Renowned Journalist and the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has taken a swipe at Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over the new taxes announced in the 2021 budget statement of the ruling NPP government. Contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, …
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Three students on motorbike crushed to death at Adeiso
Three (3) students of Adeiso Presbyterian Senior High School in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region have been crushed to death in a fatal accident that occurred Sunday, March 21, 2021. The suspect driver yet to be identified was driving Hyundai H100 mini bus with registration Number …
Read More »Suspected armed robber lynched at Kumasi-Patasi
According to information gathered by this portal, a 28-year-old suspected armed robber has been lynched at Patasi in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region. An eyewitness report says the incident occurred today, Monday, March 22, 2021. The naked lifeless body was found with a rope tied to the legs. …
Read More »Sons of Stephen Appiah and Laryea Kingston join Great Olympics
Ghana Premier League side, Accra Great Olympics have signed sons of ex-Black Stars players Laryea Kingston and Stephen Appiah ahead of the second round of the football season. Jacob Kingston and Rodney Appiah joined the two Ghana Premier League winners in the just-ended local transfer window. 23-year-old Jacob and Rodney, 19, were transferred from the …
Read More »Three people burnt, two rescued in Spintex Road accident
Three occupants of a Mercedes Benz saloon car got burnt beyond recognition whilst two others were rescued when it rammed into a stationary truck on the Spintex Road. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command, told the Ghana News …
Read More »Hits and misses running through the Bulldozer’s colourful ruling style
President John Pombe Magufuli’s tenure was punctuated with a number of controversies. He banned pregnant girls from school, he shamed and dismissed government officials on the spot and his governance policies forced some political activists and politicians into exile. But his greatest controversy is that of denying the existence of COVID-19. …
Read More »Accident kills 19 passengers on Nigeria’s Kaduna-Abuja Expressway
Nineteen passengers were killed in an auto accident at the Kateri along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway on Sunday. Kateri is in the Kagarko Local Government Area of state. The DAF trailer involved in the accident was said to be heading for Kano from Lagos when the incident happened. According to the …
Read More »South Africa sells its AstraZeneca shots to 14 African countries via AU
South Africa has sold a million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for distribution in 14 fellow African nations, the health minister announced Sunday. South Africa last month suspended its vaccination programme, which had started with AstraZeneca jabs, after doubts were raised over that vaccine’s efficacy against a local variant …
Read More »Cameroonian mom dies in Canadian hospital two days after accusing staff of trying to kill her
The Quebec coroner’s office has launched an investigation into the death of a Cameroonian refugee who shared a video on social media claiming staff at a local hospital she was admitted to were trying to kill her after being repeatedly given medication they knew she was allergic to. According to …
Read More »VIDEO+PHOTOS: Mrs Magufuli, President Samia shed tears as Tanzania mourns Ex-leader
There were emotional scenes at today’s state funeral for former Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli in the capital, Dodoma. Janeth Magufuli, wife of the former president who was present at the event uncontrollably shed tears as she sat through the entire ceremony. She was joined by President Samia Suluhu Hassan …
Read More »Why the Suri men of Ethiopia drink cow’s blood regularly
For many people, it’s baffling to drink cow’s blood, but not for the Suri people of Ethiopia. Inhabiting the southwestern part of the country, the Suri or Surma do not usually eat cattle — their most prized possessions — but do sacrifice them during ceremonies such as funerals. Cattle among …
Read More »Achimota School rejects GES directive to admit Rastafarians
Achimota School has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to admit two Rastafarian students. Headmistress of the school after a crunch meeting on Monday with the Regional Director of Education and the GES stated that the school will not compromise on its school rules and will only admit …
Read More »Sacristy of Prestea Catholic Church guttered by fire
The sacristy of the St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Prestea has been guttered by fire destroying lots of chasubles (cleric garments) and documents of the church. The sacristy is a room for keeping chasubles and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The fire incident which happened on …
Read More »Achimota Old Students reject GES directive on dreadlock students
Old Students of Achimota School have raised issues with the directive issued to the school authority by the Ghana Education Service (GES). They said even though the GES has the right to issue such directives, the matter involving the students with dreadlocks should be left at the hands of the …
Read More »Spiritualist reveals plot to make Prof. Nana Opoku-Agyemang go blind
SAD PHOTOS: Man 30, beheaded, Blood Extracted for Rituals at Kasoa Nyanyano
The deceased, a Nigerian, whose name is unknown is suspected to have been murdered early today by his friends Nigerians who live in the same home. Kasoa Divisional Police Command is investigating the circumstances which led to the murder of a 30-year-old Nigerian at Kasoa Nyanyano Kakraba in the Gomoa …
Read More »Barbaric: Man tied and killed at Gomoa Biakoye
A man, believed to be in his late 50’s, has been spotted tied to an electricity pole and killed at Gomoa Biakoye just opposite the Forestry checkpoint in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. Residents, who were shocked at the dastardly act, suspected the deceased, who is not …
Read More »VIDEO: Two communities lock horns over used clothing
Residents of Abonyin and Abaasa in the Central Region of Ghana wrestled each other for used clothes donated by Crime Check Foundation, CCF through its donors based abroad. In its initial support to the two communities, the Foundation gave the beneficiaries Four Hundred Ghana cedis each to ease their financial …
Read More »I’ll quit school rather than cut my dreadlocks – OKESS student
A 19-year-old dreadlocked student, who has been denied admission at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) in the Ashanti Region, says he is considering quitting school for good. It seems the level of stigmatization and frustration meted to students with dreadlocks at the various senior high schools is at an …
Read More »VIDEO: Boabeng-Fiema monkeys are not humans – Chief clears misconception
The Chief of Boabeng one of the twin communities in the Nkoranza North District serving as an abode for several sacred monkeys, Nana Owusu Damoa Ameyaw III has clarified that the monkeys in the area are not human beings. According to Nana Damoa Ameyaw III, although several misconceptions have been …
Read More »How the international community propelled Ghana President Akufo-Addo to victory in 2020
Some of us, in fact, were not the least surprised at all when discerning Ghanaians graciously gave President Akufo-Addo a second mandate in the 2020 general elections. There is no denying or ignoring the fact that Akufo-Addo received massive commendations and endorsements from a host of international organisations and other …
Read More »‘Trotro’ crashes 3 PRESEC students to death
Three students of Presbyterian Senior High School (SHS) at Adeiso in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region have been crashed to death by an urvan passenger bus. MyNewsGh.com confirmed that the three who were on a motorbike with registration number M-20-GR 6731 were run over by the vehicle …
Read More »VIDEO: Home Affairs signs historic agreement for asylum seekers
WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: CAPE TOWN – Some asylum seekers in South Africa have been waiting for years, even decades for a decision on their applications. And now, they’ll have an opportunity to be heard. It follows what’s been described as a historic agreement, signed by the United …
Read More »VIDEO: Chocoboy drops banger ‘yɛɛba’ featuring DarRich
Fast rising afro-pop/hip-hop artiste, Chocoboy, aka “The Beast” has dropped a new song titled “Yɛɛba” featuring DarRich. The sensational musician who defied the gloom COVID-19 cast over the music scenes last year, to release his debut “Bright Future” in 2020, is here with another one. After chalking huge success, with his debut, …
Read More »Kafaba ‘witch’ lynching: Alleged killer pregnant, wants court bail
One of two female suspects being tried for allegedly instigating the gruesome murder of Akua Denteh, a 90-year-old woman in Kafaba, Savannah Region, over claims of witchcraft, has applied to the Tamale High Court for bail. Sherina Mohammed, aka Hajia Filipina, aged 40, according to a Daily Guide report sighted …
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