North Korea has conducted a “crucial test” at a satellite launch site to boost its nuclear deterrent, state media reports. A spokesman told KNCA news agency it took place late on Friday at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, but did not give specific details. Talks between the US and North …
Read More »LATEST UPDATES
VIDEO: Stonebwoy releases Christmas banger, titled ‘More’
Multiple award-winning dancehall musician Stonebwoy also known as 1Gad has dished out yet another latest banger titled ‘More’. This is a follow-up song to his previous release “Take Me Away” which is gradually gaining traction. Guess who we have on the production front of this song, BeatzDaKay! Stonebwoy might be …
Read More »Bride dies after falling into well
A bride-to-be has died after tripping and falling into a well at her bridal shower in Danbatta, northern Nigeria. Fatima Abubakar, 16, was set to tie the knot with her fiancé on Thursday. Her father told the BBC that she was standing very close to the well when the accident …
Read More »Ebola spreads in Congo after militants attack treatment camp – WHO
Cases of the deadly Ebola virus have risen in the Democratic Republic of Congo where health care workers remain largely cut off from the disease’s hotspots since militants attacked their camp, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Twenty-seven Ebola cases were confirmed in North Kivu and Ituri provinces …
Read More »Two Ghanaian Justices Sworn In As Judges In The Gambia
The President of The Gambia, His Excellency Adama Barrow on Thursday, December 12, 2019 swore into office two new Ghanaian judges to the High Court of The Gambia. These Ghanaian justices: Justice Alexander Osei Tutu and Justice Francis Apangabuno, are both High Court judges in Ghana as well. Source: Peacefmonline.com
Read More »Bride dies after falling into well
A bride-to-be has died after tripping and falling into a well at her bridal shower in Danbatta, northern Nigeria. Fatima Abubakar, 16, was set to tie the knot with her fiancé on Thursday. Her father told the BBC that she was standing very close to the well when the accident …
Read More »Policeman shoots driver’s mate for allegedly refusing to pay bribe
A policeman has shot a driver’s mate in the leg over an alleged refusal to pay bribe at a police barrier at Inchaban in the Western Region. The 25-year-old John Essandoh has since Friday when the incident happened, been transported to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for the bullet …
Read More »Four Ghanaians join UK House of Commons
Four Ghanaians have found their way into the UK House of Commons after securing a win in the elections held on Thursday, December 12, 2019. The four, made up of two females and two males, won on the tickets of the Labour Party and the Conservative Party respectfully. While, Abena …
Read More »South African company scores rail deal in Ghana
Transnet has continental ambitions beyond freight and wants to be a major player in railway equipment and expertise. It is starting by reviving narrow-gauge railways in West Africa. South African state-owned rail and freight operator Transnet has agreed to a rail revitalisation deal with the Ghana Railway Company Limited and …
Read More »VIDEO: We couldn’t have made it without 123 Ministers – Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has mounted a strong defence for his mega-size government, insisting that it is producing results. While his critics insist that there is not much to show for the ‘elephant-size’ government, the President holds a contrary view, giving his men and women ‘A’ on the …
Read More »Kidnapping, killing of T’di girls ‘my biggest regret’ – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the abduction and killing of the four Takoradi girls as his biggest regret for the year 2019. DNA tests confirmed that some human remains retrieved from the backyard of the prime suspect in the kidnapping case were, indeed, those of Ruth Abaka, Priscilla …
Read More »Four Ghanaians join UK House of Commons
Four Ghanaians have found their way into the UK House of Commons after securing a win in the elections held on Thursday, December 12, 2019. The four, made up of two females and two males, won on the tickets of the Labour Party and the Conservative Party respectfully. While, Abena …
Read More »Policeman shoots driver’s mate for allegedly refusing to pay bribe
A policeman has shot a driver’s mate in the leg over an alleged refusal to pay bribe at a police barrier at Inchaban in the Western Region. The 25-year-old John Essandoh has since Friday when the incident happened, been transported to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for the bullet …
Read More »Shatta Wale mocks Ibrah One over his leaked naked photos
