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Authorities in Germany have opened an investigation after Dusseldorf Police officers were filmed pinning a boy to the ground and kneeling on his neck as they tried to arrest him.   The incident happened at around 7.30 pm in Dusseldorf’s Old Town on August 15.   Video footage shared online …

The First Lady of the Republic, H.E. Mrs. Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo has identified reading as the sure panacea to enhancing the quality of education and deepening the intellect of the youth. According to her, a people with high literacy skills are better positioned to expedite the development of a …

Deputy President David Mabuza has written to National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise informing her that he is unable to attend to his scheduled parliamentary obligations. Mabuza told Modise that his medical team had extended his time off. He was scheduled to appear before the National Assembly on Thursday to answer …

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has outdoored a website designed to capture and make easily accessible, data on all of the Akufo-Addo government’s infrastructure projects since it assumed office in January 2017. The website, www.deliverytracker.gov.gh, has been populated with data sourced from the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and …

President Akufo-Addo has commissioned two Community Mining schemes in the Western Region. They are the Akango/Duale Community Mining and Egila Gwira Community Mining. The commissioning of the Community Mining Schemes is in fulfillment of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) manifesto promise. Mr. Akufo-Addo who is on a tour of the …

The West Africa regional body, Ecowas, has condemned what it called a mutiny in Mali and has called on soldiers to return to their barracks. This comes after gunfire erupted inside a military base near the capital Bamako. Ecowas reiterated its opposition to any unconstitutional change of power. It is …

The captain of the ship that spilled hundreds of tonnes of oil off the coast of Mauritius has been arrested. Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, a 58-year-old Indian man, was charged with endangering safe navigation, police said. He has not yet commented. The MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef, Pointe …

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, state TV reports. In a televised address, Mr Keïta said he was also dissolving the government and parliament. “I want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power,” he added. It comes hours after …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the Akufo-Addo government has focused on delivering the best value for money for all of its projects. During his presentation of the Akufo-Addo government’s infrastructure record on Tuesday, Dr. Bawumia revealed staggering disparities in the value of similar projects undertaken by the erstwhile John …

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has exonerated Dr Osei Kufuor Afreh, the immediate past Upper West Regional Director of Health Services of allegations of wrong-doings levelled against him. The EOCO, after exonerating Dr Afreh, charged the Coalition of Concerned Citizens’ of Upper West Region to formalize the Coalition’s …

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has told its members to bring to the Association’s notice if they will be unable to vote on election day. The GJA, in a press release on Tuesday, noted that journalists, whose duties may prevent them from casting their votes on December 7 but wish …

A police officer has allegedly bitten off and chewed the ear of a drinking bar manager at Sefwi Amoaya in the Bodi District, Western Region. The incident is said to have occurred after a short confrontation between the police officer and the bar manager over unpaid drinks the former consumed …

A three-year-old girl has been burnt to death after fire consumed a five-bedroom house she lived in at Nkenkensu in the Offinso North District in the Ashanti Region. The cause of the fire which occurred on Monday is unknown. The Offinso North District Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation …

Vice president of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is briefing Ghanaians on the number of infrastructures the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) has built since taking over office from former president John Dramani Mahama. The event is taking place at the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, …

Michael Essien has given credit to his former club Olympique Lyon for shaping his career. Essien, who joined the Ligue 1 club in 2003 from Bastia for a four-year deal said: “It moved me from being a young player to a senior player at a big club, so, it helped …

Ex-Ghana and Fulham defender John Paintsil has disclosed how Steven Gerrard pinched him during an English Premier League game. Tempers flare between Liverpool’s legend Gerrard and Paintsil during a Barclays Premier League match at Anfield which nearly resulted in a head-butting clash between them. Speaking to Daily Graphic in an …

The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament Mark Asibbey-Yeboah says there is nothing sinister about the change of name of Agyapa Royalties limited – the company which will manage royalties from Ghana’s minerals – in the coming years. The company was formerly called Asaase royalties sparking speculations over the …

Nine more persons have been killed by the deadly COVID-19 in Ghana, taking the country’s death toll to 248.   The total case count of the highly infectious disease now stands at 42,993 with a total of 40,796 people either recovered or discharged.   The current active cases has increased …

The Circuit Court in Accra has granted bail in the sum totalling eight million cedis (GHc8M) to three accused persons who have been arraigned for stealing 15kilogram (kg) of gold valued over GHc2 million.   The three accused persons namely Koenic Ampedu, Meiri Giora and Jonathan Quarshie Sethranah all pleaded …

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Mahama has described the ruling New Patriotic Party as a promise and failed government. According to Mr. Mahama, the NPP is only good at making juicy promises to win the hearts and votes of Ghanaians but fails in fulfilling such promises …

Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed to the BBC.   Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been arrested, despite earlier appeals for “brotherly dialogue”.   The apparent coup attempt in the West African nation began with gunfire at a key …

Seven players of the Ghana U20 and U17 female national teams have tested positive for the coronavirus, 442gh.com has reported.   The Black Maidens and Black Princesses were given clearance by President Nana Akufo-Addo to begin their respective CAF and FIFA qualifiers in his 14th address of the nation on …

National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has welcomed government’s policy of Professional Teacher Allowance (PTA). The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, on Tuesday, August 12 2020 announced the policy of the Professional Teacher Allowance saying that it would enable teachers to invest in improving and upgrading their skills and …

Queues have been witnessed outside liquor stores in major cities in South Africa.  The President Cyril Ramaphosa eased some of the restrictions to open the phase of South Africa’s economy. South Africa moves to Level two (2) of the Lockdown. The country has been battling with the virus since the …

Former President of the United States of America (USA), Barack Obama, is now a fan of Shatta Wale. This follows a decision by the 44th President of the US to stream the dancehall star’s appearance on Beyoncé’s The Lion King album. Mr Obama added Beyonce’s Already song with Shatta Wale to his summer playlist. …