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Sale Of Wildlife Booms As Residents Defy Ban
Bushmeat lovers are still enjoying the delicacy in spite of a ban on the hunting and capturing of wildlife in the country until December 1. The practice continues unabated and traders in the Eastern Region continue to line up on the Suhum-Kumasi road to sell their kill. The Wildlife Division …
Read More »Conspiracy To Douche Ndc’s Chances In The 2020 Elections By Baba Gariba
Baba Gariba Adams, the Assin Central NDC Constituency Chairman of the NDC is a threat to the party’s chances in the 2020 Presidential and parliamentary elections. Much has been made about the new lease of energy that has visited the National Democratic Congress since the dynamic Nurein Shaibu Migyimah …
Read More »Cocoa farmers excited about 28.2% price increase
The Ghana Cocoa Coffee and Sheanut Farmer Association (COCOSHE) has praised the Akufo-Addo administration for the 28.2% increase in cocoa prices for the 2020-21 crop season. According to the farmer-based organization, the producer price of a bag of 64kg of cocoa beans has been increased from GH¢ 515 to GH¢660 …
Read More »Edinson Cavani: Man Utd sign ex-PSG striker on free transfer
Manchester United have signed former Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer. The 33-year-old Uruguay international, who left PSG at the end of June, has signed a one-year contract. Cavani has scored 341 goals in 556 club matches, including a record 200 in 301 appearances for the French …
Read More »Gold, Cocoa push Ghana’s exports to US$15.6 billion in 2019 – BoG
The 2019 Financial Stability Review report released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed that Ghana’s exports increased by 4.6 percent to $15.6 billion in 2019. This improvement in exports, according to the report, was driven largely by a 14.6 percent and 8.6 percent growth in gold and cocoa exports respectively. …
Read More »“A lot of children are going to die if gov’t reopens schools” – Prophet
“God revealed to me on October 3, during a church service that young children are going to die through various means. The devil needs blood, especially as we prepare for elections and so I beg the President to rescind his decision of reopening schools for SHS 2 students and JHS …
Read More »Man rapes 70-year-old stroke patient at Gbawe [Audio]
A middle aged man has allegedly raped a 70-year-old woman at Dzaman near Gbawe in the Greater Accra region. The victim, Rose Odikro, suffering from stroke, said the suspect, whose name was only given as Achikolo, raped her on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Narrating her ordeal on Adom News, she said the …
Read More »Ethiopia ‘bans flights over Nile Dam’
Ethiopia has banned flights in its airspace over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for security reasons, according to the privately-owned Reporter website. “The director-general of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation, Col Wesenyeleh Hunegnaw, told Reporter that following consultations with relevant security organs, the airspace in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State [north-western Ethiopia] …
Read More »Arsenal sack Gunnersaurs after 27 years of service due to coronavirus economic crisis
Arsenal has parted ways with its mascot Gunnersaurs as they continue to beat down their expenses due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The North Londoners were forced to cut ties with Jerry Quy, the man behind ‘dinosaur mask’ after 27 years of service. His services were …
Read More »Ghana’s Jubilee field reaches 300m barrels of oil production
Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL), operator of the Jubilee and Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) fields, has announced that the country has reached a milestone with 300 million barrels of oil production from the Jubilee field. Tullow and its partners GNPC, Kosmos, Anadarko and Petro SA, in a statement said they …
Read More »Wedding car kills 2, at Sefwi Bodi
A driver has narrowly escaped from an angry crowd after an attempt was made to lynch him after he reportedly knocked down three persons kicking two on the spot with the third persons now in critical condition. The incident occurred at Sefwi Bodi in the Eastern Region, Rainbow Radio’s Odeshiaba …
Read More »Yaa Jackson Shares Lovely Video with Boyfriend
Ghanaian Actress who has now turned to a musician Yaa Jackson has finally shared a picture of his boyfriend for the first time to the whole world and social media is buzzing. Social media was lit over the weekend as the world marked ‘boyfriend’s day’ and actress/singer Yaa Jackson decided …
Read More »COVID-19: SHS2, JHS2 students resume school today
Second year students in Senior High Schools and Junior High Schools are returning to school today, Monday, October 5 2020 to complete their academic year. The decision was taken by the Ghana Education Service, after consultation with the relevant stakeholders. The students will remain in school until 14 December 2020. …
Read More »Dec 7 Elections: Filing of nominations begins today
The filing of nominations for all aspirants in the December 7 general elections begins from today, Monday, October 5. Both presidential and parliamentary aspirants have from Monday to Friday, October 9 to submit their nominations. The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) made available via its IT Department unique passwords to general …
Read More »Three killed, 19 hospitalised in separate road crashes at Akomadan
Three drivers are being held in police custody after separate crashes on the Kumasi-Techiman Highway resulted in the death of three people on Saturday. The accident occurred when the near-side portion of a KIA bus carrying 22 persons grazed a DAF articulated truck killing a 45-year-old man in the process. …
