Authorities at Houston Airport detained New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Assin Central the Hon. Kennedy Agyapong for several hours over the death of journalist Ahmed Suale when he (Kennedy) landed for business in the United States last week. In an interview monitored by MyNewsGH.com, Kennedy Agyapong himself admitted …
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I came to the industry for business and money, not awards – Shatta Wale
Award-winning dancehall musician Shatta Wale has opened up on ways that help him to make money from show business. According to the CEO of Shatta Movement Empire, he prefers to focus on making money than receiving awards. In an interview with Kisa Gbekle on the Business Of Entertainment Show, Shatta …
Read More »I will win impeachment fight – Trump
A defiant President Donald Trump predicted Thursday he “will win,” after the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives gave the green light for impeachment. “The good thing is that the Republicans have NEVER been more united. We will win!” Trump tweeted. Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier asked her party to …
Read More »This year’s Christmas will be great because money has come – Akufo-Addo assures Ghanaians
President Akufo-Addo has said this year’s Christmas is going to be great for Ghanaians. According to the President, the money paid to contractors recently will add to the improvement in the “system” that will make the yuletides great for Ghanaians. He was speaking to market women and traders at Okaishie …
Read More »GIADEC to own 30% shares of bauxite mining companies – CEO
Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), Michael Ansah, has said that the corporation will have a 30 per cent minimum stake in business entities selected to mine Ghana’s bauxite. “The Act through which GIADEC was created stipulates that, the corporation must own 30 per cent …
Read More »SSNIT to stop paying monthly benefits to pensioners in 2020
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it will from February 2020 cease payment of monthly benefits to all pensioners who fail to biometrically register with the scheme. All names pensioners on SSNIT who have not done the biometric registration the scheme will automatically have their names deleted …
Read More »Govt presents 84 vehicles to GAF
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has received a major boost to its combat vehicles and other array of cars as government presents some eighty-four (84) multi-purpose vehicles to the security establishment. The vehicles presented according to President Akufo-Addo, who presided over the Commissioning ceremony at the Abugah Square, Gondar Barracks, …
Read More »GES shocked by ‘illegitimate’ Teacher Unions strike
The Ghana Education Service is shocked by the decision of three Teacher Unions to embark on a strike over the non-payment of salary arrears. The three Unions – Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-GH) – declared the …
Read More »The Ghanaian Colonel and his wife shot dead while having breakfast
It was morning in June 1979. Colonel Joseph Enningful and his wife had settled down over a table to have breakfast and chat. While the morsels found its way into his digestive system, some “mad, mad” soldiers barged inside their compound, then “pow, pow.” The Colonel and his wife were …
Read More »Go and Sin no more – Osagyefuo pardons Kwame Zu
The Overlord of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has unconditionally accepted the apology of the Ashanti Regional Secretary of opposition National Democratic Congress, Kwame Zu. Okyenhene granted clemency to Kwame Zu and forgave him of the fine of 98 sheep and schnapps demanded by the traditional Council …
Read More »I don’t have the required CAF coaching license – John Paintsil
Former Black Star defender and current coach of Premier League side Wa All Stars, John Paintsil has revealed that he may not be qualified to coach his side in this season’s Ghana Premier League because he does not have the CAF license A coaching certificate. Starting this season, holding a …
Read More »FIFA President outlines three major pillars to get African football to top level
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has revealed his plans and ambitions to support and develop football in Africa. Infantino outlined three major pillars that can get football in Africa to the highest peak which are Refereeing, Infrastructure and Competitions to be done in conjunction with CAF and the other stakeholders. With …
Read More »I still love my husband – Pastor’s wife stripped naked by church ushers speaks
Salomey Bensah, wife of Prophet George Bensah, who said she was stripped naked by ushers in church, says she still loves her husband despite the incident. Speaking in an exclusive interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Thursday, a sobbing Mrs Bensah said she tried to stop her husband’s …
Read More »Okyenhene demanded 98 cows and 98 bottles of schnapp to be pacified
It has emerged that the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, demanded for 98 cows and 98 bottles of Schnapp from embattled Ashanti Regional Secretary of the NDC, Mr Kwame Zu to be pacified. Daniel Ofori Atta, state secretary of Akyem Abuakwa made the revelation in an interview on Asempa FM’s …
Read More »Fake doctor busted at Kumasi South Hospital
A confident trickster who has been posing as a medical doctor and swindling unsuspecting patients at the Kumasi South Hospital (Ashanti Regional Hospital) at Atonsu Agogo in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti region has been busted, MyNewsGh.com reports. The 33-year-old Selassie was caught wearing a Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital …
Read More »Africa must make conscious efforts to accelerate development – Lumumba
Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, the Director of the Kenya School of Law, has charged African leaders to take pragmatic steps to address the myriad of factors derailing the Continent’s development drive. He noted that many African countries continued to wallow in abject poverty because their leaders were reluctant to …
Read More »‘He said he was checking for breast cancer’ – Cop allegedly fondles woman
The Kwabenya District Police Command has vowed to investigate alleged sexual harassment of a woman by a police officer on patrol duty in Accra following official receipt of a complaint. The alleged victim, Afia (not her real name) is accusing the police officer of fondling her breasts when her vehicle …
Read More »Maxwell Konadu set for Asante Kotoko return
Black Stars B coach Maxwell Konadu is on the brink of returning to former club Asante Kotoko. The 47-year-old is in advanced talks and is expected to sign a three-year with the Kumasi-based club before the start of the Ghana Premier League on December 28. Both parties are satisfied with the …
Read More »Man who Murdered Wife Commits Suicide while Being Chased by the Police
A Zimbabwean man who has been on the run after he allegedly murdered his wife and rolled her body in plastic has committed suicide while being chased by police in Pretoria, South Africa. A video clip went viral on social media that showed a man jumping down a bridge, with …
Read More »‘Barca’ Players Killed By Lightning
Messi-less lightning strikes Chiengi team, ECL mourns FIVE players, two of them brothers, from a local amateur football club with a famous name in Chiengi, Luapula, have been killed by lightning. The local community was plunged into mourning on Sunday when lightning struck a field the players were cultivating as …
Read More »Man kills six-year old son
Sherif Akudaago, 35, on Saturday, allegedly killed his six-year-old son at Garu in the Garu District of the Upper East Region. The unemployed man reportedly cut the throat of Hanan Akudaago, who was a primary one pupil at the Covenant Academy Primary School at Garu, at about 4:00 am. Deputy …
Read More »Ghana is a citadel of democracy – SA President
President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has described Ghana as a Citadel of Democracy and an example to the rest of the African continent. The South African leader is in Ghana for a two-day official State visit. The South African leader and his Ghanaian counterpart, President Akufo-Addo, …
Read More »NDC ‘pacifies’ Okyenhene over Kwame Zu’s animal comment
A high powered delegation, led by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has rendered an unqualified apology over unsavoury comments from one of their members against the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin. The party presented a sheep and schnapps to pacify the gods of the land for …
Read More »Parliament Summons Ministers Of Sanitation And Local Government To Answers Questions Why Off-Taker Agreements With Private Waste Managers Delays
The Speaker of Parliament has on Tuesday December summoned the Ministers of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) and Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) to appear before parliament not later than December 10, to answer questions regarding their delay in signing off-taker agreements with a number of waste management companies …
Read More »JUST IN: MTN slapped with over GH¢100K fine
Mobile network operator MTN has been sanctioned by the National Communications Authority (NCA) over the recent challenges with its data bundles to customers. Despite MTN compensating affected customers, NCA handed the telecommunications firm with an initial fine of GH¢10,000 for failure to submit a report on the challenges within 24 …
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