The management of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) has justified a recent demolition exercise undertaken its buffer zone. The Authority said the demolition was necessary because the settlers slowing down their work. A statement signed by Fred Oware, CEO of BPA said its attention was drawn to various media reports …
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Egyptians rush to buy treats before Eid al-Fitr curfew
Families rushed to buy sweets and biscuits in Cairo as they prepared to celebrate the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan under a tightened coronavirus curfew and lockdown. The Eid al-Fitr festivities are usually a time of release when people pack the streets and visit families, cafes and …
Read More »Kwasi Appiah is not the only person owed by GFA – Kurt Okraku
Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Okraku has revealed that coach James Kwasi Appiah is not the only person who has salaries arrears with this the association and for that matter the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Coach Kwasi Appiah has been in the news for the past weeks demanding his unpaid salaries which he …
Read More »Mahama will be made a presidential adviser of LPG – Kofi Akpaloo
Presidential candidate hopeful and founder of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo says former President Mahama will be made an adviser in his party should he choose to join it. According to him, the former president who is also the presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress …
Read More »I still stand by my comments – Boakye-Djan
A member of the 1979 Revolution, Osahene Kwadwo Boakye-Djan, has defended comments he is accused of making against the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). He said he is not part of the “class of people” who deny making statements attributed to them. Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on Thursday, May 21, …
Read More »Serial rapist sentenced to 15 life sentence plus 30 additional years
A 66-year-old man was sentenced to 15 life terms and an additional 30 years in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday for rape, abduction and sexual assault, according to the police. Herman Harker, who the police termed a serial rapist, was sentenced for four counts of abduction and sexual assault. …
Read More »Donald Trump Will Lose In A Landslide Because Of The Economy, New Election Model Predicts
The economy has gone from President Donald Trump’s greatest political asset to perhaps his biggest weakness. Unemployment is spiking at an unprecedented rate. Consumer spending is vanishing. And GDP is collapsing. History shows that dreadful economic trends like these spell doom for sitting presidents seeking reelection. The coronavirus recession will cause Trump to …
Read More »Premature baby’s Covid-19 death to be investigated
The cause of death of the baby born prematurely, and said to have died of Covid-19 after a two-day struggle for survival, will be investigated, the Western Cape government said on Thursday. “We are saddened by this tragic loss of such a young life and send our deepest sympathies to …
Read More »Mahama is a threat to NPP – Afriyie Ankrah
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Elvis Afriyie Ankrah says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) went on a vitriol last week against former president John Dramani Mahama because they know he constitutes a threat to their bid of staying in power for another term. He said the ruling party did not address the substantial …
Read More »Teachers should be ready to forgo 50% of their salary if they want to stay home – Prof. Adei
Professor Emeritus, Stephen Adei says teachers must be ready to forgo 50% of their salaries if they want to continue staying at home. The outbreak of Covid-19 in Ghana has resulted in the closure of schools to curb the spread of the disease and teachers have been at home since March. Speaking …
Read More »Burundi voting ends in calm despite fraud allegation
Voting in Burundi’s presidential election passed calmly on Wednesday despite simmering political violence, the coronavirus pandemic and the opposition accusing the authorities of fraud. In what could be the first competitive presidential election in Burundi since a civil war erupted in 1993, the ruling CNDD-FDD party’s candidate, retired general Evariste …
Read More »Mining records 38% Producer Price Inflation
The Mining and Quarrying sub-sector recorded the highest year-on-year producer price inflation rate of 38.0 percent, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), has said. This, according to the GSS, is followed by the utility sub-sector with 12.1 percent. The Manufacturing sub-sector recorded the lowest year-on-year producer inflation rate of 0.5 percent. …
Read More »‘Asamoah Gyan, Abedi Pele best I’ve seen play’ – GFA president Kurt Okraku
