Former President John Mahama says the NDC will initiate plans to review and strengthen the National Health Insurance Scheme should the party return to power in 2021. The NDC flagbearer said that the introduction of the capping and realignment act has reduced funding sources and thus affecting quality health care …
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Commercial buses without emergency exit doors will not be registered – DVLA
All commercial omnibuses which do not provide emergency exit doors in compliance with the directive by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) would not be registered for operations in the country. The DVLA has asked drivers and owners of these buses to create exit routes for their vehicles for …
Read More »It’s Just A Letter Of Intent…Govt Has Not Cancelled PDS As Yet!
The Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of Power has suggested that the controversial PDS deal has not been cancelled. A letter dated 18 October 2019 signed by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta indicated that the deal has been terminated “in view of the facts uncovered regarding the failure by PDS to …
Read More »Matilda Amissah-Arthur exposes Okyenhene on husband’s death
Former Second Lady, Matilda Amissah Arthur has exposed what could pass for lies allegedly peddled by Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II about how the late former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur was transported from the Airforce gym to the hospital. The Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin in his account …
Read More »Friends told me not to marry Prince Harry – Meghan
The Duchess of Sussex has said friends advised her not to marry Prince Harry to avoid pressure from the media. Meghan, 38, said she was told “you shouldn’t do it because the British tabloids will destroy your life”. In an ITV documentary, she admitted motherhood was a “struggle” due to …
Read More »Seven Boko Haram fighters killed, others crippled by self-inflicted bomb
In what could be best described as boomerang, seven Boko Haram fighters were killed while eight others were crippled after their vehicle ran into an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) they had planted for troops in Lamba’a forest in Borno State. The Nigerian Army has launched renewed offensive against Boko Haram …
Read More »KTI students vandalise school; 10 arrested
Ten students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) have been arrested over Sunday’s [20 October 2019] protest in the school. The Manhyia Divisional Police Commander, ACP Kwaku Buah, told Kumasi FM’s Elisha Adarkwah that the students are currently in their custody. The form-three students of the school on Sunday protested …
Read More »CHAN 2020: Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast fail to qualify
Ghana, Senegal and Ivory Coast all failed to qualify for the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Sunday after aggregate defeats in their qualifiers. Ghana failed to overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit against Burkina Faso, drawing the second leg 0-0 in Ouagadougou. It means the Black Stars will not …
Read More »Nigerians warned as lion escapes from Zoo
A lion on Saturday was said to have escaped from its cage at the Kano Zoo. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s media aide, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, disclosed this on his Twitter page on Saturday. Yakassai warned Nigerians living around the zoo to be vigilant and careful. He, however, added that the lion …
Read More »Retired Policeman abducted, murdered
A retired police officer, Paul Edike, has been reportedly murdered, after abduction by armed men suspected to be assassins. It was gathered that the incident occurred late Friday in Effurun, Uvwie council area of Delta state. The deceased was said to be returning from a ceremony when the hoodlums struck. …
Read More »Brexit: No 10 to push again for vote on Boris Johnson’s deal
MPs must be given “a straight up-and-down vote” on the PM’s Brexit deal later, No 10 says, but it is not clear whether the Speaker will allow it. John Bercow is due to announce his decision at about 15:30 BST. The PM tried to bring his deal to the Commons …
Read More »ECOWAS’ problem is leadership – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has stated strongly that the inability of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to integrate fully is simply due to the lack of leadership. Addressing attendees of the 2019 International Conference of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, at the Mensvic Hotel under the theme, “Economic …
Read More »PDS is Ghana’s biggest corruption scandal ever – NDC
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the PDS scandal is Ghana’s biggest corruption scandal ever. Addressing a press conference in Accra Monday morning on the PDS issue, the General Secretary of the NDC, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah said the NDC was demanding that the government “completely abandon the idea …
Read More »Today in 2011: Pastor Love raped my own sister – Christiana Love
Gospel musician, Christiana Love in 2011 recounted the ordeal she went through during her nine years of marriage to Pastor Love Hammond. She stated that she was enslaved and tormented by her husband while narrating how he raped her own sister and threaten to kill her if she let it …
Read More »[PHOTOS]: Man dies a day after taking pictures in coffin
Viral news reaching browngh.com indicates that a young Nigerian man has met his untimely death a day after taking pictures while sleeping in a coffin. The 21years old man identified as Isaac Terkende died a day after he slept in a coffin and took pictures to share on social media. The news …
Read More »Video: Kwaw Kese attacked with bottles at Shatta Wale’s album launch
Rapper Kwaw Kese honoured Shatta Wale’s invitation to perform at his Wonder Boy album launch at the Fantasy Dome, on Saturday, October 19. The artiste was met with violence while on stage after some patrons at the Dome began throwing bottles at him. The rapper got hit on the head. Unfazed by the …
Read More »‘I will always protect my family’ – Prince Harry
The Duke of Sussex has insisted he will “always” protect his family, adding that he “will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum”. Speaking in an ITV documentary, the duke said he did not want a “repeat of the past”. Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex said …
Read More »6 killed in accident at Bunso Junction
Six persons have been confirmed dead, with 12 others injured in a dawn crash at Akyem – Nsutam near Bunso Junction on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. According to reports, the gory accident occurred when a white sprinter bus with registration number AW 221 – 14 travelling from Accra to Kumasi collided …
Read More »Jobless Nurses Picket At Ministry of Health Today
Members of the Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives Association will today, Monday, 21 October 2019 picket the Ministry of Health (MoH) to demand their immediate employment. The association is made up of public-trained nurses and midwives who graduated in 2017 and 2018 and have been home unemployed. “We are going …
Read More »“Well Done Kwabena”- President Akufo-Addo Commends Ejisu MP For Impressive Projects
Of his impressive record as the member of parliament for Ejisu Constituency , the President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo did not mince words in his acknowledgement and joyous recognition of the forceful and sacrificing efforts extraordinaire of Honorable Kwabena Owusu Aduomi in constructing human centered …
Read More »Cal Bank Super League Pulls Huge Turnout In Western Region
The 2019 CalBank Beach Soccer Super League has kicked off in the fishing town of Abuesi in the Western region of Ghana. After an elimination preliminary round, four teams representing the top four beach soccer playing districts locked horns on Saturday October 19th as the action produced a total of …
Read More »I was nearly buried alive after handing over power to Limann – Rawlings
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has revealed what he describes as several attempts on his life after he handed over power to former President Hilla Limann in 1979. According to the former president, the attempts became so intense that he was persuaded to leave Ghana but he refused to do …
Read More »Kumasi Central Market: Fire destroys over 50 shops
Over 50 shops at French Line, a pavilion located at the Kumasi Central Market was on Sunday dawn burnt down. Millions of cedis worth of goods have been lost in the recent fire. Officials are yet to uncover the cause of the blaze. The fire which begun on Sunday dawn …
Read More »PDS fiasco: We won’t accept restrictive tendering – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has rejected government’s proposal to resort to restrictive tendering in selecting a private partner for the management of the power sector in the country . “Whilst recognising the prerogative of the MCC in the determination of a particular procurement method in the selection of a PSP, …
Read More »Bono East Region: Let’s have Council of State representative now- APJ to President
Action Patriots for Justice, a pleasure group in the ruling NPP is calling on the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffu Addo to trigger article 89 0f the constitution and let us have representatives in the council of state. According to the group, in order to be fair to the constitution …
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