Two suspected armed robbers believed to be Fulani nomads have been arrested on the Nakpei-Prang road in the Bono East Region. Abdul Rahman, 27, and Amadu Huru, 35, according to the police, attacked 11 passengers on board a commercial vehicle with registration number AS 6930-09. The Bono Regional Police Command …
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You could be jailed for discriminating against a person living with HIV/AIDS
Discriminating against a person living with HIV or AIDS could land one in jail for up to three years. This is contained in the Ghana AIDS Commission Act 2016, Act 938 which was passed by Parliament and assented by former President John Dramani Mahama on December 30, 2016. The Act, …
Read More »Angry First Allied Customers in Suhum threaten to kill head of outreach team
The life of Foster Adu Tutu, the Agency banking consultant (ABC) & The head of the OUTREACH team of First Allied Savings and Loans Company in Suhum is in danger as customers have threatened to murder him after the collapse of the micro finance. Adu Tutu was the one who …
Read More »I cried to him sometimes – Chief Justice thanks Asantehene for tremendous support
Supreme Court judges appear tough, but behind the veneer of power lays a softness that the Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo revealed as she bows out of the country’s highest court saying she found Otumfuo Osei Tutu II shoulders very strong to lean on. At her last spell at the Supreme …
Read More »EC finalized timetable for 2020 polls
The Electoral Commission has concluded its timetable for the 2020 general elections and will soon make it available to the various political parties. According to Dr. Serebuor Quaicoo, Director of Elections at the Electoral Commission,the EC will soon commence the compilation of the voters roll for next year’s elections. Dr. …
Read More »DR Congo to ‘relocate families from cobalt-rich area’
The authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo will relocate some 10,000 families from a southeastern town rich in cobalt estimated to be worth billions of dollars, the AFP news agency reports. DR Congo produces 60% of the world’s supply of cobalt. The rare mineral is used to produce lithium-ion batteries …
Read More »Ghana loses GH¢19 million to fire outbreaks
The country lost about GH¢19 million to fire outbreaks between January and September this year. According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), this had come about as the consequence of 4,476 fire outbreaks that were recorded within the period. From statistics made available by the service, the fire incidents …
Read More »More than 100,000 children ‘forced from homes in Mali’
The charity, Save the Children, says more than 100,000 children have been displaced by recent conflict in Mali. A third of a million children are not being educated as insecurity has forced hundreds of schools to close. The aid group said a fifth of Mali’s population was now in need …
Read More »NDA boss fired, new CEO appointed
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Alhaji Dr. Haroun Majeed, has been relieved of his position. A letter sighted by DAILY GUIDE and signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, read: “Reference is made to our letter 6th April 2018 with No. …
Read More »Courts can sit on weekends, public holidays – Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision ruled that courts are to sit on weekends and public holidays to deal with issues that affect personal liberty. This brings to an end the age-long practice where persons are arrested and kept beyond 48 hours because weekends and holidays are not …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Methodist pastor called ‘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 Ato …
Read More »VIDEO: How ‘Aponkye’ misled Ghanaians to believe he had won assembly elections
Popular candidate for the assembly membership election in the Adukrom Nima Electoral Area in the Ashanti Region, Nana Adabor Ibrahim Isaah Ampim (alias Aponkye) who paraded himself as the winner of the election actually lost miserably. Results show that he came last of the four candidates who contested, managing an …
Read More »New Supreme Court justices take office
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday swore in three female Supreme Court justices to replace justices of the court who have gone on retirement. The new justices — Justice Mariam Owusu, Justice Avril Lovelace-Johnson and Justice Gertrude Araba Baaba Torkornoo — swore the Oath of Allegiance, the Judicial Oath and …
Read More »Effiduase-Asokore DCE in fresh trouble
The District Chief Executive [DCE] of Effiduase-Asokore has become a ‘thorn in the flesh’ for the people of her district with her activities which has been highly condemned by chiefs of the twin-towns including the Member of Parliament for the area. Madam Mary Boatemaa Marfo is in the hot waters …
Read More »Menzgold to announce payment plan today
Menzgold will today announce a payment plan and schedule fo payment for its numerous customers whose investments are held up with the company. It comes after the company invited the customers to visit their respective outlets to validate their documents in November. The CEO of the company Nana Appiah Mensah, …
Read More »DOWNLOAD MP3: Anamon releases ‘ɛtoɔ’ (prod._by_IzeJOE_Beatz)
Ghanaian hiplife artiste, Raphael Essien, known in the showbiz as Anamon who called on the general public to assist him in prayers as he was gradually recovering from what could have turned death to him after he was beaten by bitten by a cockroach in the year 2016. The ‘Gargantuan …
Read More »Kotoka International Airport welcomes Air Senegal
The Kotoka International Airport on Monday witness the dramatic traditional water cannon salute to the return of Air Senegal to Ghana after years of withdrawal with the introduction of its maiden direct between Accra and Dakar. The Maiden flight A319 touched down on Monday, December 16, with 62 passengers. It …
Read More »Menzgold to announce payment plan today
Menzgold will today announce a payment plan and schedule fo payment for its numerous customers whose investments are held up with the company. It comes after the company invited the customers to visit their respective outlets to validate their documents in November. The CEO of the company Nana Appiah Mensah, …
Read More »KNUST to establish Science, Technology University in The Gambia
The Gambian government and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have signed an agreement for the establishment of a Science, Technology and Engineering University in The Gambia, Gbcghanaonline.com reports. This came to light when the President of The Gambia, Mr Adama Barrow, received a delegation from KNUST …
Read More »I will go to court if EC dares me – Hon. Aponkye warns
The whole of the Adukrom electoral area and its surrounding communities is currently lit with the triumphant procession of Nana Isa Adabor Ampem A.K.A. Aponkye. Even before the Electoral Commission announces the final results, the aspirant who has become a media sensation for his full bouquet of manifesto freebees is …
Read More »African leaders must emulate Mandela – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said former South African President, the late Nelson Mandela, left a legacy other African political leaders should emulate. Buhari said the Mandela example was to vacate office once the constitutionally-approved term of office had expired. He spoke at the State House when …
Read More »Headmaster withholds Students’ results over failed promise
Authorities of Owerriman Senior Technical School in the Asante Akim North Municipality of the Ashanti Region have withheld results of close to fifty students who sat for the last year’s West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) over their indebtedness, according to reports. This is after the New Patriotic Party …
Read More »How social media reacted to Hon Aponkye’s loss
Some Ghanaians have reacted to the defeat of Nana Adabor Ibrahim Isaah Ampim popularly known as Hon Aponkye in the recent District Assembly and Unit Committee elections. The man who became social media sensation after an interview on television prior to the election was vying for the Assemblyman in the …
Read More »Tears flow as Ghanaian woman dies during delivery after pastor advises against C-Section
Amid the social stigma and stereotype against women who opt for or undergo caesarean section, a Ghanaian woman has died after her husband’s pastor allegedly advised against the surgery. Caesarean section, also known as C-section, or caesarean delivery, is the use of surgery to deliver babies. The surgery is often …
Read More »CONFIRMED: ‘Hon Aponkye’ loses Assembly Elections
Official results from the Adukrom Nima electoral area indicate that Nana Adabor Ibrahim Isaah Ampim popularly known as Hon Aponkye has lost the District Assembly and Unit Committee elections in that area. He was vying for Assemblyman of the area but at the end of counting, the man who has …
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