The President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt E.S. Okraku has named Asamoah Gyan and Abedi Pele as the two most distinguished players he saw play in the national team colors. Asamoah Gyan is Ghana’s all time top scorer with 51 goals having represented the Black Stars since 2003. He …
Read More »Benevolence and politics landed Apraku in abject poverty – Journalist reveals
Broadcast journalist, Kofi Adomah Nwanwani has given a chilling account of how Emmanuel Kwaku Apraku, popularly known as Apraku My Daughter, lost all his wealth and became extremely poor. Apraku My Daughter was found dead in his room in Kasoa yesterday after he went missing for three days with a …
Read More »Suspended NPP Parliamentary Aspirant sacked as Deputy NADMO Coordinator
Suspended New Patriotic Party (NPP)Parliamentary Aspirant for Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency in the North East Region Mr. Peter Wuni Baaga has been dismissed as the Deputy Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. A letter from the Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei Opare sighted by MyNewsGh.com did not give any …
Read More »Jealous husband in police grips for killing wife
A 60-year old man is in the grips of the Sawla police for allegedly killing his wife, Bora Bonbiatey, 57, at Gando a suburb of Tuna in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the newly created Savannah Region. PAD FM sources say Yikatey Somatey, the suspect who had accused his wife of …
Read More »Migrants and those without ID face hunger in South Africa
South Africa has marshalled huge resources towards preventing its poor from starving because of COVID-19, but undocumented citizens and stranded migrants face hunger as they slip through the net, aid workers say. Some 11,000 families waited for charity food parcels on Wednesday in a queue stretching for several kilometres outside …
Read More »JUST IN: Rapper E.L involved in a car accident [WATCH VIDEO]
Rapper E.L real name Elorm Adablah was involved in a car accident that caused damage to several cars. The sad ordeal happened around Okponglo Junction in Accra a few minutes ago. The Rapper’s car was one of the many cars involved in a multiple collision. EL is well without any …
Read More »Kenyan landlady ‘removes roof over rent arrears’
A Kenyan woman who failed to pay her rent last month has had the front door and part of her home’s roof removed by her landlady, local broadcaster Citizen TV reports. Ruth Shiundu, a widow, said she could not raise 11,000 Kenyan shillings ($102; £84) because her business of selling …
Read More »Kevin Taylor blasts Peace Coulcil members; Calls them ‘hungry bootlickers’
US-based journalist Kevin Taylor has tagged the members of the National Peace Council as hungry bootlickers who depend on President Akufo-Addo for their daily bread. His comment comes after the General Secretary of the National Peace Council George Amoh affirmed the independence of the Electoral Commission (EC) and appealed to all stakeholders to allow …
Read More »Two friends in bloody fight over land
A fight between two friends over a disputed land at Elobonkata in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region turned bloody last Sunday. Solomon Arku and Kwaku Prosper, both in their late 30s, are currently in critical condition and on admission at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi and …
Read More »Asiedu Nketia’s SON SACKED from Job
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has alleged that his son was sacked from a private company where he worked after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won the 2016 elections. “My son is out of work” for more than three years, he said in …
Read More »Check out which GFA Exco members voted to fire Kwasi Appiah
Kurt Okraku, the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has justified why Coach Kwesi Appiah was shown the exit. Appiah, 60, and a former captain for the national exited as Ghana head coach on December 31 following the expiration of his contract. Reports emerged that Mr Okraku had personal scores to …
Read More »Why I walked out of ‘Joe Mettle’ interview – Patience Nyarko
Gospel singer, Patience Nyarko has given reason for walking out of an interview when ‘rival’ Joe Mettle’s name came up. The interview, which has since garnered some mixed reactions saw Patience spring out of Joy News’ Becky’s face when she was asked to sing Joe Mettle’s song, Bo Noo Ni. The …
Read More »2 spiritualists arrested for allegedly ‘hijacking’ rainfall in Ketu North
Two young spiritualists in Penyi, a town in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region were rescued by the Police yesterday, Wednesday, May 20,2020 after angry residents launched an attack on them. The two spiritualists were accused of preventing rain from falling by performing short rituals in either their …
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