Mr. Nii Ankonu Annorbah-Sarpei, Director of Programmes, Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) has urged the government to ensure that adolescents enjoyed some health benefits under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS. He said the benefits should provide adolescents in the country the opportunity to have access to a …
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Govt Discuss Plans To Increase Cocoa Prices This Year — Cocobod CEO
The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board(Cocobod), Mr Joseph Boahene Aidoo has hinted of a conclusive discussion with President Akufo-Addo to increase the price of Cocoa in the coming months this year. Currently, the government buys one bag of Cocoa beans from farmers at 515.00 Ghana cedis. …
Read More »Drunk monkey bags life imprisonment for killing one & injuring 250 people
Daily Mail reports that an alcoholic six-year-old monkey in India identified as Kalua has been sentenced to life imprisonment for aggressive behavior that began when he stopped getting liquor. A monkey has been sentenced to life imprisonment. It was gathered that he was able to tear through 250 people and …
Read More »2020 Fathers Day Celebration;Looking At The Father Influence On Children
Cape Coast, 21st June, 2020 The third Sunday of June in every year is celebrated as “Fathers Day” in our part of the world. Fathers’ Day hasn’t been a prominent feature in our country as compared to “mothers day” celebrations. As the years role on “Father’s Day” is …
Read More »Assembly Members Praise Mahama For His Pledge To Pay Them Salaries
Some concerned assembly members in the Bono Region have showered praises on Former President John Dramani Mahama for including them in his plans once elected as President on December 7. My News Ghana reports Assembly Members have been abandoned in the government’s payroll despite their immense contribution to grassroots development. …
Read More »Body of ‘traditional healer’ found floating in a river
The body of a woman, believed to be a traditional healer, was found floating in the Umzimkulu River, on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Police put out a call on Friday for public assistance to locate the woman’s relatives, after her body was discovered in the river three days earlier. …
Read More »‘Chop Chop’ MP mocked on social media after heavy defeat
Daniel Okyem Aboagye, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Bantama in the Ashanti Region has been trolled by Ghanaians on social media after he lost his re-election bid in the NPP parliamentary primaries held today, June 20, 2020. According to some Ghanaians, his inability to develop his constituency …
Read More »Armed men storm Nigerian High Commission in Ghana, demolish block of apartments
Armed men have stormed the Nigerian High Commissioner’ residence in Accra, Ghana with bulldozers demolishing a block of apartments on the property on Friday night. The building was being constructed to house staff and visiting diplomats to the High Commission. The building before it was demolished JoyNews editor, …
Read More »Full results of NPP Primaries as ‘Big Boys’ fall
The New Patriotic Party on Saturday held its Parliamentary primaries across the country ahead of the 2020 parliamentary elections. In total there were 374 aspirants contesting in 168 constituencies. There were 325 men and 51 women contesting. Notable names such Mark Assibey Yeboah, William Quaitoo and Eastern regional …
Read More »Bodies of mother and son discovered in maize field
The bodies of a woman and a man, both with stab wounds to the neck and head, were found close to each other in a maize field in Benoni, police said on Friday. The two bodies were found at around 09:00 on Monday. According to the police, paramedics …
Read More »Covid-19: South Africa’s death toll rises to 1 877, as cases increase to 92 681
The total number of people who have died from coronavirus related deaths has escalated to 1 877. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that in the past 24 hours, there have been a further 32 deaths in the Western Cape, 11 in the Eastern Cape, and three in KwaZulu-Natal. …
Read More »Security guard shot dead during robbery
A Mpumalanga primary school security guard was murdered during an armed robbery at the institution on Friday. Amos Mgwenya was shot dead at the Mthayiza Primary in Kabokweni. Visitors to the school found Mgwenya’s body inside his vehicle parked in the school yard. Police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi …
Read More »List of big casualties in NPP Primaries
Parliament has lost some of its fine brains in the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP), Primaries across the country. The New Patriotic Party held its parliamentary primaries in constituencies where the party had sitting Members of Parliament(MPs) across the country to elect candidates ahead of the December 7 …
