Oil-producing West African giant, Nigeria will in the coming days turn its attention from importing salt from Brazil for its petrochemical industry. The country is likely to focus on Ghana for the resources due to its abundance in Ghana. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Aufo-Addo on Friday, June …
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Technology University Bill passed
A bill aimed at providing a legal framework for the establishment of a public communication technology university in Ghana has been passed. Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday unanimously approved the Ghana Communication Technology University Bill, 2020 which will allow the Government to take over the Ghana Technology University College …
Read More »Nigeria projects 39.4m job losses by end of year
A team charged with developing Nigeria’s economic recovery plan from the coronavirus pandemic says about 39.4 million people could be jobless by the end of 2020 if government fails to act. The Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan, led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of …
Read More »World Day Against Child Labour: DCE urges parents to give children balanced diet to fight COVID 19
The Techiman North Distric Chief Executive (DCE) Hon Peter Mensah on Friday June 12, 2020 held World Day Against Child Labour with a call on parents and caregivers to adopt the habit of giving their wards a well-balanced diet to boost their immune system to enable the Children fight again …
Read More »NPP To Sensitize Traditional Rulers On The Need For Compilation Of New Voter’s Register
The Bono Regional Executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) are set to embark on sensitization tour to the various paramount chiefs in the region on the new voter’s registration exercise. The tour which has been scheduled for 15th June, 2020 is to deliberate on issues concerning the upcoming …
Read More »Manasseh Azure: If NDC loses the Supreme Court case against EC
Dear DC You’re in court against the Electoral Commission (EC). You don’t want the Commission to compile a new voter register for the 2020 parliamentary and presidential election. Almost all civil society organisations in Ghana have issued a statement saying a new register is needless. Some well-meaning Ghanaians agree with …
Read More »Nyantakyi’s FIFA ban ‘inhumane’ – Laryea Kingston
Ex-Ghana international Laryea Kingston insists the global ban handed to former FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi is “harsh”. Nyantakyi’s 13-year reign as head of the country’s football governing body ended in ignominy after the world body’s ethics committee banned him for life after being found guilty of bribery and corruption charges on October …
Read More »NPP Delegates Curses: John Boadu and others may suffer embarrassing flatulence, madness – Otumfuo’s Chief Priest
Leadership of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is likely to suffer flatulence madness if indeed they are guilty of what their delegates accused them of before they invoked curses on them, Nana Baffour Sumankwahene Asare Ababio, Chief Priest of Asantehene has revealed. According to him, though sometimes people cursed …
Read More »Burundi court rules president-elect should be sworn in
Burundi’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye should be sworn in as soon as possible as the country’s next head of state. Pierre Nkrunziza, who had been president for 15 years and was due to leave office in August, suddenly died on Monday. According to the constitution, the …
Read More »Government must save football industry – Woyome
A member of the Parliamentary Committee for Sports has warned that football risk collapsing if the government does not come to the aid of the struggling industry. The stocks of Ghana football has for the last three years plummeted to its lowest ebb with the sector battling two major crisis …
Read More »Pastor sleeps with mother for 19 years
ASTOR A 57-year-old Pastor of the African Faith Tabernacle Church at Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region Peter Inkoom has been fined by the Chief of the area after it emerged that he has been having sexual intercourse with his own mother for 19 years. Joseph Quarshie, a Junior brother …
Read More »22-year-old auto mechanic remanded for robbing a student
A 22-year-old auto mechanic (Fitter) who attacked and robbed a student at Esaase in the Atwima-Nwabiagya North District, has been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Alfred Adu Gyamfi, together with an accomplice who is currently on the run, is said to have attacked Gabriel Owusu, a …
