Former Ghana international Frimpong Manso believes it may be too early to write off new Black Stars coach CK Akonnor after losing his first game at the helm against Mali on Friday. In their first match of 2020, the Black Stars suffered a 3-0 defeat in an international friendly fixture against the Eagles in …
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#EndSARS protests: Nigeria president commits to ending police brutality
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is determined to end police brutality, introduce reforms and bring “erring personnel… to justice”. His comments came after two days of protests sparked by a video of a man allegedly being killed by police. The protest movement initially targeted the federal Special Anti-Robbery …
Read More »‘Partey was playing like a transwoman’ – Ghanaians react to Black Stars defeat to Mali
Ghanaians on social media particularly those on micro-blogging site Twitter have reacted angrily to Ghana’s 3-0 loss to the Eagles of Mali in an international friendly game. The Black Stars on Friday, October 9 were humiliated 3-0 by the Malians at the Emir Hotel Sports Complex in Turkey. Hamari Toure, …
Read More »White House rally: Trump holds first public event since Covid diagnosis
Donald Trump has delivered a speech in front of cheering supporters at the White House in his first public appearance since being hospitalised. The event was officially a “peaceful protest”, but looked, critics said, much like a Trump campaign rally. The president, who says he is no longer taking medicines …
Read More »Cancellation of oil, gas contracts: 500 workers to lose jobs
Ninety-eight upstream oil and gas contracts valued at $389 million, have been cancelled due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Contracts awarded by Aker Energy, AGM, Eni, GOSCO and Springfield between the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year were affected. As a …
Read More »NDC Demand Answers On Impounded Pistols And Ammunition At Tema Port
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding from the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) unit at Tema port to update the citizenry on the pistols and ammunitions impounded on Friday night. According to information gathered, a consignment of 436 Pistols and ammunition imported illegally into the country from Turkey …
Read More »#EndSARS: Shatta Wale joins Nigerians to protest
Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has added his voice to the ongoing protest in Nigeria where some celebrities and citizens are demonstrating against the country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). According to him, he has been following the brutalities happening in Nigeria, adding that it was about time that they attain the …
Read More »436 pistols and ammunition impounded at Tema Port
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authorityon Friday, October 9 impounded a consignment said to contain pistols illegally imported from Turkey. The ammunitions were concealed in the consignment of personal effects. They belong to one Felix Wallace, who has been arrested by the marine police. He had come to …
Read More »Time to consider armed police guards for MPs – Mahama
Mr John Dramani Mahama has said the killing of the Member of Parliament for the Mfansteman Constituency Ekwow Quansah Hayford makes a case for the provision of armed police guards for Members of Parliament. Commenting on the gruesome murder of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker Mr Mahama said this …
Read More »Late Mfantseman MP’s family suspects foul play
The family of the late Member of Parliament for Mfantseman, Ekow Quansah Hayford is doubting if the legislator was indeed shot by armed robbers. Mr. Hayford was killed on the Abeadze Dominase–Abeadze Duadzi–Mankessim road by some unknown assailants believed to be on a robbery-spree on Friday, October 9, 2020. But his relatives …
Read More »Twitter agog over Kasoa rains devastation
The phenomenon of flooding after downpours in the country has been extended to the month of October, albeit not a usual rainy season. Experts have attributed the occurrence to the increasing shift in climate globally. Several Ghanaians have been left to lick their sores while they take stock of losses …
Read More »EndSARSNow: I stand with my Nigerian brothers and sisters – Van Vicker
African celebrated actor Van Vicker has backed the appeal by Nigerians demanding the scrapping of Special Anti Robbery Unit of Police popularly known as SARS. On Thursday, a protest was organized by some Nigerian celebrities in Lagos led by lawyer and singer Folarin Falana and Runtown a musician with their …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: 12 people killed in Horror crash
At least 12-people have been killed in a horrific taxi accident in Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday. Three other people were injured and transported to nearby hospitals. Emergency services say the taxi rolled down an embankment flinging passengers out as it rolled. Source: NCA
