GENERAL NEWS

The Paramount Chief of Gonja, the Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa, has said his area is still a peaceful place for investment despite the lynching of a 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the East Gonja municipality recently. “I still want to assure Ghanaians and the entire Gonja kingdom that Gonja …

President Akufo-Addo says the government has paid all depositors whose monies were locked up in some defunct banks during the banking sector reform. He said there is not a single depositor who has not received his or her money as of August 2020. According to Akufo-Addo, the government is spending …

A boy believed to be 10-years-old has drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit at Beansre in Obuasi. Unconfirmed report claimed the boy fell into the pit while playing with his peers on Tuesday morning. However, some residents suspect foul play as they claim there is evidence the boy was killed …

A young man believed to be in his twenties has mysteriously gone missing in Kasoa in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana My News Ghana can confirm.     The young Uber driver, identified as Edwin Fofoe is said to have left his home in Adenta to work …

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has dismissed suggestions that the directive for the Auditor General, Daniel Domelovo, to proceed on leave is a ruse being used by the president to sack him. Speaking in an interview on GHONE TV on Wednesday, Oppong-Nkrumah justified the directive stating that the Auditor-General …

A fatal road accident at Awoshie in the Ga Central Municipality resulted in a demonstration on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Thomas Nyamavoh, 22, was hit and killed by a moving vehicle on the road due to a malfunctioned traffic light at about 10pm the previous day. Thomas Nyamavoh, the deceased …

There is relative calm at Akayakrom in the Banda Constituency in the Bono Region following clashes in the community this morning. The confusion was orchestrated by some alleged thugs who stormed the Funeral Ground registration centre at Akayakrom and terrorised prospective registrants. The melee forced officials of the Electoral Commission …

The Ministry of Aviation has debunked claims that Ghana’s border entry points will be reopened next week. They have labelled the suggestions as false, and urged that they be disregarded by the public. This follows news circulating on various social media platforms claiming ‘government was considering reopening’ Ghana’s borders in …

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie had to be escorted by security personnel at the Awoshie-Mangoase area into her car Tuesday morning after irate youth hooted at her and chased her away. The lawmaker had visited the area after her attention was drawn to an ongoing …

The Executive Director for the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) Mensah Thompson has challenged claims by Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyepong that Dr. Kwabena Duffuor acquired personal properties with the funds of Unibank customers. According to him, some of the properties being mentioned by the lawmaker were …