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Nine policemen killed by unidentified gunmen in Nigeria

  Five security officers including two soldiers were killed at the weekend by suspected separatists in Nigeria’s oil hub of Port Harcourt, according to a police memo seen Monday by AFP. The southeastern part of Nigeria is experiencing a spate of attacks on security forces, which authorities attribute to members …

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Woman, 27, arrested for hacking husband over ‘chop money

A 27-year-old woman Mary Quaye, is in the custody of the Agona Duakwa police in the Central Region for inflicting multiple machete wounds on her husband’s neck. Information gathered by EIB News’ Yaw Boagyan indicates that a misunderstanding over house-keeping money ensued between the couple on Monday, 26th April, around …

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Nigeria ranked third-worst in global good governance index

Nigeria has been ranked the third-worst country in global good governance index. This was announced at the inaugural Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) which was launched on Monday, April 26, 2021. The criteria for the ranking include; 34 indicators which are organized into seven pillars: leadership and foresight; robust laws …

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Tensions overshadow EU vote on UK Brexit deal

IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPAimage captionEU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen oversees trade relations with the UK The European Parliament is expected to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal – a key move to ensure that tariff- and quota-free trade continues. The Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) has been operating provisionally since …

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Fire guts Mankessim Zongo; several properties destroyed«

Fire has gutted parts of the Mankessim Zongo in the Central region destroying thousands of properties. Reports gathered by Kasapa FM’s Yaw Boagyan indicates that one person whose name was given as Salamatu Mohammed, the CEO of Salamatu Enterprise was affected by the development with items in the bedroom burnt …

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VIDEO: 16-yr-old JHS girl murdered with body parts missing

A 16-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil has been murdered at Asirifikrom in the Adansi Asokwa District of Ashanti Region. The deceased, Augustina Tagbor, also known as Mawusi, had gone to the farm to get foodstuffs when she was murdered, Isaac Normanyo reported on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, Tuesday. The incident …

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Anger over $25million Black Stars budget

  A declaration by the Minister for Youth and Sports that the country will spend $25million dollars on the 2022 Africa Cup and the World Cup has been met with anger by some Ghanaians on social media. The Minister, at a sports breakfast meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo …

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Chief priest allegedly killed by wife

Listen To Article  Share  Share  Tweet The Chief Priest of Mpasaso No2 in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region has allegedly been murdered by his wife. The incident occurred during a misunderstanding between the couple. According to the Assemblymember for the area, Mr Charles K. Asare …

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Wife nearly ‘kills’ husband over cheating

  A jealous wife, Mary Quaye, has allegedly inflicted deep machete wounds on the neck of the husband for allegedly cheating on her. The housewive according to Rainbow Radio’s Nana Yaw Asare carried out the act while the husband, Ibrahim Acquah was asleep. Details of the story are that the …

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Maxwell Konadu appointed as Black Starlets coach

Maxwell Konadu has been appointed as coach of the national U-17 team, otherwise known as Black Starlets. The former Ghana striker replaces Ben Fokuo who has been appointed as Black Princesses head trainer. Maxwell Konadu, a Premier League winner with Asante Kotoko in 2012 after stints with the Black Meteors, Fetteh Feyenoord …

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Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is 22 years on the Golden stool

  Osei Tutu II born Nana Barima Kwaku Duah is 22 years on the Golden stool. Osei Tutu II is the 16th Asantehene who was enstooled on 26 April 1999. He is also the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the Grand Patron of the …

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EU sues AstraZeneca after delays in vaccine deliveries

The European Union said Monday it had launched legal action against the British-Swedish drug company AstraZeneca after it repeatedly under-delivered on its shipments of Covid-19 vaccines to the bloc. The 27 nations in the European Union have rolled out a relatively sluggish vaccination program as the company’s deliveries to the union have …

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Policeman dies mysteriously after alighting from flight

  Information gathered by MyNewsGh.com indicates that the Upper East Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has lost Inspector Obeng Adu under a rather mysterious circumstance According to information available to this portal, Inspector Obeng Adu had alighted from a Tamale Bound flight from Accra when he complained of insufficient breath. …

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Suspend cocoa credit – Cocoa Clerks Association to members

  The National Association of Ghana Cocoa Marketing Clerks has charged purchasing clerks to suspend the purchase of cocoa on credit from farmers until companies owing them are able to settle their indebtedness to them. That, it said, is to prevent the situation whereby clerks would purchase the produce on …

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