Since 1954 when they clashed for the first time, Kotoko versus Hearts have till date remained the biggest fixture on the Ghanaian football calendar. The rivalry transcends the football matches and usually generates excitement and heated banter among their fans. The two clubs have over 170 matches between them and …
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Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes
US President Donald Trump has defended supporters of his for their alleged roles in recent deadly street clashes. He suggested a teen accused of killing two in Wisconsin last week and Trump fans involved in clashes in Oregon on Saturday were acting in self-defence. Mr Trump pointed out his Democratic …
Read More »Man cuts off another man’s ear over girlfriend
The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 44-year-old man Joseph Mensah Amartey to a six-month jailed term after chopping off the ear of one Japhet Tetteh Josiah over a girlfriend. The accused person who was arraigned and charged with the offence of causing harm pleaded guilty for the offence …
Read More »Nobody should take VGMA serious again – Maame Serwaa
Kumawood actress Maame Serwaa has asked all not to take the Vodafone Ghana Music awards serious again. Her comments come after Kuami Eugene was named the Artiste of the Year for the 21st edition of the VGMA 2020. She was not pleased with the turn of events. She wondered how Kuami Eugene could win Artiste of …
Read More »Obey Akufo-Addo’s order and stop billing water consumers – GWCL
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has cautioned water vendors, landlords and landladies to desist from selling water to consumers as it is against the President’s directives of giving out free water. President Akufo-Addo, as part of measures to reduce the economic effect of COVID-19 on Ghanaian pockets, instructed that water …
Read More »‘It was stupid, I lost my cool’ – Sarkodie on his first racist encounter in Germany
Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has shared his first racist encounter during a family visit in Germany some years ago. According to the “Bleeding” rapper, he experienced a racist encounter with an immigration officer while attempting to enter Germany with an Italian visa. He said was visiting his family and confirmed with the immigration …
Read More »Akufo Addo Finally Agrees to ‘Battle’ Mahama On Debate Ground
The persistent call on President Akufo Addo by the former President John Mahama seems to have been taken into consideration as a press statement purportedly coming from the Jubilee House confirmed that President Akufo Addo has accepted the challenge of ex-President Mahama for a debate on achievements of their administrations, …
Read More »Two armed robbers gunned down, one officer severely injured
The Asankragwa Division of the Ghana Police in the Western Region gunned down two armed robbers on Monday. This follows a gunfight between the police and four suspected attempted robbers at Adowahu a suburb in the Amenfi West Municipality. According to reports, the armed robbers were in pursuit of a …
Read More »Over 14,000 teachers have not been paid – NAGRAT
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is saying that the payment of teachers’ salaries and arrears remains a challenge as over 14,000 teachers have not received their salaries. This was revealed by the President of the Association, Mr. Eric Angel Carbonu, in an interview with Samuel Eshun on the …
Read More »Apimanim ADB robbed
Reports reaching My News Ghana confirms that the Apimanim Branch of the Agriculture Development Bank (ADB) in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region has been robbed. Speaking to the media, eyewitnesses say that a gang of about seven (7) armed robbers stormed the bank at about 12midnight and overpowered the …
Read More »PHOTOS: Baby found in bush near river bank in Obuasi
A newborn baby boy with umbilical cord intact has been found in a bushy wire mesh near a riverbank at Dadwen, in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The boy was discovered by one Ama, a resident of Dadwen community in the Obuasi municipality, wrapped in a white knitted …
Read More »Biakoye Holds Social Auditing At Bowiri Amanfrom
The chiefs and people of Bowiri Amanfrom in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region have agreed to rehabilitate an old pump that supplied water to the community some years ago, but has had problems for some time now. The decision was taken at the social auditing forum organised …
Read More »Kato Divisional Chiefs Appeals to Otumfuo to intervene in their Chieftaincy issues for peace to prevail at Berekum Kato
The Chief and people of Berekum Kato have made a passionate appealed to Asantehene Otumfuo osei Tutu II to intervene in their Chieftaincy issues in order for peace to prevail in the Community. According to Nananom and the youth of Kato, they belong to the Asona Clan and as …
