More than 100 residents of Ablekuma, a suburb of Afienya in the Ningo-Prampram district, have been rendered homeless as their buildings have been demolished to pave the way for ongoing railway project in the area. At least 30 of the about 60 buildings earmarked for demolition were pulled down Tuesday …
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FIFA extends mandate of Normalisation Committee
FIFA has extended the mandate of the Normalisation Committee set up to run the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for a second time. The second mandate of the Normalisation Committee expired on September 30, 2019. However, in view of the upcoming GFA elections, FIFA has extended the Normalisation Committee’s mandate to …
Read More »Brexit: Special sitting for MPs to decide UK’s future
MPs will be called to Parliament for a special Saturday sitting in a decisive day for the future of Brexit. Parliament will meet on 19 October after a crunch EU summit – seen as the last chance for the UK and EU to agree a deal ahead of 31 October …
Read More »GHC88m released for 2nd-yr Free SHS students
The government has released GHS88,056,438 for disbursement to all public senior high schools (SHSs) for the implementation of the free SHS programme for the 2019/2020 academic. The amount will, however, cover only second-year students for the first semester. The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, who …
Read More »Obengfo acquitted on all charges
The Accra Circuit Court Four on Tuesday acquitted Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh, the Proprietor of the Obengfo Hospital, located at Weija in Accra. He was charged for being an unregistered practitioner and operating an unlicensed health facility, but the Court did not find him culpable per the way the charges …
Read More »Rawlings mobbed at funeral of Peter Amewu’s sister
Former President Jerry John Rawlings received a tumultuous welcome at Hohoe on Saturday when he visited to mourn with Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu who was bidding his late sister farewell. Security officials present at the event had a hectic restraining the excited crowd who wanted to catch a glimpse …
Read More »National Malaria Control Programme Manager Inspects Zoomlion’s Mapped Mosquito Breeding Sites
The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) Manager, Dr. Keziah Malm has toured some districts in the eastern and central region to inspect on-going nationwide mapping of mosquito breeding sites being undertaken by the vector control unit of Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The mapping of the mosquito breeding sites across the country …
Read More »Police To Inaugurate Sub-Forum Committee To Fight Crime In South Africa
Carolina Police Command in the Mpumalanga province of the South African Police Service will hold a Sub- Forum Meeting to elect Sub-Forum committee on Thursday, 10th October, 2019 to support efforts at maintaining security in the community. In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 …
Read More »Zoomlion Begins Nationwide Mapping Of Mosquito Breeding Sites
The Vector Control unit of Zoomlion Ghana limited has begun a nationwide mapping of various mosquito breeding sites to identify mosquito larvae and kill them by applying a biological agent. The mapping of the mosquito breeding sites across the country is being done by the use of a smart devices …
Read More »TUTAG ignores gov’t appeals, vows to continue strike till demands are met
The Technical University Teacher’s Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has ignored the Ministry of Education’s calls for reason amid its strike over unpaid allowances and demands for improved conditions of services. The Education Ministry appealed to TUTAG after it declared the strike on Monday saying its members had been provided with …
Read More »VIDEO: Akuapem Poloo Demonstrates Over 50 S€X Positions On Live TV
A week without any story hovering around Rosemond Brown aka Akuapem Poloo will be a dull moment, right Yeah, so our dear sister who loves to turn social media upside down with her weird antics has returned again to give us wild atopa positions every couple should try at home. …
Read More »Law students demo: Some police officers were drunk – Student asserts
Some police personnel, who clashed with demonstrating law students in Accra, were said to be drunk. A student, Thomas Kojo Quansah, who was at the scene, claimed he could smell the alcohol from the breath of some of the fully armed police personnel. The police allegedly fired rubber bullets at …
Read More »NAPO receives top outstanding performance Awards from UTAG
The Minister of Education, Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has been honored by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the University Teachers Associatiation of Ghana (UTAG) for his outstanding performances in dealing in crises that have confronted his ministry during his tenure of office. UTAG, describing the Manhyia South constituency MP …
Read More »Salinko does not hold the key to my success – Mmebusem reacts
Kumawood actor Hymns Justice popularly known as Mmebusem has stated that his colleague Salinko should stop jumping from one media house to the other just to tarnish his image. Mmebusem who had a heated argument with Salinko on Neat FM’s “Entertainment Ghana”, this morning said Salinko is going round saying …
Read More »CAL Bank sheds 14.29% on the Ghana Stock Exchange
Eight days into the month of October, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) saw 58,219 shares trading at a market value of GHS 68,976.16. Closing with an all losers market; the worth of the exchange declined by 0.37% (GHS 207.22million) to end the day at GHS 56,091.17 million. CAL Bank (CAL) …
Read More »Banking crisis: Oscar Doe blasts Ofori-Atta, BoG boss, says they lack vision and love for Ghana
Oscar Yao Doe, the Chairman of Doscar Group, has yet again brought to questioning the personalities of Finance Minister; Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Governor of the Bank of Ghana; Ernest Addison and Nii Amanor Dodoo; a former principal partner at KPMG Ghana, for their roles in the banking crisis in the …
Read More »Policeman ‘stoned to death’ in Malawi
Police in Malawi have named an officer killed on Tuesday during clashes with anti-government protesters in Msundwe – a trading outpost west of the capital city, Lilongwe. Police spokesman James Kadadzerab told news agency AFP that officer Usumani Imedi had been stoned to death and “killed by rioters and criminals”. …
Read More »UN in the red, staff salaries at risk
The United Nations has an overall annual operating budget of several billion dollars, covering everything from humanitarian work to disarmament, but right now, it’s just trying to make sure its employees get paid after this month. How did the world body end up more than $200 million in the red? …
Read More »I am not corrupt – Zuma’s son
“I’m not corrupt,” said the son of South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday. Duduzane Zuma was giving evidence for a second day at an inquiry that’s investigating corruption. Like his father, the young Mr Zuma denied each and every corruption allegation that was put to him. He also …
Read More »Sex for grades won’t end soon – Yvonne Nelson
Actress Yvonne Nelson is envisaging that sex for grades won’t end any time soon considering the provocative dressing of some female students in the country’s tertiary institutions. According to her, the once-revered private parts of ladies is currently on display on social media which could be a recipe to the …
Read More »Mumuni hat-trick fires Ghana past Ivory Coast into WAFU Cup final
Hat-trick hero Shafiu Mumuni fired Ghana into the final of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations after beating Ivory Coast 3-1 in the semifinal at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal on Tuesday. The Black Stars had the first chance on goal in the 10th minute, but Joseph Esso …
Read More »Three jailed 24 years for stealing AK47 rifle
Three persons have been jailed eight (8) years each for Stealing an AK47 rifle from a Police Officer at Asesewa in the Eastern Region and selling it for Ghc1,000 The convicts – Kofi Osakonor, 24, a farmer, Isaac Agyemang, 19, masonry apprentice and Sarkodie Solomon, 20, an apprentice in Barbering, …
Read More »1V1D project abandoned in Savalugu after sod-cutting
Dear Nana Addo, a JoyNews Hotline Documentary, has brought to the fore the plight of the people of Botingli, a farming community in the Savelugu district of the Northern region. According to members of the community, government’s refusal to redeem its promise of providing them with a dam is telling …
Read More »You deserve a 2nd term in office – Sampa Chief to Akufo-Addo
The Acting President of the Sampa Traditional Area, Nana Kwadwo Magsah II, says the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, deserves a second term in office, following the good work his government has undertaken since assuming office in January 2017. Speaking on Tuesday, 8th October, 2019, when a …
Read More »11 Fumbisi SHS girls collapse after ‘strange’ events; school closed down
Fumbisi Senior High School in the Builsa South District of Upper East Region has been closed down following a series of strange incidents on the school’s campus. At least 11 female students were rushed to the hospital on Monday after falling down and becoming unconscious. The school’s management has sent …
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