The Petitioner in the election 2020 petition, John Mahama has argued that denying him the opportunity to serve interrogatories on the Electoral Commission (EC) will damage his election petition case at the Supreme Court. Mahama’s concern is contained in his fresh application seeking to halt the election petition until the …
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Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia
Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation’s attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers. Australia is introducing a world-first law to make Google, Facebook and potentially other tech companies pay media outlets for their news content. But the US firms …
Read More »EC opens nomination for Council of State polls
The Electoral Commission has opened nomination for the election of regional representatives of the Council of State. According to a statement by the EC, every nomination must be seconded by two registered voters and supported by twenty registered voters in the region. “Every Nomination must be proposed and seconded by …
Read More »I’ll find you another job – Akufo-Addo consoles ex-ministers
It appears all hope is not lost yet for the former appointees who could not make the list of Akufo-Addo’s new ministers as the President has assured he will find them “possible roles” to play. The President released a new list of Ministers on Thursday, January 21, 2021, who if …
Read More »South African minister dies after Covid-19 battle
Prominent South African politician, Jackson Mthembu, has died of Covid-related complications, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. Mr Mthembu, who since 2019 had been serving as the minister in the presidency, was a parliamentarian and long-serving member of the governing African National Congress (ANC). He had worked his way up the …
Read More »I’ve no house in Tema to be sold to pay damages to Ibrahim Mahama – Owusu Bempah
Contrary to media reports that Ernest Kofi Owusu Bempah’s Tema house would be sold to pay the remainder of Ibrahim Mahama‘s judgment, the former says he has no such property in the industrial city of Ghana. After National Investment Bank on 20 January 2021 issued a cheque with the face value …
Read More »Two students contract Covid-19, 34 Others Quarantined In Wa
News information reaching the front desk of Mynewsghana has revealed that two students have contracted the deadly coronavirus days after the reopening of schools by the government of Ghana. As per the report gotten by Mynewsghana, the two victims of the virus are said to be students of the Wa Xavier Minor …
Read More »Coffin allegedly stolen by Sakawa boys found inside Apostolic Church cemetery
Residents of Mim in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have been left in a state of shock after waking up Wednesday to see an uncovered stolen coffin at a cemetery in the community. According to Kwaku Kwakye who is the carpenter who owns the coffin, the coffin …
Read More »Man arrested for killing friend over Gh¢10 fight at Assin Awisem
A 24-year-old unemployed, Bright Ofori has been arrested after he clubbed to death 35 years old Muniru Mohammed Haddi at Assin Awisem in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region over a ¢10.00 dispute. Information gathered indicates that the suspect bought coconut from the deceased following which an argument …
Read More »Parents queue to seek admissions in public schools
Some Parents have queued up in some public schools in Accra to seek admissions for their wards due to government directives on school reopening to start a new academic year amidst COVID-19. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) team on Thursday visited some public schools in Accra and saw parents with their …
Read More »Probe professional background of baby harvesters – Concerned Nurses
The Coalition of Concerned Nurses and Midwives (CCNM) has called for a probe into the professional background of nurses involved in the baby harvesters exposé The group said although they cannot vouch for the ‘nurses’ named in the exposé they are sceptical about the true identities of these ‘nurses’. Their …
Read More »Chocolate war leaves top cocoa producer stuck with beans
Nobody is suffering more from a global chocolate standoff than the Ivory Coast cocoa farmer. Less than two years after the top cocoa producer teamed up with neighboring Ghana to force companies from Hershey Co. to Nestle SA to pay more for their beans, the attempt to exert control over …
Read More »Two busted for allegedly trafficking 6 teenagers to Togo
