Three-time champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the French Open because of an Achilles injury. The 39-year-old had been scheduled to play her second-round match against Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova on Wednesday. The American has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and was aiming to equal Margaret Court’s all-time record of …
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COVID-19 kills 301; active cases now 530
Over 300 people have died from COVID-19 in Ghana. Two more patients recently succumbed, bringing Ghana’s death toll to 301, according to the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana has also risen from 477 to 530, as of Wednesday, 30 …
Read More »Angry teachers picket GES over legacy arrears
The Coalition of Aggrieved Teachers with arrears dating as far back 2012 on Wednesday, 30 September 2020 besieged the Ghana Education Service Head Office to petition the Director-General of Education on their legacy arrears which they say is long overdue. According to the aggrieved teachers, it has been rumoured …
Read More »Restore our GHS1,200 stipend or no vote – Afforestation youth to gov’t
Beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation programme have threatened that they will not vote in the 7 December 2020 polls if the government does not increase their allowance, which, according to them, was slashed from GHS1,200 to GHS700. The beneficiaries of the programme are also calling for other issues confronting …
Read More »Sekondi peace walk turns bloody; Bartel’s son stabbed
A peace walk put together by the Assembly Member for Nkotompoh electoral area in the Sekondi Constituency in the Western Region has turned bloody as two residents believe to be NPP members were stabbed One of the victims and the Coordinator for NPP’s New Media in Sekondi Godfred Kwamena Bartels …
Read More »NDC sues EC over mop-up registration
The opposition National Democratic Congress has sued the Electoral Commission over the scheduled mop-up registration. According to the NDC, the exercise which is planned for Thursday, October 1, 2020, will be in breach of laws governing registration exercises in the country. “Counsel for and on behalf of the plaintiff/applicant herein …
Read More »I wanted to commit suicide at the scene – Coach of dead Offinso players reveals
Coach of African Vision Soccer Academy, Augustine Mensah, has revealed that he nearly took his life after seeing the lifeless bodies of some of his young players who died on the spot in their tragic accident at Offinso. Augustine Mensah who sustained serious injuries from the accident which saw the …
Read More »Kelvynboy throws fresh shots at Stonebwoy
Afrobeat artiste and a former signee of Stonebwoy’s Burnington Music Group(BMG) has taken to social media to throw fresh shots at the Dancehall artiste and his team. Kelvynboy months ago got his contract with BMG terminated citing reasons of been disrespectful to his boss Stonebwoy and other team members. Things …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Yaa Jackson Causes Stir With Video Of Her Dancing In Transparent Swimsuit
Singer and talented actress, Yaa Jackson, has left a lot of tongues wagging with a video of herself wearing a transparent net dress while attending a programme. In a video of the actress sighted on Instagram, Yaa Jackson appeared to be attending an event when she was captured on camera …
Read More »Akufo-Addo re-appoints Quaitoo, who resigned over ‘notherners are difficult people’ gaffe
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mr William Agyapong Quaitoo, as the CEO of the Tree Crop Development Authority. Mr Quaitoo, who resigned in August 2017, after describing people of northern extraction as “difficult people” and later issuing an apology for what he described …
Read More »Cameroonian player arrested in Mauritius over passport scam
Cameroonian midfielder Marcel Wamba Kepdep has been arrested in Mauritius after he tried to illegally obtain a Mauritian passport. The 27-year-old has been playing for Mauritian side Roche-Bois Bolton City and was hoping to travel to Europe with the documents. Kepdep remains in police custody after his provisional indictment in …
Read More »WHO to probe ‘sexual exploitation’ by aid workers in DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to investigate allegations that aid workers tackling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo sexually abused and exploited women. WHO and other aid agency staff were accused by 50 women in a joint investigation by two news agencies. Local women were …
Read More »Presidential debate: Trump and Biden trade insults in chaotic debate
President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in one of the most chaotic and bitter White House debates in years. Mr Trump frequently interrupted, prompting Mr Biden to tell him to “shut up” as the two fought over the pandemic, healthcare and the economy. The US …
