Owner of Zoomlion and the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong’s long standing bad wisher and detractor, Manasseh Azure Awuni is ignorantly jubilating and jumping from one platform to another posting his aged story on the court issue between Zoomlion and the Auditor General after the High Court …
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Dennis Tetteh & Francis Narh Powers FC Slavia Mozyr To Victory
Ghanaian Internationals Dennis Tetteh and Francis Narh scored for Slavia Mozyr in a 3-5 victory against Locomotive Gomel in a preparatory game ahead of the new Belarusian league season. Dennis Tetteh scored once with an assist whiles his Ghanaian counterpart Francis netted twice with an assist as well. Dennis Tetteh …
Read More »NPP denies presidential debate report
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) says contrary to media report, it is unaware of any impending Presidential debate ahead of the 2020 Presidential Election. Last week, there was media report claiming that the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) was scheduled to organize three Presidential debates ahead of December …
Read More »Ghana among 10 most prosperous countries in Africa
Ghana (ranked 10th) has become one of the most prosperous nations in Africa, built on a strong tradition of democratic stability, widely respected governance institutions, and a well-educated population, free from large-scale violence. With increased investment and tourism, Ghana’s economy has consistently outgrown sub-Saharan Africa. The challenge for Ghana now …
Read More »Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospital staff strike to demand closure of China border
Hundreds of hospital workers in Hong Kong have gone on strike, demanding the border with mainland China be completely closed to reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading. Hong Kong has suspended cross-border rail and ferry services, but health workers want a total border closure. Authorities say closing the border …
Read More »Airbus Bribery Scandal: Special Prosecutor to probe ‘Government Officials’
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has tasked the Office of the Special Prosecutor to conduct an inquiry into the involvement of any public official, “past or present” who may have been engaged in the Airbus bribery scandal. A statement signed by Eugene Arhin, the Director of Communications at the Presidency …
Read More »Results of Ghana Premier League after week seven
Herewith results of match day seven of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) played on Sunday. Kumasi: Kotoko 1-1 Liberty Dawu: Dreams 0-1 Hearts Dormaa: Aduana 1-0 Medeama Bechem: B. Utd 2-1 B. Chelsea Accra: Olympics 0-1 WAFA SC Obuasi: AshGold 1-0 Ebusua Dwarfs Accra: Inter Allies 4-2 King Faisal Source: ghananewsagency.org
Read More »Why we placed travel restrictions on Nigerians – US
Oyetunji Abioye, John Ameh, Sunday Aborisade, Femi Makinde, Kamarudeen Ogundele, Success Nwogu, Friday Olokor, Alexander Okere, Mudiaga Affe and Adelani Adepegba The United States has given reasons for imposing visa restrictions on Nigerians and five other countries’ nationals. It said Nigeria did not comply with the established identity-management and information-sharing …
Read More »Fire Guts Burma Camp Battalion Market
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is investigating the cause of the fire, which gutted the Battalion Market at Burma Camp Saturday evening. The fire started around 1900 hours and partially destroyed 10 metal containers while seven wooden structures were totally burnt. Divisional Officer (DO) Grade II, Ellis Okoh, the …
Read More »Palm wine: The health benefits of this drink will amaze you
There is nothing that is as beneficial to our health than the various gifts of nature. Unarguably, palm wine is one of them. Palm wine is a sweet, tasty drink that is gotten from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the Palmyra, date palms, and coconut …
Read More »Sarkodie, Efia Odo, KOD, others react to Kofi B’s death
Ghanaian celebrities and music lovers on Sunday, February 2, 2020 took to Twitter to mourn the death of highlife artiste Kofi Boakye Yiadom, aka Kofi B. The multiple award-winning musician passed away after performing at a concert in the Central Region of Ghana. His colleague musician Kofi Nti said Kofi …
Read More »Here’s what reportedly killed Highlife musician Kofi B
Fresh details have emerged about what led to the death of Highlife musician Kofi B. According to a new report by Zionfelix.com, Kofi B died as a result of a heart attack. He is said to have complained of chest pains and usual heartbeat after a performance at Cape Coast …
Read More »New syllabus won’t go contrary to Ghana’s cultural values – NAPO
