More than 55,000 people owe the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) GH¢75 million, representing default in the repayment of the loans students took to cushion them while in school. Out of the number, about 35,000 have made some form of payment, leaving more than 20,000 who have not paid anything …
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Zimbabweans to view Mugabe’s body amid burial dispute
The body of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe will soon be taken to lie in state at a stadium in the capital, Harare. Members of the public will be able to pay their respects for the next two days at Rufaro Stadium, where almost 40 years ago Mr Mugabe raised …
Read More »Nigeria court upholds Buhari’s poll victory
A Nigerian election tribunal has dismissed a case filed by opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar, who was challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in last February’s presidential election. The electoral commission had declared President Buhari, a member of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) party, the winner with about 56% of the …
Read More »Fmr. Prampram NPP candidate Sly appointed new NYA boss
A former New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for Prampram Sylvester Tetteh is set to take over as new head of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Starrfm.com.gh has gathered. He replaces Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri, who was removed along with his two deputies, over procurement breaches. One Nelson Owusu Ansah and Christopher …
Read More »Amidu sues AG for not retrieving €47m judgment debt illegally paid Waterville
The Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, in his capacity as a private citizen, has dragged the Attorney General and construction firm, Waterville to the Supreme Court over the nonenforcement of a judgement debt retrieval order directed at the Government of Ghana and the company in 2013. The Supreme Court made …
Read More »Akufo-Addo appoints new NYA top Managers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed new set of top Managers for the National Youth Authority (NYA) barely a week after firing three others. MyNewsGh.com understand that the Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nelson Owusu Ansah as the Deputy Chief Executive (CEO) of the …
Read More »Minister Appeals For Zoomlion’s IRECOP In Ashanti Region To Promote Waste Management
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei Mensah has placed a distress call for Zoomlion to speed up the process in establishing its’s Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) in the Ashanti Region to help manage the overwhelming waste being generated in the region. The Ashanti Regional Capital, Kumasi which …
Read More »NPP MP Proposes Additional VAT Increment To Tackle Sanitation Challenges
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation, Yaw Addo Frimpong has proposed an increment to the Value Added Tax (TAX). The revenue to be derived from the increased VAT percentage, he noted, should be used to address the teething sanitation challenges confronting the …
Read More »Palm wine tapper killed by falling palm tree at Assin Acheano
A Palm wine tapper has met his untimely death after a falling palm tree trapped him in the bush at Assin Acheano, a farming community in the Central Region. According to relations of the deceased, he had earlier revealed he was going to the farm to fell some palm trees …
Read More »VIDEO: Guy calls off wedding after finding out the virgin girl he was going to marry Is 3 Months Pregnant
THE VIDEO OF HOW A BRIDE BEGGED HER HUSBAND-TO-BE NOT TO CALL OFF THEIR WEDDING AS THEY HEADED FOR THE CHURCH IN ASOKORO AREA OF ABUJA HAS SURFACED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. In the video, the bride was seen going on her knees to beg the groom passionately but he declined …
Read More »Archipalago’s ‘Megye’ is a Trash Song – Patapaa
Patapaa has hit back at popular vlogger now turn musician, Archipalago over the release of his first single titled Megye some few weeks ago. According to Patapaa on Okay FM with Abeiku Santana, Patapaa says he’s is surprised Archipalago can churn out such a bad song after criticizing almost every …
Read More »VIDEO: Xandy Kamel shows her beads to Radio Host, makes him put his hands in her shorts
In an interview with Kwame Ajietia on Neat Fm, Xandy Kamel was asked how actors play sex roles and she said she was willing to show him how it is done and she will not mind having sex She got off her seat and was ready to open, host, Kwame …
Read More »Woman drowns in reservoir
