Founder of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) and General Overseer of the Life Assembly Worship Centre, Rev. Christain Andrew has given President Akufo-Addo a week to lift the ban on church activities or face the wrath of God. The man of God and an aspiring president told Nyankonton Mu Nsem …
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50-year-old man & daughter killed in a fire outbreak at Ashaiman
A fire outbreak at Ashaiman Lebanon Zone Two has claimed the lives of a 50-year-old man and his nine years old daughter. Three other children, two boys, and a girl, who sustained degrees of injury, are currently in critical condition at the Tema General Hospital. According to an eyewitness, Harouna …
Read More »Coronavirus: Churches prepare for reopening
The Heads of Christian Ecumenical Bodies in Ghana have issued guidelines to mitigate the spread of coronavirus when church reopens. The bodies that presented the guidelines included the Christian Council, the National Association of Charismatic and Christian Churches, Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Signing the mitigating guidelines were; Most Rev Dr …
Read More »Photos: Man collapses as wife saves ‘chop money’ to build mansion
One Joseph Yohana, who is based in Kaduna with his family, has reportedly collapsed out of joy after his wife, Juan revealed she built a new house with savings she made from money he has been giving her to cook and take care of other domestic needs. A Facebook source, …
Read More »Court remands cheating wife, lover who conspired to kill husband
The Asokwa District Court 2 has remanded a married woman and her boyfriend who conspired to kill her husband at Pamen near Kwabeng in the Eastern region. The two were remanded after the prosecutor, Chief Superintendent Kofi Blagodzi, prayed the court, presided over by His worship Korkor Achaw Owusu, to …
Read More »Shut Down: It’s About Time Radio Gold & Radio XYZ Are Granted Amnesty – Baako Pleads
Kweku Baako Jnr is advocating for the reopening of some radio stations that have been closed down in the country. The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper held the view that even though some laws were violated by these media houses, “I think it’s about time amnesty” is granted them. Radio Gold …
Read More »NDC MP donates “fake” thermometers to health centers
Member of Parliament for Talensi Constituency, Benson Tongo Baba’s Infrared Thermometers donated in the Upper East Region have been detected to be fake. The MP has made some donations to health facilities in his constituency as part of his contributions to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. It is unclear …
Read More »‘Only 20 MPs out of 275 understand legislative work of parliament’ – Majority Leader
Majority Leader has expressed fear for parliament over the lack of quality of persons who get the opportunity to be parliamentarians. Out of the 275 MPs we have in parliament, only 20 of them are keen on the legislative work of the House. “We don’t have more than 20 MPs …
Read More »Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta fires indirect warning to Partey amid transfer speculation
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has indirectly fired a warning shot to Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey that he is only interested in recruiting players who have a strong desire to don the Gunners shirt. Partey has been identified by Arteta as a priority target this summer, with the Spaniard keen …
Read More »Business stories that made headlines this week
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic In Ghana, it’s been a rather hectic week into the new month of businesses having to adjust to the new normal. With some firms and business having being forced to fold and lay off staff, others have introduced innovative measures due to social …
Read More »Cedi falls by 1.18% to dollar, trades at GH¢5.93 at forex bureau
The Ghana cedi has returned to the depreciation trajectory despite a strong performance in the first three-and-a-half months of this year. As of 6 May 2020, the cedi had declined in value by 1.18% to trade at GH¢5.600 to the US dollar on the interbank forex market and 2.36% to …
Read More »COVID-19 could kill 190,000 in Africa in first year, WHO warns
The novel coronavirus could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year if it is not contained, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The projections are contained in a new WHO Africa study …
Read More »Man caged for avoiding court for 2 years
The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah, has remanded into police custody one Mohammed Buzu, who has been absent from court for two years for possessing firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. Buzu, a trader, was arrested in November 2017 and granted bail …
Read More »Kumawood actors use black magic – Oboy Siki reveals [WATCH VIDEO]
Veteran Kumawood actor Oboy Siki has alleged that most Kumawood actors use black magic to challenge themselves. According to Oboy Siki, he does not believe someone in the industry used to juju to kill Bernard Nyarko as posited by many prophets and prophetess. In his view, the actors and actress don’t use …
Read More »Islamist militants clash in West Africa
The Islamic State (IS) group has confirmed for the first time that it is engaged in heavy fighting with al-Qaeda linked militants in Mali and Burkina Faso. In its online publication, al-Naba, it described members of al-Qaeda’s Sahel affiliate as apostates and wild dogs. IS said it had targeted its …
Read More »Cross-border cashew trade attracting foreigners despite border closure
Despite closure of the country’s borders to help curb spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), some foreigners have been maneuvering into the country to conduct illegal businesses through border posts with Cote d’Ivoire in the Bono Region. The situation has heightened fears and anxiety among residents in communities like Sampa, Nkrankwanta, Kofibadukrom …
Read More »NDC hates me because of Prof. Mills – Allotey Jacobs
The former Central Regional chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs has put forward that allegation of misconduct leveled against him by his party is because of his close relations with the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills. Allotey who now describes himself as a social commentator …
Read More »I Did not Kill Mills – John Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama is going after Kwame Baffoe, aka Abronye DC, after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) man had allegedly said on a television programme that he (Mahama) killed the then sitting President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills. He has caused his lawyers to write to the Criminal …
Read More »Charles Ampofo linked with Kotoko Executive Chairman position
Dubai-based businessman and conglomerator Charles Ampofo, who is chairman of Kampac Group Incorporated, has emerged as a candidate for the Asante Kotoko Executive Chairman job. According to a report by Kumasi-based radio Silver FM, the chairman-Kampac Oil ME, will be given the nod to steer the club. Ampofo is reported …
Read More »Afriyie Acquah eyes Black Stars return
Yeni Malatyaspor midfielder Afriyie Acquah has set his sights on returning to the Ghana national team. Acquah has not been called up for duty since the Black Stars’ poor performance at the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The 27-year-old enforcer has been in top form for Yeni Malatyaspor …
Read More »SA consults neighbouring states on COVID-19 response
President Cyril Ramaphosa has convened a virtual consultative meeting with Heads of State and Government from neighbouring countries to discuss responses to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Today’s meeting, which will be chaired by President Ramaphosa, aims to afford countries the chance to share views on coordinated responses to curb the …
Read More »COVID-19: We’ll cater for Ghanaians stranded abroad – Foreign Affairs Ministry
Ghanaians who are stranded abroad following border restrictions imposed in the country will soon receive assistance from the government. This is according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which says it is frantically putting in place measures to ensure that such an agenda is executed. This comes on the back …
Read More »Mahama shouldn’t have had ‘bribe-taking’ interview with the BBC – Stan Dogbe
Former Presidential aide, Stan Dogbe, has said BBC’s interview with former President John Dramani Mahama in 2016 is one that shouldn’t have happened. According to him, he was not present at the BBC’s interview with President Mahama because it wasn’t part of the itinerary of that trip. Stan Dogbe said …
Read More »70,000 People To Be Sponsored For 2020/2021 Academic Year — Scholarship Secretariat
The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat on Thursday in Sekondi encouraged interested applicants to quickly log on to the www.scholarshipgh.com portal and follow the three-step application process before May, 15 deadline. Mr. Kingsley Agyeman, the Director of the Secretariat, told Journalists that about 70,000 people are expected to be sponsored with tax …
Read More »Police on man-hunt for suspected burkinabe criminal
A Burkinabe National is on the wanted list of the Ghana Police Service in the Upper East Region for alleged theft. Abdulai Bari, the suspect, is 26 years old and an ex-convict who lives in Takuna in Navrongo and is alleged to be the one after a set of robberies …
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