The National Organizer of the largest opposition party, NDC, Hon. Joshua Hamidu Akamba from Wednesday, July 1, 2020, visited some registration centres in the Northern Region to appraise the ongoing voter registration exercise conducted by the electoral commission of Ghana. He was accompanied by some of the regional executives …
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Go Out In Your Numbers and Get Registered – NPP Japan Branch to Ghanaians
As part of efforts towards ensuring other free and fair elections to continue with the beautification of Ghana’s democratic gains, the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has begun compiling a New Voters Register ahead of the 2020 General Elections. This registration process started on June 30th, 2020 and is …
Read More »Professor Tina Abrefa-Gyan Tours Registration Centres In Wenchi Constituency
Professor Tina Abrefa-Gyan, a candidate of the just ended NPP primaries in Wenchi constituency who lost to Professor Baffour Gyan, together with her team embarked on a visitation to all the registration centres in the constituency to offer assistance to the Electoral Commission and the various political parties with the …
Read More »Breman Asikuma SHS students clash with police, 2 injured
Two students of the Breman Asikuma Senior High School (SHS) have been injured following a clash with the Police. Reports indicate the clash ensued after two house masters allegedly beat a student who used a mobile phone contrary to school rules. Students, who were witnesses to the ordeal their fellow …
Read More »Police Arrest fraudster who Allegedly infiltrated police in Kumasi
Police in Kumasi have arrested a suspected serial fraudster believed to have infiltrated the ranks of the Ghana Police Service. Francis Ayambilla has been defrauding unsuspecting members of the public using the name of the Upper West Regional Deputy Police Commander. Some of his victims include judges and lawyers. He …
Read More »18-year-old boy kills 100-year-old grandma over wee
A hundred (100) years old “Awoyo” Prophetess, Comfort Aba Otuaa, a resident of Awutu Osardu in the Agona East District has been murdered by her own grandson over her refusal to give him money to buy marijuana (Weed). The sad incident which occurred Wednesday has thrown the entire community into a state of shock …
Read More »Ghanaian Lady Dies In London During A Surgery To Correct Her “ANANTA” Legs
Information we’ve gathered says a young and beautiful Ghanaian lady has died during surgery in London to correct her bow leg which is popularly known as “alanta” legs in Ghana. Ghanaian blogger, Chris-Vincent Agyapong broke the news on his Facebook wall and according to him, one cannot judge the decision …
Read More »Director-General of Ghana Education Service tests positive for COVID-19
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Professor Opoku Amankwa who is a member of an 11-member committee chaired by Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo to fashion out modalities aimed at reopening schools is one of five members to …
Read More »Mother of boy who died at KNUST SHS speaks
Mother of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School student, who died on Tuesday, has given a harrowing and chilling account of how her son lost his life. The boy who was suffering from severe stomachache was left in the hands of colleague students for …
Read More »Chief Justice under 14-day self-isolation over COVID-19
The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah on the advice of his doctors is embarking on mandatory 14–day self-isolation on the advice of his doctors. According to a Circular to High Court judges dated July 7, 2020, signed and issued by the Judicial Secretary, Ms Pamela Cynthia Addo, the Chief Justice …
Read More »Stop putting exams ahead of lives – GMA to GES
The Ashanti regional chairman of the Ghana Medica Association (GMA) Dr Paa Kwasi Baidoo has appealed to the Ghana Education Service to reconsider the decision to put students in schools despite the creeping cases of COVID-19 in secondary schools. According to him, it is surprising to see how Ghana insists …
Read More »Teenager electrocuted while train surfing
A teenage boy has sustained critical injuries after he was electrocuted while train surfing in KwaMashu, outside Durban, on Tuesday. According to KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Services (EMS), they received a call that a male had fallen off a train around 15:00. KZN EMS spokesperson Robert McKenzie said that, when they arrived …
Read More »COVID-19: Nigeria Shuts Down Schools, Declares NO WASSCE Exams For 2020
