The Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Femi Gbajabiamila has made some far-reaching proposals in a hope to bring an end to the current retail trade war between Nigerian traders doing business in Ghana and their Ghanaian counterparts. During a ‘Legislative Diplomacy’ bilateral meeting …
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Coca-Cola Ghana to lay off staff
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited has served notice of its intension to lay off workers due to challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. A memo to the staff dated 31 August 2020, said the Chief Labour Officer of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has already been …
Read More »COVID-19 death toll now 280; active cases fall to 856
Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 280 after four more patients succumbed as of today, Thursday, 3 September 2020, according to figures released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Meanwhile, the active COVID-19 caseload has fallen from 904 to 856. Only 55 new cases were confirmed recently. This brings …
Read More »Volta House Of Chiefs Reconstituted
Mr Kofi Dzamesi, Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, on Thursday, inaugurated a reconstituted Volta Regional House of Chiefs. The reconstitution was made necessary by the passage of 2020 LI 2409 in July, which paved the way for the creation of the House of Chiefs for the six new regions. …
Read More »‘Agyapa deal not good, stop it’ – P.C. Appiah Ofori to Akufo-Addo
Anti-graft campaigner P.C. Appiah Ofori has said the Agyapa deal which aims to monetise Ghana’s gold royalties is a bad one and asked President Nana Akufo-Addo to stop the agreement. “I don’t support it at all and, so, I want to take advantage through you to tell Nana Akufo-Addo not …
Read More »Agyapa deal: Gabby sues Zita over ‘false’ claims on Facebook
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has sued former Information Minister Sabah Zita Benson for publishing false claims against him in the Agyapa royalties deal. In a writ filed at the High Court, lawyers of Mr Otchere-Darko said the former Minister took to Facebook and made allegations of corrupt conduct against their client …
Read More »Meet Asamoah Gyan’s son who plays for Oxford City FC in the UK
Asamoah Gyan’s first son Frederick Gyan wants to follow the footsteps of his father. Frederick Gyan plays for the youth side of Oxford City Football Club in the United Kingdom. It looks like Asamoah Gyan is inspired by Abedi Pele who has nurtured all his three sons to take after him as …
Read More »Dagbon is deeply grateful to Akufo-Addo – Ya Na
The Overlord of Dagbon, His Majesty Ya Na Abukari II says the Kingdom is grateful to President Nana Akufo-Addo for the immense role he has played in ensuring peace in the Kingdom. Speaking during a courtesy call on him by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the Gbewaa Palace on …
Read More »Twitter users troll Wontumi, Sarkodie, others for winning ‘fake UN awards’
Twitter, they say is the home of social media savagery and it is not hard to understand how and why the platform has earned such ‘enviable’ reputation’. The trolls, the banter, the clap backs are hard-hitting which makes it quite unpleasant to have yourself or your celebrity being ‘dragged’ on …
Read More »My ex-husband is sabotaging my music career – Joyce Blessing cries out
Gospel singer, Joyce Blessing, has opened up on how her ex-husband and manager, Dave Joy, has changed passwords to her social media accounts making it difficult for her to interact with her fan base. According to her, since she parted ways with him, she has not been able to recover …
Read More »Uganda’s ugliest man marries a second wife [photos]
Is this love or not? A Ugandan comedian named Ssebabi recently got married to his second wife in a grand style. The bride and groom were joined in holy matrimony and they look so happy. Love is a choice and who we choose to fall in love with solely depends …
Read More »Ghanaian Women Are Grateful To President Nana Akufo-Addo – Madam Kate Gyamfua
The National Women’s organizer for the Governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kate Gyamfua has eulogised the first gentleman of the Republic of Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his numerous intervention programmes which favours women in Ghana. She stated on a holistic pricket that the implementation of the …
Read More »Western Togoland signboard spotted in Eastern Region
A signboard with a ‘Welcome to Western Togoland’ and ‘You are leaving Western Togoland’ inscription has been spotted at Akorley in the Yilo Krobo District of the Eastern Region. Residents say they saw the signboard on Thursday morning. Persons who erected the signboard still remain unknown. Aside the inscriptions, the …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Akufo-Addo in hot soup as leaked documents expose oil smuggling at the Jubilee House
US-based Ghanaian Investigative journalist, Kevin Ekow Taylor and has once again made a shocking revelation about corruption and smuggling ongoing at the Jubilee House which is the seat of government of the Republic of Ghana. Speaking on his “With All Due Respect” show on Facebook, the ace journalist said that …
Read More »UMaT Finance Director surcharged GH¢8,500 by Public Accounts Committee
Director of Finance at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Jonathan Sakoe has been surcharged by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to refund an amount GH¢8,555.50 as an unretired impress in the acquisition of lands and buildings by the school. The amount of GH¢18,777.50 was allocated a consultant, Mr …
Read More »Forget NDC’s court threat, I will still release ‘Papa No’ music video – Barima Sidney
Ghanaian musician, Barima Sidney is gearing up towards the release of his ‘Papa No’ music video. Speaking in an interview with ZionFelix on ‘Z News’, the controversial musician said threats and court injunction from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) won’t stop him from releasing the video. After he distanced himself from …
Read More »SA no longer among five countries worst hit by Covid-19
South Africa is no longer among the five countries most affected by coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization. Peru now has the fifth highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 663,437 reported by Wednesday. South Africa, which accounts for half of all the cases confirmed in Africa, has had …
Read More »Nile dam row: US cuts aid to Ethiopia
The US is cutting aid to Ethiopia over a controversial mega dam being built on a tributary of the River Nile. The move was triggered by Ethiopia’s move to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam before reaching agreement with Egypt and Sudan. Egypt has long been opposed to any …
Read More »Germany children deaths: Bodies of five found in flat in Solingen
The bodies of five children have been found in a private apartment in the city of Solingen in western Germany, police say. They gave few initial details about the discovery, with no information about the cause of death. Emergency services were called to the residential block in the Hasseldelle area …
Read More »(+VIDEO) No Man Can Be With One Woman Forever – Kekeli Akosua Claims
Kumawood actress Kekeli Akosua has disclosed that there is no single man who can be with one woman forever. According to Kekeli in an interview on Citi FM, men are naturally made to be unsatisfied with one woman. “There is no woman who can satisfy all the needs of a …
Read More »Expectant mother allegedly stabs boyfriend to death
The police in Anambra state have arrested a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Oyinye Chime, for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, Eleyi Azubuike, to death at his home in Ochiagha street in Nkpor, an area in the state on Wednesday, September 2. The spokesperson of the state police command, Muhammed Haruna, who …
Read More »Why CAS disqualified Osei Palmer
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), dismissed Wilfred Kwaku Osei’s appeal contesting the decision of the Election Committee to disqualify him from the 2019 GFA Presidential elections. The arbitral award which was delivered to the parties on September 1, 2020, said though the first reason (failure to pay 10% …
Read More »No customer of defunct fund managers will be excluded in bailout – SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has assured customers whose funds have been locked-up in the 53 defunct fund management companies since November 2019, that the government bailout packages will not exclude them. In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, the SEC stated that its earlier statement which …
Read More »Here are the promises Mahama made to the people of Wa
John Mahama, flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged Ghanaians not to fall for the promises of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) because they can’t fulfil them. According to him, those promises by the NPP are only meant to win votes. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Wa Naa, Fuseini …
Read More »Okada legalization: Mahama has no vision – Kennedy Agyapong
Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has labelled the flagbearer of the main opposition political party, John Dramani Mahama, as a visionless leader for seeking to legalise the use of motorcycles for commercial purposes, popularly known as Okada. John Mahama has promised to legalise Okada business which …
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