A canoe carrying 10 members of the Assemblies of God Church from Senchi to Old Akrade in the Asuogyaman district of the Eastern region has capsized on the Volta Lake. Six of the victims have been rescued while the four others were retrieved dead. They were returning from a Church …
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17-year-old agricultural school pupil dies in hostel fire
A 17-year-old pupil at Tyelimhlophe Agricultural School in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape, has died after a fire engulfed the school’s hostel. The circumstances of how the fire started are still unclear. According to police, the pupil had been locked in the hostel by the matron. “It is alleged that a …
Read More »Ogidi Brown threatens event promoters over Fameye
Ghanaian singer cum songwriter and the CEO of OGB music Ogidi Brown has cautioned and served a public notice to promoters and the general public that he will take legal action against whosoever would book Fameye for a show without booking him through OGB music. This comes following some misunderstanding …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu playing smart on PDS scandal
The Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, is coming across as playing smart over the scandal that led to the suspension of the concession agreement between the government of Ghana and the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Limited. On the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, he called for a full-scale Parliamentary probe into …
Read More »OFFICIAL: Manasseh Azuri Awuni RESIGNS from Multimedia Group
Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azuri Awuni has officially resigned from Multimedia Group Limited according to the journalist himself in a post a while ago. A statement announcing the decision reads “I wish to announce my resignation from The Multimedia Group. I thank management of company for the opportunity to work with …
Read More »Scores killed as Military hunts Boko Haram in Sambisa with Alpha Jets
Fighter jets of the Nigeria Air Force have bombed a Boko Haram hideout in Alafa area of Sambisa Forest, Borno State, killing scores of terrorists and destroying their structures. A NAF statement yesterday said the air strike was conducted on Thursday following intelligence reports that revealed the presence of the …
Read More »Be wary of beard growth products – FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has stated that it has not approved the sale of any product purported to enhance or help with beard growth as being advertised on certain products. According to the Head of Medical Devices, Cosmetics and Household Chemical Substance Inspectorate Division at the FDA, Mr …
Read More »Another suspect ARRESTED over kidnapped Takoradi girls
MyNewsGh.com has confirmed the arrest of a third suspect in connection with the kidnapping of the three Takoradi girls. The suspect only identified as Chika is alleged to have played a key role in the whole crime and arrived in Koforidua on July 29, 2019. Information had it that he …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: 4 Church members drown in canoe disaster
Four of ten passengers on a canoe who were crossing a river for crusade organized by the New Akrade Assemblies of God Church in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region have drowned. MyNewsGh.com gathered that the overloaded canoe capsized in the middle of the trip dumping all passengers into the …
Read More »SDA women demands stronger laws to end all forms of violence against women
About 4,000 Seventh-Day Adventist women from 22 African countries have intensified a campaign to end all forms of violence and abuses against women. The campaign dubbed ‘End it Now’ focused on ending abuse against housemaids who are subjected to torture and other inhumane conditions by their employers. The women who …
Read More »CSIR- WRI begins project to protect River Pra, Densu
The Water Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR- WRI) together with a consortium of nine partners have inaugurated a climate resilience project called “Building Climate Resilience into Basin Water Management” (CREAM) in the Pra and Densu River Basins in Ghana. The project which is expected …
Read More »Parliament goes on recess
Legislators have gone on recess after Parliament ended the second meeting of its third session. The last day of sitting run deep into Friday evening where a number of Bills were passed in the wake of the mid-year budget review. The Communication Service tax amendment Bill, the Earmarked funds, capping …
Read More »Ghana to be fastest growing economy in 2020 — IFC predicts
Sérgio Pimenta, IFC Vice President for the Middle East and Africa, says Ghana can be one of the fastest-growing economies in the world if the government maintains its prudent economic management system. He noted that looking at the financial performance of Ghana – the numbers, the macro framework and the …
Read More »Partey returns to Atlético Madrid after AFCON participation
Ghana star Thomas Partey is the latest player to join pre-season training at Atlético Madrid. The Black Stars midfielder was given some time off following his outing with his National team at the just-ended Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament held in Egypt. As a result, he missed the Rojiblancos’ …
Read More »Storey building collapses on workers; one dead
One person is reported dead while another is in critical condition after an uncompleted building collapsed on the workers. The incident occurred at Gyankama-Nsuase a community near Aburi in the Eastern region. Sources indicate that the upper floor of the building caved in on the workers leading to the death …
Read More »Pupils drown at Cottage Na-Grill Hotel
Two pupils of Swedru AME Zion (B) Junior High School in the Agona West Municipality met their untimely death when they went swimming at Cottage Na-Grill Hotel at Swedru. The deceased, Prince Yeboah, and Isaac Mbroh both 18 years were among 60 students from the school who went to the …
Read More »22-year-old Ghanaian scams Amazon of over $370,000
A 22-year-old Ghanaian based in Spain has been arrested in an alleged scam of the largest internet retailer that totalled nearly $370,000 by sending return packages filled with dirt. According to the police, the modus operandi of James Gilbert Kwarteng, of Palma de Mallorca, Spain was filling up the ordered …
Read More »Policeman and soldier colleague rob mobile money vendor
A mobile money vendor has been robbed of an amount of GH¢23,500 by a uniformed policeman and his accomplice soldier at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The victim last Wednesday at about 11:30am withdrew the amount at Fidelity Bank, Nkawkaw branch on his way to Akim Sekyere but on reaching …
Read More »Our daughters are not dead – Families of Missing girls
The families of the three missing girls in Takoradi in the Western region say they do not believe that their relatives are dead. The families of the three girls who were allegedly kidnapped by Samuel Wills – a Nigerian – last year say, they still believe that the girls will …
Read More »Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah can turn things around- Fatau Dauda
Ghana and ex- Enyimba FC goalkeeper Fatau Dauda has said that Kwesi Appiah should be given the support to continue his role as head coach of the Black Stars. Fatau who was omitted from the Black Stars squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations believes the Ghana gaffer can …
Read More »Takoradi: Police meets families of missing girls, serves notice for DNA samples
Representatives from the Western Regional Police Command have met with the families of the three girls kidnapped in Takoradi. This meeting comes a day after Police investigating the disappearance of the girls found human parts in the sewage system behind the home of one suspects in the case. The three …
Read More »Audio: Man’s lover bites off ex-girlfriend’s lip over money
A woman, believed to be in her 30’s and lover of a man identified as Aliwaye Rabiu, has allegedly bitten the man’s ex-girlfriend’s lower lip at Effiduase in the Ashanti region over a debt he owed. “I was attacked by Rabiu and the new girl who bit off my lower …
Read More »National Ambulance Service To Receive 48 new Mercedes Benz Ambulances Within 40 Days
The Ghana National Ambulance Service in the next 40 days will take delivery of 48 new Mercedes Benz Ambulances as the first batch of the 275 ambulances promised by the government. The Akufo-Addo led government has unveiled 275 Mercedes Benz Ambulances which will be distributed to all constituencies in the …
Read More »Mob kills Nigerian man wrongly accused of kidnapping in South Africa
A 34-year-old Nigerian, Samuel Nkennaya, has been killed while another Nigerian, Chinonso Nwudo is in critical condition in South Africa following a mob attack. Mr. Victor Ayanfe-Oyebanjo, Secretary of Mpumalanga Province branch of the Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) disclosed this in a statement made available to news media …
Read More »138 communities in Upper West declared Open Defecation Free in six months
A total of 138 communities in the Upper West Region have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) from January to June 2019, bringing the total number of ODF communities in the Region to 674. All the 88 communities in the Nandom District were ODF whilst 156 out of 227 communities …
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