There is a brutal ‘fight’ over the upcoming referendum that could introduce multi-party sponsorship of candidates at the local level if the electorate votes ‘Yes’ on December 17. Currently, Article 55 (3) of the 1992 Constitution prohibits political party participation at the local level, and the government is seeking an …
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Government delegation from Ivory Coast understudy National Lottery Authority
The National Lottery Authority(NLA) led by the Director-General, Hon. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw on Friday, 15th November, 2019 received a Government Delegation from the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire(Ivory Coast) at the Authority’s Headquarters in Accra. The Ivorian Delegation visited the Authority to understudy the new business model, ongoing reforms and the success …
Read More »House of Chiefs divided over statement on rejection of referendum
There is seeming division within the National House of Chiefs over the national referendum on whether or not to allow political parties to sponsor candidates for local level elections. A press statement released on Friday, on the letterhead of the House of Chiefs and under the signatures of the President, …
Read More »Shatta Wale allegedly assaults Kweku Smoke for ‘exposing’ him
Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has allegedly launched a physical attack on upcoming rapper Kweku Smoke for accusing him of song theft. The rapper in a video which gained grounds on social media in the course of the week narrated the sequence of events which led his accusations against Shatta Wale. …
Read More »VIDEO FINALLY OUT: WATCH The ATOPA VIDEO OF Kumasi Anglican Senior High School girl
A trending video circulating on social media and other news platforms has draw the attention of reportghana.com to also investigate to know the whereabouts and the actual reason this video came out in the first place. Reading from other news platforms we find the reason behind the video and this …
Read More »Video: Musician Gets Stuck Inside Married Woman After Their ‘Atopa’ Session ( VIDEO)
An up and coming musician has received the embarrassment of his life after he got stuck while chopping down a married woman in Uganda. The musician who is known as San Yo was genging and benging the married woman at a local lodge and after he was done and wanted to …
Read More »Just In: Ferry sinking in Mankango River [Photos]
Information reaching Joy News suggests a ferry loaded with three cargo trucks is currently sinking in the Makango River, located in the East Gonja District of the Savannah Region. Ferry accident Reports filed by Isaac Nongya, Joy News’ Regional Correspondent, indicated that the ferry, which travels between Makango and Yeji, …
Read More »Two Supreme Court judges in hot race over Chief Justice chair
In about 37 days, Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo, turns 70, and leaves office as the second female Chief Justice (CJ) of Ghana, it also ends her career on the Supreme Court bench, which started in 1995 through the instrumentality of ex-President Jerry John Rawlings. But who should succeed her, is …
Read More »I welcome inclusion of Volta roads in 2020 budget – Ablakwa
National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for North Tongu says he feels appeased by the decision of the Finance Minister to amend the 2020 Budget to include the Volta region in a list christened “Critical Regional Roads Projects.” In a Facebook post on Friday, the Former Deputy Minister of Education, …
Read More »Rawlings’ ‘sexy’ photo with 8 packs that set the internet ablaze
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has once again received some admiration from the social media community, not for something he has said or done, but for an old black and white photograph of himself that has resurfaced. The photograph making the rounds on Facebook and on WhatsApp statuses shows the …
Read More »Oxford University’s assault of blind Ghanaian student sparks protests and anger
The man-handling of a blind Ghanaian student studying at the University of Oxford has set the entire African student community on the campus against the Oxford Union, with protests about to be launched in solidarity with the blind Ghanaian, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. Ebenezer Azamati is a former student of the …
Read More »Ghana making great economic strides under Akufo-Addo – Ban Ki Moon
Former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, says Ghana is making great economic strides under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo. The celebrated diplomat made the assertion at the Jubilee House when he paid a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo ahead of his participation in the prestigious Africa Netpreneur …
Read More »5 Ghanaians kidnapped by Somali pirates since 2010
Pirates operating in the Gulf of Guinea and Somali have kidnapped at least five Ghanaians who were working in a ship on the Gulf of Guinea near Somali waters since 2010. One of the survivors of the Somali pirate kidnapping, Mr Jewel Ahiable, in an interview with Atiewin Mbilla-Lawson on …
Read More »Halt 2020 BECE registrations – GNACOPS
The National Executive Council of the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has called on all private schools in the country to hold on with the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration process until the promise made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the government will absorb half …
Read More »Ofori-Atta runs to parliament to fix Volta roads gaffe
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has rushed to parliament to amend the 2020 budget statement barely 48 hours after his presentation. The move is to satisfy Chiefs and People of the Volta Region who had accused government of neglecting their roads by refusing to mention them among the list of roads …
Read More »‘Sex for grades’: Gyampo, Butakor report ready – UG V-C
The committee set up by the University of Ghana (UG) to investigate allegations of sexual harassment made by the BBC against two lecturers of the University of Ghana has submitted its report to the management of the school, Vice-Chancellor Prof Ebenezer Oduro Owusu has revealed. Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr …
Read More »EC boss warns staff against secret meetings
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa has cautioned officers against acts of association that could undermine the credibility of the institution to carry out its mandate of holding credible elections. While advising election officers against operating in secrecy and holding secret meetings with individuals or groups, she called …
Read More »Confusion over coup plot
The many narrations being put out by persons suspected of planning to overthrow the government have prompted questions about the veracity of the defence by both the suspects and their counsel. When news of the arrest of Dr. Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, the Proprietor of the Citadel Hospital at Alajo in …
Read More »VIDEO: Near gas explosion at Madina-Ritz junction in Accra
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Read More »[VIDEO&PHOTOS]: Suspected ritualist allegedly turns into goat
A suspected ritualist allegedly turned into a goat after being told to pick the money she dropped in Ido, Ekiti State, Nigeria The lady is said to have dropped money on the floor for a student of Oganganmodu Grammar school in Nigeria to pick up. Luck run out on her as …
Read More »Kumasi Airport maintenance hub to create 400,000 jobs
The proposed Kumasi International airport will have an airplane maintenance hub that will serve airplanes from over 35 countries as well as create jobs for about 400,000 Ghanaians, the project leader has said. The hub will allow planes to fix mechanical faults, maintain avionics instruments and re-fuel amongst others. The …
Read More »We Commend Akufo-Addo For Appointing One Of Our Own As Director-General Of GHS” ― Patriotic Youth Alliance
We the Patriotic Youth Alliance of our great Party would like to express our profound gratitude to His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for appointing Dr Baffour Awuah as the next Director-General of Ghana Health Service. We entrust that, the capabilities of Dr Awuah will bring more expertise to …
Read More »Woman, 40, kills husband, 65
A forty-year-old woman is helping the Police in Mim over her alleged murder of her husband after hitting his head with a club. The remains of the deceased, 65-year-old Yaw Awuah, has been deposited at Goaso Government hospital for preservation and autopsy. The incident happened at Kassre cottage, Gambia No1 …
Read More »Vote NO! – National House of Chiefs rejects partisan assembly polls
The National House of Chiefs has rejected a proposal to amend Article 55(3) of the 1992 Constitution in order to make district assembly elections partisan. In a statement signed by its President, Togbe Afede XIV, the House called on all Ghanaians to reject the proposal because it will destroy the …
Read More »Slain Otumfuo’s chief laid to rest
The late Otumfuo’s Asamponghene, Oheneba Kwadwo Afoduor, has been buried according to Ashanti customs and traditions. He was buried at the Royal Mausoleum at Achiase, his hometown, during a private service on Monday night. Prior to the burial, he was laid in state for two days for mourners to pay …
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