President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was elected at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, capital of Niger and replaces Nigerien President, Muhamadou Issoufour. West African leaders gathered in the …
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Photos: NDC manifesto launch
The University of Professional Studies, Accra, venue for the manifesto launch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is charged up. Already, the venue is packed with supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), including executives from the national, regional and constituency levels, as well as former state appointees. Dubbed, …
Read More »Chiefs, people of Akyem states go on demo tomorrow over ‘Akyem sakawa mafia’ comment
Chief and residents of Akyem Abuakwa, Kotoku and Bosome, all in the Eastern Region, have served notice of a mammoth demonstration against the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama. The demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Protesters have been asked in a notice sighted …
Read More »Kufour states two things he will change if he got the chance to be president again
Ghana’s constitution offers no second chance to presidents who have served their two terms. But former President J.A. Kufuor says if he had another shot at the Presidency, he would put his political surgeon’s knife to work on the 1992 Constitution. It was a blunt admission that he had his …
Read More »Lady bites off ear of former lover in fierce fight
A lady has bitten off the ears of his former lover at Akyem Osorase in the Eastern Region. Reports say that the woman, Afia Mansah attacked the man on his farm at Aprekye, in Akyem Osorase. The 49-year-old man farmer, Emmanuel Arthur in an attempt to free himself and escape …
Read More »37-year-old man electrocuted
A 37-year old man has died after being electrocuted when he tried to change over from generator power to the main grid while watching TV in Sapele, Delta State. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday August 6, at about 1:35 pm along Oleh road in the …
Read More »Messi reports for Barcelona training
Barcelona’s all-time top scorer Lionel Messi has returned to training following his failed attempt to force a move away from the club. Messi, 33, submitted a transfer request on 25 August but said last Friday he would stay because it is “impossible” for any team to pay his release clause. …
Read More »135-year-old queen mother attacked by machomen
Some heavily-built men have allegedly attacked a 135-year-old queenmother and some residents of Adum-Afrancho in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. The men stormed the palace, vandalised the main gate and barged into the bedroom of the queen mother and attacked her after they had assaulted some of …
Read More »Kasapa Fm’s News Anchor Pomaah Kyekyeku Nominated For 2020 National Communications Awards
Pomaah Kyekyeku Astute,affable and renowned news anchor of Accra based kasapa Fm has been nominated for the second time in a row for the National Communications Awards’ 20. Ms. Kyekyeku affectionately known as The voice of Kasapa FM was adjourned the winner in the same category last year. …
Read More »Confusion rocks Anyaa-Sowutuom NPP as Youth Reject Bawumia
The Anyaa-Sowutuom chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party is seething with anger as some party members are covering up the face of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia from the NPP’s 2020 campaign posters in the constituency. Chairman Albert Sam in a voice note on the constituency’s WhatsApp platform warned the perpetrators …
Read More »Yaw Dabo establishes Football academy
Kumawood actor, Yaw Dabo, has set up a soccer academy in Kumasi to nurture football talents among the youth. He told Nana Romeo on Accra100.5FM’s ‘Entertainment Capital’ on September 5, 2020, that the establishment of a soccer academy stems from his strong passion for football. He also said it is …
Read More »4-year-old Boy escaping beatings from Dad jumps from 3rd floor to death
Information gathered indicates that a 4-year-old boy has jumped from the balcony of the second floor of Block ‘B’ flat 7 at Ayikoo Ayikoo in Cape Coast. The sad incident happened at about 6 am Sunday, September 6, 2020, at about 6 am. The Ayikoo Ayikoo flats are government two-storey …
Read More »WATCH VIDEO| Akufo-Addo displays wild football skills
President Nana Akufo-Addo has displayed his football skills to prove he is equally a great player just as he is a great fan. His wild skills came to play during the commissioning of an astroturf project at the University of Professional Studies, Accra on Friday. The event saw the General …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: WASSCE Candidates Beat up invigilator at exams centre for being too strict
