Founder of the Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has warned media personnel who misrepresent contents of his sermons to make news to be wary of the consequences. Although he didn’t call out names, Archbishop Duncan Williams stated that many media persons and news outlets twist his sermons to make …
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GES to publish performances of second cycle schools – Dr. Adutwum
Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that his outfit would soon be publishing the performances of second cycle schools to the public. Speaking at an education forum on the theme, ‘Ghana’s transformation agenda on education, basic and Secondary’, Dr. Osei Adutwum said the objective is for …
Read More »Unexplained wealth to be criminalised – Special Prosecutor
As part of its anti-corruption programme this year, the Office of the Special Prosecutor is pushing the agenda for the criminalisation of unexplained wealth. When successful, it will lead to the amendment of the Special Prosecutor’s law to place the burden of proof on public servants and private individuals to …
Read More »Breaking News: U.S Denies Iranian Foreign Minister Visa To Attend UN Meeting As Tensions Escalate
The United States has reportedly denied the Iranian Foreign Minister visa to attend a UN meeting on its shores. According to a report by AlJazeera, Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States had declined to issue him a visa to attend a UN Security Council meeting scheduled …
Read More »200 NPP supporters defect to NDC at Singa/Daboya
About 200 members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Daboya- Mankarigu Constituency of the Savanah Region have defected to the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Enumerating their reasons for defecting to the NDC, the defectors said their community is lagging behind in development after voting massively …
Read More »Fire consumes 17 stores, Bible escapes unscathed
Fire has ravaged 17 stores – 15 of them made of freight containers and the other two built from traditional materials – at Asokwa Tunsuom in the Bekwai municipality of the Ashanti Region. The inferno started around 6 p.m. on Monday, 6 January 2020 and destroyed properties worth thousands of …
Read More »Anin Yeboah sworn-in as 14th Chief Justice of Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn into office the 14th Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, Justice Anin Yeboah, marking the beginning of a new era in the history of the Judiciary. Addressing the investiture ceremony of the Chief Justice of the Republic at the Jubilee House, after …
Read More »See citizens as partners – Bureau of Public Safety to Police
Security experts have urged the Ghana Police Service to improve its relationship with civilians and strive to maintain strong communication with other security agencies. Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, Nana Yaw Akwada, said the solution to this is not far from training police on civilian interaction. “The …
Read More »Frustrated Menzgold customers to petition international community over locked up funds
The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold, has reiterated its intention to appeal to the international community to help with the retrieval of their locked up investment. The company since its collapse in 2018 following a suspension order from the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been struggling to refund monies …
Read More »Zimbabwe vice-president’s wife freed on bail
A court in Zimbabwean has freed the estranged wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga on $50,000 (£38,000) bail following her arrest last month on charges of attempting to murder him, and of being involved in fraud and money laundering. Marry Mubaiwa was ordered to surrender her diplomatic passport and the title …
Read More »Cardi B asks fans to choose her Nigerian name
The US rapper Cardi B has asked her fans on Twitter to choose her new Nigerian name several days after saying she was filing for Nigerian citizenship. In her post, which has already been retweeted more than 10,000 times, she gave them two options: Chioma B or Cadijat. Social embed …
Read More »Mahrez, Mane and Salah in contention for 2019 Caf award
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will crown its 2019 Player of the year at its awards ceremony in the Egyptian coastal resort of Hurghada on Tuesday. Algeria’s Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez is up against the Liverpool duo of Sadio Mane of Senegal and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah for the …
Read More »Today is Constitution Day
Today, Tuesday, 7 January 2019 is Constitution Day, a public holiday set aside to mark the coming into effect of the 1992 Constitution and the birth of the Fourth Republic. First observed last year, the newly-designated holiday is to remind Ghanaians of their commitment to uphold the tenets of the …
Read More »Mohammed Polo declares readiness for Black Stars job, draws five year plan for Qatar 2022
Former Ghana international Mohammed Polo has revealed his readiness for the Black Stars job, insisting he will do whatever it takes to bring back the glory days. The ex-Hearts of Oak schemer also adds he has started planing for Qatar 2022 and should he begin given the job, he will …
Read More »Over 40 kiosks, cars burnt to ashes at Achimota
Over 40 kiosks, some cars and a bar have been burnt to ashes at a slum under the Achimota overhead bridge. Residents at the slum located between Eden Securities and Makey Pub woke up to the Tuesday morning and are counting their losses. Eyewitnesses say the fire started from one …
Read More »Wontumi has no power to make all NPP’s Ashanti MPs go unopposed – F.F Anto
The Second National Vice-Chair of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Frederick F. Anto has stated that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Mr Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as ‘Wontumi’, has no power to instruct that all incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) in the party’s stronghold should be …
Read More »Efya helped me out of my depressed state – MzVee
Ghanaian musician MzVee has disclosed that her colleague songstress Efya, helped her to come out of her depression. According to MzVee, Efya played a pivotal role in her life during her depressed state, adding that she offered her counseling and showed her love. She indicated that her sudden disappearance from …
Read More »Democracy not dictatorship – Amoako Tuffour to NPP
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Amoako Tuffour has charged the party members in the Ashanti region to adhere to the democratic principles governing the party especially as they prepare towards their parliamentary primaries. Dr Tuffour believes the era of dictatorship in the party is …
Read More »BBC’s ‘Sex for Grades’ documentary title misleading, sensational – UG Committee
The fact-finding committee established by the University of Ghana to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against two lecturers at the institution following a documentary by the BBC says the title of the piece was deceptive and dramatic. Prof Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor were referred to the Committee …
Read More »Man busted for shooting girlfriend in hotel room
A 42-year-old man identified as Edwin Awuku has shot and killed her girlfriend at the Ceder Cresent Hotel at Danyame, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region where they checked-in together police investigations have revealed. According to the Police, there was no armed robbery attack at the Hotel as was reported by …
Read More »Soleimani: Stampede kills mourners at commander’s burial
Several people have been killed in a stampede as Iranians flocked to the hometown of a top commander killed in a US drone strike for his burial. The exact toll is unconfirmed but emergency officials confirmed that there had been deaths. Qasem Soleimani is being laid to rest in Kerman, …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: New born child tied in a polythene bag and dumped at a Refuse Dump
Abortion is frowned upon by many but after watching this viral video, we think it’s much preferable than carrying a baby for 9 solid months just to abandon it at a Refuse Dump. A viral video shows a baby been dumped at a waste site. The innocent child was left …
Read More »Man, 42, shoots dead girlfriend at Cedar Cresent Hotel
A 42-year-old man known as Edwin Awuku has been arrested by the Kumasi Police after he shot dead his girlfriend at the Cedar Cresent Hotel at Danyame. Police Investigation into the alleged murder revealed that the deceased was shot and killed by the suspect after he reported the incident as …
Read More »Akufo-Addo swears in Anin Yeboah as new CJ today
President Akufo-Addo is expected to swear in the new Chief Justice, Anin Yeboah at a short ceremony at the Jubilee House today. Justice Anin Yeboah was approved by Parliament following his successful vetting in December last year. He was vetted by the Appointment Committee of the House composed of both …
Read More »Govt to introduce new emergency call number for ambulance service
The Special Development Initiatives Ministry headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson, under which the procurement of ambulances for each constituency as promised by President Nana Akufo-Addo falls, says a new emergency number for the ambulance service will be introduced soon. The government procured 307 ambulances in total in line with a …
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