Popular fetish priest Kwaku Bonsam says he is willing to serve as President of the proposed National Shrine if government goes ahead to construct it. The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious AffairsSamuel Kofi Dzamesi has said government will not rule out the possibility of establishing a national shrine. According to …
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GES recruits 14,500 teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has recruited 14,500 new teachers for basic schools across the country. The teachers, from the 46 colleges of education, completed their studies in 2018 and did the one-year mandatory national service. The Director-General of the GES, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, who made this known in an …
Read More »170 terrorists arrested at Ghana-Togo border
Some 170 suspects have been arrested in a joint security operation code-named Koudanlgou III near the Ghana-Togo borders to stop planned terrorist activities and other criminal moves. “The exercise is aimed at preventing terrorist activities, illegal resource extraction, drug trafficking, dealing in illicit arms, smuggling, among other transnational crimes,” Ghana’s …
Read More »Ghana FA announces 2019/20 season for major leagues to start on 21 December
The Ghana Football Association has announced the 2019/20 league season will start on 21 December 2019. This comprises the top-flight, Ghana Premier League, Division One and Women’s Premier clubs. The season will end in July 2020 after 35 weeks. A statement signed by the Ghana FA acting General Secretary Alex …
Read More »Tension at KATH over withdrawal of Dr. Baffour’ appointment as Director General of GHS
There is growing Tension among members of the Health Service Workers Union (HSWU), the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) branch following the withdrawal of the appointment of Dr Baffour Awuah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), MyNewsGh.com reports. “Why should we always allow NPP and NDC …
Read More »“Irresponsible, incompetent, lazy” gov’ts blame predecessors – Fifi Kwetey
A former Deputy Finance Minister, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has said the Akufo-Addo administration inherited a strong economy with two additional oil fields yet the government claims it inherited a weak economy. The MP for Ketu South Constituency also said that the opposition National Democratic Congress’ administration bequeathed an economy free …
Read More »Sex for Grades: UG report finds Gyampo, Butakor guilty of misconduct
The University of Ghana fact-finding committee set up to investigate two lecturers indicted over the BBC “sex for grades” documentary has found them guilty of misconduct. In its report, the committee recommended that the matter should be brought before the University of Ghana’s Disciplinary committee for further actions. The committee …
Read More »Defunct Ideal Finance boss Kotei Dzani arrested
The CEO of defunct Ideal Finance Nii Kotei Dzani was on Wednesday arrested by the police for misappropriation of some funds in his care. Reliable sources told Starrfm.com.gh that the Council of State member was detained at the Ministries Police Station for some hours before being released on bail. Sources …
Read More »Krobo women are taught how to give men immense pleasure – Akumaa
Ghanaian TV and Radio Broadcast journalist, marriage counselor, and actress, Joyce Akumaa Dongotey-Padi popularly known as Akumaa Mama Zimbi has explained why Krobo women are good in bed. According to Akumaa Mama Zimbi, Krobo women are specially taught how to give men immense pleasure during Dipo rites held for the …
Read More »Cop beaters fined GHS1,800
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 …
Read More »We won’t tax churches – Government
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 …
Read More »Impeachment inquiry: Trump directed Ukraine pressure – Sondland
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 …
Read More »Western Togoland brouhaha: Blame President Akuffo-Addo – Maurice Ampaw
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 …
Read More »Emirates Airlines breaks silence on claims of kicking out ‘Di Asa’ winner from plane
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 …
Read More »50-year-old Woman Gang-Raped by Two Elderly Men
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 …
Read More »Five ‘Western Togolanders’ remanded
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, …
Read More »Sex for Grades: Gyampo, Butakor to face UG Disciplinary Committee
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 …
Read More »Hajj fare remains unchanged for 2020
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 …
Read More »Government considering plans for a national shrine
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 …
Read More »Handover ACP Agordzo to IGP – Court orders
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 …
Read More »13-year-old held captive over father’s failure to pay bride price
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, …
Read More »Coconut Sellers To Wear Uniforms
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 …
Read More »JOSPONG GROUP, Sophia Lissah Wins Top Marketing Awards
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 …
Read More »NAM 1: Court rejects prosecution’s long adjournment request
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 …
Read More »You’re Ghana’s best Vice President ever – Gabby hails Bawumia’s success
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 …
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