Former President Jerry John Rawlings has commended the people of Kyebi in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area for demonstrating against some ‘distasteful’ comments made by the Ashanti regional secretary of the NDC, Mr. Kwame Zu. “I’m glad the Okyeman citizenry bared its teeth enough to elicit an apology from the …
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Audio: NDC to be banned in 940 towns at Akyem Abuakwa
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is likely to be banned in all 940 towns and villages at Akyem Abuakwa for failing to render an unqualified apology and pacify the gods of the land. The Akyem people believe the unsavory comment made about their chief, Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II …
Read More »UNIDO, Ghana And Switzerland Launch A New Country Programme To Improve Standards And Quality Of Cashew, Oil Palm And Cocoa Exports From Ghana
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Government of Ghana and Government of Switzerland through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), launched on Tuesday the Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP) to improve standards and quality of exports. The GQSP is an innovative new global programme developed by UNIDO …
Read More »Pastor commits suicide by jumping from 4th floor
A senior Zimbabwean pastor with Upper Room Ministries committed suicide on Monday by jumping from the fourth floor of Rezende Parkade in Harare. Reverend Berry Dambaza reportedly died on the spot. While details surrounding his sudden death is unknown, there is speculation that he had financial problems as well as …
Read More »‘Coup’ plotters planned to attack Defense ministry – Derrick Oduro
Deputy Minister for Defense, Major Derrick Oduro, has disclosed that the three individuals who are being held for attempting attack the presidency also planned to attack the defense ministry. “The intelligence we gathered at a point indicated that these young men wanted to attack the Defense Ministry,” he told Morning …
Read More »Akufo-Addo receives 2019 FOCOS Humanitarian Award
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received the 2019 FOCOS Humanitarian Award, on behalf of the people of Ghana, for the country’s “longstanding support for the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine”. Receiving the award on Monday, September 23, 2019, at the FOCOS NYC Gala ceremony, Mr. Akufo-Addo noted that …
Read More »Kelvyn Boy no more with Stonebwoy’s BHIM Nation
After months of speculations, dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has confirmed that his protégé, Kelvyn Boy is no longer with his Burniton Music Group label. A statement released on Tuesday confirmed speculations that all was not well between the award-winning artiste and the artiste he mentored for over a year now. The …
Read More »Coup plot: Suspects charged, remanded
Three alleged coupists arrested in Ghana recently have been charged with five counts by the Kaneshie District Magistrate’s Court. The three, Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm; Ezor Kafui and Mr Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu (aka BB or ADC) were charged with conspiracy to commit crime, to wit, manufacturing of arms and …
Read More »Ghanaian-born US citizen who ‘killed himself’ was sacked from Navy for sexual assault
A Ghanaian-born US citizen, Prince Yeboah Wiredu, who allegedly committed suicide had been sacked from the US navy in August 2017. The deceased was a Personnel Specialist Second Class (E-5) in the U.S. Navy A copy of the judgement obtained by JoyNews reads “the members [of the court] sentenced the …
Read More »State fails to charge ‘coup plotters’ with treason
The three individuals who are being held for attempting to attack the Presidency have been hit with five charges. The charges do not include treason as was earlier thought per the government statement. A government statement Monday said they planned to distabilise the country and also attempted to attack the …
Read More »22 Ghanaians deported from Germany, UK
A total of 22 Ghanaians have been deported from Germany and the UK for overstaying their permits and engaging in activities that contravene the laws of their host countries. According to the Ghana Immigration Service, 17 of the number were deported from Germany. The deportees are all males aged between 21 to 60 years. …
Read More »You cannot threaten former presidents – Rawlings tells youth
Former President Jerry John Rawlings says it is wrong for any individual or group of persons to threaten former presidents. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) founder in a Facebook post condemned the youth groups who have to threaten former President John Dramani Mahama over the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II …
Read More »Henry Djaba Foundation Wants Early Access To Sign Language For Hearing Impaired Persons
