A Ghanaian has dragged the Lands Commission to court for allocating 4.368 acres of public land to former President Jerry John Rawlings for personal use. On May 3, 2016, the Lands Commission, acting on the instruction of then President John Mahama, allocated the land, situated along the Sekou …
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10-year-old boy allegedly commits suicide
A 10-year-old boy has allegedly committed suicide at Lineso in the Bibiani Ahiawso Bekwai Municipal Assembly of the Western North region. The minor [name withheld] reportedly hanged himself on a tree with a rope. Reporting the incident on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, our reporter Sir …
Read More »Ghana records 17,351 coronavirus cases with 12,994 recoveries
Ghana’s total confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus has risen to 17,351. This was announced by the president during his 13th televised address to the nation. This means that the country has recorded 609 new cases since the last update by the Ghana Health Service. The total number of persons who have …
Read More »Govt extends incentive packages for frontline health workers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended by three months the incentive packages for frontline health workers. Addressing the nation on Sunday, June 28, 2020, the president said, “this means that all health workers will pay no income taxes for the next three months, i.e. July, August and September. “Again, all frontline …
Read More »COVID-19: Ghana records 9 new deaths, 16,742 cases
Death toll of the fast-spreading Coronavirus in Ghana has risen to 112, with additional positive cases of 311, new update has revealed. This brings to total a case count of 16,742. Additionally, the number of recoveries has also shot up to 12,720. Regional breakdown Greater Accra Region – 9,326 Ashanti Region – …
Read More »VIDEO: Over 120 student from Adiembra SHS allegedly sacked for breaching Covid-19 protocols
Some 120 students from Adiembra Senior High School in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly of the Western Region have been sacked by school authority for breaching various Covid-19 protocols. The students, all boys allegedly left campus without permission and no supervision. This according to management is a complete breach …
Read More »Two men arrested for selling 21-year-old for $160,000 at Agona Swedru
Two men, a Ghanaian named Issah Baba, 27, and a Malian, identified as Ibrahim Keita, who conspired to sell a twenty-year-old Beninese man, Massim Sousu, in Agona Swedru in the Central Region have been arrested by the Agona Swedru Divisional Police. MyNewsGh.com confirms from police sources that the gang …
Read More »Casual sex: Harmless fun or harmful to the soul?
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused lockdowns across the world, cutting off opportunities for socializing with others. While hard data is not readily available, this lockdown likely led to a massive decrease in promiscuity and casual sex. Now that lockdowns are easing, social venues are beginning to reopen and singles are once again …
Read More »5 natural ways to make your lips soft and pink
If you can keep slices of cucumber on your lips for about 15 minutes on a daily basis, they would become pink and soft. There is a certain kind of unexplainable beauty that comes with having pink lips. Everyone can admit to this. And it is counted among the reasons …
Read More »Mahama arrested for defiling three girls
A 63-year-old traditional guitarist (Gonje) Mahama Issahaku is in the grips of the Tamale Police after allegedly defiling three girls at Shishagu, a suburb of the Sagnarigu in the Northern Region. The ‘Gonje’ man allegedly defiled the girls at the same time. The girls (names withheld) are aged …
Read More »Thieves Ransack Office of Living Waters Community Chapel International
The General Overseer of the Living Waters Community Chapel International Apostle Paul Thiombiano and the entire members of his congregation woke up to a sad news of unscrupulous armed robbers breaking into the office of the senior pastor located at Lapaz Race Course in the early hours of Thursday 25th …
Read More »COVID-19: Eight more dead as death toll hits 103
Eight more Ghanaians infected with the deadly coronavirus disease have died as the death toll hits 103. According to the latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service 361 new cases have been recorded shooting the country’s tally to 15,834. Meanwhile, 11,755 people have recovered from the highly infectious …
Read More »Mason gets 27 years for robbing pastor, one other
An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday sentenced Baba Musah a 24-year-old mason to 27-years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing a pastor of his Holy Bible and another lady of her handbag. Musah was given 15-year-jail for robbing Madam Patience Adzimahe of her bag containing phones cash and …
Read More »Final year student dies in car crash on way back to school
A motor vehicle accident on the Obogu-Banso road near Juaso in the Asante Akyem South District of the Ashanti Region has claimed the life of a female WASSCE candidate. Esther Nyamekye, 23, a student of Ofoase Senior High Technical School at Juaso, was killed in the accident …
Read More »KNUST appoints first-ever female Vice-Chancellor
The Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has elected Professor Rita Dickson as the new Vice-Chancellor. She becomes the first-ever female to lead the science and technology university after beating three others to it. She takes over from Prof Kwasi Obiri Danso, …
