Brazil has recorded more 100,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, the world’s second-highest figure, as the outbreak in the country shows no sign of easing. The virus killed 50,000 people in three months, but that number doubled in just 50 days. There have been more than three million confirmed cases so …
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Chad inquiry finds 44 prisoners died in hot, overcrowded cell
A group of 44 prisoners died in one night in a prison in Chad because they were all kept in the same cell in 46C heat, an investigation has concluded. Prosecutors had suggested that the group were suspected Boko Haram militants and had taken poison to kill themselves. But the …
Read More »Otumfuo Commissions Greenhouse Vegetable Production For Young Graduates In Kumasi
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu ll on Saturday, August 1, 2020, commissioned Greenhouse Farms under the Government of Ghana’s ‘Youth In Greenhouse Enterprise Project (YuGEP)’ in Kumasi. Speaking to the gathering, the elated King of Ashanti said, “I believe this program from Exim Bank Ghana is timely and will address …
Read More »Two drown in separate abandoned stone quarry dams
Two persons, a 42-year-old man and a 15- year old girl have been found dead in separate abandoned stone Quarry dams in two communities at Fetteh Kakraba and Gomoa Potsin respectively. According to the Assemblyman for Fetteh Kakraba – Buduburam electoral area Lot Arthur the man’s death makes it five …
Read More »[VIDEO]: How I rejected Mahama’s bribe in 2012 and 2016 – Owusu Bempah claims
Communications Director for the Ghana Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah has alleged that John Dramani Mahama tried to buy his silence in 2016. According to him, at the time, he was a serious proponent of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its policies and programmes and its administration. Mr Bempah said the …
Read More »Salary For Assemblymembers Possible, I’ll Cut Down The Size Of Gov’t To Pay Them – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his commitment to pay assembly members salary when voted into power. The former president believes that, assembly members play a major role in the governance system yet do not get any reward for their work. On July 27, 2020 while outdooring his running …
Read More »WASSCE: 14 rioting students deserve a second chance – Akufo-Addo to GES
President Akufo-Addo has appealed to the Ghana Education Service to reconsider the decision to ban some 14 students from writing the ongoing WASSCE following their involvement in the recent chaos in their schools. In a statement Sunday, the President directed the Education Minister to intervene in order to ensure that …
Read More »Man stabs neighbour to death over alleged promiscuity
The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man, Adekunle Adeyemi, alleged to have stabbed his neighbour, Stanley Dickson, to death in the Grammar School, Ikorodu area of the state. Adeyemi, currently on the run, was accused of having an affair with a neighbour’s wife, identified as …
Read More »GES apologises for a ‘big’ mistake
The Ghana Education Service (GES) on Friday, August 7, 2020, issued a press release to dismiss some 14 students for engaging in acts of indiscipline as well as interdicting three teachers for their alleged roles in some of the reported cases. The affected students, per their dismissal letters, are barred …
Read More »Abandoned pit claims lives of two children aged 6 and 9
Derek Sekyere and Kofi Junior, aged six and nine respectively, have lost their lives after falling into an abandoned pit at Obuasi Ahansoyewudea in the Obuasi East District in the Ashanti region. The sad incident is reported to have happened on Friday, August 7, around 6:pm. According to checks by Adom …
Read More »Video: Adebayor Arrives In Ghana, Spotted Partying With Stonebwoy As They Jam Massively To His Putuu Song
You would recall that we reported on the Putuu virus taking over as Ghanaian celebrities have also joined the new craze in town. In a viral video which was sighted by our outfit, Stonebwoy could be seen partying with some Ghanaian celebrity musicians alongside his gorgeous wife as they sing …
Read More »Top 10 sexiest Ghanaian footballers
The first thing that often strikes people about footballers is their talent which brings them invariable wealth and fame. But footballers are more than just a group of men or women who make money and fame from chasing after a rounded a leather material. Just as they commit time and …
Read More »British man vows to destroy Africa after losing over £20,000 to Ghanaian scammer
