President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that domestic competitive football will resume on Friday, October 30. In his 17th televised broadcast to the nation, the president said, this is after due consultations with the Ghana Football Association (GFA). “With respect to football, after due consultations with the Ghana Football Association, it has been decided …
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Prophet Oduro slams EC for issuing disgusting voter cards
General Overseer of the Alabaster International Ministry Prophet Kofi Oduro has taken the Electoral Commission (EC) to the cleaners over the type of voter card it issued to Ghanaian voters during the registration exercise. The outspoken man of God said the type of card issued is not only insulting but disgusting. He …
Read More »Eyes on the Ground: Major news headlines from the Western Region
Major news headlines which made the rounds in the Western Region include Junior High students who partook in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) examination among others. GhanaWeb outlines some of these stories below; Candidates in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region could not hold their joy after completion …
Read More »Catholic priest turned judge to cease clerical duties – Catholic Church
A catholic priest who has been appointed as Justice of the High Court will no more perform his priestly duties in public, the Catholic Church has explained. The Catholic Church has told state-owned Daily Graphic in an interview that Rev Fr Joseph Owusu-Agyemang can only celebrate sacraments privately. Chancellor of …
Read More »Six pastors join Ajumako Enyan Essiam constituency NDC campaign team
Six Pastors from the Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency have joined the National Democratic Congress(NDC) Party to massively campaign for John Dramani Mahama as a President and Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson to maintain his seat as a Member of Parliament for the area. According to their leader Pastor Micheal Eshun, they joined the NDC’s …
Read More »Bole NDC Deputy Organiser escapes assassination attempt
The Deputy Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Bole-Bamboi constituency of the Savannah Region Mr Samuel Gonsob Sansah has escaped an assassination attempt in the early hours of Sunday 20th September 2020 by unknown people but all the items in his room including his motorbike got burnt. Narrating his …
Read More »Government extends compulsory wearing of nose mask by 3 months
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended by an additional three months, the Executive Instrument (EI) making wearing of nose masks compulsory in Ghana. He signed the extension of the EI on Monday, September 14. During his televised address to the nation on Sunday, September 20, 2020, Akufo-Addo said, that wearing masks, …
Read More »FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s 17th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during his 17th address to the nation announced that until December 14, the wearing of face masks remains compulsory across the country. The decision, he noted is to maintain the gradual reduction that has been observed in the number of active Coronavirus cases being recorded. “On Monday 14th September, …
Read More »Uganda Makerere University fire: ‘Ivory Tower’ gutted
A fire has gutted an iconic building at Uganda’s Makerere University, which is a prominent landmark in the capital. Known as the “Ivory Tower”, an overnight blaze has left its distinctive white walls with blue-shuttered windows blackened. Police in Kampala have started an investigation into the cause of the fire …
Read More »‘It ruined my life’: School closures in Kenya lead to rise in FGM
With classrooms closed to curb coronavirus, girls are more at risk of FGM, teenage pregnancy and child marriage. Thirteen-year-old Gumato* can finally walk again without feeling pain. The hot desert wind blows through her curly hair as she strolls between the portable, dome-shaped huts, made of acacia roots and covered …
Read More »Deputy Minister hands over site for development of 300 hectares valley for rice production
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr.Sagre Bambage, has handed over 300 hectors of farm land for the development of a valley for rice production at Kojope, a suburb of Busunu, in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. The field is to developed by the Ministry of …
Read More »43 pregnant girls write WASSCE, BECE in Kassena-Nankana West
The Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region has recorded 43 pregnancies in the just ended West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Also, while 15 student nursing mothers took part in the examination, out of the total of 1838 girls registered, …
Read More »Five dead, seven injured in Upper East floods
Five persons died and seven got injured in recent floods in the Upper Region, preliminary data from the Regional Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has shown. According to the report, dated September 16, three of the deaths occurred in the Binduri District, while one each occurred in …
Read More »VIDEO: How Ghanaian romance scammer duped British granny of her £18,000, sex, others
A 68-year-old British woman has been revealing to the British Press about how a Ghanaian man in his thirties managed to fleece her of £18,000 and more despite the endless bouts of hot sexual intercourse in a well-executed romance scam. Beth Haining, who retired having worked as a probation officer …
Read More »NDC Sabina Appiah-Kubi is dead
Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Assin South, Sabina Appiah-Kubi, has reportedly passed on. The report came from the NDC Central Regional Communications Officer, Kwesi Dawood. Ms Sabina Appiah-Kubi, a former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Assin South under late President Mills, is said to have died after …
Read More »Church Members use their Clothes as a carpet for their Prophet
A video is circulating on social media showing the moment some church members were captured spreading their clothes on the ground while their Prophet was walking on it. In the video footage, the prophet had just stepped out of his clean white Benz and members of his congregation decided to …
Read More »VIDEO: Fameye,Others shocked after a Guy erected whilst taking photo with female friends
A video of a young boy has been fast trending on social media after his joystick was erected while taking pictures his female friends. The young boy identified from the video as Abanga couldn’t resist to control himself and also forgot to stylishly fix his ‘langalanga’ well since his trouser …
Read More »Trending Video of a guy mishandling a lady with a dance goes viral
Currently trending online is a video of a of a randy guy mishandling a lady in the name of dancing and has set tongues wagging on social media. Perhaps the guy was high on some illegal stuff because this is just outrageous. The way he carried the poor lady on …
Read More »15 persons in critical conditions after accident at Konongo-Odumase
At least 15 passengers in a commercial vehicle have been admitted at the Konongo Odumasi Hospital in the Ashanti Region after their car was involved in an accident. The accident, involving a truck, a Metro Mass Transit bus, and a few other vehicles happened in the early hours of Saturday, …
Read More »Two Police officers die in separate crashes while on duty
Two Police officers have died in two separate fatal accidents in Akyem Oda in the Eastern Region and Walewale in the North East Region. Both incidents occurred Friday, September 18, 2020. Thirty-year-old Lcp Joseph Yankey of the Oda District Police Command died after he crashed a motorbike into a stationery …
Read More »Two Orange Farm children found murdered, bodies left in street
At around 05:00 on Saturday, police received a call about the body of a child found on the street. Shortly after that, a passer-by discovered the second body, about 100 metres from the first one. “The children were certified dead by paramedics,” said Peters. “The motive for the killing of …
Read More »Black Saturday: Coach Akonnor and Ghanaians react to tragic youth team crash
Many have taken to social media to express their sadness after Saturday’s fatal accident Ghana mourns the loss of six players when a bus carrying a youth team travelling from a league registration exercise crashed into a river on Saturday evening. The Africa Vision Soccer Academy were travelling back to …
Read More »Uganda Makerere University fire: ‘Ivory Tower’ gutted
A fire has gutted an iconic building at Uganda’s Makerere University, which is a prominent landmark in the capital. Known as the “Ivory Tower”, an overnight blaze has left its distinctive white walls with blue-shuttered windows blackened. Police in Kampala have started an investigation into the cause of the fire …
Read More »Ghana to be exporter of solar – GCPP’s Henry Lartey
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has acclaimed Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey as it’s the presidential candidate for the 2020 presidential election. The ceremony which also saw the swearing-in, national executives, and the launch of the manifesto of the party, was organized in Accra today, Saturday, September 19, 2020. The …
Read More »Society cannot force me to marry – Yvonne Nelson hits back following pressure
Actress Yvonne Nelson has reiterated her stance when it comes to marriage. According to her, she does not live her life according to the dictates of society so society cannot hoodwink her into it when she does not feel it’s the right time. The actress made this known to a follower who …
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