My News Ghana has intercepted a video on Social media where some WASSCE candidates believed to be students of Kwabenya Senior High School were seen beating up an invigilator because he was reportedly too strict on them during the exams. This comes on the back of some students insulting and …
Read More »VIDEO: Koo Fori’s house burns down in fire outbreak
Rather sad news reaching the desk of My News Ghana confirms that the house of Ghanaian actor and comedian Koo Fori has been burnt down in a fire outbreak today, Monday 7th September 2020. A video on Instagram shows a house burnt with many home appliances and living room items …
Read More »Minister Arrested For Shooting Into Crowd
A minister in Uganda was arrested late Saturday for shooting into a post-election crowd and injuring three people. “Mwesigwa Rukutana has been arrested with three of his bodyguards,” said deputy police spokesperson Polly Namaye. “He is being detained at Ntungamo police station and with the guards they face attempted murder …
Read More »VIDEO: SHS students on twerking spree after final paper
Final year students, who have finished the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations, have started flooding social media with dance videos. In videos posted on the Instagram handles of High School TV and Big House 360, the students were seen in the open, displaying wild dance moves. On one of …
Read More »Scam alert: Popular scammer caught posing as Professor
Mr. Atta Mensah became popular in Ghana in 2014 after he successfully pulled off a fake stunt of being awarded with a Nobel Peace Prize by the UN and got himself an interview on National Television, GTV. He successfully photoshopped fake CNN pages and pictures to prove his fake award …
Read More »You Are God Gift to Ghana – Npp Japan Branch To Nana Addo and Bawumia Leadership
The entire membership of the NPP Japan branch and Ghanaians diaspora in Japan and across Asia are enthused about the kind and the fast pace of development in the railway sector in just 3 and a half years of the administration of President Akuffo Addo. This was poured out …
Read More »Retract and apologize your unfortunate ethnocentric comment
Last week, we woke up to read of the unfortunate and ethnocentric comments by no other person than someone who occupied the highest office of the land for six years. The NPP Japan has realised that the lack of campaign message of the NDC flagbearer has pushed him to resort …
Read More »‘My Wife Buried Our Baby Alive Due To Poverty’; President John Mahama’s Proposed Primary Health Care Could Be The Panacea To This Social Problem – NDC UK/Ireland
It has been reported on Ghanaweb (3rd September 2020 edition) that a man alleged his wife buried their new baby girl alive due to poverty. As a social protection expert, I am inclined to believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg due to lack of robust primary …
Read More »Filing of Nomination for 2020 polls: Beware of of dual citizens, fake documents – NPP& NDC told
As the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana sets to open nomination for presidential and Parliamentary candidates for 2020 general election, this paper wishes to caution all stakeholders especially the two leading Political parties in Ghana to further scrutinize their candidates before filing their documents. Information available to your authoritative, …
Read More »Nana Ama Mcbrown narrates how she dodged Dr. UN’s fake water bottle awards
Nana Ama Mcbrown narrates how she dodged Dr. UN’s fake water bottle awards Sensational Ghanaian actress and brand influencer, Nana Ama Mcbrown has spoken on how she nearly fell for Kwame Fordjour aka Dr. UN and his viral fake Awards. According to Nana Ama Mcbrown, she received the same …
Read More »Social media reacts to the enstoolment of Chinese man as Chief at Kwahu Abetifi
The Ghanaian social media community has expressed their disdain towards the Chiefs and people of Kwahu Abetifi for enstooling a Chinese man as Chief at their area. News went rife on social media that a Chinese national named SUN QIANG has been enstooled as the development chief (Nkosuohene) at Kwahu …
Read More »NHIS pays GH¢915 million claims
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢915 million claims from January to August 2020 to service providers. In the order of payments, a total of 4,292 service providers comprising 2,993 public health facilities, 1,038 private health facilities, 228 mission health facilities and 33 quasi-government health facilities have been …
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