South African businessman Patrice Motsepe has been elected the new President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). He was elected by popular acclamation on Friday, March 12 in Rabat, Morocco as he was the sole candidate for the top job on the African continent. He replaces Dr Ahmad Ahmad, …
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Bread Price to increase as bakers threaten to halt production
Prices of bread are expected to increase on the market as bakers complain of hikes in cost of raw materials. Big brands in the baking industry have concluded to halt production for three days ahead of the increase in the price of loaf of bread. The bakers say the price …
Read More »Apam drowning: Akufo-Addo donates GHC36k to bereaved families
President Akufo-Addo has donated an amount of GHC36,000 to the bereaved families of the Apam drowning. This was done when the President commiserated with the bereaved families through the Minister for fisheries. The President’s donation was delivered by Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson (MP), and the Central …
Read More »GH¢100bn “Obaatan pa” program unprecedented investment – Mensa Bonsu
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and caretaker Minister for Finance, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has said that government’s Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalization of Enterprise Support (CARES) initiative is a singular and remarkable financial investment in the Ghanaian economy by a sitting government. Presenting the 2021 budget statement and economic policy on the …
Read More »GH₵25K Was To Support Opuni’s Needy Children, what Agongo Told CID Investigators
The principal investigator in the trial of Dr Stephen Opuni and Mr Seidu Agongo, Chief Inspector Thomas Prempeh Mercer, today told the court that during police interrogation of Mr Agongo, he stated that the amount of twenty-five thousand Ghana cedis (GH₵25,000.00) which he paid into the bank account of Dr …
Read More »Koforidua: Man attempts suicide after CEO impregnates wife
A 34-year-old man attempted suicide after a Chief Executive Officer allegedly impregnated his” wife” ruining their two-year-old marriage. “I took a knife and attempted to end my life because I was going through hell. I was so much hurt I never thought a man I took as my father and …
Read More »Tears as mother of lady who allegedly died from boyfriend’s assaults speaks
The mother of Elizabeth Yesutor Akpalu, the university student who lost her life as a result of an alleged assault on her, has recounted circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident. Elizabeth was said to have died after complaining of severe chest pains attributed to physical assaults suffered in the hands of her …
Read More »COVID-19: Kwahu Traditional Council suspends Easter activities
The Kwahu Traditional Council has suspended the celebration of this year’s Easter Festival following the Covid-19 pandemic. In a meeting yesterday at Abene Palace, The Chiefs in Kwahu led by Kwahuhene Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, President of the Kwahu Traditional Council and the Ghana Tourist Authority, concluded that no activities …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: 2021 Budget Statement presentation
The majority leader in parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is reading the 2021 budget and economic policy for the year on behalf of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta who is currently in the United States to seek medical care. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made the decision to allow the Minister for Parliamentary …
Read More »Man attempts suicide after CEO impregnated his wife
A 34-year-old man attempted suicide after a Chief Executive Officer allegedly impregnated his wife and ruining their two-year-old marriage. “I took a knife and attempted to end my life because I was going through hell. I was so much hurt I never thought a man I took as my father …
Read More »AGAP Lagos Chairman, congratulate Lagos NUJ and Online Bloggers
The chairman of All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP) of Lagos State Prince Adewale Samson has sent a congratulatory message to the newly elected Chairman OF Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Information Chapel Mr. Debo Adeniji, on his success at the polls Samson while responding to the NUJ Lagos State …
Read More »NDC- UK/Ireland Chapter Chairman Loses Mother
The beloved mother of Alhaji Alhassan Mbalba, Chairman of NDC-UK/Ireland Chapter, Hajia Asanatu Alhassan affectionally known as Mma Sana has been called to eternal rest by her maker. Alhaji Mbalba, took to his Facebook page to announce the sudden demise of his beloved Mum who passed away in Tamale, Northern …
Read More »Deeping Ghana’s Relations, Barbara Akoukor Benisa Head Malta Mission
