Over 100 commuters including market women have been robbed by armed men on the Accra-Cape-Coast highway. The unfortunate incident occurred around 6:30 pm on Wednesday at a place called Tonisco, immediately after Potsin Junction. In an interview with Adom News, some of the victims said, they were coming from Agona-Swedru …
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One more killed, another injured in Shaanxi mine accident
Another mineworker has been reported dead at the Shaanxi Mining Ghana Ltd even as Talensi, a deprived-looking district in the Upper East Region is still mourning the loss of two men who died from a mining disaster in the same mine just 3 weeks ago. The latest mishap said to …
Read More »Anin-Yeboah nominated as next Chief Justice
President Akufo-Addo has nominated Justice Anin-Yeboah as Chief Justice subject to Parliamentary approval. JoyNews correspondent, Kwei Parker-Wilson reports that the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, has referred the letter to the Appointments Committee of the House. If approved, Justice Anin-Yeboah, who is the fourth longest-serving Justice of the Supreme …
Read More »Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi II removed as chair of House of Chiefs committee
The National House of Chiefs (NHC) has removed the Omanhene of the Sefwi Anhwianso Traditional Area, Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi II as the chairman of the Governance and Development Committee of the House with immediate effect. This is because, according to the NHC, it was the second time Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi …
Read More »Trade minister reveals number of projects under 1D1F at various stages of implementation
Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen has said the government’s flagship programme, One district, One factory, has so far witnessed about 200 companies that are at various stages of implementation. The projects, Mr. Kyerematen said, cover a spread of 112 districts of the 275 districts in the country. He further …
Read More »Ghana-Naija beef is fake – Cardi B
American rapper Cardi B has a lot of experience to share on her recent visit to Ghana and Nigeria. Over the weekend, she was in Africa for the first time to perform in the two West African neighbouring countries. She had a lot of fun but most particularly, she noticed …
Read More »This is the age when you have the best sex of your life
After age 21, there really aren’t a lot of birthdays to look forward to. (Unless, of course, you count 25, when you can rent a car on your own.) But that’s all about to change. A roundup of recent sex research from online platform Happify addressed a super-important question: When …
Read More »Ronaldo reacts angrily to pitch invader
Cristiano Ronaldo reacted angrily after he was grabbed by a pitch invader at the end of Juventus’ 2-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday. The Portuguese, 34, gave Juventus the lead in the 75th minute with his 128th Champions League goal, before Gonzalo Higuain added a second late on. After …
Read More »Rapper TI and wife make emotional visit to Cape Coast Castle
American rapper TI and his wife recently made an emotional visit to Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle in the Central Region of Ghana. The ‘Live Your Life’ rapper, who is in Ghana for the Year of Return, visited the slavery monument to learn more about the history of slavery. In a …
Read More »At least 60 killed in Niger militant attack
Militants have killed at least 60 people in an attack on a military base close to Niger’s border with Mali. No group has said it was behind the killings, but fighters linked to the Islamic State group and Nigeria-based Boko Haram are active in the area. The news comes just …
Read More »United Kingdom votes to decide the fate of Brexit, again
Voters go to the polls on Thursday in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain toward another referendum that could ultimately reverse the decision to leave the European Union. After failing to deliver Brexit by an Oct. 31 deadline, Johnson …
Read More »Togbe Afede on why he was yanked from Farmers Day programme
The President of the National House of Chiefs, Agbogbomefia Togbe Afede XIV, has revealed that his name was yanked from the programme for this year’s National Farmers Day held in Ho at the eleventh hour. To him, the development was apparently because of the statement issued by the National House …
Read More »Make cocoa industry more attractive by supporting farmers – WCFO President tells gov’t
The President of the World Cocoa Farmers organization (WCFO) Mr. Abraham K. Adusei has appealed to the government to urgently address some of the major challenges facing the cocoa industry with with provision of basic social amenities to the cocoa growing areas to make the industry attractive. According to Mr …
Read More »Trotros in Ghana go digital in 2020 – Bawumia hints
The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that in January 2020, passengers will be able to check which bus or commercial vehicle ( trotro) is properly insured or registered using their phones before they board them. Speaking at a reception on Wednesday December 11, 2019 organised by the National …
Read More »File your tax returns or be prosecuted – GRA
The Head of Tax Compliance at the Ghana Revenue Authority, Mr. Henry Sam has served notice that the authority will prosecute tax defaulters. In line with this, the Legal Department of the Authority had been directed to compile reports on all such offenders. He said the authority has already initiated …
Read More »GN Bank – Matters Arising
On August 14th, 2017 the Bank of Ghana (BoG) revoked the licenses of UT Bank and Capital Bank. GCB took over the two under a Purchase and Assumption transaction. Less than a month later on 11th September, 2017, the BoG announced an increase in the minimum capital requirement for banks …
Read More »NLC explains reason for court order against striking teachers
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has explained its decision to secure a court order against three teacher unions whose members are currently striking. The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Ofosu Asamoah, has explained that the decision was made because of the teachers’ failure to follow due process. The NLC, on Wednesday, filed …
Read More »We’ll go back to the classrooms but you can’t force us to teach – Teacher unions to NLC
The striking teacher unions have said that the National Labor Commission (NLC) can compel them to return to the classrooms but cannot force them to teach. The NLC secured a court order to stop the teachers from continuing its strike action. This was after the teachers defied a ruling by …
Read More »Opuni bounced again in court
The Supreme Court has dismissed another attempt by former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni, to challenge the decision of a Court of Appeal judge hearing his case in an Accra High Court. The former COCOBOD boss had lost an appeal at the Court of …
Read More »Nursing mother, 5 others arrested for robbery
Six suspected armed robbers including a nursing mother have been arrested by the Accra regional police command for robbery. The suspects have been identified by the police as Moses Tetteh Kaizer, 20, machine operator; Louis Mawunyor Dzedzom, 37, driver; Kwame Takyi Haruna Owu, 25, driver; Kwabena Otibu, 29, phone repairer; …
Read More »3-year-old girl defiled by man, 35; police tells mother to produce suspect
A 35-year-old man is on the run after he repeatedly defiled a 3-year-old girl at Ashorman in Accra. The victim lived with her mum in a wooden structure of an eatery where she worked as an assistant to the chop bar owner. The confessed suspect also works with the eatery, …
Read More »Meet the billionaire king of Ghana
Billionaire Michael V. Roberts who has been turning the business world on its head is now the economic king of Ada;eastern part of the Greater Accra Region in Ghana. This information was shared on Instagram by American author Dr Boyce Watkins who together with his son are now part of …
Read More »Court orders estate developer to cough up $450k over unlawful demolition
A real estate company, AD Construction Limited and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alex Dautey have been sued at the Land Division of the Accra High Court for unlawfully causing the demolition of a three-bedroom house sold to Jerry Amesimeku, (plaintiff) for $200,000.00 in 2007. The action filed by Theophilus …
Read More »Medical breakthrough in Ghana as Korle Bu performs 4 kidney transplants
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), in collaboration with Transplant Links UK, has performed successful kidney transplant for four patients with kidney conditions in a major breakthrough in local medical practice. The transplant team at the KBTH was led by surgeons Dr Bernard Morton and Dr James Edward Mensah, and …
Read More »Attorney-General yet to see Taadi girls’ DNA docket
The Office of the Attorney General is yet to receive the docket on the full findings regarding the four Takoradi girls’ kidnapping case, including the DNA result, to enable it to give official advice. The two Nigerian suspects in the case, Sam Udoetuk Wills, 28, and John Oji, 29, have …
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