Rwanda has closed part of its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year. At least two people have died from the virus in the past month in the crowded Congolese border city of Goma. It is the worst Ebola …
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Audio: Boy, 13, narrates how he escaped from a kidnapper at Gomoa
A 13-year-old boy, in an interview with Adom News, has narrated how he mistakenly helped a kidnapper at Gomoa in the Central region and got kidnapped. According to him, the incident happened when he decided to assist a man who was carrying multiple loads in the Kasoa market, but was forcibly …
Read More »Supreme Court cancels Ibrahim’s bauxite contract
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the grant of three mining leases in favour of Exton Cubic, the company belonging to Ibrahim Mahama, younger brother of former President John Mahama, is null, void and of no effect. It has, therefore, cancelled the mining lease granted Ibrahim to mine bauxite in …
Read More »2019 Okuapeman Odwira festival launched In A Grand Style
Okuapeman will witness another Milestone this year the event, rich in art and culture is aimed at cleansing, purifying and re-uniting families among other things is slated for 15th to 22nd Sept. 2019. The festival will also be marked by various activities involving the re-enactment of important historical events in …
Read More »I’m not sleeping with Shatta Wale – Wendy Shay
Songstress, Wendy Shay says she’s neither dating nor warming the bed of Ghanaian self-acclaimed Dancehall King Shatta Wale as some persons have sought to suggest. There were rumours that Shatta Wale was dating Wendy Shay after he fell off with his baby mama, Shatta Michy who has vowed never to …
Read More »GHS10K bounty put on cop killers’ head
The Ghana Police Service has placed a GHS10,000 bounty on the heads of the killers of a policewoman at a checkpoint on the Kumbungu road in Tamale on 30 July 2019.According to the police, the victim was shot when she tried to stop a saloon car believed to be occupied …
Read More »Yaw Sarpong has been marked for death – Badu Kobi
Controversial prophet, Emmanuel Badu Kobi has revealed that veteran musician, Yaw Sarpong has been marked for death in 2020. He made this revelation when the musician and his group (Asomafo) joined his congregation for a prayer meeting. Yaw Sarpong who ministered at the event expressed his appreciation to the prophet …
Read More »Man, 20 and 12-year-old boy die in 1 Village1 Dam in Upper East project
Two persons have died in separate incidents in the Upper East Region after drowning in dams constructed under government’s One Village One Dam initiative. The incidents occurred on Monday, July 29, 2019, in Zuarungu-Gono in the Bolgatanga East District and Myopia in Bongo, both in the Upper East region. MyNewsGh.com …
Read More »Kwame Nkrumah: why, every now and then, his legacy is questioned
Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana to independence in 1957 – the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve this feat. He’s still remembered for his unrepentant anti-colonial stance and strident Pan-Africanism. Above all, he is regarded as one of Africa’s ablest statesmen of the 20th century. Nkrumah has been ranked among leaders such as Vladimir …
Read More »Don’t scrap social studies from curricula – NaSSA
Members of the National Social Studies Association (NaSSA) have called on the government to reconsider its decision to scrap social studies from the school curriculum.The group have threatened to demonstrate and picket the Jubilee House, if the subject is tampered with.Addressing a press conference in Kumasi on Wednesday, 31 July …
Read More »15-year-old boy faces two years sentence
Adom is a boy under 18 years who has been sentenced to a two-year jail term at the Kumasi Central Prison for allegedly stealing Two thousand Ghana cedis. According to the juvenile, he will turn 15 years in three months’ time. However “the policeman who handled my case falsified my …
Read More »Cabinet approves proposals for academic user fees
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, has announced that Cabinet has approved proposals for a review of academic user fees of students. He said this was done last month and have been forwarded to Parliament for ratification. Dr Prempeh said this in a speech read on his behalf …
Read More »South African develops app to help farmers sell beef
A pioneering app in South Africa lets investors, eager to benefit from rising global beef demand, buy shares in a cow from their mobile phone for as little as 576 rand ($41). Self-styled “crowd-farming” company Livestock Wealth connects investors with small-scale farmers via its “MyFarmbook” app, where they can buy …
