A day after the Electoral Commission of Ghana led by Jean Mensa made the official declaration of the presidential results, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo appointed his Transition Team, in accordance with the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012, Act (845). Per the laws the incumbent president is allowed to appoint amongst others, the head of …
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VIDEO:Keta MP-elect begged for his life, scaled wall to escape gunmen – Brother narrates
Member of Parliament-elect for Keta constituency, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey has been added to the list of political personalities who have suffered attacks from gunmen this year. Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, was ambushed by some gunmen, about five in number, at his residence at Afiadenyigba in the Volta Region. According to the …
Read More »Controller And Accountant General announces date for paying Government Workers in 2021
Per the schedule of the release sighted by Razak Ghana indicates that January salaries of Government workers or civil servants will be paid on 22nd and with February been paid on 25th. CAGD in a statement announced that: Notice is hereby given that the year 2021 salaries and wages of civil servants, …
Read More »Tamale NDC supporters engaged police in a gun battle
The Northern Regional Crime Officer Supt, Bernard Baba Ananga has disclosed to GhanaWeb that, some people believed to be sympathizers of the NDC who was found burning tires on the streets of Tamale last night, engaged the police in a gun battle when the police went to clear them off …
Read More »Jean Mensa has not travelled outside Ghana – EC debunks rumours
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Jean Mensa, has not travelled outside the country after declaring the election 2020 presidential results, the Commission has said. This follows recent rumours that the EC Chairperson together with her deputies sought refuge in another country following the official declaration on December …
Read More »Fears of ‘blunt’ lockdown as South Africa reports another big increase in coronavirus cases
Government has warned of another increase in coronavirus cases, after the South Africa reported 8,166 new cases on Thursday (11 December). “There is clear evidence of an exponential rise in transmission and this is cause for serious concern,” said Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. The country reported a further 173 Covid-19 related deaths, while total …
Read More »Funny Face Reportedly Hospitalized At Korle Bu
Information reaching mynewsghana.net is that Ghanaian comic actor, Funny Face has been admitted at the Korle Bu teaching hospital over an illness that is yet to be known. The new development was made known by a Instagram blogger, @Aba_The_Great — who stated that the actor was in critical condition receiving …
Read More »VIDEO: Sarkodie Pays A Surprise Visit To A Fan In His House, See His Reaction
BET award-winning Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie pays a surprise visit to a fan in his house and the guy’s reaction was just too much According to the multiple award-winning rap King, he was just around the area and decided to pay him a visit. The guy who was obviously surprised couldn’t …
Read More »Dompoase accident driver jailed five years for manslaughter
Road accidents happen almost every other day in Ghana and those responsible for the accidents go unpunished. However, the same cannot be said for the driver responsible for the Dompoase junction accident. The Cape -Coast High Court sentenced 45-year-old Mireku Mark, the driver responsible for the accident to five years …
Read More »Fuel Tanker crashes at Nkawkaw, driver dead
A 28-year-old fuel tanker driver, Issah Salifu, has been confirmed dead while two others are in critical condition in a crash near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The deceased driver of the Fuel tanker Vehicle Issah Salifu was driving DAF CF Fuel tanker with registration number GT 7529-15 with two-persons …
Read More »PHOTOS: Woman Beaten To Pulp For Stealing A Child
A viral video that is making rounds on social media and at the disposal of mynewsghana.net has shown moments a woman was been given the beatings of a lifetime by some angry youth in a community. According to reports, the young lady was said to have been stealing children which …
Read More »Bloody clash between NPP and NDC leaves 2 injured at Jomoro
Two persons have been injured as a result of a clash between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress the Western Region town of Bonyere in the Jomoro Constituency. The violent incident is reported to have occurred closer to the residence of the Member of …
Read More »Mobile money operator shot dead by unknown assailants
A mobile money operator was on Tuesday shot and killed by unidentified gunmen at Denase in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region. Augustine Yaw Boadu, 40, was shot in his shop at about 19:43 hours, his younger brother, Atta Stephen had told the police. The victim sustained …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Armed men attack Keta MP-elect at his residence
