Ghana’s all-time top scorer Asamoah Gyan has taken a subtle dig at some Ghanaians for hunting him with his penalty miss at the 2010 World Cup against Uruguay. The Black Stars were on the verge of becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals stage at World Cup when …
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10 die On Their Way To Register For Voter’s ID Card
Sad Information reaching us indicates that there has been a fatal accident on the Obuasi-Dunkwa road in the Ashanti Region. The accident, reported to involve a Sprinter and a Ford vehicles occurred in the late hours of Monday, around 11pm. Road accident has been an albatross on the …
Read More »Ghana First refuses to settle contractors for two years long work done
Most of the contractors who were engaged by Ghana First are demanding payments for work done for about two years long. Speaking to Mr. Kusi Appiah of Nana Owusu Enterprise, he disclosed that they have been on Ghana First’s case for two years running, for payments …
Read More »5 Gov’t appointees who have tested positive for coronavirus
The Coronavirus infections in Ghana seem to be increasing every day and not even our elite politicians have been spared. As of today, July 2, 2020, Ghana total case count stands at 18,134, while 117 patients have died. As merciless as the respiratory disease has proved to be, it has …
Read More »Ready For Your Comeback?: A Successful Online World Conference
Many Christian Leaders around the World has applauded the just ended ‘CLF Online World Conference’, a platform where Christian leaders from around the world gather to exchange and seek the pathway of faith and ministry, as a life transforming event. Several testimonies shared after the online conference, recounted …
Read More »Masked man stabs mobile money vendor at Fufulso
A 29-year-old mobile money vendor at Fulfulso in the Savanna region have been stabbed multiple times by an unknown man. The incident occurred at about 9 pm Wednesday night at Fufulso lorry station. Jakpa Brakinso Fuseini was stabbed multiple times while struggling to retrieve his money bag …
Read More »Togolese arrested for attempting to acquire Ghanaian voters card
Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service at the Pulimakom Border Post in the Upper East Region yesterday arrested a Togolese for attempting to acquire Ghanaian voters’ identification card. The Togolese who was identified as Mr. Bouguiligue Kouassi Kampe was picked up in a joint Immigration-Police operation at …
Read More »Sir John is only asleep and I can wake him up if permitted – Prophet demands
A Kumasi-based Prophet, Pastor Borniface Kwabena Idahosa says if he’s given the opportunity, he can bring Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie affectionately called Sir John back to life. Popularly known as Sr John, the One-Time General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has lost his life after battling with the …
Read More »Speaker to sanction MPs who mark absentee colleagues present
First deputy speaker of Parliament Joseph Osei-Owusu is demanding investigations into the phenomenon of legislators marking their absentee colleagues present in the chamber. It comes after Majority MPs William Quaittoo and Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah questioned the basis for marking minority MPs for Cape Coast South Ricket Hagan and …
Read More »Akufo -Addo Visits Voter Registration Centres
President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid unannounced visits to some voter registration Centres in Accra. The Centres visited on Thursday, July 2, 2020, include Kanda Cluster of Schools Registration Centre in Ayawaso East; Abossey Okai Presby Registration Centre in Ablekuma Central; Ebenezer Funeral Parlour (1&2) Registration Centres in Weija-Gbawe; …
Read More »He was a ‘feisty, intriguing’ politician – Mahama mourns Sir John, consoles family and NPP
Former President John Mahama has sent his condolences to the family of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie and the governing New Patriotic Party. “My condolences to the family of our dear brother, and my good friend, Sir John, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie”, Mr Mahama said on Thursday, 2 July …
Read More »Santasi robbery: Stabbed three-year-old baby dies
Belonia Adusei, the three-year-old girl who was knifed during a robbery incident at Hemang/Ampatia in Kumasi has also died. Her death comes barely two weeks after her pregnant mother, Juliana Adusei, 31, was killed in the attack. The little girl was declared dead on Wednesday, at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) …
Read More »Police arrest 3 NDC men for possessing, distributing EC registration forms
Three branch executives of the biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in Asawase, Ashanti Region, were arrested by the police on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, for possessing registration forms of the Electoral Commission. They were allegedly distributing the forms to prospective registrants to fill. They are …
Read More »Ghana players ‘cannot forgive’ Suarez handball 10 years on
“For me, the Uruguay game is a game I think we won,” John Paintsil says, looking back on one of the most dramatic matches in men’s World Cup history: the 2010 quarter-final between his Ghana side and Uruguay in Johannesburg. The reality, though, is Ghana didn’t win. A …
Read More »Govt didn’t absorb 2020 WASSCE fees for all – WAEC clarifies
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo disclosed in one of his addresses to the nation on measures taken against the spread of COVID-19 that the government will absorb fees for students sitting the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Addressing the nation as final year SHS …
Read More »Bawumia Settles 56years Of Accumulated Debt, Renovates Kumasi Central Mosque
After settling the Kumasi Central Mosque’s 56-year-old accumulated lease arrears, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has decided to renovate the facility. The Vice-President’s gesture followed a request from the Islamic community in the Garden City which has one of the largest members of the faith in the country. The …
Read More »NPP declares seven-day mourning for Sir John
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed that all party flags at its offices be flown at half-mast for the next seven days in honour of former General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie. Sir John, as he is affectionately called, passed to eternity at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, …
Read More »Ghana faces real threat of terrorism – Rawlings warns
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is admonishing Ghanaians to be extra vigilant as the country prepares to go to the polls in December, lest Ghana crumbles under terrorist attacks. Pointing to “credible intelligence” attributed to several sources, the former military leader reiterated that Ghana is on the radar …
Read More »Akufo-Addo grants amnesty to 794 prisoners
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 794 deserving prisoners in a bid to mitigate the dangers posed by congestion in Ghana’s prisons, especially after the onset of the Coronavirus. This is in accordance with Article 72(1) of the 1992 Constitution, which states that the president shall have the …
Read More »Sacrificing health for power reckless – Former Council of State Member
A Statesman Nana Kodua Kesse II, has described as reckless the compilation of the new Voters’ register amid raging Coronavirus pandemic. The former Council of State Member believes the Electoral Commission should have placed the health of Ghanaians above parochial political interest by listening to advise of various …
Read More »Sir John’s death shocked me – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says he is saddened by the demise of former NPP General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John. Sir John, as he was affectionately called, reportedly died of COVID-19 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, July 1. In a Facebook post, the …
Read More »Robbers storm church, kill man
Acaretaker of the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Bantama in Kumasi has been shot dead by armed robbers over GH¢4,200. Identified as Mark Ampofo, 50, the caretaker was attacked while entering the church premises after returning from the bank, where he had reportedly withdrawn GH¢4,200. Unknown to Ampofo, …
Read More »‘Sir John was a good man, I will miss him’ – Bawumia mourns
Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has sent out a message of commiserations to the family of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie known in politics as Sir John. The Forestry Commission CEO passed away on Wednesday at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. In a post on his verified Facebook Timeline, the …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Akuapem Poloo lands ambassadorial deal amid photo saga
Ghanaian actress and socialite, Akuapem Poloo, has earned herself an ambassadorial deal amid the controversies that have greeted her son’s viral birthday photo. The controversial actress has been in the news for days amid attacks for posting a nude photo with her son to mark his 7th birthday. Her action had …
Read More »Wait for Akufo-Addo to pronounce on Sir John’s coronavirus status – Family
The Family of the late Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie aka Sir John has asked the Ghanaian public to stop peddling rumours that he died from COVID-19. There have been rumours circulating in both traditional media and social media that the former General …
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