Read More »Worker trapped in Bitumen barrel while stealing from employer
Twenty-five-year-old Emmanuel Gyimah is on admission at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional hospital after he attempted stealing bitumen belonging to his employer. He reportedly got trapped in the barrel in the process. The Manageress of E. N. H Emotion Company located at Kansaworodo in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Regina Ayiworoh, and the Production …
Read More »Ofankor tenant killer not in prison – Victim’s father claims
Joseph Kwabena Manu Ohyere, father of the late Benjamin Agyare who was shot by his landlord at Ofankor has told the Abeka District Court that the family is livid after their investigations revealed that the suspect Stephen Nana Kamkam, was not in custody per the court’s order. The court had …
Read More »Parents of triplets born in a cocoa hamlet beg for support to feed their newborns
The fate of a newborn triplet in a hamlet in the thick cocoa farms of Manukrom hang in a balance as their poor parents struggle to keep up feeding and taking care of them. Ultimate News’ visit to the little hamlet in the outskirts of Manukrom in the Atwima Nwabeagya …
Read More »Ex-Soldier cites Okyehene in Dome Faase land grab and military brutalities
The ex-soldier turned Akyem Apedwa Mponuahene, Nana Barfuor Sarpong Okumakuma, the man at the centre of last Tuesday’s shooting and brutalities at Dome Faase, a community in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, has broken his silence, claiming he was working for Okyehene, Amoatia Ofori Panyin II. …
Read More »Children under five, airline crew exempted from mandatory testing – GHS
Government has announced that children below five years will be excused from the mandatory COVID-19 test on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport. This was announced by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service Dr Patrick Kumah-Aboagye at a press briefing to outline details of measures put in place ahead of the …
Read More »Akatsi South Constituency NDC inaugurates campaign team towards election 2020
The Akatsi South Constituency Office of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region has inaugurated a 18 -member campaign team for the Crucial December 7th general election yesterday in a short ceremony. Mr George Loh , the Volta Regional Vice Chairman of the Opposition NDC, who inaugurated …
Read More »Ahead of reopening airports Aviation Ministry Partners Zoomlion To Disinfect Kotoka
In line with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s announcement for the reopening of Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to international traffic September 1, the Aviation Ministry, in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), has disinfected the KIA and its open spaces. The exercise, which came off Monday (August 31, …
Read More »Police arrest 44 and impound 23 cars at illegal KZN party
Police arrested 44 people in KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend for attending a party. “On Saturday night, Winterton SAPS, SANDF, public order police and Okhahlamba Traffic Department conducted an intelligence-driven multidisciplinary operation in the Winterton central business district after information of a party that was taking place,” said SAPS KZN spokesperson …
Read More »WATCH | Police accused of Nateniël Julies’ death to stay in custody pending legal representation
watch the video below A policeman and a policewoman on Monday appeared in court accused of the premeditated murder of 16-year-old Nateniël Julies* of Eldorado Park. Scorpion Simon Ndyalvane and Caylene Whiteboy, attached to the Eldorado Park crime prevention unit, made a brief appearance in the Protea magistrate’s court in Soweto …
Read More »Cops set to appear for murder of Eldorado Park teen Nathaniel Julies
The Eldorado Park community is expected to come out in their numbers at the Protea magistrate’s court near Soweto on Monday as two police officers, accused of shooting dead an unarmed teenage boy, are set to make their first appearance. 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies was shot and killed in Eldorado Park, …
Read More »John Boye captains as Metz lose Ligue 1 opener
Ghana defender John Boye captained his side, FC Metz as they lost their opening match in the 2020-21 French Ligue 1 season. Metz lost narrowly to AS Monaco who had a man short before the conclusion of the game. Boye, 33 and his colleagues had their initial season’s opener postponed …
Read More »Asante Kotoko congratulate Kuami Eugene on winning VGMA’s Artiste of the Year Award
Ghana Premier League giant Asante Kotoko has sent a congratulatory message to Kuami Eugene as the artiste won big at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) ceremony 2020 edition. Kuami Eugene fended off stiff competition from the likes of Sarkodie, Kofi Kinata, Diana Hamilton, and a couple others to emerge …
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