Three Ghanaians, namely Enoch Adjei, Hamadu Hassan and Anane Vida who have completed 102, 94 and 61 courses respectively emerged as top learners on the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) scholarship programme. Ghana, through the Ghana Library Authority forms part of the four countries which includes …
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GFCL Not A “Scam” Company- Aggrieved Contractors cautions MMDCEs
Ghana First Company Limited is a private company partnering government in the construction of over 800 Ultramodern Toilet Facilities nationwide.It was alleged that Ghana Fist Company Limited is a “scam” company by some Aggrieved Contractors being working under Ghana First Company. This is because Over 200 contractors working for …
Read More »The Workplace Wellness Program is set to bring back confidence at the Workplace – City Xtra Limited
The confidence to return to work has been a major subject in this COVID- 19 era. The assurance of whether one is safe being at home or at the workplace remains fully unanswered. The way forward in resolving the major part of this challenge is to have your workplace/home/environment disinfected. …
Read More »EC must remove 7m names from register – LMVCA demands
Pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance wants over 7 million names expunged from the voter’s register, if the Electoral Commission decides not to compile new register. At a news conference in Accra, convener of the group that has been championing for a new register for years, David Asante said …
Read More »[VIDEO]: 24-year-old drug addict cries for help
Like it or not, while some Ghanaians cannot survive a day without food under this unfathomable period, hence pleading with the government to supply them with food, there is a group of people whose daily survival is dependent on drugs. That’s the story of Nurudeen Mohammed also known as Shack, …
Read More »Two-year-old boy drowns in Veronica bucket in Kumasi
A two-year-old boy has died after he drowned in a Veronica bucket over the weekend. The unfortunate incident, which occurred around 7:30 am at Boadi near Kumasi, has left the family of the toddler in grief. The little boy was said to be playing in the yard their house while …
Read More »NDC launches ‘corruption tracker’ series to check corrupt Gov’t officials
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched a platform to expose misappropriation and embezzlement of state funds by officials of the Akufo-Addo government code-named “Corruption Tracker Series”. The National Communication Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi who launched the platform in the capital, Accra on Monday [June 8, 2020] said …
Read More »AU against the compilation of new voter’s register
Executive Secretary of Care Ghana, David Kumi has disclosed that the policies of the African Union are highly against reforms being instituted by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC). According to him, per the African Union’s policies, no country is expected to make major reforms to their electoral processes a year prior …
Read More »3,000 Ghanaians set for evacuation – Foreign Affairs Ministry
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has revealed that the government is working to bring back home about 3,000 stranded Ghanaians in some countries. She said the evacuees included seven Ghanaians, who arrived in the country by a charter flight on the afternoon of Thursday, June …
Read More »Boy,15 shot for flouting public gathering restriction
Amadu Yussif, a 15 year old boy has been shot in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region for flouting President Akufo-Addo’s directive on public gatherings on June 6. The victim DGN Online gathered was shot on the thigh at Next Level Club, when he attempted escaping police …
Read More »2 feared dead as Kia truck rams into traders
A Kia truck rammed into traders and cars at Kumasi, injuring several traders and crashing into cars. The incident which happened at the Adehyeman market on Monday, June 8, 2020 reportedly affected 7 persons, with 2 feared dead and 5 sustaining various degrees of injury. The truck with registration number …
Read More »I’m ready to join any Ghana Premier League club – Ahmed Toure
Former Asante Kotoko striker Ahmed Simba Toure has announced his readiness to join any Ghana Premier League side who will come for his services. The Burkinabe international is often regarded as one of the best foreigners to have ever played in the Ghana Premier League. Though Toure has featured for Accra Hearts …
Read More »Govt Tackles Kumasi Floods
THE PERENNIAL floods that cause havoc for most of the residents of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region look likely to stop this year. The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has announced that most of the bridges in the flood-prone areas in Kumasi will be fixed and big drains desilted, because …
Read More »Kumasi: Covid-19 Chases Commercial Sex Workers Away
Commercial sex workers known in local parlance as “Ashawo”, who usually stand on the shoulder of major roads in Kumasi to operate, has significantly reduced lately. The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, who made the observation, attributed the sharp drop to two major factors, one of which is the coronavirus …
Read More »2020 Polls: NPP MP for Fomena goes independent
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Fomena Constituency, Andrews Amoako Asiamah, who entered the legislature on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2016 is going for his second term as an Independent Candidate. This comes only two weeks to the party’s Parliamentary Primaries which have been scheduled for …
Read More »MTN reacts to NCA’s ‘monopoly breaking policies’
Telecommunications giant, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), has responded to media reports on the National Communications Authority’s (NCA) decision to implement some specific policies to ensure a level-playing field for all network operators within the telecommunications industry. The new policies, according to the reports, are due to MTN’s huge market share …
Read More »COVID-19 cases rise to 48 285, death toll close to 1 000
Mpumalanga has recorded its first death as the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 2 312 to 48 285. Meanwhile, in the Western Cape, 45 people succumbed to the COVID-19 related disease, bringing the death toll to 998 as of Sunday. “We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the …
Read More »Sarkodie retires from Instagram
Rapper Sarkodie who became an IG model posting photos and videos of himself showing his swags has announced that he’s no more going to do that. According to the rapper, he has stopped posting photos and videos of himself on his social media platform after fans reacted to his recent one with …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Ohemaa Mercy has left her matrimonial home – Afia Schwarzenegger alleges
Controversial media personality Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa aka Afia Schwarzenegger has alleged that award-winning gospel musician Ohemaa Mercy’s marriage has collapsed for almost a year now. In a video released on her Youtube page, Afia Schwarzenegger alleged that the ‘Edin Jesus’ hitmaker packed her belongings from her matrimonial home two days after her annual Tehilla …
Read More »What are we going to do in church with 1 hour? – Kumchacha asks Nana Addo
Ghana’s incumbent president in the person of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday night lifted the ban on social gatherings including places of worship. In line with social distancing rules amid the coronavirus pandemic, he said, mosques and churches should host worshippers at one-fourth of their capacity. “An abridged format …
Read More »[Watch] : Funny Face begs his wife to bring back his twins
Ghanaian comic actor, Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng, well known as Funny Face has sent a word of caution to his wife, Ama Vanessa as he pleads with her to bring back his twins. Funny Face in an Instagram post indicated that he is ever ready to pay the mother …
Read More »NPP Primaries: Here are the unopposed MPs
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released a list of Members of Parliament who will not have contenders in the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries slated for Saturday, June 20. At a press conference addressed by its General Secretary, John Boadu, Monday, the NPP explained that those MPs are going unopposed because no …
Read More »26-Year-Old Man Arrested For Raping 7-Year-Old Girl Inside A Church
Operatives of Benue State Police Command have arrested a 26-year-old man identified as Patrick Onoja Igah for allegedlu raping a 7-year-old girl inside the 7th wonder church premises in Owukpa area of Benue state over the weekend. This sad incident was confirmed to newsmen by the Police Public Relations Officer in …
Read More »NPP suspends all cursing delegates
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has instructed constituency executives to suspend, with immediate effect, all delegates who invoked curses on leadership over the disqualification of some parliamentary aspirants. These delegates of the party resorted to invoking deities to register their dissatisfaction with the national executives for not allowing some aspirants …
Read More »NIA postpones distribution of 3.8m Ghana cards
The National Identification Authority’s mass Ghana card distribution exercise which was scheduled for Monday, 8 June 2020, has been postponed to Wednesday, 10 June 2020. The exercise will take place in all the 16 regions of Ghana. The Authority said 3,875,441 printed cards will be issued to the applicants at …
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