A nine-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at her guardian’s home located in Ankpa quarters extension in Makurdi metropolis of Benue State. It was gathered that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday and that the body was found in the bathroom. The state’s Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) …
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About 7000 Caterers Under School Feeding Paid
Close to 7,000 caterers who cocked under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the third term of the 2018/19 academic year have been paid, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison has confirmed. “So everyone is expected to receive payment today, [Thursday November 28] as has been confirmed …
Read More »Melbourne terror plot: Trio jailed for planning Christmas attack
Three men have been jailed for plotting a large-scale terror attack in busy areas of central Melbourne, Australia. The men, inspired by Islamic State (IS), had aimed to use machetes and explosives to maximise casualties during the Christmas period in 2016. It was one of the most substantial terror threats …
Read More »GRIDCo to disconnect power to VALCo in December
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) on Thursday announced that it will disconnect power to the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO) on December 30 because of a $30million debt owed it. The management of the power transmission company said VALCO’s debt and that of Electricity Company of Ghana, and Northern …
Read More »Sudan crisis: Party of ex-leader Omar al-Bashir dissolved
A law has been passed in Sudan dissolving the party of ousted former president Omar al-Bashir. Mr Bashir seized power in a 1989 coup and ruled for almost three decades, until he was overthrown by a protest movement in April. The country’s transitional authorities also repealed a public order law …
Read More »Kofi Kinaata deserves nomination in Gospel Song of the Year category – Quophi Okyeame
Music Producer, Quophi Okyeame, says award schemes should consider nominating rapper Kofi Kinaata in one of the Gospel categories in 2020. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, the producer said that the artiste’s hit song ‘Things Fall Apart’ is a “marvellous” song that deserves to be put in Gospel …
Read More »VIDEO: Meet the dancing teacher who uses music and dance to teach his pupils
Percy Sackey is a teacher at the Obo Presby School in the Kwahu Hills. He uses music and dance to teach and motivate his pupils at the school. Joy News’ Justice Baidoo visited the school to learn more about the teacher’s unconventional methods of teaching. He says encouraging his students …
Read More »Blakk Cedi finally shows Stonebwoy power on Instagram after he sacked him
Ghanaian musician Stonebwoy seems to have cut all ties with his former manager Blakk Cedi as he has unfollowed him on Instagram. However, checks by Yen.com.gh revealed that Blakk Cedi has also unfollowed Stonewboy, showing that he also does not probably want to have anything to do with him. This …
Read More »Lordina Mahama goes romantic as husband turns 61
It’s his 61st birthday and wife of Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has chosen to let the world in on her love for her husband. Lordina Mahama took to twitter to pen down an emotional message: “You stole my heart and I’ve never wanted it back. Your captivating love and …
Read More »Mahama turns 61 today
The flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) former President John Dramani Mahama turns 61 today, Friday, November 29, 2019. Mr Mahama was born on this day, 1958 in Damango, capital of West Gonja District, to an affluent teacher, rice farmer and politician. His father, Emmanuel Adama Mahama, …
Read More »Mentally challenged woman gives birth in the forest
A mentally challenged woman believed to be in her early 30s has succesfully given birth to a bouncing baby girl at the Aboabo forest in the Tamale metropolis. According to an eyewitness, the woman was found in labour by a young man who was attending to natures call in the …
Read More »Ghana Water Company resumes supply to Sekondi-Takoradi after 10 days
The Western Region Office of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has resumed water supply to the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis from its Daboase Headworks in the Wassa East District after ten days of cut in supply. The cut in water supply was as a result of a cable blast, which affected …
Read More »Akua Donkor heads to ICJ over case against Akufo-Addo, Bawumia
Founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Akua Donkor has said she is heading to the International Court of Justice over the violation of her human rights, following the dismissal of her case against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Her suit sought the removal of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa …
Read More »Bukom Banku’s ‘enemy’ Bastie Samir returns to the ring on December 26
Two years after his historic and emphatic victory over Bukom Banku, Bastie Samir is set to make a return to the boxing ring on December 26, 2019. Bastie inflicted on Banku his first and so far, only defeat of his boxing career with a performance of a lifetime in one …
Read More »Globacom Ghana pays $900,000 arbitration settlement
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) wishes to announce for the information of its members and all stakeholders that, an amount of $900,000 US Dollars, being arbitration settlement by Globacom Ghana has been bequeathed to it by the former Normalisation Committee of the GFA. The $900,000 US Dollars was paid into …
Read More »Ghanaian nationals In Eastern Cape Appeal For Consulate
Ghanaian nationals in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa have passionately appealed to the government of Ghana through the High Commission of Ghana in South Africa to open a consulate for them. According to them, the risks and difficulties in traveling for about one thousand (1000) kilometers distance from …
Read More »President has authority to suspend referendum – Kyei Mensah Bonsu
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Member of Parliament for Suame constituency, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has dismissed suggestions that the President, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, lacks the locus to suspend the December 17 referendum if he so desires. According to him, as an executive arm of government, the President …
Read More »Afrobarometer report on economic performance is good feedback – Government
The government says it is encouraged by the new Afrobarometer report which says more Ghanaians believe that the country is “moving in the wrong direction” than two years ago. Speaking on Eyewitness News, a Deputy Information Minister, Pius Hadzide said the report points “to the fact that the people do …
Read More »I will be critical about standards even in my retirement – Outgoing CJ
Outgoing Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has served notice that she’ll continue to be critical of standards in the studying of law and its practice in Ghana even while she’s on retirement. Describing her relationship with the Ghana Bar Association as “bittersweet”, she emphasized the need to always main a high …
Read More »Leader of Osono group arrested for picketing Asenso-Boakye’s house
The leader of pro-government Elephant Youth Association, Stephen Amoh alias Osono, has been arrested by the police for unlawful assembly in breach of the public order act. This was after he led the group to picket the private residence of the deputy chief of staff Francis Asenso-Boakye on Wednesday, 27 …
Read More »Kuamsi: Suspected thief stoned to death at Dichemso
A suspected thief has been stoned to death by residents of Dichemso Plaza Hotel in Kumasi, after they accused him and two other’s of snatching a lady’s mobile phone. The suspect believed to be in his thirties was reportedly apprehended by some angry vigilante group who witness the scene around …
Read More »Grant Us Our Freedom- UEW SRC of Kumasi and Mampong Campuses to Government
The Students’ Representative Council of University of Education Winneba, Kumasi and Mampong Campuses whose core mandate is to promote the general welfare and interest of students, coordinating the social, cultural, intellectual and recreational activities of the students in the University have appealed to the government of the day to give …
Read More »Speaker rejects accusation of visa fraud by UK’s High Commission
Speaker of Parliament has accused the United Kingdom’s High Commission in Ghana and its former head of mission, Jon Benjamin, of a smear campaign against the institution of Parliament in a visa fraud allegation. Addressing news editors on Thursday, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye said the House neither accepts the findings nor the tag of visa fraud. …
Read More »‘Govt must prove Atewa is out of Bauxite deal’ – NGOs
The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Concerned Citizens Against Mining in Atewa has urged Government to demonstrate that indeed Atewa is out of the $2 billion sinohydro bauxite deal. The Coalition made the request in its response to Dr. Gideon Boako, spokesperson for the Vice President, statement “that government …
Read More »HIV infections on the rise, 19,000 new cases in 2018 – Report
The Ghana AIDS Commission has announced a surge in the number of persons who are contracting HIV infections in Ghana. In a statement released to the Community through the churches, mosques and the media, ahead of World AIDS Day slated for December 1, 2019, the commission said 19,931 new HIV …
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