The Federal Government of Nigeria has come to the conclusion that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from easing up its talons on people as it continues to ravage the country. It is against this background that the Buhari-led government has made a U-Turn on the reopening of schools. Nigeria has …
Read More »“It’s the right time to have a female Vice-President” – Mahama
Former President John Mahama has said the time is right for Ghana to have her first female Vice-President. “Many have said the time is not right for a woman veep; when will it ever be right?” Mr Mahama asked in defence of his choice of Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as …
Read More »[PHOTOS]: 2 injured as Breman Asikuma SHS students clash with police
Two students of the Breman Asikuma Senior High School (SHS) have been injured following a clash with the Police. Reports indicate the clash ensued after two house masters allegedly beat a student who used a mobile phone contrary to school rules. Students, who were witnesses to the ordeal their fellow …
Read More »COVID-19: Ghana records 854 new cases; total now 22,822
Ghana has recorded 854 new cases of coronavirus pushing the country’s total number of infections to 22,822 as of Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The latest update as announced by health officials put the number of active cases at 5,129. The number of recovery/discharge cases has also shot up to of …
Read More »Arsenal appeals Eddie Nketiah’s red card against Leicester City
Arsenal is reported to have lodged an appeal over Eddie Nketiah’s red card in the 1-1 draw against Leicester City on Tuesday night. The 20-year-old was shown his marching orders just four minutes after replacing Alexandre Lacazette. He was first issued a yellow card for a foul on James Justin, …
Read More »Burkina Faso: 180 bodies found in ‘killing field’
At least 180 bodies have been found in mass graves in northern Burkina Faso where soldiers are fighting jihadists, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report says. “Available evidence suggests government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions,” HRW says. Over seven months, the bodies had been dumped near the town …
Read More »I’m not jealous of other women chasing my husband – Reggie Rockstone’s wife
Dr. Zilla Limann, wife of legendary Reggie Rockstone, says she is unperturbed by the many women that flank her husband when he steps out of their marital home. According to her, she has never been jealous of Reggie Rockstone being loved by other women and stressed that is not a …
Read More »King Faisal appoints George Amoako as Executive Director
Kumasi-based King Faisal has announced the appointment George Amoako as the football club’s new Executive Chairman. This was made known through a tweet that read “We welcome our new Executive Chairman George Amoako to the club. He brings go to bear a rich vein of experience in the game”. The …
Read More »Stranded Ghanaians in Amsterdam to be evacuated on July 13
Ghanaians who are stranded in Amsterdam due to COVID-19 border closures are expected to be evacuated on Monday, July 13, 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has indicated. In a press statement issued by the ministry, these persons are expected to pay an amount of $646 to …
Read More »‘Banks in Ghana are not serious’ – McDan CEO
Founder of McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley has expressed worry over the cumbersome processes business persons go through in accessing credit from Banks. He noted that the process to access fund is burdensome for ordinary SMEs describing their actions as frivolous. In his post on social media, the …
Read More »COVID-19: Napo discharged from UGMC
The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoko-Prempeh, has been discharged from the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) in Accra. A statement signed by the Press Secretary to the Minister, Rodney Nkrumah-Boateng, noted that his boss has been discharged “with a positive rapid antibody test result and will be further …
Read More »New Register : Avoid Violence, Divisive Acts – National Peace Council To Political Parties
The National Peace Council is asking the two major political parties to use the electoral laws in resolving their differences in the ongoing voter’s registration exercise rather than resorting to violence. There have been increasing reports of accusations between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) …
Read More »Old Woman Commits Suicide
The Amasaman Police Command is investigating the circumstances that led to a 35-year-old mother of five take her own life. The late Gladys Laweh, according to sources was spotted by her ten-year-old son hanging in their apartment at Doblo Gonno in the Ga West municipality on July 7. Her husband, …
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