from Johannesburg. The idea was simple. Ban all …
Read More »US state sues China over virus outbreak
The US state of Missouri is suing the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus which it says has led to severe economic losses. In the lawsuit, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt alleges China did little to stop the spread of the virus. Mr Schmitt claims Missouri residents have …
Read More »The Big Agenda: Martin Kpebu, Afia Tenge clash over GH¢14, 400 fine for breaking social gathering law
Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has argued that the penalty for violating the President’s Social Gathering Restriction Law is too harsh. Speaking on Adom TV’s popular programme, The Big Agenda, hosted by Captain Smart on Tuesday evening, Mr Kpebu said the “poor offenders just can’t pay” the huge fine as punishment for violating the …
Read More »UK to begin human trials of COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday
The United Kingdom (UK) Health Secretary, Rt. Hon Matt Hancock, has announced that Oxford University will begin human trials of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, 23rd April 2020. He announced that a total of about £20m funding has been made available for the research. The United Kingdom has had a …
Read More »Lifting COVID-19 Lockdown “Suicidal” …Real Meaning Of ‘All Die Be Die’ – Abraham Koomson
The Executive Director of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Mr Abraham Koomson says the decision by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to lift the partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi is “suicidal”. “What the president is trying to tell us now is, you can go out and go and kill …
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