Minister for Railways Development, John Peter Amewu, has revealed that the inability of government and its partners to implement the Accra Skytrain Project is due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the minister, following pre-feasibility studies the parties were set to undertake a 9-month long feasibility studies to enable the …
Read More »Government steps up talks to secure cheaper fuel for Ghanaians
The government has given the assurance that it has stepped up its talks with some oil-producing countries to secure cheaper petroleum products to cushion Ghanaians in the face of the rising cost of fuel in the country. The Deputy Minister for Energy, Andrews Egyapa Mercer, made this announcement while reacting …
Read More »You’ll break the 8 for us to see – Countryman Songo to NPP
Radio personality, Patrick Osei Agyemang known widely known as Countryman Songo has pooh-poohed the New Patriotic Party’s ‘break the 8’ agenda for the 2024 elections. Songo holds that the party will not be able to break the 8-year political cycle in the country due to some bad policies of the government. …
Read More »VIDEO: Hajia4Real Reportedly Arrested In UK
A piece of sad news reaching us at OccupyGh.com indicates that Ghanaian celebrity Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia4Real has reportedly been arrested in London, the United Kingdom. According to the details available to us at OccupyGH.com, Hajia4Real is currently in the custody of the UK Police. The arrest according to …
Read More »‘White rebel’ label for journalist killed in South Sudan angers US
The United States embassy in Juba has condemned the recent statement by South Sudan’s Information minister describing its journalist killed on the war front years ago as a ‘white rebel’. Christopher Allen, a US-British journalist, was killed in a crossfire in Kaya Central Equatoria State in August 2017 during clashes …
Read More »ECOWAS not chasing our officers for ‘missing $800,000’ – Ghana Armed Forces
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has refuted news publications alleging that some of its officers are being chased by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for stealing $800,000 which was to be used as allowances for peacekeeping troops. According to GAF, the said $800,000 was paid to the …
Read More »All unregistered SIM cards to be blocked on November 30 – Ursula
Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that all unregistered SIM cards will be deactivated by the end of this month, November. In a press statement sighted by GhanaWeb, the Minister noted that the move forms part of measures to reduce SIM related fraud incidents in the country. She added …
Read More »Three Chinese nationals arrested for murder
Three Chinese nationals have been arrested by personnel from the Ghana Police Service for allegedly killing a male adult at Bonsa, a town in the Western region. The suspects, according to a police statement available to GhanaWeb, shot and killed the victim at a mining site on Friday, November 11, …
Read More »Sister Derby uses lyrics in Medikal’s song amidst cryptic posts of Fella and husband
Deborah Vanessa, popularly known as Sister Derby, has used lyrics from her former lover, Medikal’s newly released single ‘Scarface’. The post she shared on Instagram was accompanied by three stunning photos of her in her natural braids and sleek makeup. She also donned a pair of jeans with a metallic bra and …
Read More »4 players whose inclusion in Black Stars final squad will shock Ghanaians
The Ghana Football Association have confirmed that there will be a live press conference for the announcement of the final Black Stars squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by coach, Otto Addo. Black Stars coach, Otto Addo and his technical team will be the present at the Multichoice Ghana office to announce …
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