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Leaders in every sphere or jurisdiction usually earn certain names and descriptions from their followers depending on the characteristics they exhibit or events which happened during their tenure. The names, which are usually funny or ridiculous tend to stick and are often remembered long after they are out of power. …

Government has signed the Concession Agreement for the construction of the Accra SkyTrain Project. The deal was signed on the sidelines of the ongoing African Investment Forum, on Monday. The signing of the SkyTrain agreement means feasibility studies to determine the bankability of the project will commence soon. Investors have …

Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has revealed the reasons behind his decision to choose Charles Kwablan Akonnor to be his assistant for the senior national team. Akonnor in October was named the new deputy coach for the Black Stars as he will be assisting Kwesi Appiah for the upcoming AFCON …

Both residents and Police personnel are living in fear for their lives at Kasseh and its environs in the Ada East District where daring and well-armed armed robbers are giving them sleepless nights, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. The residents are calling on the Inspector General of Police, National Security Coordinator, Greater …

At least 12 people have been killed and around 100 others injured after two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Rescue teams are at the scene trying to pull survivors out of the wreckage, Mohammed Shawkat Ali, Additional Superintendent of Police for Chittagong Railway, …

The former striker believes those calling the shots at Emirates Stadium made the wrong decision in investing heavily in another creative forward Nicolas Pepe is an expensive £72 million ($92m) risk that has not paid off for Arsenal, says Charlie Nicholas, with the Gunners seeing their transfer policy questioned once …

The Kenule Beeson Polytechnic, Bori formerly known as Bori Polytechnic, has sacked 10 lecturers in connection with sex for grades Rector of the Institution, Onengiye Goergewill disclosed this when the Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Education visited the school on oversight function. Georgewill said apart from the sacked …

A domestic flight in India was delayed for nearly 12 hours after a rat was spotted scampering around the aircraft, news reports and officials said on Tuesday. Air India flight AI-952 was preparing for take off from the southern city of Hyderabad for Vishakapatnam, a coastal city, early on Sunday, …

With barely a month left for the December 17th referendum, education and awareness seem to be low as only 43% of the Ghanaian electorate are aware of the exercise. The findings were contained in the latest Afrobarometer Round 8 report released by the Centre for Democratic Governance on Tuesday. According …

A gang of armed robbers has reportedly killed a security guard attached a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) Station, in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The guard, simply identified as Moses was killed around 1:30 am on Sunday when the station had shut down its operation for the day. Sources …

Ghana is ranked the fifth most visa-open country on the African continent. This is according to a new report published by the African Union Commission and the African Development Bank. According to the 2019 Africa Visa Openness Index, African travelers from 18 countries require no visas to visit Ghana while …

The Police At Kpeshie Division have apprehended four persons including a 16 year old boy for allegedly producing several quantities of fake alcoholic beverages with the labels of Gihoc distilleries Ghana limited. Three of the suspects have been identified as Armah Mensah, 53, Alabi Borteye 47 and Isaac Laryea 20 …

An Israeli air strike has killed a senior commander of the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza. Baha Abu al-Ata died along with his wife when a missile hit their home, the group said. Four of their children and a neighbour were reportedly injured. The Israeli military said Abu …

The second tranche of the $2 billion Sinohydro deal has been approved and set to be disbursed early next year. It follows an approval given by Sinosure, the Chinese Export and Credit Insurance Corporation. Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who dropped the hint yesterday could not hide his excitement, saying “I’m …

Residents of Jasikan, Kpeve, Have, Hohoe, Nkonya and other adjoining communities in the Oti and Volta regions have described the bad nature of their roads, particularly the Eastern Corridor Road as ‘One Road One Dam.’ Hohoe to Jasikan stretch According to drivers and motorists who ply the road daily, the …

The Chairman for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Bono Region, Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye DC has chastised the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for engaging in an anti-nepotism campaign against President Akufo-Addo. The NDC, on Tuesday November 5, 2019, claimed that President Akufo-Addo has turned his …

Eighteen Makola market traders are planning to sue White Chapel Limited, the new owners of their shops, for an illegal demolition exercise. Although the new owners gained custody of the property on October 30, this year, the traders were hopeful that they would be given a notice before the demolishing. …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …