National Assembly Members (NAMs) on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Yusupha Baboucarr Dibba as a member of Armed Forces Council of The Gambia. Similarly, the appointment of the other nominee, retired Cononel Momodou Ndow Njie has been withdrawn by Defence Minister Sheikh Omar Faye in order to provide tangible …
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Carayol regrets not playing for Gambia earlier
International football is a big deal for any footballer, and having rejected the opportunity to play for his country in his teens, Mustapha Carayol now admits he regretted not agreeing to play for Gambia sooner. “I should have played a lot earlier for Gambia in my career, but I was …
Read More »Court orders EC to go ahead with voters registration exercise
The Supreme Court of Ghana has ordered the Electoral Commission to go ahead with the compilation of a new voters register. The ruling was decided by a 7-member panel presided by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. According to the Apex Court, the EC is an independent body and will only be directed …
Read More »Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam Project: Contractor Begins Site Clearing, Construction of Camp Sites and Access Roads
Power Construction Corporation Of China (POWERCHINA), the contractors of Ghana’s Multi-Purpose Dam (Hydro-Power, Irrigation and Solar facility) which currently ongoing at Pwalugu, (a boundary community between North East and Upper East Regions of Ghana) the has begun the clearing of the Project Site, construction of Contractor’s Project Camp Sites, …
Read More »Re-Igniting Faith and Hope In The Midst Of COVID-19 through the World Christian Leaders’ Conference
The world is shrinking everyday as a result of innovations in the Information Technology sector. Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are currently experiencing a rise in digital behaviors such as remote working and learning, telemedicine, and delivery services. Even the aged is learning the use …
Read More »Ghana Police Service Discriminatory in the Application of Law on Compulsory Wearing of Nose Mask – Mr. Mathias Tulasi
The Chief Executive Officer of Literacy Ambassadors Ghana, Mr. Mathias Tulasi, has condemned the police administration for what he described as selective justice in the application of law made for all Ghanaians concerning compulsory wearing of nose masks in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Full The Statement The …
Read More »NPP Primaries: Assibey Yeboah’s request for help came too late – Kennedy Agyapong
A number of big shots of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who fell after the primaries on Saturday, June 20 when the party went to the polls, are licking their wounds. A notable Member of Parliament whose defeat came as a shock among the rank and file …
Read More »17 nurses, doctors quarantined after woman dies of COVID at Atibie
A woman has died from Coronavirus in Atibie Government Hospital in Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, from Nkawkaw, went to the Atibie Hospital to seek healthcare since most health facilities in Nkawkaw are full following admission of over 100 Coronavirus patients. While on admission, …
Read More »Senegalese president goes into quarantine
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has quarantined himself after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. The president tested negative but will self-isolate for two weeks as a precaution, his office said in a short televised statement. A Senegalese lawmaker, Yeya Diallo, announced earlier on Wednesday …
Read More »Expect more earth tremors in Accra – Seismologist
A Senior Seismologist has advised Ghanaians to brace up for more earth tremors this year, and even that could lead to earthquakes. Nicholas Opoku, who is with the Geological Survey Authority, said Ghana’s capital city Accra, in particular, is an earthquake-prone area and therefore could suffer the natural …
Read More »Robber who raped staffer at school and a mom in her own home sentenced to 28 years
An Allanridge robber who raped a woman supervising pupils at a Free State school as well as a mother while her family was in their home has been sentenced to an effective 28 years in jail. Tshediso Samuel Seboholi, 31, from Nyakallo Township pleaded guilty to two counts …
Read More »90% of NPP’s polling station executives are useless to the party – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
The Majority Leader in Parliament and MP for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has described the majority of the polling station executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party as useless to the political fortune of the party when it comes to mobilization at the grassroots level, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to the lawmaker who has …
Read More »BoG has not sanctioned Vodafone to disclose customer details – Dr Addison
Dr Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the central bank was not consulted by Vodafone Cash, a subsidiary of Vodafone Ghana before releasing the financial details of some its clients to government to aid in the COVID-19 tracing. He said …
Read More »Wendy Shay begs for forgiveness after earth tremors
Last night, a number of people were forced out of their homes after Kasoa and parts of Accra experienced a series of earth tremors. It once again re-echoed the danger those who live in the affected areas are living with. As with most near-death experiences, the earth tremors …
Read More »Kufuor’s abandoned affordable housing projects to be completed in 12 months – Atta Akyea
The Minister for Works and Housing Samuel Atta Akyea has announced that Government has commenced processes toward securing funding for the completion of former President Kufuor’s 2006 affordable housing units in Koforidua, Tamale and Wa. Atta Akyea made the announcement when he took his turn at the Meet …
Read More »Govt to rebuild demolished Nigerian High Commission building
The Ghanaian government has pledged to rebuild the uncompleted building on the property of the Nigerian High Commission after it was demolished by some armed men in Accra on Friday, June 19, 2020. At a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the …
Read More »Awuah-Darko is so corrupt, I’ll hit him hard – Kennedy Agyapong
Self-acclaimed corruption fighter, Kennedy Agyapong, has launched an attack on the person he claims will soon be named running mate of John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Assin Central MP claims he has all the documents on Kingsley Kwame Awuah-Darko (aka Kwame …
Read More »Ex-Chelsea wonderkid Tariq Lamptey equals Harry Kane record
Tariq Lamptey followed in the footsteps of Harry Kane on Tuesday when he made his Brighton & Hove Albion debut in their 0-0 Premier League draw with Leicester City. In featuring against the Seagulls, 19-year-old Lamptey became the first teenager to feature in the Premier League for two separate …
Read More »Coronavirus: New York imposes quarantine on nine US states
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have asked people travelling from states where virus cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days. New Jersey’s Phil Murphy said people in the three states had been “through hell and back” and did not want “another round” of …
Read More »We don’t hide minerals export proceeds – BoG Governor
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that the central bank does not hide information about proceeds accrued from the exportation of minerals including bauxite. The Chair of PAC, Mr James Klutse Avedzi, raised …
Read More »Don’t be like ‘that foolish Owusu Aduomi’ – Ejisumanhene warns John Kumah
The Paramount Chief of the Ejisu Traditional Area of the Ashanti region has described the incumbent Member of Parliament of the Ejisu Constituency, Hon. Kwabena Owusu Aduomi who was defeated at last Saturday’s parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a “fool” who did nothing to develop the area in …
Read More »Chief of Air Staff cited for contempt of court
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Frank Hanson, and the Ghana Air Force have been cited for contempt of court in a land litigation case. The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court which was expected to hear the contempt application today rather adjourned to July …
Read More »Tutulapatu weeps over Medikal , Kofi Kinaata snub
Tutulapaato of TV3’s Talented Kids fame, has disclosed that some Ghanaian artists have caused him so much pain indicating that he disappointment in them. According to him in an interview on Vibes in 5 monitored by MyNewsGh.com, he revealed that he wrote a song which he thought will …
Read More »Asante Akyem Central: One Killed As Illegal Miners Clash With Soldiers
One person has been pronounced dead after a confrontation between military officers and illegal miners erupted at Petransa in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The officers were deployed to stop the illegal miners from trespassing on a concession belonging to the Owere Mines, a …
Read More »16 fathers sue Shaanxi for deaths of their sons
Sixteen grieving fathers have taken the Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited to the High Court in Bolgatanga requesting damages for the deaths of their sons. Renowned lawyer, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, is representing the 16 parents, most of them elderly, in court as they press for justice in tears. Their …
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