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A commercial vehicle driver, Mr Albert Ansah, 33, and his conductor, Francis Buabeng, who brutally assaulted a police officer at Weija, have been handed a GH1,800 fine each. The Weija High Court presided over by Justice Bernard Bentsil imposed a fine of 150 penalty units each on the two. They will …

The Government of Ghana has indicated clearly that it has no intention whatsoever to tax churches in the country. Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Ahiave Dzamesi, made this known in an encounter with the media on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the Information Ministry in Accra. He …

A top US diplomat has told an impeachment inquiry that he followed President Donald Trump’s orders to put pressure on Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Ambassador Gordon Sondland said the instruction came from Mr Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. The inquiry is assessing if Mr Trump withheld …

Maverick Accra based legal practitioner Lawyer Dr. Maurice Ampaw has urged Ghanaians to blame the president of the land Nana Akuffo-Addo and some Ministries of state due to their failure to accordingly deal with the leader and supporters of the secessionist movement Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF). According to the …

Barely a day after it was reported that winner of Atinka Media Village’s plus size women reality show, ‘Di Asa’, was kicked out of Emirates’ plane to Dubai because of her size, the airline company has responded justifying its actions. In a statement copied to Ghanaweb, the organization said it …

A woman was allegedly raped by two elderly men in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on the pretext of saving her family from social ostracism they faced after her son married a woman from another caste, police said Tuesday. The 50-year-old survivor was raped in Thara town over a month ago by …

Five members of the Western Togoland group have been remanded for treason felony by a Ho district Court. This was after 11 members of the group were arrested following their decision to declare the Volta region independent of Ghana. Those remanded are Peter Godfriend Edem, Mkpe Tornyi Kudjo, Kofi Agbeko, …

The two University of Ghana lecturers Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Butakor who were alleged to have abused their positions in the BBC’s ‘sex for grades’ documentary are to face the schools Disciplinary Committee. Both lecturers were interdicted by the university following the release of the documentary. A fact-finding …

The Hajj Pilgrimage fare will remain unchanged for the 2020 Hajj pilgrimage after the government absorbed an $80 increase to the 2019 fare of GH¢19,500, an equivalent of $3,500 dollars. The Pilgrimage Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG), in collaboration with Hajj Agents Association, has announced that an additional $80 fee …

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, says the government is considering plans to build a national shrine for traditional leaders. Responding to a question at a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, Mr Dzamesi said his ministry has been approached by some traditional groupings for …

The embattled former Director of Operations at the Ghana Police Service, ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo, must be handed to the Inspector General of Police, the Kaneshie Magistrate Court has ordered. ACP Agordzo together with nine others have been arraigned for their respective role in an alleged case of destabilising the …

A 13-year-old girl at a village in Chereponi in the North East Region has been detained and allegedly turned into a sex slave because her father reportedly failed to complete the payment of the bride price of a woman, he married over 30 years ago. The father of the girl, …

The President of the National Coconut Sellers Association (NCSA), Karene Beecham, has called on government to support efforts to regulate coconut business across the nation. Speaking in an interview with Lord Kweku Sekyi, Ms. Beecham appealed to investors to pay attention to the coconut industry, particularly its retail aspect, which …

The Jospong Group of Companies, a successful holding company operating in 14 sectors of the Ghanaian economy has been named the 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the year. The award was in recognition of the Jospong group’s hard work by offering superior services to its consumers and dedication …

The prosecution in the case in which embattled Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1) is standing trial has demanded a long adjournment following “recent discoveries.” The state was expected to substitute the old charges with a new one where 48 new charges are expected to …

The founder and former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere- Darko has described Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the most successful Vice President in Ghana’s history. He argues that Bawumia in less than a term in government shows the wisdom in empowering Veeps who have the competence and …

A driver has been confirmed dead in a fatal accident involving a container Truck transporting alcoholic beverages belonging to Joy Dadi company on the Apirede to Somanya road in the Eastern Region. Two others sustained various degrees of injuries. The deceased, identified as Samuel Adu Gyan, 28, was trapped under …

The secessionist, Charles Komi Kudzordzi, aka Papavi Kudzordzi, is on the run as security agents go after him following his so-called declaration on Saturday of independence of an imaginary country called Western Togoland. Technically on bail after he was arrested earlier, alongside other members of his political grouping, the Homeland …

Government has withdrawn the appointment of Dr. Baffour Awuah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Citi News sources at the Presidency confirmed the withdrawal of the two weeks-old appointment. No explanation has so far been given for the government’s decision. Dr. Baffour Awuah, was appointed in …

Former Bank of Ghana Governor and Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffour has reportedly run to the founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Jerry John Rawlings as a last resort to force John Mahama’s hand to pick him as a running mate, MyNewsGH.com can report. This is after Rawlings made …

The Bono East based Vickey Brown who is a nurse by profession and has the talent of music, has come out with her second and brand new song called “Di Me Bronya”, an Afro Pop singer who broke the internet and social media platforms with her stunned and angelic voice …

  The Savannah Regional Minister, Hon. Adam Braimah Salifu has hinted of plans to construct a bridge to link Makango and Yeji in the very near future. Speaking to the media after visiting Makango where a ferry carrying passengers and vehicles sunk after loading enroute to Yeji last Friday 15th …

Travelling on Ghana’s roads has become a nightmare as the country records more deaths from fatal road accidents. Ghanaians across the country continue to complain about the poor state of roads in the country. Former President Jerry Rawlings on Friday, November 15 complained about the deteriorating roads in the Hohoe …

Two workers of Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited at Gbane in the Talensi District in the Upper East Region died in an underground mine accident last Monday. The miners, Jonathan Tengbil and Solomon Tohsongba, were said to be watering a working area described as “3346 Stope” to control dust and gases …

There was excitement in parliament especially among majority members of Parliament (MPs),when the now popular Ekumfi Fruit Juice product known as “Eku Juice” popped up in the law making chamber during the 2020 budget debate. The Minister for Information and MP for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah displayed the nicely …