Two Ghanaian citizens namely Gariba Neutori, 35, Gmabani Gariba, 21 , have been arrested by police in Togo for allegedly trafficking 6 teenagers to Nigeria. Pan African Organization for Research and Protection of Violence on Women and Children with its partners Ong Cruseat Togo with security agencies in the Tatale …
Read More »Even animals, breastfeed their babies’ – Queen-mother fumes
Nana Yeboah Pene II, the Queen-mother of Chiraa in the Sunyani West Municipality has condemned nursing mothers who deny their babies of breast milk, and warned them to stop such barbaric and unacceptable practice. Breastfeeding, she emphasised naturally builds and helps develop the mental faculties of babies that enabled them …
Read More »Baby harvesting: Susan Clinic shuts down
Susan Clinic, a private health centre, owned by Dr. Hope Mensah Quashie, who is said to be involved in “baby harvesting/human trafficking”, has been “shut down”. The facility, located at Mataheko-Lartehbiokorshie, looked deserted with no human activity when the Ghana News Agency (GNA), visited on Thursday at about 1000 hours. …
Read More »The six women on Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees list
A total of six women have been named in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees list. The presidency released a list of 30 nominees today following days of waiting amid speculation. The issue of women appointees had come up strongly with the president being urged to allot enough spaces for …
Read More »Georgette Djaba is dead
A daughter of renowned politician and former Convention People’s Party activist, Henry Kojo Djaba has passed on. According to a mynewsgh.com report, Georgette Ami Dede Djaba died from complications of the fast-spreading pandemic after coming down from the UK to the country to spend the yuletide. More details surrounding the …
Read More »6 die in Mpaha accident; bodies yet to be identified
An accident at Mpaha Junction, along the Tamale-Buipe Highway in the Savannah region, has been confirmed to have claimed the lives of six persons. According to a report on graphic.com.gh, the accident, which happened on Thursday, January 21, 2021, involved a Sprinter Benz bus traveling from Kumasi to Tamale, and …
Read More »US Civil Rights Activist Lauds Akufo-Addo Covid-19 Fight
MARY-PAT HECTOR, a popular female Civil Rights Activist in the United States (US), has lauded President Akufo-Addo for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. According to her, she has been in the country for some days and she is highly impressed about the positive measures being …
Read More »Manyo Plange challenges American Gary Antonio Russell
Jessie Manyo Plange who was recently voted Best Professional Boxer in Ghana 2020 by boxing journalists has set his eye on a world title belt. With a record of no defeat in 21 victories against one draw, he is seen by many boxing experts as a star of the future …
Read More »Isaac Dogboe’s ‘suicide’ tweet triggers reaction from father
A ‘disturbing’ post by former WBO Super Bantamweight titleholder Isaac Dogboe on social media has triggered calls for help for the boxer. Dogboe on January 16 posted via his Twitter handle that “I wait for the day I take my final breath and bid farewell to the world Folded hands… and I …
Read More »4-year-old boy reports mother to police for trying to ‘kill’ his younger brother
A little boy has begun his ‘detective career’ quite early after he matched straight to the police station to report his mother for trying to ‘kill’ his young brother. The boy made the ‘formal’ complaints at Donyina Police in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. His mother herself shared the interesting …
Read More »Mahama wants Election Petition hearing suspended
Former President John Dramai Mahama and his lawyers have filed an application for stay of proceedings at the Supreme Court of Ghana. This happened on the day the apex court directed them to file their witness statements and other processes ahead of hearing on January 26. A seven-member panel of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo nominates 46 Ministers; Osafo-Marfo’s office scrapped
President Akufo-Addo says he will appoint a total of 46 Ministers in his government, a cut from the 126 that served in his first term. The President in a statement Thursday said the list of Ministers will be submitted to Parliament today. The statement noted the President has scrapped the …
Read More »GHALCA: Kudjoe Fianoo re-elected as chairman for a second term
Kudjoe Fianoo has been re-elected as chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) for a second term after beating sole competitor, Isaac Koomson. Fianoo received 71 votes whilst Koomson got 41 votes at the elections which was held at the Accra Sports stadium. The results mean Fianoo will lead …
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