The Henry Djaba Memorial Foundation has expressed the need for all Ghanaians to appreciate the importance of early access to sign language, sign language services and quality education in sign language for deaf persons in Ghana. According to the Executive Director of the Henry Djaba Memorial Foundation, Dr. Otiko Afisah …
Read More »Coup plot: Weapons don’t belong to my clients – Lawyer
A private legal practitioner representing some three people arrested for attempting to overthrow the government says not all the weapons exhibited by the government belong to his clients. Victor Adawudu in an interview with Starr News stated that his clients completely deny owning most of the weapons found at the …
Read More »Foiled coup: Consult Rawlings to know what a coup is – Security expert to gov’t
A security expert has extolled the expertise of former President Jerry John Rawlings in coup making and has recommended the government to seek his help on matters concerning the subject. In particular, Adam Bonaa of the Security Warehouse, wants the government to ask the architect of the 1979 and 1981 coups …
Read More »Police launch manhunt after PE girl, 6, shot in the head
Police in Port Elizabeth have launched a manhunt for those involved in a shooting on Monday that left a six-year-old girl injured by a stray bullet. According to police spokesperson Priscilla Naidu on Tuesday, shots were fired around 17:00 in Helenvale, while the girl was on the pavement in front …
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo shades FIFA Best Awards with epic Instagram post
Football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, took to his Instagram to make a post shading FIFA Best Awards after they awarded the 2019 FIFA Best Men’s award to Lionel Messi. Ronaldo, who was absent from the award showpiece event, immediately posted a photo of himself operating his i-pad while at home, suggesting …
Read More »Soldier commits suicide after catching wife in bed with another man
A Ghanaian soldier has reportedly committed suicide after he caught his wife in bed with another man. The 29-year-old Prince Yeboah Wiredu, who worked with the United States military, is said to have committed suicide on September 11 because he couldn’t stomach what his wife did. According to Irene Selina …
Read More »Supreme Court: Suspending Parliament was unlawful, judges rule
Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled. Mr Johnson suspended – or prorogued – Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, but the court said it was wrong to stop MPs carrying out duties in the run-up to Brexit on 31 October. The PM …
Read More »Coup claim a joke – Boakye-Djan
Former Spokesperson for the defunct Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), Major Retired Osahene Boakye-Djan, has described the arrest of some alleged coup plotters by the National Security as a joke. He said the description given by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah about how the arrested persons were planning …
Read More »GFA Elections: Video of Kwesi Nyantakyi on ‘campaign tour’ breaks internet
Former president of the now-defunct Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has popped up in a video that has gone viral on the internet. While the details of the video are still sketchy, sources within the football fraternity say they are videos of the former president and some of his associates …
Read More »I wept a lot in my marriage – Mcbrown recounts
Actress Nana Ama Mcbrown has recounted the ordeal she went through years of childlessness after marriage indicating she wept during the period. The versatile actress cum television host, revealed to colleague women at a recent event covered by SVTV Africa and monitored by MyNewsGh.com that the situation would have been …
Read More »Osei Akoto bows out of Parliament
The Member of Parliament for the Tafo-Pankrono constituency in the Ashanti Region Dr. Anthony Osei Akoto has announced he will not contest the ruling party’s upcoming primaries for the 2020 polls. The minister for Monitoring and Evaluation made his decision known to the party’s constituency executives at a meeting held …
Read More »Top military officer, other junior ranks fingered in coup plot arrested
A top military officer and other junior rank soldiers have fingered in the foiled coup attempt have been arrested according to Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. The Minister was reacting to the triviality slant given to the arrest by security operatives indicating that the serving soldiers are currently in …
Read More »Make FPIC A National Law In Ghana—Settle Ghana
The Executive Director of settle Ghana, a non-governmental organization, Mr. Abu Karimu has asked the government of Ghana to enact into law the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) principle to enable whole communities in the country that have natural resources to constitutionally claim their rights in the FPIC negotiations. …
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