The life of a woman (yet to be identified) came to an abrupt end when a trailer, carrying two 40-footer containers crashed her to death at Asikuma in the Eastern Region. The incident which occurred on Friday, November 8, 2019, at about 6:000pm attracted a large crowd. Residents, traders and …
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Police officers who accept postings to deprived areas to enjoy early promotion
The Interior Minister has revealed that police personnel who accepts postings to rural and deprived areas would have their promotions a year before their counterparts in the cities. Ambrose Dery said at the last Police Council meeting, President Nana Akufo-Addo directed that police personnel from the rank of constable to …
Read More »Kwesi Ahwoi surest bet as running mate to John Mahama
2020 is an election year and ahead of the December Presidential election, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama is expected to select a running mate to partner him to wrestle political power from the Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo led New Patritic Party (NPP) administration. …
Read More »Washing bay attendant crashes 2 persons, legs amputated
Reports reaching Empire News reveal that a 29-year-old washing bay attendant, Thomas Quansah has crashed 2 persons resulting in one of the victim’s legs being amputated instantly. The incident is reported to have happened on Sunday at the Eclipse washing bay at Nkroful. The washing bay attendant is said to …
Read More »Elephant named after Osama bin Laden kills five people in India
An elephant named after the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that killed five Indian villagers has been caught after a massive operation to hunt down the creature, officials said on Monday (Nov 11). Wildlife officers tracked the pachyderm – dubbed “Laden” by the locals it menaced in northeastern Assam …
Read More »Ghana withdraws recognition of Kosovo as independent state
Ghana has withdrawn its recognition of Kosovo as an independent state. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Monday said the withdrawal came after it observed that, the recognization which was inspired by the quest for peace and harmony was, however “premature.” Ghana in 2012, …
Read More »Mahama challenges government to fix hardships
Former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged the government to fix the unfavourable economic climate it has created and not apportion blame. He empathised with traders on their poor sales, attributing the situation to unfavourable economic climate created by government which was a fact the …
Read More »KNUST beats UG, ‘Ibadan’ to claim top spot in West Africa
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been adjudged the best University in Ghana and West Africa. The Ashanti Region-based university also came 14th on the African continent and 706th out of selected 1,500 best universities worldwide. It displaced two of West Africa’s prestigious tertiary institutions, the University …
Read More »Sacks containing human skeletons discovered in Eastern Region
Sacks and polythene bags containing large quantities of human skeletons have been found in a valley along Akuapem Larteh – Ayikuma road in the Eastern Region. The human parts were found by a motorcyclist who informed the police. The Akropong District Police Commander, Superintendent Stephen Tetteh, told Starr News the …
Read More »No more tax increment, focus on domestic revenue mobilization – Economist to govt
An economist and research fellow with the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Dr. Adu Owusu Sarkodie is admonishing government to focus more on domestic revenue mobilisation as it prepares to present the 2019 Budget Statement and Fiscal Policy to Ghanaians on 13th November 2019. According to him, revenue generation is …
Read More »Economy among fastest growing in the world – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government has succeeded in turning around the fundamentals of Ghana’s economy, which he inherited from the Mahama administration, ensuring that, currently, all the fundamentals are pointing in the right direction. According to President Akufo-Addo, “we inherited a situation with a large fiscal deficit, …
Read More »Accra to have first sky train station in August
The concession agreement for the construction of the Accra Sky Train Project has been signed on the sidelines of the ongoing African Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. The signing of the agreement means feasibility studies, spanning a period of nine months to determine the bankability of the project will …
Read More »Jimmy Carter in hospital for brain procedure
Former US President Jimmy Carter, 95, has been admitted to hospital in Atlanta for a procedure to relieve brain pressure. The pressure comes from bleeding caused by recent falls, the Carter Center said in a statement. The procedure is scheduled to take place at the Emory University Hospital on Tuesday …
Read More »Obrafour, Sarkodie refuse to be tempted by Moesha’s heavy backside at Pae Mu Ka @20
Music legend Obrafour and his ‘son’ Sarkodie distanced themselves from Moesha Boduong when the actress with a heavy backside joined them on stage during the performance of their ‘Moesha’ track at the Pae Mu Ka @20 concert. Clad in a deep V cut jumpsuit, Moesha danced to the song in …
Read More »Nothing works in this country – Jay Foley laments apathy in Ghana
Disappointed and furious Jay Foley has lamented the seeming lack of maintenance culture on the part of Ghanaian leaders and citizens as a whole. According to the popular media personality, the glaring apathy on the part of authorities who have the capacity to make lives better for citizens is a …
Read More »Go to CBG for validation and payment – SEC to customers of Gold Coast, others
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked customers of the collapsed fund management firms to visit CBG branches from Tuesday to validate their documents in order to receive payments. According to the Deputy Director-General for SEC Paul Ababio, customers will receive text messages showing them the processes to receive …
Read More »C.K Akonnor joins Black Stars as assistant coach for the first time
Charles Akonnor oversaw his duty as Black Stars deputy coach for the first ahead of the forthcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations double-header qualifiers against South Africa and São Tomé and Príncipe. The former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko manager replaced Ibrahim Tanko as deputy trainer late last month …
Read More »U23 AFCON: Black Meteors on the brink of exit after defeat to Egypt
Ghana are on the verge of being knocked out of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a damaging defeat against host Egypt on Monday night. Black Meteors threw away the lead twice to lose 3-2 to the Olympic Pharaohs at the Cairo International Stadium. The defeat put the …
Read More »Fake policeman Amidu Zakari arrested after months of joining top SWAT operations
A fake Police SWAT unit member, one Amidu Zakari has finally been arrested after several months and weeks of helping effect arrest at various police stations within the Kumasi Metropolis, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. The Asokore Mampong police gathered intelligence that the said Amidu Zakari had been parading himself as a …
Read More »Ghanaians Urged To Participate In December Referendum To Be Part of Decision Making
Ghanaians have been urged to participate in the December 17th Referendum to help amend some clauses in the 1992 Constitution in relation to local governance. Information Officer at the New Juaben North municipality of the Eastern Region, Elizabeth Afia Ansaah, in an interview with Bryt fm news indicated the need …
Read More »Damongo’s only water source allegedly poisoned again
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for West Gonja, Mr Saeed Muhazu Jibril, has stopped water tankers from drawing water from a dam in the area over suspicions that it may have been poisoned following the change of colour of the water and the large-scale death of the dam’s fauna. Some …
Read More »Ghana being ruled by ‘fools’ – Odike fumes
The founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Mr. Akwasi Addai Odike has said on Radio 1 (100.7) that one major problem of this country is that we are being ruled by fools. Speaking with Nana Kwabena Addo monitored by MyNewsGh.com, Odike said instead of the leaders finding …
Read More »‘Akufo-Addo’s ambulances’ to be distributed in 2020
Government has decided to distribute all 275 ambulances in January 2020, Minister for Special Development Initiative, Mavis Hawa Koomson has said. The reason, she explained, is to ensure a fair distribution of the ambulances across all 275 constituencies in the country. The first 48 ambulances, which arrived months ago are …
Read More »NPP more ‘violent’ than NDC – A Plus
Controversial musician, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, says compared to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) are more violent in attacking people on social media. His comment comes after some NPP members verbally attacked Ghanaian media personality, Nana Aba …
Read More »China releases funds for Phase 1 of Sinohydro roads – Bawumia reveals
The first tranche of the ‘bauxite for development’ barter agreement, popularly known as Sinohydro deal, signed between the Government of Ghana and the People’s Republic of China has been released, the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed. Speaking in Accra on Monday, 11th November 2019 at …
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