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US President Donald Trump suggested shooting migrants in the legs to slow them down, according to a new book. The book, by two New York Times journalists, says Mr Trump suggested extreme methods of deterring migrants from crossing the southern border. They included building an electrified, spiked border wall and …

The price of Fanyogo and FanIce have been increased effective 1 October 2019. The price for Fanyogo and Fanchoco which was formerly sold at GHS1.00 will now sell at GHS1.20p while the price of FanIce 250ML goes for GHS5.00. The increase comes at a time the Public Utilities and Regulatory …

A Ghanaian resident in Spain has allegedly killed another Ghanaian in a meat factory they both work. The Ghana Embassy in Madrid in a release stated that the Ghanaian national only identified as Michael K. (36 years old), on 24th September 2019 is alleged to have killed his Ghanaian co-worker …

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano on Wednesday upheld the victory of the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The tribunal declared that the petition of the main opposition, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Abba Yusuf, challenging the victory of All Progressives Congress(APC) lacked merit. The …

Despite complains of high unemployment rate in the country, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has employed 350,000 Ghanaians in the public sector in two years. According to Dr Bawumia the government has given clearance for people to be recruited as nurses, teachers, at …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Borno State has arrested a 38-year-old woman, Hauwa Adamu, who allegedly drops flaming charcoal in the private parts of her seven-year-old stepdaughter. The NSCDC Commandant, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, told a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Maiduguri that …

A pastor with a new generation church, the Royal Prince Prophetic Ministry, Chukwuemeka Eze, has been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Miss Ogechukwu Ogbodo. Eze allegedly killed his girlfriend for refusing to buy a tricycle for him. Southern City News gathered that the …

The government’s final Brexit proposals will include customs checks on the island of Ireland. The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg said Boris Johnson’s plans will see Northern Ireland “in a different relationship with the EU to the rest of the UK”. Boris Johnson is addressing the Tory conference before submitting the new …

Thomas Partey Thomas Partey stole all the headlines this weekend but how did other Ghanaian players in Europe fare? Joy Sports kept tabs on them and highlights the top five performers. A performance that attracted plaudits from all over the world. Thomas Partey was arguably the best outfield player in …

Some cocoa farmers in the country have expressed disappointment in the government following increment of the price of cocoa from GH¢7,600.00 to GH¢8,240.00 a tonne and GH¢475.00 to GH¢515.00. According to them, the producer price of cocoa was not enough and would still worsen their economic welfare. The increment in …

The next government of the Convention Peoples Party(CPP) will build a robust National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS) that will ensure that all members of the scheme will undergo full medical examination annually. This was disclosed by the General Secretary of the party, Mr James Kwabena Bomfeh at the Eastern Regional congress …

Former Director of Political Affairs at the Presidency, Manaf Ibrahim has subtly reacted to news of his sack from the presidency as was reported by MyNewsGh.com on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Moments after the news went viral about his dismissal, the Asawase lawmaker hopeful took to social media to reaffirm …

The Government of Ghana has already received money from the Swedish government for the introduction of the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education programme in Ghanaian schools, North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has claimed. According to him, the Swedish government doled out $22 million to Ghana and other African countries to …

Patricia Asieduaa, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, a fetish priestess, has vowed to do all she can to protect her daughter from following in her footsteps. Speaking in an exclusive interview on SVTV Africa, the priestess stated categorically that she never will allow her daughter to join priesthood for obvious …

The Acting Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, has directed the immediate interdiction of two police officers spotted in a viral video torturing a man in their custody. General Sergeant Patrick Amoako and General Lance Corporal Isaac Marfo were seen using belts to beat a man accused by his employer …

The people of Behenase in the Bekwai Municipality have dared the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bekwai, Lawyer Joseph Osei Owusu, the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Kyei Baffuor, Bekwai constituency party executives and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) machinery not to step in the community to campaign for votes towards …

Former President John Mahama says the Comprehensive Sexuality Education programme is unacceptable and must be withdrawn immediately by the government. He says educational policies of government must respect the cultural values and norms of  Ghanaians. In a Facebook post, Mr. Mahama said: “I fully understand the outrage of the moral …

Ghana’s offer to encourage its exports in cassava, fruits as well as cosmetics, a project named “the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) has been introduced by the European Union, the funding agency and implemented by UNIDO in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The technical advice for the …

The Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, and MP for Tamale Central, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, says the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Law in January 2020 as approved in Parliament will be adhered to. He says implementing agencies have been given ample …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Democrats of bullying his staff as a part of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. He said in a tweet that requests for five officials to appear before a committee were “not feasible”. Democrats are investigating whether President Trump improperly pressured Ukraine’s leader …

A former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has called on the leadership of the two major political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to take steps to deal with vote-buying in Ghana’s politics. His comment …

The government has announced an increase in cocoa producer price by more than 8 per cent for the next crop season. This means that a 64-kilo bag would now be sold at GH¢515, while a tone would go for GH¢8,249. The Minister of State in-charge of Food and Agriculture, Dr …

Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu, has called on Ghanaian leaders to end the practice of freeing the elite who spend short terms in jail after being convicted for corrupt practices while individuals jailed for misdemeanours rot in prisons for years. Mr Amidu wants a regime where there will be tougher …

The 42-year-old founder of Divine Mount Zion Gospel Ministry, Pastor Femi Olorunsoromidayo reportedly died while conducting the funeral service of one of his members. Pastor Femi, who was conducting the burial ceremony of 78-year-old Samuel Rotimi at Erusu in Akoko North West Local Government, was said to have gone against the wish of the …

Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and the Tiger Eye P.I team are set to expose the corrupt activities of City Guards within Accra’s Central Business District. The team, posing as drivers and traders, for six months, monitored the activities of the guards from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) who engaged …