A 45-year-old woman identified as Maame Adwoa, slipped and fell into a community reservoir when she attempted to fetch water leading to her death at Anomabo on Thursday. Mr Eric Arthur, Central Regional Director of Communications of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), confirmed the tragedy to Ghana News Agency. …
Read More »VIDEO: Burna Boy refunds fan’s ticket money for giving ‘bad energy
watch the video below: Burna boy has got to be the single most petty Nigerian to have ever lived ? pic.twitter.com/9XKOifytzP — AJ | Adonai (@mrmanhere_) September 11, 2019 Last night at Burna Boy’s show in Atlanta, a fan standing in front was giving ‘bad energy’ and Burna Boy was …
Read More »Church burglar dies after getting stuck during operation
A church burglar has died after getting stuck in a church’s burglar-proof during an overnight operation in Abule Egba, Lagos. The suspect, had Wednesday last week successfully burgled an RCCG in the area. However, luck ran out on him on Sunday night, when he tried burgling another church at No …
Read More »Video+Photos: Snakes takeover Agona Nyarkrom Basic School
Watch the video below: Pupils of the Agona Nyarkrom Roman Catholic Junior High School A&B in the Agona West Municipality of the Central region have threatened to boycott school as snakes have taken over the school. According to the children, they no longer feel safe studying in the school which …
Read More »Arda Turan gets suspended sentence for firing gun in hospital
Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan has received a suspended jail sentence of nearly three years for firing a gun in a hospital after a fight with a singer. Turan – currently on loan to Istanbul Basaksehir – got into a brawl with Berkay Sahin last year which ended with a broken …
Read More »Woman charged with fraud in Neymar rape case
Police in Brazil have charged a woman who accused the international footballer, Neymar, of raping her in a Paris hotel in May with perverting the course of justice. Najila Trindade and her former husband, Estivens Alves, have been accused of lying to police and attempting to blackmail the player. The …
Read More »Two Kenyan women cause stir after swapping husbands in a ‘quest for happiness’
Two women in Busia county have exchanged husbands in one of the most bizarre cases of couple swapping. Lilian Weta, 28, who is a mother of three, and Millicent Auma, 29, a mother of two, became online sensations after it emerged that the two had traded husbands in an effort …
Read More »DNA test results on Takoradi Girls: We can’t give any timelines now – Police
The Ghana Police Service has said that they cannot give any further timelines on the publication of the Medical test on DNA samples of kidnapped Takoradi girls after exhausting the four-week period timeline. According to an earlier police statement dated 5th August 2019, the service estimated a four-week period for …
Read More »SA concludes trade deal with UK in case of no-deal Brexit
South Africa has concluded a new trade deal with the UK, which will kick in if Britain leaves the European Union without an trade agreement. The UK is set to leave the EU on October 31, and no trade deal currently exists between the two. While UK Prime Minister Boris …
Read More »24-year-old mother of two found dead
The woman whose body was found dumped and beaten next to a primary school in Gugulethu on Friday was a 24-year-old mother of two children, says Ilitha Labantu spokesperson Siyabulela Monakali. He said the activist group and her grieving family were holding off on releasing her name for now. This …
Read More »2020: Mahama, NDC begin manifesto consultations
Former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have begun a number of consultative meetings with various stakeholders ahead of the development of the party’s 2020 manifesto and campaign for the general elections. Mr Mahama disclosed this at a meeting with executives of the Ghana Pentecostal and …
Read More »Woman,45 Drowns In Reservoir
A 45-year-old woman identified as Maame Adwoa, slipped and fell into a community reservoir when she attempted to fetch water leading to her death at Anomabo. Mr Eric Arthur, Central Regional Director of Communications of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), confirmed the tragedy to Ghana News Agency. He said his …
Read More »Brexit: Scottish judges rule Parliament suspension is unlawful
Boris Johnson’s suspension of the UK Parliament is unlawful, Scotland’s highest civil court has ruled. A panel of three judges at the Court of Session found in favour of a cross-party group of politicians who were challenging the prime minister’s move. The judges said the PM was attempting to prevent Parliament …
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