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GPL Week 12: Great Olympics sink King Faisal in Accra

Accra Great Olympics’ recent fine form in the Premier League continued when they hosted King Faisal at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The ‘Dade Boys’ recorded yet another victory over the Kumasi-based outfit, having between them with a 4-3 scoreline a year ago. Gladson Awako was missing from …

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Parliament fumes over Akufo-Addo’s snub in Council of State selection

Parliament has accused President Akufo-Addo of disrespect in his appointments to the Council of state. The House has faulted the President for going public with some category of appointees on the 11-member list without consulting parliament. Per article 89 clause 2(a) of the constitution, appointments of former Chief Justices, IGPs, …

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Why is Mettle-Nunoo not in the witness box – Oppong Nkrumah quizzes

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, a Spokesperson for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2020 Presidential Election Petition trial on Tuesday questioned the reasons behind Mr Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo not been used as a witness by the petitioner, John Dramani Mahama. He said Mr Mettle-Nunoo should have mounted the witness box, take the oath …

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Former NDC Chairman Dead

The Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman for Kintampo North Constituency in the Bono East Region, George Wood has been confirmed dead after few hours of falling sick. According to information gathered by MyNewsGhana, the late George Wood after complaining of being sick was admitted to the Kintampo Municipal Hospital at …

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Boy, 14, crashed to death at Techiman

A Nissan pickup with registration number GN 534-20 has crashed a 14-year-old boy to death at Techiman in the Bono East Region. The boy, identified as Kwabena Vincent, reportedly met his untimely death while returning from evening classes at his school, El-Goshen complex. A witness explained that young Vincent was …

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Real Madrid president tests positive for Covid-19

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday. A statement from Real said Perez, 73, had returned a positive result in the club’s routine tests and was currently asymptomatic. It read: “Real Madrid C. F. would like to inform that our president …

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Koku Anyidoho mocks NDC

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has mocked his party over some courtroom scenes in the ongoing election petition hearing. Mr Anyidoho has added another catchword, “My Lord, I did not come with the figures” to NDC’s petition library, which includes 2013’s “You and …

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Robbery: Man, 29, shot dead at Dangermu

A 29-year-old motor rider, Kofi Twumasi, has been shot dead in a robbery attack at Sefwi Dangermu in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region. The incident occurred when a gang of four reportedly attacked commuters on the Gyato to Dangermu stretch on Tuesday. Occupants of two Sprinter buses, …

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NPP MP escapes death in gory Koforidua accident

MyNewsGhana.net gathers that the Member of Parliament(MP) for Akyem Oda Alexander Akwasi Acquah escaped death after his pickup was crushed into by a commercial vehicle Monday evening. Alexander Akwasi Acquah was returning to Accra from Koforidua where he is said to have attended an official event. Reports indicate that a commercial …

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Fuel tank explosion in Wa kills two

A petrol tanker exploded inside the Upper West Region capital, Wa, on Sunday, killing two people and injuring one other, according to media reports. The deceased, 24-year-old Amidu and Issahaku, were working on leakages on the tanker at the Wa Magazine when the explosion occured, news portal myjoyonline.com reported. It …

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Shell in court for Nigeria oil spills liability ruling

Royal Dutch Shell Plc faces the latest ruling in a long-running legal dispute with Nigerian farmers who say the energy giant is responsible for oil leaks that have polluted their villages. The case is the first in which a company and its foreign subsidiary have been tried in the Netherlands …

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Ghana FA receive 2nd share of FIFA coronavirus relief package

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) have received the 2nd slice of the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Funds. The nation’s football governing body via their website confirmed the Association have received the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Fund over the weekend. “Immediately FIFA sent the template and held an online meeting on the subject, the GFA staff jumped into action, …

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Akufo-Addo Names Council of State Appointees

Pursuant to Article 89(2) of the Constitution of Ghana, the President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo has released a list of appointees for the Council of State. A statement from the Communications Directorate of Jubilee House released Monday and signed by Acting Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, …

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Radio Gold founder Baffoe-Bonnie is dead

The founder of the now-defunct media organization, Radio Gold, Kwasi Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie has passed away. According to a report from Starrfonline, Kwasi Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie died Monday, February 1, 2021, after battling a short illness. The NDC affiliated station, Radio Gold was shut down about two years ago by the Akufo-Addo …

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Don’t lecture us, answer my questions – Akoto Ampaw to Asiedu Nketia

Lead Counsel for the 2nd Respondent in the 2020 Presidential Election Petition, Lawyer Akoto Ampaw, demanded during cross-examination that witness for the petitioner, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, answered his questions without verbose explanations. In the estimation of the Lawyer Akoto Ampaw, the witness’s explanations to some of the questions amounted to an attempting …

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