Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said Government and security agencies have identified the sources of funding and key actors behind the Western Togoland secessionist group. In view of that, he said, the security agencies had taken stringent measures to deal with it decisively and publish names of key actors …
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Stop being stupid – MP descends on Serwaa Amihere
Patrick Yaw Boamah, MP for Okaikoi Central, used plain insults on Serwaa Amihere, the GHOne news anchor, and then charged her to stop advertising her ignorance, lack of professionalism and media ethics on air. Serwaa had called out the MP on Twitter on Sunday for putting a signpost on a …
Read More »Islamist militants kill 18 in north-eastern Nigeria
The Nigerian military says 18 people have been left dead after an ambush on a government convoy in the north-east of the country. It said four soldiers, 10 police officers and four civilians were killed in the attack targeting Borno state officials on Friday. The Islamic State (IS) group said …
Read More »South African defence minister’s pay docked over use of air force plane
South Africa’s president has docked three months of the defence minister’s pay after she allowed governing party officials to fly on an air force plane to Zimbabwe with her on 9 September. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was accused of misusing state resources for party political business. The defence force had argued she …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ex-Kotoko striker tests positive
Ghanaian international, Dauda Mohammed is one of several players that have tested positive for the Coronavirus disease at RSC Anderlecht. The disease which continues to terrorize the world has hit the Belgian club in recent weeks and has some players already in quarantine receiving treatment. Following a routine test, former …
Read More »Mortuary workers to embark on strike Oct. 1
The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has announced its intentions of embarking on an industrial strike, effective 1 October 2020. A press statement issued by the General Secretary of the group, Richard Kofi Jordan on 27 September 2020 indicated the strike is a result of the employer (Ministry of …
Read More »Punish secessionists without fear or favour – Togbi Sri to Gov’t
The Paramount Chief of the Anlo Traditional Area, Togbi Sri III has asked the government to deal ruthlessly with persons involved in the secessionist uprising in some parts of the Volta Region on Friday. On the wee hours of Friday, September 26, some armed men reportedly attacked the Aveyime and Mepe Police …
Read More »Separatists attack: 19 pellets retrieved from Police Commander’s body
A total of19 pellets of DB bullets have been retrieved from the body of the South Tongu Divisional Police Commander, ASP Dennis Fiakpui, following Friday’s attack and disturbances by persons believed to be members of the Western Togoland separatists movement. The separatists at the dawn of Friday, 25th September 2020 …
Read More »Mahama, NDC deafening silence on Western Togoland attack worrying – Vim Lady
Broadcast Journalist with Despite Media, Afia Pokuaa known widely as Vim Lady has questioned why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leadership has failed to condemn the secessionist attacks in the Volta Region. The country woke up to the news of some secessionist group blocking roads leading to the Volta Region …
Read More »I’ve quit music – Kontihene
Ghanaian musician, Emmanuel Nana Appiah Boateng, known in showbiz circles as Kontihene, has announced his decision to quit music. The ‘Aketesia’ hitmaker told Abeiku Santana in an interview monitored by Zionfelix.net that he has quit music. He explained that he thought of quitting music years ago after he released his …
Read More »John Boadu Elected Deputy Chair Of Democratic Union Of Africa
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, was, on Friday, September 25, 2020, elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of Africa (DUA), which is the African Alliance of all right wing political parties and like-minded organizations and think-tanks on the continent of …
Read More »What may have spurred the Western Togoland turf war – Awoemefia’s Spokesperson hints
The whole brouhaha about a separation and eventual creation of an independent nation, may have emerged as a result of cumulated feelings of marginalization by some sections of the Volta Region the Spokesperson to the King of the Anlo State, Togbi Sri III has suggested. Though Tobgi Kumassah maintains that …
Read More »EC ends voter exhibition exercise today
The Electoral Commission (EC) is expected to end its voter exhibition exercise today, Sunday, September 27, 2020. Registered voters who have not yet verified their registration details thus have by close of today to do so. The exercise, which began on September 18 in over thirty thousand exhibition centres across …
