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Ketu North: Suspected robbers kill security man at Dzodze

A security man at the Petro Land fuel station located at Seklekorpe, a suburb of Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta region has been killed Monday dawn by suspected armed robbers who raided the fuel station and another hardware shop at the same premises. The deceased, known …

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India passes 20 million cases amid oxygen shortage

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionIndia produces thousands of tonnes of oxygen a day but a supply crunch has impacted the capital Delhi India has recorded more than 20 million Covid infections, but the government says that cases are “slowing down”. The country added more than 355,000 cases on Tuesday, down from …

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Sad News: Real Tettekwao United’s Player Dies In Gory Accident

A player of a lower division side, Real Tettekwao United has died in a gory accident in the Ahafo Region, GhanaXtra.Com has learnt. The player, Fuseinu Mohammed died on the spot following the fatal accident which occurred on Sunday, May 2, 2021. According to multiple media reports, Real Tettekwao United FC were …

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Bill Gates, wife announce divorce after 27 years

Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years. They said, “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” …

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4 dead, 25 injured after boat capsizes

Four people died and 25 were injured Sunday after a boat used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized off the coast of San Diego, authorities said. The vessel, a 40-foot cabin cruiser, “broke apart” on a reef near Point Loma, west of downtown San Diego, said Lt. Rick Romero of the …

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Ghana’s economy is a Ponzi scheme – Kofi Amoah

  Ghanaian business mogul, Dr Kofi Amoah, has described Ghana’s economy as a real definition of a Ponzi scheme owing to how the nation acquires loans, what the loans are used for and how the debts that accrue thereof are serviced. His statement was in defence of his position on …

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Government to establish Mental Health Fund – Health Minister

  Government is working towards the establishment of a mental health fund to be financed from the mental health levy, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, the Minister of Health, has said. According to him, the fund when established, would help in the successful implementation of the new mental health policy. Mr Agyemang …

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Zulu Queen’s body to arrive in Nongoma on Wednesday

The late Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu attends the festival of ‘ Zulu 200’ celebrating the existence of the Zulu Nation at the King Shaka International airport in Durban on September 22, 2013. Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images The body of the late Regent of the Zulu nation, Queen …

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9-year-old girl found dead

Police find body of little girl near canal. The body of a 9-year girl has been found near a canal in Dysselsdorp, just outside Oudtshoorn, after she slipped and fell into the water. Rudicia Gelant, was playing with her friends near the canal when tragedy struck on Sunday morning. Police …

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Be more tolerant of journalists, CSOs – Mahama to Akufo-Addo

Former President John Mahama has called on government to create the atmosphere for good journalism to thrive in the country. “I want to encourage President Nana Akufo-Addo and his close associates to seize the occasion to create an atmosphere that is more tolerant of criticism and devoid of intimidation in …

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Joe Biden raises refugee admissions cap after outcry

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionPresident Biden is facing a record surge of immigrants at the US-Mexico border President Joe Biden has lifted the US annual refugee cap, bowing to outrage from his party after he initially opted to stick by the Trump-era figure. The Democratic president is raising the cap from …

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High cost of production killing manufacturing industry – GUTA

  The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA), Joseph Paddy has shared that it is quite expensive to run a manufacturing business in Ghana. According to him, this high cost of doing business makes it unattractive for Ghanaians to operate manufacturing industries and create …

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Fake currency gang busted by National Security

  The National Security has busted a 13-member gang suspected to be involved in the printing and distribution of fake currency notes to unsuspecting victims, mostly foreign nationals. A statement issued by the National Security Secretariat, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the gang, led by one Yassei Alia, …

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VIDEO: Chris Attoh marries again for the third time?

  After two unsuccessful marriages, it seems Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh has again found solace in the arms of another woman. Although the actor is yet to react to media reports suggesting that he has chosen a new wife, a video which captures the fine actor proposing to a lady believed to …

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Man stabs brother to death at Sekondi

What started as a usual brotherly quarrel turned bloody when a 25-year old Benya Akromah stabbed his younger brother, Emmanuel Akromah, aged 18, to death at Essaman near Nkotompo, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western Region. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, Head of Public Affairs …

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U/W: St. Mary Immaculate JHS in dire need of infrastructure

Saint Mary Immaculate Junior High School at Duotang in the Nandom Municipality of the Upper West Region is in a dire need of infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning. The school currently has no staff common room and an office to keep the certificate of past students as well as …

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