Read More »Teen relative, 15, arrested for brutal murder of four-year-old KwaMashu girl
A 15-year-old relative of slain KwaMashu girl Sanelisiwe Mhlongo has been arrested in connection with her brutal murder. The body of the four-year-old girl was discovered with multiple stab wounds last week. Police spokesperson Brig Jay Naicker said Sanelisiwe was allegedly left in the care of a relative while her mother was …
Read More »WATCH | Huge fire breaks out at compost plant
A huge fire broke out at a compost plant in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, early on Wednesday. Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said the fire broke out at the agricultural holdings at about 6am. “The fire is under control. No injuries have been reported.” Mulaudzi said the cause of the blaze would …
Read More »Chinese abandons chief post after social media attacks
The Chinese investor and philanthropist enstooled Nkosuohene (development chief) of Kwahu Abetifi traditional area has relinquished his stool over criticism on social media. The Chinese, Sun Qiang, was enstooled Development Chief on September 5, 2020, with stool name Barima Kofi Ayeboafo. Shortly after the enstoolment ceremony, pictures of him clad …
Read More »Bailout package for private schools under consideration – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia says the Finance Minister has been tasked to draw up a programme aimed at mitigating the plight of private schools who have been hit the most following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Dr. Bawumia, the government will soon engage the school owners …
Read More »PHOTOS: Tribal Conflict Looms At Osudoku Over Land Litigation
The cloud of uncertainty is forming over the Osudoku Traditional Area in the Greater Accra Region, as families and clans are preparing to take up arms over a disputed land. Reports reaching DGN online indicate that some families and clans within the area are arming themselves against their Paramount Chief, …
Read More »Binduri Constituency, Over 7,217 Names got Missing in the Recently Compiled Voter’s Register
The electoral commission is yet to make it known to the people of Binduri district in the upper East region Region after residence became angery with electoral officers in the various polling stations over their missing names. The following polling stations recorded the figures below respectively during the compilation …
Read More »Phase III Disinfection In Schools: Assemblyman Lauds Govt, Zoomlion
The Assemblyman for Livim Electoral Area in the West-Mamprusi Municipality in the North East Region, Haruna Ibrahim, has commended the central government and Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL). He made the commendation following the third phase of the disinfection and fumigation exercise in basic and senior high schools (SHSs) in …
Read More »Crowd gathers at Torkpo in Joyous mood to welcome Dr. James Klutsey Avedzi
On Tuesday 29th, September, 2020 Dr. James Klutsey Avedzi, the member of Parliament and the Parliamentary Candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu North municipality storms Torkpo near Tadzawu to Campaign for his re-election bid and the second coming of the flagbearer of the largest opposition …
Read More »Hon. Boniface Accounts To Constituents As He Seeks For Another Term
Hon Abu-Bakar Sadiq Boniface Member of Parliament for Madina, Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, has taken good governance to the doorsteps of his people as he accounts to the constituents for his three and half years of Parliamentary Stewardship. The Member of Parliament used the opportunity to outline …
Read More »Suspend Issuance Of Agyapa IPO – Amidu
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has stated that the non-submission of all information and documents on the Agyapa Gold Royalties Transaction from the Ministry of Finance is impeding his ongoing corruption risk assessment on the deal. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Finance and sighted by Citi News, …
Read More »Many European And African Football Clubs Chases Okyeman Planners Star
Okyeman planners star Mustapha Yakubu is been chased by many European football clubs and African Teams for his outstanding performances. Some of the football clubs are KAA Gent in belgium, Aarhus fc in Denmark and Bozuyukspor fc in Turkey. Mustapha Yakubu played several teams in Ghana and West African countries Some of teams he play were …
Read More »Coronavirus lockdown costs South Africa millions of jobs
South Africa’s economy lost 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020 during the country’s coronavirus lockdown, the authorities say. It is the biggest fall in job numbers since the employment survey began in 2008. Restrictions were brought in to try and prevent the spread of the virus and …
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