A newborn baby girl who was buried by her mother in a bush at Ajumako Ebowkurase, a suburb of Ekwamase in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region has been found alive. According to eyewitnesses, they went to the bush and heard the cry of the baby and …
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New York police used ‘spit hood’ on man who died of asphyxiation
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows. Daniel Prude, 41, was suffering from mental health issues when police restrained him in March and put a “spit hood” on …
Read More »Biden calls for police to be charged over Taylor and Blake shootings
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged charges against police who shot two black Americans, Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor. Speaking in Delaware, Mr Biden did not specify what counts should be brought in the cases, which have fuelled racial justice protests nationwide. The Democrat spoke after notching up a …
Read More »Don’t use House of Chiefs to legitimize Agyapa deal -Togbe Afede
The President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV has called on the public to disregard publications purported to have emanated from the House of Chiefs condemning comments made by the National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer John Dramani Mahama on the Agyapa Royalties controversy. According to the Agbogbomefia of …
Read More »GRIDCo explains intermittent outages
The main operator of the electricity grid, Ghana Grid Company, has attributed recent intermittent power outages to challenges with some of its key transmission lines in the Western and Eastern parts of the country. Brief outages have hit certain parts of the country in recent days; particularly last week and …
Read More »Government begins payment of LEAP beneficiaries
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced an electronic payment platform for beneficiaries on the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP). Addressing journalists at the Information Ministry during the “MEET THE PRESS” series on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, the sector Minister, Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison stated that all …
Read More »Man Arrested For Destroying NDC Billboards In Techiman
A resident of Agosa near Techiman in the Bono East region, Samuel Oduro, has been arrested by the Police in Techiman for destroying six bill-boards of the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Techiman South, Christopher Beyere. Reports say, Mr. Oduro, who is believed to be a sympathizer of the New Patriotic …
Read More »Young Woman Stabbed Battles For Her Life At Ejisu Krapa
A woman in her early thirties is battling for her life at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after she was stabbed by an assailant whose identity is unknown. The incident happened on Wednesday dawn at Ejisu Krapa where the victim DIANA AFFRIEYIE lives. Narrating the bizarre incident, a close friend …
Read More »Trending Photo: NPP’s Dr. Okoe-Boye Pictured Staking Lotto At A Local Kiosk
There is a trending photo of the Member of Parliament for the Ledzorkuku Constituency, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye for a strange reason. The legislator who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Health has been sighted at a lotto kiosk. It is unclear what the legislator was doing there but it has …
Read More »Former DCE sacked from the NDC for going Independent
The National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Kintampo South Constituency in the Bono East Region has sacked a former District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area Hon Kwadwo Nyame Datiakwa. This comes on the back of attempts by the former DCE to contest in the Parliamentary race as an independent candidate after …
Read More »WATCH| 130-year-old woman dies after going to chase her GHC34 owed her by neighbour
A 130-year-old woman, Obaapanyin Mary has died after she angrily went to collect her GHC34 owed her by a neighbour. According to reports, her debtor refused to pay her the money which got her so angry that she couldn’t;t control herself and this caused her to have a rise in …
Read More »The Development Of Our Community Is Our Civic Responsibility – NCCE
The Anloga District Directorate of the NCCE has organized a social auditing programme at Genui, an Island community in the Anloga District, as part of the Commission’s efforts to engage the citizenry on the need to initiate, nurture, participate, own and take charge of their communities’ development. Addressing the …
Read More »Stop Running Ghana as a sole proprietorship business – Akamba to Nana Addo
The National Organizer for the opposition National Democratic Congress, Joshua Hamidu Akamba has called on the president to stop running the country as a sole proprietorship business. Akamba over the Weekend, has tagged the president of being corrupt, inept and incompetent. Mr. Akamba who admitted that the president is …
Read More »Minority Leader exposes Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu in Agyapa deal
The Minority in Parliament, has dropped more missiles on the scandalous Agyapa royalties deal, including revelations that members of the Majority side in Parliament, had condoned an illegality by approving a transaction on behalf of Ghanaians, under a law which President Akufo-Addo, has not assented. Haruna Iddrisu, faulted his colleague on the …
Read More »Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s Achievements, Unprecedented; Suame is Grateful – Suame Youth Forum
A group calling itself Suame Youth Forum has in a release to the media displayed the massive achievement of their Member of Parliament, Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu to all Constituents and Ghanaians at large. The achievements of the majority Leader were centered on infrastructure, ongoing and completed …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo Deserves Four More Years- Ahafo Regional Minister
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of the Asunafo North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, has officially inaugurated their campaign team. The team has been tasked to hit the ground running by campaigning vigorously to get more votes for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the parliamentary candidate, Hon. Evans …
Read More »Elizabeth Ohene descends on ‘all-knowing’ CSOs
Veteran Ghanaian journalist and politician, Elizabeth Ohene, has taken a swipe at Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ghana for their inability to take criticisms. According to the respected journalist and member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), while CSOs consider criticising governments as a democratic duty, they fail to accept that …
Read More »2.9m pupils in 8,683 public schools benefit from school feeding
The Minister of Gender, Child and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has disclosed that over 2,980,000 pupils in 8,683 public basic schools are currently benefiting from the Ghana School Feeding Programme, with one hot and nutritious meal for each school-going day. Addressing the media in Accra on Wednesday, 2 September …
Read More »611 victims of human trafficking rescued – Gender Minister
The Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Protection has, since 2019, rescued, supported and given care to over 611 victims of human trafficking while the adult shelter in the period under review received 63 survivors of human trafficking. The Minister of Gender, Child and Social Protection said out of this …
Read More »Palmer: I accept CAS verdict in good faith
The President of Tema Youth Football Club, Wilfred Kwaku Osei ‘Palmer’ has said he accepts the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) “in good faith.” Palmer, in a press statement released on 2 September 2020, noted that even though he has issues with the main grounds for …
Read More »Nigerian Speaker in Ghana over retail trade row
The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabialamila, is at the head of high powered Nigerian delegation in the country for a two-day visit to the Parliament of Ghana. He was met on arrival by his Ghanaian counterpart, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye. The two are expected …
Read More »Football will be back soon – Sports Minister assures
Youth and Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah (Hon.), has said government will soon lift the ban on both individual and team contact sports to pave the way for the resumption of football. The Atwima Mponua Member of Parliament said this on Tuesday, September 01, 2020, during the 26th ordinary session of congress of …
Read More »Agyemang Badu signs permanent deal with Hellas Verona
Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has signed a permanent deal with Hellas Verona ahead of the 2020/2021 season. Badu joined the Seria A side on season loan from Udinese in August 2019 with an option to make his stay permanent at the end of the season. Despite missing the entire first …
Read More »Normalization Committee ‘completely vindicated’ by CAS ruling – Dr Kofi Amoah
The verdict by the Court Arbitration for Sports on the case involving Osei Kwaku Palmer and the Ghana Football Association is a ‘complete vindication’ of the Normalization Committee who in their capacity as Elections Committee disqualified Palmer from contesting last year’s GFA elections, Dr Kofi Amoah, president of the NC …
Read More »COVID-19 tests at KIA reliable – FDA responds to Virologist at Noguchi
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has responded to claims by a virologist at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Dr Kofi Bonney, suggesting that the COVID-19 testing device used at the Kotoka International Airport is unreliable. In a statement issued by the FDA assured the general public that …
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