The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh says subjects that go contrary to the cultural values, norms and religious sensitivities of the country will not be accepted in the new school curriculum. The government in 2019 announced the introduction of a new curriculum for basic schools in the country. There …
Read More »Burkina Faso: Gunmen kill 20 civilians in attack
As many as 20 civilians have been killed in an overnight attack in north-western Burkina Faso. Unidentified heavily armed men on motorbikes carried out the attack on a village in Bani municipality, north of the capital Ouagadougou, on Saturday night, AFP news agency says. The attack comes a week after …
Read More »Airbus paid no bribe under NDC – Marietta Brew
Former Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong has denied claims that European airliner Airbus paid bribes to some high ranking officials during the Mills administration. The reports which emerged after the company admitted in a UK court that it paid bribes to officials in some five countries including Ghana between 2009 and 2015 …
Read More »Airbus scandal: Mahama’s presidential ambition in limbo – Franklin Cudjoe
IMANI President, Franklin Cudjoe has said that John Mahama’s presidential campaign towards the December 2020 elections, will definitely take a hit following the recent Airbus corruption scandal. Ghana, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Taiwan, have been cited as destinations where Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, Airbus, admitted that it paid huge …
Read More »We will replace one district, one factory with staple processing zones – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that the next National Democratic Congress government will replace the one district, one factory programme to staple processing zones. That, he said would encourage farmers and investors to pump in more resources into the processing sector as they would not be restricted by …
Read More »EC woos Council of State over new voters’ register
The Electoral Commission has brought before the Council of state, the subject of a new voters’ register and the need for it. Despite stiff opposition and varied concerns raised by other parties in opposition, the Commission appears to be resolute in its compilation of a new register for the upcoming …
Read More »Dumsor is back, give us a timetable – Minority
The Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee, Adam Mutawakilu says dumsor is back but the government has failed to provide a timetable so Ghanaians would be aware. According to him, Ghana is currently experiencing load shedding due to what he termed as the incompetence of the current administration. …
Read More »Tanzania Church Stampede Kills 20 Worshippers
At least 20 people have been killed and 16 injured in a stampede during an outdoor religious service in Tanzania. Worshippers were attending a Pentecostal service at a stadium in the northern town of Moshi on Saturday evening when the incident occurred. Moshi district commissioner Kippi Warioba said attendees rushed …
Read More »Somalia Declares Emergency Over Locust Swarms
Somalia has declared a national emergency as large swarms of locusts spread across east Africa. The country’s Ministry of Agriculture said the insects, which consume large amounts of vegetation, posed “a major threat to Somalia’s fragile food security situation”. There are fears that the situation may not be brought under …
Read More »Fifa President proposes Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years
Fifa President, Gianni Infantino, has proposed to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years instead of two, as he outlined his vision to “project African football to the top of the world.” Infantino was speaking at a Caf seminar in Morocco, …
Read More »Mahama sets social media ablaze after Airbus bribery claims
Ghanaians on social media have taken former president John Mahama to the cleaners after Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, Airbus admitted that it paid huge bribes in order to secure contracts in a number of countries, Ghana, included under the erstwhile Mills-Mahama administration. The multinational company was fined £3 billion as …
Read More »7 strange religions around the world
Religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. These practices sometimes may not conform with our expectations from a ‘religion’ but they succeed in fulfilling what is expected of a religion which is uniting people because of the belief that …
Read More »Listen: Kofi B’s final moments
Close friend of late musician, Kofi Boakye Yiadom popularly known as Kofi B has given a chilling account of his final moments on earth. Colleague musician, Kofi Nti said he was asleep in his hotel room at Abease Dominase in the Central region when he got a distress call from …
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