Read More »Mzbel is blackmailing a flagbearer of a political party – Afia Schwarzenegger alleges
Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, known popularly in Showbiz as Afia Schwarzenegger, has alleged that popular musician Mzbel, is blackmailing a certain flagbearer of a political party in Ghana. “Be a woman and say ‘fi’. Come n tell the world the flagbearer you are blackmailing before I do,” Afia Schwarzenegger wrote on her Facebook timeline, referencing Mzbel. …
Read More »Details of how NDC Deputy Youth Organizer died, others injured in car crash
More details are emerging detailing how the Bono East Regional Deputy Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Nsiah Kojo Isaac, popularly known as Kojo Nomoah died in a ghastly car crash on Saturday. Reports available to MyNewGh.com Nomoah died in a road accident involving an NDC branded double …
Read More »Kumasi airport to be expanded to make air travel easier – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is building the aviation industry by expanding the local airports including that of Kumasi. He said these projects will make air travel across the country easier and convenient. In a tweet, Mr Akufo-Addo who is campaigning to be reelected as president in the December …
Read More »School Reopening: Parents commend government, call for e-learning
Some parents have commended Government for successfully opening schools in the country gradually amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some parents said, they were happy their 2nd-year children in Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools were having their turn from Monday, October 5th saying they have been home for too long …
Read More »Akufo-Addo cuts sod for 83.5km railway line from Kumasi to Obuasi as part of the Western Line
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for work to commence on the 83.5-kilometre standard gauge railway line from Kumasi to Obuasi, as part of the new Western Line being constructed. Performing the sod cutting ceremony, he noted that, by January 2017, out of the 947 kilometres of colonial …
Read More »#NSMQ2020: Achimota School beat Prempeh College and Anglican SHS for the semi-final spot
Achimota School in stiff competition with Prempeh College and Anglican Senior High School emerged the best school. Achimota School at the end of the contest had 44 points , Prempeh College had 41 points and Anglican SHS had 27 points. The competition was a tight one from round 1 to …
Read More »COCOBOD CEO conferred for leading joint Ghanaian-Ivorian cocoa trade negotiations
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been bestowed with the National Award of Commander of the National Order of Côte d’Ivoire by the President of Côte d’Ivoire H.E. President Alassane Ouattara. The award was conferred on him for leading the joint Ghanaian and Ivorian negotiations to …
Read More »Edinson Cavani: Manchester United set to sign former PSG striker
Former Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani is due to fly into England on Sunday to join Manchester United. The Uruguay international, 33, has been in talks with United and although there is no deal yet, it is growing increasingly likely Cavani will join on what could be a two-year contract. …
Read More »Cedi performance in first half of 2020 is the best since 2014
In the Republic of Ghana, the sole legal tender is the Ghana Cedi and Ghana Pesewa. The Foreign Exchange Act of 2006, Act 723, prohibits pricing, advertising, and receipt or payment for goods and services in foreign currency in Ghana. Consequently, it is imperative to continually assess the strength of …
Read More »11,545 cyber-crime reports made between January to August 2020 – Ursula Owusu
A total of 11,545 reports have been made through government’s National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Incident Reporting Point of Contact (POC) between January and August 2020. According to the Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful a significant number of people have also contacted the NCSC through the POC seeking for guidance and direction in …
Read More »JHS, SHS 2 students must return to school on Monday – GES directs
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all form two students of Junior and Senior High Schools to return to their various schools starting from Monday, October 5 2020. This is to enable them complete the third and second term of the current academic year respectively. This was contained in …
Read More »Kumasi boys propagating Kumerica movement positively deserve National awards – Attractive Mustapha
Ghanaian celebrity journalist and Blogger Attractive Mustapha has opined that the young men from Kumasi who are propagating the newest internet trend ‘Kumerica’ agenda deserves a national award. Speaking on Sammy Flex TV, Attractive Mustapha known in real life as Mustapha Nii Okai Inusah stated that Ghanaians should be glad …
Read More »JUST IN: Liverpool forward Sadia Mane, isolating after positive coronavirus test
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating. The news comes three days after the club said midfielder Thiago Alcantara had also tested positive for Covid-19. Liverpool say the Senegal winger had “displayed minor symptoms of the virus but feels in good health overall”. Mane, 28, …
Read More »Stop selling Ghana cedi notes, coins; it’s illegal – BoG warns
The Bank of Ghana has warned persons trading the Ghana cedi notes and coins currently in circulation as legal tender on online platforms to desist from the illegal act. The central bank said it is the only institution with the right to issue and redeem Ghana cedi notes and coins …
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