The Member of Parliament-elect on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Keta Constituency, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpe, has been attacked by some armed men at the dawn of Friday, December 11, 2020. According to reports by GhanaWeb’s correspondent in the region, the attack took place at MP-elect’s residence at …
Read More »Kwesi Pratt descends on Akua Donkor
Senior journalist and political analyst, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has analysed Akua Donkor’s action prior to and after the Electoral Commission’s declaration of the winner of the 2020 elections. Per Mr Pratt’s perspective, madam Donkor made a mockery of herself following her loud jubilation at President Nana Akufo-Addo’s residence at Nima. …
Read More »Amnesty International accuses military of human rights abuses
At least 10,000 civilians have died in Nigerian military custody since 2011, a report by Amnesty International (AI) indicates. The civilians were being detained in connection with the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in northeast region. According to Amnesty International many of the deaths were recorded …
Read More »Legon Cities FC defender Joseph Adjei fires Asante Kotoko ahead of Week 5 showdown
Legon Cities FC defender Joseph Adjei has fired a warning shot to Asante Kotoko ahead of their Ghana Premier League Week 5 encounter on Friday. The Royals are still searching for their first win in the ongoing campaign after four round of matches. Coach Bashir Dauda’s men will have to …
Read More »NDC to petition Otumfuo over alleged election irregularities in A/R
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region say they are set to petition the overlord of Ashanti, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, over what they suspect to be irregularities in Monday’s elections. The move, they maintain, is to call on the Asantehene to intervene in what they describe as …
Read More »Consumer inflation falls into single digits
While Ghanaians were huddled near their televisions and radio sets on Wednesday, impatiently awaiting the official results of the December 7 general elections, major good news about the economy passed virtually everyone by. The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Annim announced that consumer price inflation for November was 9.8 percent. This …
Read More »Trouble hits NPP executive in Navrongo as supporters call for their resignation
A strong call has gone to the entire executive body of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Navrongo Central Constituency to resign their positions immediately. The demand, which comes three days after Ghana went to the polls, is linked to what NPP supporters in the constituency have described as …
Read More »NPP holds Islamic thanksgiving prayers today for 2020 election victory
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, Friday, December 11, 2020, hold an Islamic thanksgiving prayer for victory in the December 7, 2020, presidential and parliamentary elections. The event is scheduled to take place at the Central Mosque in Abossey Okai, Accra. A flyer of the event sighted by GhanaWeb indicates …
Read More »Mahama’s defiant statement shows he was misinformed – Ben Ephson
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Former President John Dramani Mahama made his ‘defiant’ statement about the just-ended Presidential and Parliamentary elections because he may have been misinformed by the leadership of his party, Pollster and Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper Mr Benjamin Emmanuel Ephson has said. “I think that …
Read More »Bukom Banku physically attacked in Odododiodio scuffle on election day
The former Sports Minister is alleged to have masterminded the fracas in the constituency. In a video which has gone viral on social media, nurses are seen stitching the open wound of Bukom Banku. Although one of the nurses attending to the boxer called to an end of the clashes, …
Read More »Akwatia NPP to punish saboteurs
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) branch in Akwatia has vowed to punish all party executives and members who sabotaged the party from retaining the parliamentary seat in the constituency. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, December 11 at Akwatia, NPP Chairman of the Akwatia constituency, Alhaji Baba Yakubu, decried how …
Read More »Produce medical report of Prof. Binneh second ‘killer’ within 48 hours — Court orders Police
The Kaneshie District Court has given Police investigators 48 hours ultimatum to furnish it with a comprehensive medical report of the second suspect in the murder of Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh. At the court’s sitting on Thursday, the second suspect Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah was absent, of which the Police …
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