Singer Nina Ricchie, a signee of D-Black did not wear anything beneath her dress she wore to Ghana Movie Awards yesterday. Nina managed to cause traffic at National Theatre some few hours ago with her seductive outfit. In fact, she was not wearing even a single ‘G-String’ or ‘underwear’ beneath her …
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My father’s murder; citizens’ abuse ‘unjustified’ – Odartey Wellington’s daughter
Esther Odartey-Wellington, a daughter of the late Major General Odartey-Wellington, who was killed during the June 4 uprising in 1979, has criticised the justification of murders and abuses during coups recorded in Ghana. “Whatever conditions prevailed in the country did not justify the sort of treatment they handed out to …
Read More »Obey Ghana’s laws when you visit – Ex-Ambassador to Chinese
Ghana’s Ambassador to China under the John Mahama-led administration, Horace Ankrah, has called on Chinese nationals who visit or stay in Ghana, to obey the laws of the country. His comments follow recent reports of Chinese nationals involving themselves in galamsey activities as well as illegal logging of rosewood. For …
Read More »Konongo – Odumasi road now a death trap
Even as the government spends huge sums of money on road safety awareness programmes, Odumasi – Zongo road in the Asante Akim Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region has turned to be a death zone. This crucial market road has become a death trap for its narrow width as residents …
Read More »Help maintain the peace for 2020 elections – IGP
James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has called on the general public to assist police in combating crime since it is a shared responsibility. He said, this collaboration should be maintained, especially, towards the upcoming 2020 general elections. He said successes so far chalked by the Police could …
Read More »Samini features Shatta Wale on Christmas song
After throwing shots at each other for years amid heated brawls among their respective fans, Samini and Shatta Wale have collaborated on a song. Announcing the much anticipated song titled, ‘Celebration’ on Twitter, Samini, knowing how some music enthusiasts have been itching to see him and Shatta Wale work on …
Read More »Trump to give annual address to Congress amid impeachment drama
The top Democrat in the US Congress, Nancy Pelosi, has written to President Donald Trump inviting him to give his State of the Union speech on 4 February amid the partisan impeachment battle. The annual speech would come during or soon after his trial in the Senate, where he is …
Read More »CID confirms inviting NDC boy
The Cyber Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department has confirmed it has invited the Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, for questioning. According to the unit, Sammy Gyamfi is supposed to report on either today or Saturday to assist them in an investigation pertaining …
Read More »Bus loaded with passengers catches fire
A Sprinter Bus carrying passengers caught fire on the Suhum stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway. Passengers on board the Sprinter bus with registration number GG 2858-18 traumatically escaped through the Windows and main door. No major injury was recorded. In a separate development, there was a near-fatal accident which involved …
Read More »Man Jailed 16 Years For Pulling Down Gay Flag And Burning It
A man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in jail for pulling down and burning an LGBTQ flag that was flying at a church in the US. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, Iowa, was sentenced to 15 years for the hate crime of arson, as well as 1 year for …
Read More »Ashanti Region records 334 deaths through road crashes
A total of 334 persons lost their lives through road crashes in Ashanti Region between January and November 2019, according to the regional Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD). The figure is part of the total reported road crashes for the period, which stood at 2,911. This indicates a …
Read More »REVEALED: Aponkye used all his life savings for Assembly elections
Failed Assemblyman is counting his losses after using all his life savings to campaign for the elections. Nana Adabor Ibrahim Issah Ampim, a barber by profession vying to be the Assemblyman for Adukrom Nima in the Ashanti Region lost to Abdul Rashid who polled 1,056 of the total votes cast. …
Read More »How a Methodist pastor invoked ‘Antoa’ on soldiers after receiving dirty slaps in Akrokerri
A couple of hefty slaps from some operatives of Operation Vanguard at Akrokerri in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti region was just what it took for a Methodist Pastor to abandon his Christian faith and run for refuge under the dreaded Ashanti deity, Antoa, MyNewsGh.com reports. Rev. Shadrach …
Read More »Ankaful Hospital accounts safe missing
A metal safe securely locked with some unspecified amount of money, fixed into a concrete wall at the Account Office of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital is missing. Dr Kwadwo Obeng, Acting Director of the hospital who suspects that it was stolen, said the thieves broke into the general and accounts …
Read More »Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson’s plan to leave EU on 31 January
MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. They voted 358 to 234 – a majority of 124 – in favour of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which now goes on to further scrutiny in Parliament. The bill would also …
Read More »Pastor who ordered congregants to drink bath water breaks silence
Blinks Mensah, the ‘pastor’ who ordered his congregation to drink water he had dipped his body into has publicly spoken for the first time since the video of the act went viral. For the first time, Blinks has explained that the video was staged or acted. Speaking on Accra-based Okay …
Read More »Isaac Osei steps down as TOR boss
The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery, Isaac Osei, has resigned. Chairman of the General Transport, Petroleum, and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) at TOR, John Elton Botchway confirmed this to JoyNews Friday. According to him, Mr Osei made the surprise announcement at a staff end-of-year gathering. “He asked us to …
Read More »TEWU members demonstrate on KNUST campus
Members of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) are demonstrating on the KNUST campus. The workers who form the largest union on campus are angry over the delay of swearing in their nominee onto the university’s new council and threatened to match into an ongoing council meeting on the …
Read More »Terrorists likely to attack Ghana – UK gov’t cautions citizens
The government of the United Kingdom has issued a security alert to British citizens living and travelling to Ghana, warning of an imminent terrorist attack. This is an update of an earlier alert issued in June following the kidnapping of two Canadian citizens who were in Ghana on an exchange programme. In …
Read More »Police pick up chaplain over Akropong blind School rape
The Chaplain who allegedly raped a blind female student at the Akropong school for blind has been arrested by the Eastern regional police. This after parents of the victim and some concerned students reported the matter to the police Thursday evening after a meeting with authorities of the school. Eastern …
Read More »Court to rule on bail application for treason case today
An Accra High Court on Thursday fixed December 20 to deliver its ruling on a bail application put in by seven out of 10 persons held for treason. The 10 accused persons have been charged with acts intended to destabilise the Government. The court fixed the date after it had …
Read More »$56m Industrial Hemp export deal signed
The Hemp Association of Ghana (HAG) has signed a deal with a Ghanaian-owned Cannabis business operator based in Portugal. The deal will gross a staggering $ 56 million in five years from merely cultivating and exporting industrial hemp from a land size approximating 100 acres. The deal will rake in …
Read More »More than 35,000 Ghanaians in Lybia to cross the sea to Europe
More than 35,550 Ghanaians are in war ravaged Libya waiting to cross the sea to Europe, according to International Organization for Migrations. They are part of a 636,426 strong migrant population desperate to embark on the dangerous journey in an attempt to enter Europe for greener pastures. A press statement …
Read More »Australia bushfires: PM Morrison apologises for US holiday amid crisis
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for going on holiday in Hawaii this week while the nation’s bushfire crisis worsened. Crews are battling over 100 fires amid a heatwave which has produced the nation’s two hottest days on record. Two volunteer firefighters died in a road accident on Thursday …
Read More »Presidency blows over GHC60m on foreign trips
The Jubilee House spent in excess of GHC60 million on foreign trips and related expenses in the first 9 months of the year. According to budget estimate of the presidency submitted to Parliament Thursday, the Presidency also spent over one million cedis on Printed materials and stationary. Additionally, the Jubilee …
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