Read More »Nine new model schools to be completed by end of 2020 – Education Minister
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the nine model schools being constructed by government will be completed by the end of the year. According to Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the establishment of these new senior high schools comprises the construction of …
Read More »Election 2020: NPP MP Ama Sey to go independent
The Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region, Mercy Adu Gyamfi is popularly known as Ama Sey has given an inkling of contesting the 2020 parliamentary election as an Independent Candidate. Ama Sey who was seeking a second term lost the Parliamentary Primaries in June by …
Read More »Jackie Appiah, McBrown, other stars storm Nkonkonsa’s child naming ceremony
Blogger, Eugene Osafo-Nkansah and wife Victoria Lebenee Saturday, September 26, 2020, at the Radiant Place Grace City in Accra held a naming ceremony for their daughter. The name of the new member of the Osafo-Nkansah’s family is Kelby Maame Adwoa Edufia Adomaa Osafo-Nkansah. The brief naming ceremony was graced by …
Read More »Mortuary Workers In Critical Condition As Truck Veers Of Road In Volta Region
Five people who escaped a near-death accident on the Akatsi-Wute road in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region are in critical condition. A pick truck they were travelling on veered off the road causing it to somersault severally before landing in a nearby bush. The critically injured, four …
Read More »WATCH: Ghana Police retrieve the stolen vehicle from Western Togoland rebels
The Landcruiser double cabin pick-up vehicle that was stolen by Western Togoland separatist group in the wake of their attack on some police stations has been retrieved. MyNewsGh.com has confirmed that the vehicle which was taken from the Sogakope Division by the rebels, was discovered in the outskirts of a …
Read More »It’s a scam – NDC cautions against fake fundraising website
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has distanced itself from a website www.jmdonations.org purported to be for fundraising purposes for the party’s flagbearer. The website which is a fundraising and a platform to indicate ones preparedness to volunteer for the campaign for the former President has pictures of him and his running mate …
Read More »Mahama, NDC mourns with Rawlings over mother’s death
Former president John Mahama, and the leadership of the NDC, on Friday morning, called on former President Jerry John Rawlings to commiserate with him following the passing of his mother, Madam Victoria Agbotui. President Mahama, in a brief remark, described the loss of Madam Agbotui as a shared one because …
Read More »Hohoe Chiefs dissociate themselves from secessionists’ group
The Chiefs and people of Gbi-Hohoe have dissociated themselves and condemned the activities of the secessionist group calling itself the “Homeland Study Group Foundation,” seeking independence for Volta Region. Togbe Adzimah V, Divisional Chief of Gbi-Abansi in the Hohoe Municipality addressing the media in Hohoe said the chiefs, elders and …
Read More »REVEALED: Akufo-Addo Cooks Lucrative Covid-19 Deal For His Family Man
The US$150COVID-19 test per a traveller through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra, is turning out to be a retirement deal cooked by President, Akufo-Addo for his cousin; Professor William Kwabena Ampofo, who until recently was the Head of Virology at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. The …
Read More »2 motorbike thieves jailed 15 years
Two motorbike thieves have been sentenced to a total of fifteen years in prison in hard labour According to the Police, on September 10, 2020, at about 11:30pm Issifu Shiabu hired the services of a motor rider from Manhean to Ablekuma for a fare of GH¢15.00. Upon arriving at Issifu’s …
Read More »NHS Covid-19: App issue fixed for people who test positive
The government has fixed a problem with its new NHS coronavirus app in England and Wales which meant many positive test results were not being logged. Users were unable to record a positive test result, if they had booked a test elsewhere and not via the app. But the Department …
Read More »Western Togoland attack: Minister exposes all involved
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, says the country’s security forces were aware of a series of planned attacks by Western Togoland Restoration Front, the separatist group seeking secession from Ghana. According to him, this separatist group, along with two others, had been under the radar of the Volta …
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