Recent Posts

Rush-hour car bomb kills dozens in Somali capital

At least 76 people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in Somalia’s capital. The blast took place at a checkpoint at a busy intersection in Mogadishu. Dr Mohamed Yusuf, director of Madina hospital, told the AP news agency they had received 73 …

Read More »

Aburi – Ayi Mensah highway opened temporarily to traffic

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has temporarily opened the Accra bound carriageway from the Peduase Lodge to Ayi Mensah on the Aburi – Accra road to vehicular traffic. The Ghana Highway Authority closed that section of the road in October 2019 due to some slope failures and rock falls, with …

Read More »

Western Region tops teenage pregnancy table

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for a concerted effort to tackle what it describes as an alarming rate of teenage pregnancy in Ghana. At a two-day end of year review meeting with stakeholders in the Volta Regional capital Ho on Friday, 27 December 2019, experts and government …

Read More »

JUST IN: Akon arrives in Ghana

Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam mostly known Akon has arrived in Ghana. Akon might be in the country to either rock Afro Nation’s Concert happening today and or enjoy the world trending and much-publicized Year of Return program. At …

Read More »

GNAT opposes Mahama’s plan to cancel licensure exams

Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers has kicked against plans by the opposition National Democratic Congress, to cancel the licensure exams if it is voted into power. According to Mr Awotwe Nkansah, they need this accreditation to differentiate themselves from the “fake” teachers that have flooded the …

Read More »

Korle-Bu detains children over bills

The Head of the Children’s Ward at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Madam Joyce Oppon Ayisi has expressed worrying concern at the rate with which challenges facing the health facility has to force children to be detained because their mothers could not afford bills. According to Madam Ayisi, it sometimes takes the …

Read More »

China gifts 100 police vehicles to Ghana

The Chinese government donated 100 police vehicles to Ghana on Monday to help the West African country strengthen its capacity building in law enforcement. “These vehicles will play an important role in fighting crimes and protecting both Ghanaian people and foreign investors,” said Wang Shiting, Chinese ambassador to Ghana, at …

Read More »

Wa All Stars name changed to Legon City FC

The new owners of Wa All Stars have officially changed the club’s name to Legon City FC ahead of their 2019/20 league season. The one-time Ghana Premier League champions have opted to rebrand the club after the takeover from new owners after former club president, Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi was handed …

Read More »

2019 Premier League starts this weekend, Hearts host Chelsea

Finally, the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League begins on Sunday, 29 December 2019, simultaneously at all the approved league centres. The matches will start at 3 p.m., with the match between Hearts of Oak and Chelsea appearing to be the top of the liner. The Phobians will be hoping to win …

Read More »

First batch of verified Menzgold customers successfully paid – Nam 1

Chief Executive Officer of embattled gold dealership firm, Nana Appiah Mensah has announced that the first batch of customers who recently went through a verification process have received payments of their investment. Nam 1 who is currently battling charges of fraud amongst others made the announcement on his Instagram page …

Read More »

Rick Ross meets his ‘family’ in Ghana

GRAMMY-NOMINATED RAPPER AND ENTREPRENEUR, RICK ROSS HAS REVEALED WHO HIS FAR-FROM HOME ‘FAMILY MEMBERS’ ARE UPON HIS ARRIVAL IN GHANA. Rick Ross honestly loves Ghana and could not hide this after he was massively welcomed at the Kotoka International Airport on Thursday, December 26, 2019. He was driven to the Kempinski …

Read More »

January 7 is a holiday – Interior Minister declares

The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery has announced, for the information of the general public, that January 7, 2020 has been declared a public holiday. The day would be observed nationwide as the Constitution Day to mark the adoption of the Constitution of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on …

Read More »

It’s an insult to pay 1 of 6 months’ salary arrears – Sir John

Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, says it is an insult and unacceptable for the government to pay beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation Programme, only one out of the six months’ salary arrears. 83,000 beneficiaries are owed six months by the government. The affected persons have …

Read More »

Bole lifted my political carrier – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has described Bole, his hometown in the Northern Region, as the ladder that propelled his political career and made him who he is today. Speaking on Bole-based Nkilgi FM after organising his annual Christmas party for the children of Bole on Boxing Day, Mr Mahama …

Read More »

Youtuber jailed for insulting Morocco King

A Moroccan YouTuber, Mohamed Sekkaki, known as “Moul Kaskita”, has been sentenced to four years in prison by a court in the western city of Settat, on Thursday for “insulting the king” in a video broadcast on social networks, his lawyer said. In a separate case, a Moroccan journalist and …

Read More »