A renowned man of God has revealed the reason behind the failed marriages of Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah, founder and leader of the Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International. According to Apostle Francis Amoako Attah, his [Bempah] woes started the day he divorced his first wife. The …
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EIU predicts reduction in policy rate this year
Individuals and businesses seeking credit from commercial banks this year should be offered some respite as the Economist Intelligence Unit is predicting that the Bank of Ghana will lower its lending rate. The business intelligence advisory firm in its latest country report stated that the Bank of Ghana’s policy rate …
Read More »CBG to resume full operations Thursday
The management of the Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has said the bank will resume full operations on Thursday January 2. On Tuesday December 31, all CBG branches closed to the public at 2PM. A message to all customers from the management on Monday December 30 said : “Dear Valued Customer, …
Read More »‘Doggy style’ is dangerous; it can kill – Minister warns
“No two ways that Doggy style is the most practiced sexual position during intercourse, the act is dangerous and can send one to his grave than you could ever imagine”, South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi told The Insider. According to the minister in the interview sighted on The …
Read More »Fire guts shops, carpenter with mild stroke burnt to death
A carpenter has died in a fire outbreak at Asamankese in the Eastern Region. The carpenter reported be a stroke patient was burnt while asleep in his shop. The fire outbreak which occurred 31st December 2019 around 10 pm also affected two other stores. The West Akim Municipal Director of …
Read More »Hong Kong protesters vow to ‘keep fighting’ in New Year’s Day march
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters began marching in Hong Kong on New Year’s Day, demanding concessions from the city’s embattled government as the civil unrest that convulsed the Chinese-ruled city for over half a year spills into 2020. Gathering on a grass lawn in Victoria Park under grey skies, …
Read More »Terror Attacks: IGP storms town with men to reassure worshippers of their safety
The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh on New Year’s Eve led a police patrol team in Accra to energize men and women of the service who were on duty and to also reassure worshipers of their safety following reports of alleged terror attacks. The Police Chief paid surprise visits …
Read More »Thievery is what we practice in Africa as capitalism – J.J Rawlings
Former President, Jerry John Rawlings has described the African capitalism form of governance as an avenue for thieves to amass wealth for themselves at the expense of the general public. According to him, he will one day take his time to explain the differences between private capital or capitalism and …
Read More »Woman, 23, stabs boyfriend to death for cheating
A 23-year-old woman has stabbed his boyfriend to death for allegedly cheating on her. The deceased was stabbed in the chest. The incident happened at Tsostunya a community near Obawale in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. The suspect Belinda Dawutey, 23, is currently in Police Custody at …
Read More »3-year-old girl defiled by a 38-year-old fufu pounder denied just
The mother of a 3-year-old defiled girl, Dora Amakye, is seeking justice for her daughter who has been sexually abused by a 38-year-old man identified as Akwesi who is currently on the run. Several efforts by the mother to get the Police to act on the case have proved futile. …
Read More »5 important things the ruling government must fix before election 2020
With the next presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled to take place in December 2020, voters will either elect a new president and vice-president or re-elect the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The campaign for who to win the elections will intensify in 2020 as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares …
Read More »18 suspected Western Togoland separatists arrested in Bimbilla
Police in the Northern Region have arrested 18 persons suspected to be part of the separatist group, Western Togoland. According to sources within the Police Service in the Region, the arrest followed intelligence that some members of the alleged separatist group from Kpassa were holding a meeting in a primary …
Read More »It is unrealistic to abstain from sex – Dr. Tapang
The former Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Dr. Daniel Tapang in 2006 questioned the campaign strategy of HIV/AIDS educators who were advising the youth to stay away from sex. Dr. Daniel Tapang argued that “sex is biologically driven” and, therefore, it was impossible to ask the youth …
Read More »Chaos at Bukonor as residents clash with Police
Residents of Bukunor Junction and its surrounding communities in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region are demonstrating against what they say is the reckless driving by trucks transporting limestone from Asesewa to Tema. The action by the residents was triggered by the sudden deaths of two residents …
Read More »DVLA investigating cases of different vehicles with same license plate
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says it is looking into the cases of viral photos of different cars with the same vehicle registration plate. The Public Relations Officer of the Authority, Francis Asamoah Tuffuor said, “We are investigating the issue and we are having several meetings to get to …
Read More »GRIDco cuts power to Valco over $30m debt
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says it has disconnected power supply to the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO), following the failure of the company to settle over US$30million outstanding debt to it. GRIDco says the decision was made by management after several attempts to get VALCO to honour its …
Read More »5 important things the ruling government must fix before election 2020
With the next presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled to take place in December 2020, voters will either elect a new president and vice-president or re-elect the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The campaign for who to win the elections will intensify in 2020 as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares …
Read More »Otabil reveals the only reason he ‘quarrels’ with his wife
The founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil has revealed that his wife’s hardworking nature is the one reason he quarrels with her. In an odic celebratory speech of his wife during church service on Sunday, 29 December 2019, Pastor Otabil said: “I want to thank …
Read More »I’ll give mothers 1 year maternity leave after birth when I become President – Akua Donkor
Presidential candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor has revealed that one key policy she seeks to push when she becomes president is to give new mothers one year maternity leave instead of the current 3 months. According to her, the 3-month period given to mothers prevents them …
Read More »Why my father built ‘aeroplane’ vehicle – Kantanka CEO reveals
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kantanka Automobile Company, Kwadwo Safo Jnr, has explained why his father, Apostle Dr Ing. Kwadwo Safo, built the aeroplane-like vehicle. According to him, his father had always been the type that would always want to be the first to invent something unique into the world. …
Read More »BoG to auction US$715m in 2020
The Bank of Ghana will auction US$715 million in Forward Foreign Exchange Auctions in the whole of 2020. The months with the expected highest auctions of US$80 million each are January, February and March 2020. In accordance with the Foreign Exchange Forward Auction guidelines issued on the 23 September 2019, …
Read More »Nigeria’s high infant HIV infection rate
Despite new claims of a significant reduction in national Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevalence rate in Nigeria, it is quite mortifying that the country still tops the mother-to-child transmission rate in the world. This is evidence that a lot needs to be done before the epidemic can be …
Read More »‘World’s oldest rhino’ Fausta dies in Tanzania aged 57
A rhino thought to be the oldest in the world has died in Tanzania, aged 57. Fausta, an eastern black rhino, was first sighted in the Ngorongoro crater in 1965, when she was three. She roamed the crater freely for more than 54 years, but health issues in her old …
Read More »Notable African deaths of 2019
A look back at some of the figures on the African continent who we said farewell to this year. January Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean musician, 66: He came to prominence in the 1970s as one of voices of the revolution fighting white-minority rule. Affectionately known as “Tuku”, his lyrics often carried …
Read More »Christian women cautioned against make-up and tattoos
Christian women have been cautioned against using make-up and tattooing their bodies as they contravene Christian teachings. Prophetess Ekua Gyanwaah, Co-founder of Rabbi Healing Church, said it was sin for Christian women to engage in such practices. She, therefore, encouraged them to desist from all acts of immorality and other …
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