Read More »17 nurses, doctors quarantined after woman dies of COVID at Atibie
A woman has died from Coronavirus in Atibie Government Hospital in Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, from Nkawkaw, went to the Atibie Hospital to seek healthcare since most health facilities in Nkawkaw are full following admission of over 100 Coronavirus patients. While on admission, …
Read More »16 fathers sue Shaanxi for deaths of their sons
Sixteen grieving fathers have taken the Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited to the High Court in Bolgatanga requesting damages for the deaths of their sons. Renowned lawyer, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, is representing the 16 parents, most of them elderly, in court as they press for justice in tears. Their …
Read More »Two persons granted 20,000 cedis bail
Two young men who were caught mining for gold nuggets in the Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve have been granted bail in the sum of 10,000 Ghana cedis each by the District Magistrate Court in Enchi. They are; Lawrence Appiah alias owner, a 20-year-old student and Mathias Oppong Gyan, …
Read More »Covid-19: Okere District Education Office shuts down indefinitely
The Okere District Education Directorate has been shut down indefinitely after a staff tested Positive for Coronavirus. The office was shut down upon advise by the Ghana Health Service on Wednesday. All staff at the facility including the District Education Director have been asked to the self-quarantine pending …
Read More »15-year-old boy defiles 3-year-old girl
A 15-year-old boy, Kwame Broni has defiled a three-year-old girl at Assin Sienchem in the Assin North District of the Central Region. The suspect is said to be fond of defiling young girls as he recently allegedly defiled two children from the nearby communities within the District but the …
Read More »Ghana’s COVID-19 case count hits 15,013
The number of coronavirus cases recorded in the country has once again shot up from 14,568 on June 23, 2020, to 15,013 after barely 24 hours. Per the new updates by the Ghana Health Service, the number of recoveries and discharges have also seen a boost as 605 infected persons …
Read More »Construction Of Ahafo Regional NHIS Office Begins – Hon. Bobie
The National Health Insurance Scheme was introduced in Ghana by one of the former presidents of the Republic of Ghana, H. E. John Agyekum Kuffour, who governed Ghana on the ticket of New Patriotic Party (NPP) between the year 2001 to 2008. It was so pathetic that, before the …
Read More »Covid-19: Korle Bu CEO Tests Positive
The Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching hospital, Dr. Daniel Asare has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Citi News sources say the CEO has been out of office for the past 10 days as a result. In his stead, the Medical Director of the Korle …
Read More »Education Minister suspected of contracting coronavirus, isolates at UGMC
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is in isolation at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) in Accra after being suspected of contracting coronavirus. This follows a voluntary test he undertook of COVID-19 at the same centre on Monday evening after he returned from his constituency. The …
Read More »Robbers kill pastor’s pregnant wife, stab 3-year-old daughter in Kumasi
A pregnant woman has died after she suffered knife wounds during a robbery attack at Heman/Ampatia New-Site, an urban community at Santasi near the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at about 1:30am, the police told Dailymailgh.com. The deceased, Juliana Adusei, 31, …
Read More »Takoradi Police Arrest Suspected Baby Thief
A suspected baby thief, Perpetual Yankey, also known as Akesi, who allegedly stole a 10-month-old baby at New Takoradi is currently in the grips of the Takoradi Central Police Command. She was arrested on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at her hideout at Asaasetre near Nkroful with the baby …
Read More »Two arrested over demolition at Nigeria High Commission
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested two persons over the demolition of a building on the premises of the Nigeria High Commissioner in Accra. The two were arrested on Monday, June 22, according to a press release from the CID. “The …
Read More »Four students of Odorgonno SHS allegedly isolated due to high temperatures
Four students at the Odorgonor Senior High School in Accra have been allegedly isolated because they registered high temperatures on thermometer guns. According to Accra-based Atinka News, this was the observation when its team visited schools in Accra on the first of day reopening on Monday, June 22, 2020. …
Read More »Melcom Employee Arrested Over Murder Attempt On Manager
DGN Online has gathered that the failed robbery attempt at Melcom, reported last Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Ho was actually an attempted murder mission. Fresh details analysed from eyewitnesses and inside sources point to the fact that one of the two assailants arrested on that fateful day, was a former …
Read More »2 arrested for the murder of 72-year-old woman
Two people have been arrested following the murder of a 72-year-old woman, who was found dead with her hands bound by tape and her house ransacked in Overport, Durban. Premla Moodley was murdered on 3 May at her residence on Sparks Road. According to the police, the two …
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