Read More »NPP Primaries: Police Harass, Arrest Journalist For Taking Pictures In Tema East
A female journalist of Kingdom FM covering the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) primaries in Tema East was on Saturday harassed, threatened and arrested by police officers at one of the polling centres for taking pictures of the voting exercise. Miss Rebecca Asheley Armarh, the journalist, told the Ghana …
Read More »Government urged to support informal sector
Mr Kofi Oppong, the Manager of Cosby 1 Fashion College at Madina in Accra, has called on the Government to streamline existing policy measures to support the informal sector. That, he said, would provide the private sector the needed assistance to grow and contribute to the national Gross …
Read More »‘Father’ and ‘son’ win NPP candidacy slot
Spokesperson of Education Minister, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, has emerged victorious in the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries. He is now the party’s representative for the Old Tafo parliamentary seat in the upcoming general elections. Mr. Assafuah polled some 299 votes, the highest among his other four contenders; Dr. Louise …
Read More »Buaben Asamoa, Adwoa Sarfo win; Ahmed Arthur, Ben Abdalla, Collins Amankwah rejected
Delegates of the New Patriotic Party have rejected some big names and incumbent Members of parliament in the party’s primary for some newbies to represent them in various constituencies in the country. In the Greater Accra Region, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, who is the NPP Communications Director, has been …
Read More »Baba Rahman set for Chelsea departure this summer
Ghana defender Baba Abdul Rahman could leave Chelsea this summer following reinforcements at the London club. The player who is currently on loan at Spanish side Real Mallorca is deemed surplus to requirement with Emerson Palmieri and Marcus Alonso the preferred choices for Frank Lampard. Chelsea are also …
Read More »Evidential PHOTO: Bantama MP Reportedly Gives Delegates GHC 2,000 Each for alleged vote buying
The information available to Reportghana.com from Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti region indicates that the sitting MP, Daniel Okyem Aboagye has been caught sharing money to delegates. According to relliable reports received, the MP invited some delegates to his office and gave each of them GHC 2,000. “At 11 …
Read More »Sunyani East NPP Chairman Chased With Guns
The Sunyani East Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Mr. Frank Musah Damtarrh was in the early hours of today, GhanaXtra.Com can report The incident happened when Mr. Damtarrh was returning from a private meeting around 1:30 am. The assailants reportedly vowed to show the Chairman where “power …
Read More »Asenso-Boakye beats Bantama MP to book ticket for election 2020
Deputy Chief of Staff at the presidency, Francis Asenso Boakye has unseated the Member of Parliament for Bantama, Daniel Okyem Boakye, to represent the New Patriotic Party in the December 2020 parliamentary polls. He polled 456 votes in the Saturday primary as against the 122 secured by Mr Okyem …
Read More »NPP Primaries: Ofoase Ayirebi affirms Oppong Nkrumah
All 450 delegates across 25 electoral areas in the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), have acclaimed incumbent Kojo Oppong Nkrumah as their candidate for the 2020 elections. The acclamation comes weeks after nominations closed in the constituency and saw the first-term MP as …
Read More »EC official sacked over NPP parliamentary primaries
The Electoral Commission has sacked an electoral officer of Adjen Kotoku Kojo at Ga West Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region for breaching specific instructions. The said official is said to have counted and announced the results of the polling station in the ongoing New Patriotic Party …
Read More »Airbus saga: I’m clean – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has broken his silence on the Airbus scandal by dismissing allegations of wrongdoing in the purchase of the two aircraft for the Ghana Armed Forces. He has also denied benefiting from the deal financially. Exclusive interview Speaking in an exclusive interview with the …
Read More »I chose the name ‘Sarkodie’ because I thought It was linked to wealth – Sarkodie
Rapper Sarkodie says he chose the name because he thought rich men are called by that name. According to him, while growing up, his father had three rich friends all of whom were called Sarkodie so he chose that name so wealth could find him when he grows. …
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