Just yesterday, social media was awash with leaked naked photos of Ghanaian Young Millionaire, Ibrah One. He came out to speak out on it saying that they were old photos used to blackmail and extort money from him. Well, Shatta Wale has reacted to the viral images. In a Snapchat post, …
Read More »Meet first Ghanaian woman who has won MP seat in UK elections
A Ghanaian-British politician, Abena Oppong-Asare has been elected as the next Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead constituency in the southeast of Outer London in the United Kingdom, ABC News can report. She won the seat with 48 per cent of the votes, representing 19,882 votes as against 16,124 votes gathered …
Read More »Free Show: Ibrah One’s n@ked photos set internet ablaze -WATCH
Naked pictures of socialite Ibrah One have been le@ked by an unidentified slay queen, according to some reliable sources. Although information about where and why the pictures were taken is scanty, there are claims the said lady took a snapshot immediately after their s£xual escapade. The pictures have since generated …
Read More »GFA announce financial packages for clubs
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association have approved financial packages for clubs ahead of the start of the 2019/2020 Football Season. The package is an advance to the clubs to help them prepare for the upcoming season, and it will be deducted from sponsorship funds due the clubs …
Read More »We are strengthening anti-graft institutions to curb corruption – Akufo-Addo
Strengthening accountability enforcement institutions is critical to efforts aimed at fighting corruption, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. That is why, the President said, his government had increased budgetary allocations to anti-graft institutions from 25 percent in 2017 to 34 percent in 2018. “Since 2019, there has been 60 …
Read More »CSOs petition gov’t over legalization of marijuana
Five civil society organizations have kicked against the legalization of marijuana and the use of narcotic drugs in Ghana by jointly presenting a petition to the Office of the President. The organisations are Institute of Leadership and Development (INSLA), Community Anti-Drug Coalition of Ghana (CADCOG), Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), …
Read More »Over 15,000 personnel fired up ahead of the yuletide – IGP
The Ghana Police Service has deployed over 15, 000 personnel across the country ahead of the Christmas and new year festivities, says the Inspector General Police, Mr James Oppong-Boanuh This, he believes would clamp down on the activities of criminals and also maintain law and order during the Christmas festivities. …
Read More »Former MP’s alleged killers trial adjourned
A High Court in Accra has adjourned the case of Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bossu, the two suspects who are being held for the murder of former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North,Joseph B. Danquah Adu to January 9, next year. When the matter was called, the trial judge indicated …
Read More »EC dispatches materials to regions ahead of district level elections
Director of Electoral Services at the Ghana Electoral Commission, (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe says barring any unforeseen challenges delivering electoral materials to polling stations for Tuesday’s District Level election would be smooth, adding that electoral materials have already been dispatched to the regions. He explained that electoral materials can only …
Read More »1981 Coup: Akata-Pore invites Rawlings to join him beg Ghanaians
Sergeant Daniel Alolga Akata-Pore (rtd), a key figure in the defunct Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), led by former President Jerry John Rawlings, has voiced out his willingness to join forces with the latter to ask the nation to pardon them. He wants Ghanaians to accept their remorse, reconcile and …
Read More »No one in Dagbon should dare challenge Ya Naa’s authority – Otumfuo warns
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has warned that any challenge to the power ans authority of the Overlord of Dagbon Yaa Naa Abubakari Mahama II will not be countenanced under any circumstances, MyNewsGh.com reports. The Asantehene made these declaration when the Ya Naa called on him at the Kumasi Traditional …
Read More »Cocoa farmers must not be left out of decision making – Group
The President of the Ghana Best Farmers’ Association, Nana Abraham Adusei has asked policymakers in the cocoa industry to actively involve cocoa farmers in decision-making processes. Addressing a members of the World Cocoa Farmers’ Organisation (WCFO) themed “Consolidating the Cocoa Farmer’s Voice – a Key to Sustainable Cocoa Production and …
Read More »