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Former President John Mahama says he will return mining concessions which have wrongfully taken from their original owners back to them if he wins the December polls. Speaking at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi Wednesday while introduidng his runningmate to Otumfuo Osei Tutu, Mr Mahama said an NDC government will …

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development has disclosed that over 500 youths, who were previously engaged in illegal mining have received training in Technical and Vocational skills and have been supported with start-up tools and equipment, through the Alternative Livelihood Programme. Addressing the media in Accra Wednesday, Hajia …

Chelsea have signed England left-back Ben Chilwell from Leicester on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Chilwell is Chelsea’s third addition of the summer after the arrivals of winger Hakim Ziyech, 27, from Ajax and striker Timo Werner, 24, from RB Leipzig. The defender, 23, is a Leicester academy product …

Final years students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will be expected to pay GH¢250 for the school’s first-ever virtual graduation. According to the school, the fee is meant to cater for Congregation Publication, Graduation Medals, Certificate Holders, University Souvenirs and Administrative costs. The Graduation Ceremony …

Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has taken delivery of plaques from Boomplay for being the Ghanaian musician whose songs were streamed highest on that platform. In 2019, Stonebwoy was ranked as Ghana’s most streamed musician on Boomplay and the plaques that certify his feat have finally arrived. In a post on Instagram, Stonebwoy expressed his excitement with …

Lionel Messi’s father is reportedly in England discussing terms with Manchester City for the Argentine playmaker.   This comes a day after the six-time Ballon d’Or winner informed the club that he does not want to continue under new coach Ronald Koeman following Barcelona’s embarrassing 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central Hon. Kennedy Agyapong has dared the opposition NDC’s flag bearer John Dramani Mahama to, allow his son to ride a motorcycle before legalising it. Recall that John Dramani Mahama as part of his campaign message has promised to legalise the use of motorcycle otherwise known as “Okada” in Ghana. According …

Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called out the government for lying about its infrastructural achievements. Sammy Gyamfi said Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, have contradicted each other about the status of an electricity project in Chibriyoa in the Bole District of the Upper …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has told the NDC and former President John Mahama not to visit the Manhyia Palace only when they are in power. He made the remarks when the NDC presidential candidate, Mahama and an NDC delegation paid him a courtesy call. The delegation was at …

Actress Benedicta Gafah has once again given social media users a view at her tantalizing twin towers in some latest video. Taking to her Instagram handle, the actress shared a video of her dancing with a group to South Africa’s KMG latest hit ‘Jerusalem’. The team she was spotted dancing …

A classmate of Fella Makafui has come out to reveal that Ghanaian actress, Fella Makafui who is known publicly to be 25 years is not actually that age. According to her classmate, Fella Makafui completed Senior High in 2009 which should make her older than 25. In a video sighted …

Credible information reaching the desk of My News Ghana indicates that the Keta Lagoon Resort located in Keta in the Volta Region has been gutted down by fire. Narrating the incident to the media, Security Officer on duty at the time, Mr. Bright Kwawu, said that he was going about …

Fresh tension is brewing at the Suame Magazine Artisan hub in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, as the government lock-up shops of  Nigerian traders.  As at August 25, this year, a total of 41 shops belonging to Nigerians have been locked up by authorities of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre …

Former Ghana Football Association Executive Council member, Wilfred Osei Kwaku ‘Palmer’ has revealed the reasons behind his decision to decline the appointment given him by the GFA. Osei Palmer was appointed to serve on the GFA Ad-hoc Compensation committee alongside Inter Allies’s Delali Senaye and Accra Hearts of Oak Managing Director Frederick Moore as …

Civil society organizations (CSOs), faith-based organizations (FBOs), social partners and the general public have been asked by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to submit their inputs into the preparations of the budget statement for 2021-2024. According to the Ministry, the 2021-2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy preparations have started and …

Some rice farmers in Gbdembilisi in the Builsa South district of the Upper East Region have expressed fear of a low yield following the invasion of their farms by strange weeds, identified by agriculture officers as “wild rice”. The infestation of the “wild rice”, according to the Builsa South district …

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says more than 40,000 people across Africa are registered as missing as a result of conflict, migration and climate shocks. It says almost half of them are children. Conflicts in Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya and Cameroon are having …

A 48-year-old pastor, Nduka Anyanwu, on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating two teenage sisters. Anyanwu made the plea before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. He is facing a two-count charge of defilement. Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, ASP Roman Unuigbe, told the court that the defendant …

In his most recent address on the coronavirus pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo instructed the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to provide one hot meal for final year Junior High School students. The president in his speech did not in any way ascribe a political condition to the gesture. …

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has respondented to the now popular book published by Prof Kwamena Ahwoi titled ‘Working with Rawlings. The book stirred controversy for the bad-timing of its release (months to the December elections) and what some claim to be half-truths. Read the full response from the former President below …

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has advised the flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Mahama, to clearly explain to Ghanaians what he did in office as President and what he intends to do when given the nod again. The Asante monarch said President Akufo-Addo has been touring …

A chainsaw operator, Akwasi Yeboah popularly known as “Osebor” has been arrested by Nyankomase Ahenkro Police Command for repeatedly raping his niece who is a 16-year-old JHS 3 Pupil in the Assin South District of the central region. The victim was staying with the suspect after she claimed her parents …

The Roads and Highways Ministry has terminated the road contract between the government of Ghana and Messrs Engineers and Planners contractors. The contract, which had the contractors working on the Tamale-Salaga-Makango road in the Savannah Region, according to the Ministry, was ended based on what they described as unnecessary delays …

Hundreds of fear-stricken residents of Dome Faase in the Greater Accra Region have fled their homes following a crash that left a number of people, including two military personnel, injured. The incident has led to the deployment of more military personnel to the town. One resident, who spoke to Citi …

The former Parliamentary Candidate Aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party at Juaben Constituency in Ashanti Region,Mr Francis Owusu-Akyaw has commended the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Lawyer Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh for being a role model.   The Minerals Expert, Mr Owusu-Akyaw  celebrated the hardworking former Bono Ahafo regional Minister …