A 75-year-old British man, Simon Frost has vowed to destroy Africa after sending over £20,000 to a lady who claimed to be a nurse in Ghana to later realize it was all a scam. The man who hails from Soham, Cambs in Britain met one Eva on a dating website …
Read More »JUST IN: Two people shot by armed robbers on Kumasi-Techiman road (VIDEO)
Two people have been shot by armed robbers after a vehicle they were travelling in from Techiman to Kumasi was ambushed. The incident which happened at Ahinkro near Offinso in the Ashanti region saw one person shot in the stomach while the other in the leg. The victims were rushed …
Read More »Ghanaian pornographic website shut down after owner arrested
The Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service has shut down a Ghanaian owned pornographic website, empressleak.com, and has arrested the owner of the website, Anderson Ofosuhene Anim popularly known as Mario Gee, My News Ghana has gathered. In an operation by the Ghana Police Service, all computers, mobile phones, and internet …
Read More »Beyoncé’s horn not ‘demonic’
Editorial stylist of the Already video Nana Kwesi Wiafe has debunked rumours that Beyoncé’s horn in the video depicts something demonic. He says the cow horn means power; it connects to Disney’s Lion King movie, which talked about power in the animal kingdom. In an interview on Sunrise on 3FM, …
Read More »3 conversations about sex you need to have with your partner
There are a number of conversations around sex you need to have with your partner so that even before you do the act, you’re both on the same page. Here are some of them. Do’s and Don’ts It’s really important that you know the lines your partner wouldn’t cross and …
Read More »Parliament approves GH¢11.9 billion for government to meet public expenditure
Parliament has approved GH¢11.896 billion as supplementary estimates for the 2020 financial year to meet government expenditure. The approval followed the request made by government in the Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament pursuant to Section 28 of the Public Financial Management …
Read More »Comparison of Kotoko to NPP and NDC has no empirical evidence – Maurice Quansah
The vice president of Sports Writers Association Ghana (SWAG), has revealed that Nana Yaw Amponsah’s comparison of the Kumasi-based club to political parties in size has no data backing it. Amponsah, after his official confirmation as CEO of Kotoko, boldly stated that the club is bigger than the two political …
Read More »EC’s justification for compilation of new register unfortunate – Franklin Cudjoe
The Executive Director for IMANI Africa has downplayed the Electoral Commission’s (EC) defence for the compilation of a new register. Mr. Cudjoe argues that the numbers recorded during the mass voter registration exercise would not have been so different if the old register was used. He made the claim in …
Read More »Beirut explosion: World leaders to hold aid summit
International leaders will hold talks on Sunday to raise aid for Beirut, five days after the massive explosion which devastated the Lebanese capital. The virtual conference – set up by France and the United Nations – starts at 14:00 Lebanon time (11:00 GMT). US President Donald Trump has said he …
Read More »Kotoko bigger than NPP, NDC, says new Kotoko CEO
New Asante Kotoko, Nana Yaw Amponsah, claims the Ghana Premier League side is bigger than any political party in the country. The 2019 Ghana Football Association presidential candidate was unveiled by the new Board of Directors on Friday at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi. Mr Amponsah has been awarded a three-year deal …
Read More »Juventus appoint Andrea Pirlo to replace Maurizio Sarri
Juventus have appointed Andrea Pirlo as the manager to replace the sacked Maurizio Sarri, a week after hiring the former midfielder as Under-23 boss. The Italian giants sacked Sarri after just one season despite winning Serie A following the club’s Champions League last-16 defeat by Lyon on Friday. Pirlo, 41, has signed …
Read More »You’ll return home with victory – Yagbonwura foretells as he blesses Mahama
Ex-president, John Dramani Mahama has received the blessings of the Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Yagbonwura Tutumba Boresa I, ahead of the December 7, 2020 elections. The former president, whilst returning from Bole in the Savannah Region where he registered as a voter presented himself to the …
Read More »Show your political colours only in polling booths – IGP tells police
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh has urged police officers not to be influenced by their political connections in the performance of their duties in the lead up to this year’s elections. He said they should only show their political colours in the polling booths where they will …
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