Read More »Barca spent big but still have no titles – Ronaldo
Ex-Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has cited former rivals Barcelona as proof that money cannot buy success in the Champions League. Ronaldo, who was in Madrid to pick up his Marca Leyenda lifetime achievement award, is hoping to become just the second player to win the Champions League with three …
Read More »Eintracht Frankfurt manager reveals why they failed to sign KP Boateng
Eintracht Frankfurt manager, Adi Hütter has hinted why they failed Kevin Prince Boateng this summer. According to reports, the German Bundesliga side expressed interest in resigning the forward ahead of the new campaign. Boateng, 32, joined Sasuolo last summer on a two year deal from Eintracht Frankfurt after helping the …
Read More »Swansea City struggling to offload Ayew
English Championship club Swansea City are reportedly struggling to find suitors for striker Andre Ayew as they look to offload in the current summer transfer window. The Ghana international was sent out on loan to Fenerbahce in the 2018/19 season but it proved dismal as he only managed to score …
Read More »Musician Aseibu Amanfi narrates how he escaped from Rawlings’ ‘trap’
One of the most controversial musicians Ghana has ever had, Aseibu Amanfi has recounted how some soldiers were sent after him during the reign of Jerry John Rawlings. Aseibu Amanfi, known to have composed and performed ‘Ka Na Wu’, a song full of innuendos in an interview on Kofi TV …
Read More »Kwesi Appiah to continue as Black Stars coach as Akufo-Addo prefers local coach – Report
President Akufo-Addo and his government prefer a local coach to a foreigner to manage the Black Stars in order to maintain a succession plan, Ghanacrusader.com can authoritatively report. And strong indications are that current coach James Kwesi Appiah will be maintained. Kwesi Appiah arrived at the Jubilee House, seat of …
Read More »Takoradi kidnapping suspects used coded language in Facebook chats – State Attorney
The Chief State Attorney in the Takoradi kidnapping case, Patience Klinogo says the two Nigerian suspects, Sam Udoetuk Wills and John Oji, used coded language in their conversations on Facebook. During court proceedings on Wednesday, she revealed that the suspects used a language that is related to kidnapping and …
Read More »Forty-eight remand prisoners benefit from legal aid
A project that seeks to protect and improve the welfare of prisoners and ex-convicts has, within the period of 12-months, extended free legal services to 48 remand prisoners in and around Tamale. The project dubbed: “Harnessing Opportunities for Prison Ex-convicts” (HOPE), is an initiative of the Centre for Social Development …
Read More »Ghana likely to lose $190m over PDS fiasco
The Minister of Energy, Peter Amewu fears cancellation of the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services Ghana (PDS) could come with some consequential loss. In an exclusive interview with TV3 on Wednesday, the minister said Ghana may not be able to access part of the second Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact …
Read More »Special Prosecutor publishes list of cases being prosecuted
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has published a list of corruption cases it has investigated and prosecuted. The OSP revealed that it has currently investigated two corruption cases and charged the accused for court. The cases are; 1. The Republic v (1) Mahama Ayariga (2) Kendrick Akwasi Marfo …
Read More »Israel backs West Bank homes for settlers and Palestinians
Israel has approved the construction of 6,000 new homes for Jewish settlers and 700 homes for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The decision about new homes in settlements further extends the Israeli presence in the West Bank. But it is Israel’s approval for Palestinian homes that is unusual. Israeli …
Read More »NAGRAT threatens to withdraw services over unsolicited insurance policy deductions
Members of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) have threatened to lay down their tools effective September 1, 2019, should the Ghana Education Service fail to halt monthly deductions of GHc10 from their salaries. The Ghana Education Service introduced an insurance policy which has become unpopular with many teachers. …
Read More »Bodies decomposing as refrigerators at Asesewa government hospital breaks down
The failure of authorities at the Asesewa government hospital in the Eastern Region to repair three broken down refrigerators at the morgue has led to mass decomposition of bodies sent to the facility for preservation. Currently, only two of the five refrigerators are partially functioning while the hospital also lacks …
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