Read More »Woman dies in shack fire, man hospitalised
The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service received an emergency call at 07:40 about an informal structure that was alight just off Tienie Meyer Bypass, Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said. “Bellville’s fire crew was quickly on [the] scene and found a man with third-degree burn …
Read More »Why December 8, 2012 is my saddest day – Akufo-Addo explains
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says December 8, 2012 is the saddest day in his political life. According to him, it was not because he had lost an election but the fact that no contestant from the NPP won a seat in the region. To him, that gave him the …
Read More »Police arrest four for dismantling a snatched taxi cab
Police in Sakumono has arrested four persons for dismantling a taxi which was snatched at gunpoint on the main Sakumono beach road. The four, Yaw Badu, Musah Mohammed, Dermon Puplampu, and Ayuba Sagoe were arrested after a report of car-snatching was received by the police. According to the owner of …
Read More »Killings: Ghana becoming a failed state – Nunoo-Mensah
Former Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (rtd) has noted that Ghana is becoming a failed state due to the indiscipline among some of the people living in the country. He blamed this development on politicians who, he says, have prevented the laws from working against offenders who belong …
Read More »Sick Kennedy Agyapong Spotted at house of slain MP
Controversial Lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong was spotted at the residence of the late Mfantseman Constituency Member of Parliament. This comes as a shock to many considering the fact that his Lawyers have pleaded with the court for fourteen days to help him recover from what they described as post COVID-19 complications. …
Read More »Election 2020: NPP’s David Asante involved in an accident
Information gathered by MyNewsGh.com indicates that the Managing Director for the Ghana Publishing Company Limited and convener for the Let My Vote Count Alliance, David Asante has been involved in a near-fatal accident on the Walewale-Nalerigu road. The accident is reported to have occurred on Saturday October 10, 2020 when …
Read More »I have been killed before my time even though I’m alive – Murdered MP’s mother cries
The mother of murdered Member of Parliament for the Mfantseman Constituency in the Central Region, Ekow Quansah Hayford, has described the death of her son as traumatic especially considering the manner he was killed. She said “I feel like my life has been snuffed out,” whilst trying to understand her …
Read More »Rapper Tory Lanez charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Rapper Tory Lanez has been charged with shooting fellow star Megan Thee Stallion during an argument earlier this year. Lanez, 28, is accused of shooting the 25-year-old in both feet following a party in the Hollywood Hills in July. He has been charged with assault with a semi-automatic firearm, carrying …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s ‘Year of Roads’ a scam – Drivers, as cars including ex-TOR MD’s get stuck on muddy stretch
There seem to be some growing concerns among drivers, both commercial and private, who ply the Kumawu road about the poor nature of roads. One of such people is the former Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transport(BOST) and Tema Oil Refinery(TOR), Kwame Awuah-Darko who used the road in …
Read More »“I am coming to parliament to spiritually arrest corrupt politicians” – Kwaku Bonsam
As the week gets hectic ahead of the general elections, presidential aspirants, as well as parliamentary candidates, file their nominations with the Electoral Commission to make their legal means of standing to be voted for. The likes of President Nana Addo and John Mahama representing the two main political parties …
Read More »Once unknown Nigerian ‘masterpiece’ by Ben Enwonwu up for sale
A previously unknown work by Ben Enwonwu, Nigeria’s most celebrated 20th Century visual artist, is up for auction in an online sale organised by Sotheby’s. The Court of the Oba of Benin, thought to have been painted in the 1940s, is described as a “masterpiece” by the auctioneers, but was …
Read More »Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan shaky ceasefire in force
A temporary ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan has begun following nearly two weeks of fierce fighting in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. However, less than an hour into the truce, which came into force at midday local time (08:00 GMT), each side accused the other of breaking it. Armenia and Azerbaijan …
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