Read More »EC hit with fresh suit at Supreme Court over Voters Register
A man, identified as Mark Takyi-Banson, has filed a suit against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Attorney-General, Gloria Akuffo. The suit, among others, seeks to challenge the EC’s decision to exclude voters identity card and birth certificates as mode of identification and qualification to be registered onto a new …
Read More »CID Invites Hot FM Host, 2 Others Over ‘Wee’ Prophet Trial
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has invited a host of Hot FM morning show, Isaac Darko Boamah, in connection with the trial of the General Overseer of Hezekiah Prayer Ministries, Kwabena Owusu Agyei, who was arrested a few days ago for threatening the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean …
Read More »Lady Eats Her Own F@eces To Survive After Employer Lock Her Up In Toilet For 6 Days
A Nigerian man has recounted the tale of a harrowing ordeal a young lady went through in the hands of her employer after she was accused of theft. The man known as Igala Alan Shore took to Twitter to disclose that the lady (name withheld) was accused of stealing a …
Read More »VODEO: Pastor narrates how doctors rejected breast cancer patient over fear of dying in their hands
Pastor Obiri Yeboah, the man of God who was the one taking care of late Agnes Dogboe, a breast cancer patient, has made shocking allegations about how doctors at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital were allegedly hesitant in operating on her. According to him, prior to his visit to Miss …
Read More »GMA Awards: Simpathy MC Grabs Three Nominations
Ghanaian Promising young Rapper Micheal Nii Quansah Known in ShowBiz as Simpathy Mc gets three (3) nominations from Good Music Awards “GMA”. The ‘Superman’ hit maker Simpathy Mc grabs three nominations in the Good Music Awards (GMA) 2020. The Ghana base Awards scheme Good Music Awards (GMA) in …
Read More »Man nabbed after stealing bakkie
A man has been arrested for stealing a car in Somerset West, Cape Town on Friday. The green double cab Toyota Hilux was parked on the pavement outside the owner’s home when it was stolen. The alleged thief was chased by the police and various security officers before he was caught. …
Read More »Teen drugged, raped and dumped in bush
Mpumalanga police are investigating a case in which a 13-year-old girl was drugged, raped and dumped in a bush in Saselani Trust in Bushbuckridge. The incident occurred on 6 June. According to the police, the girl woke up and found that she had been dumped in a bush, close to …
Read More »Efia Odo and DKB fight over Bible
Actress and socialite, Efia Odo, has touched the nerves of comedian DKB and some Christians for challenging the scriptures. According to her, God supports slavery as is documented in Exodus that a master can punish a slave, so far as he or she does not die. When cautioned not to …
Read More »Spintex: KGM Plastics Company on fire [Videos + Photos]
News reaching mynewsghana.net confirms that plastic manufacturing company KGM Industries at Spintex in Accra is on fire. We do not know the cause of the fire now. Watch this space for all the details.
Read More »10 shops burnt to ashes at Sefwi Juaboso [Video+photos]
About 10 shops have been burnt to ashes at Sefwi Juaboso in the Western North region. The cause of fire, which started around 10:00 pm yesterday, is yet to be known . Witnesses could not tell when the fire started as they only noticed the buildings were up in flames …
Read More »COVID-19: 498 new cases confirmed; Ghana’s tally now 10,856
Ghana has recorded 498 new cases of COVID-19 taking the country’s total case count to 10,856. The death toll still remains at 48 recoveries shooting up to 3,921, the Ghana Health Service announced in its latest update. Regional breakdown Greater Accra Region – 6,791 Ashanti Region – 1,905 Western Region – 874 Central …
Read More »Driver banned for life, jailed one year after accident claimed 34 lives
The surviving driver in a gory accident that claimed 34 lives has been sentenced to one year in prison. Appearing before a Cape Coast Circuit Court on Monday, Mark Mireku was found guilty on 34 counts of dangerous driving. The said accident happened at Dompoase on the Cape Coast-Takoradi Highway …
Read More »Chiefs ban pastor who slept with aunt for 19 years
The chiefs of Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region has banned a 57-year-old pastor of the African Faith Tabernacle Church from churching in the community after having an affair with his aunt who already has 11 children. The chiefs also fined Pastor Peter Inkoom three …
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