Vibrant New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth groups across the country, commend His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the republic, for his enormous wisdom is given meaning to the call for sincere affirmative action, by the appointment of Ms Barbara Akourkor Benisa. ‘’ Thank you Mr President for making …
Read More »Ensure total security in your jurisdiction – Akufo-Addo to Regional Ministers
President Akufo-Addo has charged all sixteen (16) regional ministers to ensure that they maintain total security, peace, and order in their respective regions where they are to serve. The President gave the regional ministers the charge when he addressed them at the Jubilee House on Thursday the 11th of March …
Read More »Body of 14-year-old boy found at Gomoa Mankoadze beach
One more body has been washed ashore at Gomoa Mankoadze, bringing the number of children who drowned on Sunday at Apam beach to 13. The police identified the body of the 14-year old John Arthur in a decomposition state. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Irene Oppong, the Regional Police Public …
Read More »We need corruption vaccine – Okudzeto Ablakwa
Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is appealing to the government to import “corruption vaccines”. Apart from the COVID-19 vaccine, the legislator said government needs corruption vaccine to purge itself off the canker. “Mr Speaker, I wish to say that in this era of COVID-19 …
Read More »King Zwelithini ruled for almost 50 years
King Goodwill Zwelithini, who took his last breath in a Durban hospital on Friday morning, served as the Zulu royal monarch for almost 50 years. In a statement released on Friday, traditional prime minister to the king, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, confirmed the tragic news. “It is with the utmost grief …
Read More »Akufo-Addo sacked Dumelovo to cover Govt’s corrupt deals – ASEPA
Executive Director of pressure group Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Mensah Thompson says the Akufo-Addo administration forcibly retired former Auditor-General, Daniel Domelovo, to cover up its corrupt deals. He said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government deliberately pursued Domelovo to oust him from office after he exposed the corruption …
Read More »Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies in South Africa aged 72
King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu nation in South Africa has died in hospital where he was being treated for diabetes-related issues. The king, 72, was the leader of South Africa’s largest ethnic group and an influential traditional ruler. He had been admitted to hospital in KwaZulu-Natal last week to …
Read More »Covid pandemic: Biden eyes 4 July as ‘Independence Day’ from virus
President Joe Biden has said he is hopeful that America can “mark independence” from Covid-19 on 4 July if people get vaccinated. In his first primetime address as president, Mr Biden said he would order states to make all adults eligible for vaccinations by 1 May. Current measures prioritise people …
Read More »VIDEO: Journalist cries as court convicts her to jail for serious defamation
A Kumasi-based Broadcast Journalist, Priscila Sarpong popularly known as ‘Chickle 1’ has in a Live Facebook video pleaded for clemency after the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court convicted her on defamatory charges to a tune of GHC65,000 to be paid within 30 days or in default serve a prison …
Read More »Suicide among police personnel must cease – IGP charges 480 police counsellors
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh has charged senior police officers who have undergone training on mental health to ensure that they put their expertise to bear and halt what is suspected to rising cases of suicide among personnel within the service. He conceded at a training for …
Read More »‘Rex Omar mismanaging GHAMRO’ – Hammer
Music producer, Hammer of The Last Two fame, has lashed out at the chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), for mismanaging the royalties collection outfit. Speaking in an interview with Mr. Handsome on Angel Entertainment Show on Angel 102.9 FM on 6th March 2020, he noted that before Rex assumed …
Read More »VIDEO: Obinim recounts how he stole money from World Bank ‘spiritually’
Founder of the International Gods Way Church ‘Angel’ Daniel Obinim has indicated that he usually goes to the world Bank to steal money spiritually. The man who claims to be an Angel and visits people in their dreams at one of the services in his church explained how he flies …
Read More »Apam drowning: Remains of 13th victim washed ashore
The Ghana Police Service has said the remains of another teenager who got drowned at a beach in Apam have washed ashore in the Gomoa West suburb of Mankoadze about 76.6 km from the national capital Accra. Spokesperson of the police in the Central Region, Irene Oppong told dailymailgh.com that the body …
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