The Greater Accra Association of Assembly Members believes that the pledge to pay Assembly Members a monthly salary can only be fulfilled by a Government led by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Paying a courtesy call on the President, on Tuesday, 10th November 2020, Mr. Stephen …
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Vote for me and I’ll give you permanent jobs – Mahama to NABCo employees
Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) to vote for him in the upcoming December 7 elections. He said if he is voted for, he will ensure that they are given permanent jobs to do and not NABCo-like job. In a meeting with …
Read More »I have not been sentenced to four months in prison- Winful Cobbinah
Former Accra Hearts of Oak forward, Winful Cobbinah has denied reports that he has been sentenced to four months in prison in Albania. It was reported today November 9, 2020, by a section of the media that the Ghanaian has been sentenced to four months in prison after being found …
Read More »Lady who broke Doctor’s heart breaks down in tears and apologizes in new video
The lady who is said to have given a purported doctor a broken heart has in a new video apologized to him and to the general public. In a story that has been all over the media airwaves, a lady identified as Nana Ama got a health practitioner sobbing at …
Read More »Joshua Akamba Slapped Bawumia with 15 Questions in upper East Region
The National Organizer of the Oposition National Democratic Congress, Joshua Hamidu Akamba who is in the upper east Region campaigning for the second coming of Mr. John Dramani Mahama catalogue series of “lies” which he said had been told by the two gentlemen of the land. Mr. Akamba …
Read More »Off-Duty Police Constable Shot Dead
An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in Samora Machel on Wednesday night. According to police, the officer and his two friends were sitting in a vehicle when they were attacked. The two men were injured and Constable Khanyisa Sitofile died in hospital in Lentegeur. “Twenty-nine-year-old Constable Sitofile, who …
Read More »Two missing boys found dead inside locked vehicle
Limpopo police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nneke Ledwaba has expressed shock and sadness at “the continuous incidents affecting minor children in the province”. This after the Monday night gruesome discovery of the two boys’ lifeless bodies in Ga-Maupa village. “It is alleged that the deceased went missing while attending a local church …
Read More »Man shot, dumped in bushes after alleged robbery
The suspects led police to the location of the victim’s body. Police followed up on the disappearance of a Scottburgh man. They found his home splattered with blood and three vehicles missing.Three suspects were later arrested and led police to the 34-year-old man’s body.KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested three men who …
Read More »Black Queens, Princesses to host Morocco in international friendlies
The Senior Women’s National team, Black Queens and U-20 side, Black Princesses are scheduled to host Moroccan counterparts in international friendly matches in Accra, Ghana. The Royal Morocco Football Federation will visit Ghana later this month with both women’s teams and will play the two games during the visit and …
Read More »Road contractors cry over discrimination in payments
Some road contractors owed by the government have accused the Roads Ministry of discrimination in debt payments since 2017. According to them, some of their colleagues were paid 20% of their monies, and even with that they, “they knew somebody in government”. Meanwhile, the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry (GhCCI) …
Read More »Biden: Trump refusal to concede ‘an embarrassment’
Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede defeat in last week’s White House election is “an embarrassment”. But the US president-elect – who has been making contact with foreign leaders – insisted nothing would stop the transfer of power. Mr Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win …
Read More »Kumasi Airport being upgraded to ‘proper international airport’ – Ashanti Reg. Minister
The Kumasi Airport is to be upgraded to international standard, Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah has announced. According to him, the runway is being expanded by 200 metres more so as to make it an international airport. The minister was speaking at the Nation Building Updates held in Accra on …
Read More »Register of all security officers for elections to be kept
The National Security Ministry has assured the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that all security officers deployed for the December 7 elections will wear identification tag. “Additionally, a proper register of security officers will be kept for ease of reference,” a statement issued by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, on behalf of …
Read More »90-year-old landlady, family reportedly evicted for not renewing land lease
A 90-year-old landlady, her family and tenants have been evicted for failing to renew the lease covering the land on which the property is sited at Asafo in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. According to the occupants of the house, the eviction exercise took place on the morning …
Read More »VIDEO: Young Man Captured On Camera Secretly Recording A Lady’s Toto In A Bus
A lot of youths have lost their path into doing what is right as a viral video making rounds on social media and at the disposal of mynewsghana.net has shown moments a young man was caught videoing a young lady who had mistakingly exposed her private part whiles sitting in a bus. …
Read More »Over 6 butchered after confusion breaks out at NDC rally
About six (6) persons are suffering various machete wounds after confusion broke out at a rally of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) rally at Sung in the Karaga District of the Northern Region. Retaliatory attacks were witnessed at Nyong and Karaga which left other victims seriously injured and are …
Read More »Mahama faces 2-year jail term over false passport claim
Former president John Mahama faces a maximum jail term of two years or a fine for allegedly guaranteeing for his brother to procure a Ghanaian passport with false information. According to the special prosecutor, Martin Amidu, Mahama’s younger brother, Samuel Adam Mahama, procured a Ghanaian passport, which was guaranteed by …
Read More »ECG to be released to a private concessionaire after failed PDS deal
The government has begun exploring new avenues in a fresh bid to release the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to a private concessionaire for management. This is after a similar move in the past failed amidst controversies and allegations of fraud. A Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of petroleum, …
Read More »VIDEO: Meet 95-year-old man who has never had a haircut
A 95-year-old man from India’s Karnataka state claims that he has never once cut his hair, which now measures an impressive 24-feet-long. Doddapalliah, who is reportedly 95 years old, has to go through the daily pain of bundling his hair into a huge, entangled mass on top of his head. …
Read More »Accident claims Farmers’ Day awardee’s life
An awardee of the 36th edition of the National Farmers’ Day celebration, Kwasi Kyere Ampofo, has died in a ghastly accident. Reports indicate the accident occurred in a head-on collision with a Benz tipper truck , killing him instantly with the motorbike mangled. Mr Ampofo is reported to have been involved in …
Read More »2023 African Games: Govt urged to go for renegotiation of Borteyman land agreement
The Government of Ghana has been urged to go for a renegotiation of the Borteyman land for the construction of the 50,000 seater Olympic Stadium for the 2023 African Games. The stadium is estimated to cost $200 million and will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the event. Last …
Read More »VIDEO: Akufo-Addo lands another big endorsement
Celebrated highlife artiste, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, known in showbiz as Daddy Lumba, has joined the list of celebrities endorsing political actors in the build-up to the 2020 election. With about 27 days to the big event, Daddy Lumba has released a new music video in support of the Akufo-Addo campaign. The song …
Read More »Two men to die by hanging in Ekiti over armed robbery
The Ekiti State High Court has sentenced two men to death by hanging, for conspiracy and armed robbery. The death row convicts are Oke Olanrewaju(39) and Olanbiwonnu Kazeem (27). Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, in his ruling, found both men guilty of armed robbery and sentenced them to death by hanging. According …
Read More »GFA paid my medical bills but I have been neglected – Jerry Akaminko
Black Stars defender, Jerry Akaminko has said that he feels neglected by the leadership of the Ghana Football Association after his injury which forced him out of the team in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup. Jerry Akaminko’s dream of playing at the FIFA World Cup tournament in the 2014 edition was …
Read More »Majority defends US$100 million traffic management contract to Huawei
The Majority in Parliament has justified the US$100 million traffic management contract awarded to Huawei by government. Last year, President Akufo-Addo cut sod for the US$100million contract awarded by the ministry of Roads and Highways to Beijing Everyday Traffic and Lighting Technology Company. The minority in Parliament has cautioned government against the award of …
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