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A warehouse and other properties close to the central business district in Takoradi have been razed down by fire, destroying dozens of properties. According to some eyewitness accounts, the cause of the fire, which started around 1 am on Saturday, August 15 is yet to be established. Empire News’ Emmanuel …

Bayern Munich advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League with a stunning 8-2 evisceration of Barcelona at the Estadio de Luz in Lisbon. Thomas Muller put them ahead after just four minutes, before a freakish own goal from David Alaba three minutes later drew Barcelona level. Thereafter, Bayern were …

More than 50 wooden structures were destroyed on Friday night, August 14, 2020 when fire gutted parts of Shiashi a suburb of Accra. The fire which started at around 9:30pm destroyed a large number of properties including business shops and wooden structures which served as homes to hundreds of people. …

Stakeholders at a dialogue on illegal logging of rosewood in northern Ghana have blamed the government for failing to show commitment to protecting it. They said continued issuance of salvaged permits to companies to pack, transport, and export rosewood from forests especially in the northern part of the country was …

Information reaching Bowngh.com reveals that Dance hall Musician Livingstone Satekle popularly known as Stonebwoy has been arrested by the police on charges for assault and possessing unregistered firearm. Our sources indicate that the Dance hall Musician was arrested this this afternoon at East Legon and is currently in custody undergoing …

The General Overseer of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr. Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has suggested that one of the criteria for appointing public office holders in Ghana is to be able to recite the national anthem and the pledge. He said those who are unable to recite the anthem and …

Former Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) under John Dramani Mahama did not cancel the trainee allowances for teachers as has been widely held. The running mate of John Mahama for the December polls admitted when she spoke on the matter on Friday, August …

A District Court in Sunyani on Thursday, August 13, 2020, denied a bail application for eight persons arrested following a bloody clash between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Nkrankwanta in the Bono Region. The clashes between the supporters of the opposition …

With few months to Ghana’s 2020 general election, award-winning actor and comedian Kofi Adu, popularly known as Agya Koo, has released a campaign song for the New Patriotic Party. He released the song titled ‘AFA’ to solicit votes for the leader of the party and the 2020 presidential candidate, Nana …

This young and beautiful lady gets slapped by a Rev. Father after she was caught in church stealing from the offertory bowl. You can see how sorry and ashamed she felt after she was caught in the act holding the monies she took right next to her in the bowl. …

National Democratic Congress(NDC) activist based in the Ashanti region, Appiah Stadium has denied ever introducing Kumawood actress, Tracey Boakye and other slay queens currently fighting on social media to John Dramani Mahama. According to him, these ladies do not add anything to any political party’s campaign so there’s no need for …

Former Ghana striker Charles Akonnor has mentioned the 1993 under-20 World Cup as his best ‘national team moment’. 19-year-old Akonnor was among a promising Ghanaian team that made it to final of the tournament which was held in Australia. Stephen Appiah, Odartey Lamptey and Sammy Kuffour are some of the players from …

The recent investigative piece by Ghanaian undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, ‘Cashing in on Covid’, has been brought under massive scrutiny by some people who claim that the documentary lacked credibility. In the video, Anas exposed the rot at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge), where some staff of the …

At the summit of the Maslow Hierarchy of Need is the self-actualization stage. At this stage in life, what one craves for are personal growth and self-fulfilment. It’s at this point that people attempt to try and accomplish new things. In Ghana’s sports space there are quite a number of …

A Nigerian man has been rescued from the garage of his parents’ house in the northern city of Kano, where he had been locked up for three years, police say. Ahmed Aminu, 30, was discovered after a police raid on the family’s residence. Neighbours had alerted a local NGO about …

The Tema-Akosombo railway project is progressing steadily with 70 percent of construction works done according to the Ghana Railways Development Company. Out of the 97.625 Kilometer railway line expected to be completed by July 2021, 93 Kilometers of formation just below the subgrade level has been done, 65 kilometers of …

Kumbungu Member of Parliament, Ras Mubarak has raised concerns about the inclusion of BNI officials as frontline workers. Speaking to Kasapa News in Parliament, Mr. Mubarak argued the move is unjustifiable given agitations from some health workers over their exclusion. But vice Chairman for the Committee on Health Dr. Ayew …

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has announced the operationalisation of the computerisation of the final phase of all its clinical functions on Saturday, 1 August 2020. In a statement issued by KATH and signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Oheneba Owusu-Danso on Thursday, 13 August 2020, the hospital noted …

Fire service personnel are back at the Electoral Commission’s Accra Regional office after the fire at the premises reignited after it was doused. The fire originally started on Friday around 2 am and firemen spent hours trying to control the inferno at the office located at Sapeiman near Amasaman According …

Parliament has approved an amount of Ghc174 million cedis as tax waiver on income taxes for front line health workers battling COVID-19 pandemic. The waiver covers personal emoluments for the months of July, August and September 2020 respectively. The approval is in line with President Akufo-Addo’s promise to give health …

Public Relations Officer of the Electoral Commission (EC), Slyvia Annor, has said the upcoming elections will not be affected by the fire that ravaged the Commission’s Greater Accra Regional Office at Sapeiman. She told Citi News that important public data at the office remain “safe and secure.” The fire ravaged portions of …

A shrine at Bebuso in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region has been turned into a prayer camp. The shrine-cum-prayer camp is under the care of the Catholic Church in the area. Togbe Mawusi Afram, the traditional ruler of the area, speaking to Adomonline’s Gershon Mortey said the …

Dico Systems Limited, a Ghanaian-owned company which specializes in electrical engineering services, has donated a full body sanitizing machine worth GHC40,000 to the Jubilee House. The Managing Director of Dico Systems, Kweku Apeadu, presented the sanitizing chamber to the Chief of Staff, Mrs Akosua Frema Osei Opare, at a brief …

A food poisoning incident at Auki village of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has left seven members of same family, consisting of five children and two housewives dead. It was further learnt that husband of the late women, Mallam Hassan also developed a psychiatric disorder after eating the food …

A 27-year-old man, Joseph Kwame Safah, has been hospitalized at the Dunkwa Government Hospital after he was bathed with acid during a confrontation with a rival. Mr. Sefah took a break off work to travel only to return and be informed by his lover that one Nhyiraba had forcefully had …