A Grade nine school pupil has died and a three-year-old has been left injured after they were hit by a car on the N2 south bound near Westwood Mall in Durban. A grade nine pupil has died and a three-year-old has been left injured after they were hit by a …
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Mahama dazed by success of 1V1D program – Special Initiative Dev. Ministry
The Ministry of Special Initiative Development says the Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Mahama has been bewildered by the success of the One-Village one-dam programme hence making baseless claims about the programme. The ex-President has chided the Akufo Addo government for what he says is the wasting …
Read More »NAM 1 fires people comparing the ‘fake’ UN awards saga to Menzgold
Nana Appiah Mensah has berated individuals who are drawing conclusions and making a comparison of the fake UN award saga to Menzgold. After news broke yesterday of a certain Dr Fordjour who went galavanting and issuing unverifiable awards to celebrities and public officials, many have compared his modus operandi to that of Menzgold and …
Read More »Govt to set up satellite campus of UDS at Yendi
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says government is in discussion with the University of Development Studies (UDS) to set up a satellite campus in Yendi. In addition, he announced plans to convert the Pong Tamale Veterinary College into a university of agriculture. Vice President Bawumia announced this when he paid a …
Read More »Don’t amend GIPC Act to favour Nigerian traders – GUTA to gov’t
The Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) has cautioned the government of Ghana against reviewing the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Act in favour of Nigerians who are in the retail business meant for Ghanaians. President of GUTA, Dr Joseph Obeng, speaking to Class News, said: “We want to send a …
Read More »Govt to borrow GH¢22.7bn within next 3 months – Finance Ministry
The government will borrow GH¢22.7 billion within the next three months, beginning this month. According to the Bank of Ghana’s issuance calendar, GH¢19 billion will, however, be used to settle principal and interest of existing loans. Another GH¢3.05 billion, which will be in fresh issuance, will be used to finance …
Read More »Absolutely I’m open to having a football club – Stonebwoy
Ghana’s dancehall titan Stonebwoy is a big football fan. His only brother is training as a professional footballer and Stonebwoy himself was a keen player before music claimed him. For the video for his latest smash hit, Putuu, he managed to film Togolese former Premier League star Emmanuel Adebayor. And there’s another video out …
Read More »My best friend is sleeping with my sister just to fund my marriage – Man cries
They say “friendship is nothing until you can forgive the unforgivable”. But, will you be able to forgive your best friend if you find out he has been cheating on you by sleeping with your little sister? This is the very friend who has availed himself to fully sponsor your …
Read More »Malawi’s president says poverty is due to misrule
Malawi’s president has said that his country’s poverty is due to the misrule of his predecessors. “The poverty of our people is man-made, which means it can and must be unmade,” Lazarus Chakwera said in his first state of the nation address since being elected in June. He promised to …
Read More »Woman disfigured in tragic accident begs for financial aid to undergo surgery
Madam Peace Negble Adzaho left her home in Teshie on August 29, 2015 to Teacher Mantey, a small town lying between Nsawam and Suhum. As a businesswoman who traded in corn, she goes on this trip on regular basis. What was meant to be one of such fruitful business trips …
Read More »Police arrest 3 suspects over street robberies
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has busted three persons suspected to be involved in street robberies in the Kumasi Metropolis. Three suspects according to police were arrested on suspicion of several counts of robbery and possession of stolen items. Addressing the Media in a press conference on Thursday, September 3, …
Read More »Nurses battle snakes at CHPS compound to save lives
Nurses at Klo Djerkiti Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compound have been battling venomous snakes and other reptiles at the facility due to darkness as a result of lack of electricity in the community. The Senior Community Health Nurse in Charge of the facility Salomey Okpoti recounted to Starr …
Read More »Police retrieves 9 stolen vehicles from unsuspecting buyers
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has retrieved nine vehicles from some unsuspecting buyers at various locations. The cars were sold to them by one Alex Owusu, a notorious member of car syndicate. This was disclosed at a press conference held by the police command on Thursday, September 3, 2020, in …
Read More »Mahama brags too much – Nana Addo jabs
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama is promising things he cannot do just to canvas for votes ahead of the December 7, presidential polls. He wonders why the former president could not implement the policies he is promising now whiles in power. To President Nana Addo, Mr. John …
Read More »Covid-19: Deaths rise but active cases drop
Ghana’s coronavirus deaths have seen three additional cases recorded. From the latest update released by the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health Service on Saturday, September 5, the number of deaths has risen from 280 to 283. With 43,693 recovered/discharged patients, the country’s active cases now stand at 801. …
Read More »Ghana embassy in the US to reopen
Ghana’s Embassy in the United States of America (USA) has said in a statement that the embassy will reopen for consular services on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The statement, however, said all applications and other activities will be done through online platforms to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The …
Read More »Free SHS: Had Akufo-Addo used common sense, double-track wouldn’t be necessary – Mahama
Former President John Mahama has said President Nana Akufo-Addo should have applied common sense and planning in implementing the Free Senior High School programme, which would have avoided the needed for a double-track system. Mr Mahama, who has promised to scrap the double-track system should he win the 7 December …
Read More »Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations trophy missing
An investigation has been launched by the Egyptian FA (EFA) after it found that several trophies have disappeared from its headquarters in Cairo, with an original African Cup of Nations reportedly among them. Egypt received the prize after winning the 2010 edition of the tournament, so winning that particular incarnation …
Read More »Coordinating Directors Familiarise With Zoomlion’s Waste Plants And Urge Gov’t To Support Company
Association of Coordinating Directors (ACD) have entreated the central government to support the various waste treatment facilities owned by waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL). Organiser of the ACD, Michael Owusu Amoako, made the call when members of the association (mainly regional coordinating directors [RCD] of the sixteen …
Read More »3 die following torrential rains, Bagre dam spillage
At least three persons have so far died in the North East region following days of torrential rains and the spillage of the Bagre dam in neighbouring Burkina Faso. Several communities in the North East and Upper East regions have been cut off, with farmlands submerged and scores displaced as …
Read More »Woman who buried her newborn baby arrested
A woman who buried her newborn baby in a bush at Ekowkurase in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District in the Central Region is in the grip of the Ajumako Police. The suspect, Rita Mensah who’s a mother of six, according to her family is mentally sound. Her mother-in-law in an …
Read More »One wounded after shooting at Kpatinga
One person has been wounded in a shooting incident at Kpatinga in the Gushegu Municipality of the Northern Region. The shooting incident followed the enskinment of the regent of Kpatinga. There is currently some military and police presence in the area. ASP Thomas Tulashi, the Gushegu Police commander, noted that …
Read More »Akufo-Addo condemns ‘Akyem Sakawa’ tag
President Nana Akufo-Addo has reacted angrily to ethnocentric comments coming from the National Democratic Congress camp. An article from the Bolgatanga Central MP, Isaac Adongo, describes elements from the New Patriotic Party as “Akyem Sakawa Boys” in relation to the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal. This article was shared on the Facebook …
Read More »Mahama’s Okada legalisation promise populist – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has for the first time reacted to the legalisation of okada promise made by flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama. Mr. Mahama had promised to legalise okada operations should he win power on December 7, 2020. John Mahama insisted that legalising …
Read More »Naana Opoku Agyemang Finally Speaks After Accident Rumors
Vice Presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has finally reacted to earlier rumor reports that her convoy had been involved in an accident during her four-day tour in the Western North Region. According to the report, The accident occurred at Sefwi Wiaso in the Western North region …
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