Former Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has not ruled out a possible move to the Premier Soccer League (PSL), stating anything can happen in football. Having enjoyed success in Europe with English Premier League (EPL) side Chelsea, the Black Stars legend is currently contracted to Sabail FK in Azerbaijan and has …
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Ghana To Introduce 48-Page Passport Booklet
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced the introduction of a 48-page passport to Ghanaians by the end of the year. The move, which will see the addition of 16 more pages to the already existing 32-page booklet, is aimed at satisfying the needs of frequent travellers. This …
Read More »Zimbabwe hikes fuel prices by 26%
Zimbabwe has increased the price of petrol and diesel by up to 26 percent after the finance minister raised import tax on fuel last week, adding more pressure on citizens grappling with triple-digit inflation. Prices of basic goods and services have more than doubled since June, when the government renamed the RTGS currency …
Read More »Menzgold CEO to address expectant customers after ‘needed rest’
Customers of defunct gold dealership Menzgold have been assured that they will soon hear from the embattled Chief Executive Officer of the company following his release from police custody. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the company, Nii Armah Armatefio said Tuesday that Nana Appiah Mensah needs a few days to …
Read More »Kumasi: REGSEC clamps down on prostitutes, patrons
The Ashanti Regional Security Council is embarking on an exercise to clamp down on prostitutes and their patrons because it is illegal and a public nuisance. Thirty-six Nigerian prostitutes arrested in the exercise have already been repatriated. The Council says prostitution has become a bad influence on minors resulting in increasing child prostitution …
Read More »Juju fails police killer, as bullets pierce arms, stomach, ribs
The self-acclaimed fetish priest and suspected armed robber, Issahaku Yakubu Kambona, 35, who shot and killed a policewoman, Corporal Agartha Nana Nabin, last week in Tamale, is reportedly unconscious since his arrest by a combined force of crack detectives and security personnel. The Chronicle’s in-depth probe has established that Issahaku, …
Read More »Government Urged To Sign-up To ASI Performance Standards To Ensure Responsible Bauxite Mining
The Ghana Integrated Bauxite and Aluminium Authority has been advised to sign up to the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standards Certification Program to ensure responsible bauxite mining in the country. The director of Settle Ghana, a non-governmental organization, Mr Abu Karimu made the appeal in response to agitations by some …
Read More »I’m disappointed in Amidu – Hopeson Adorye
A member of the governing New Patriotic Party’s communication bureau and an aspiring member of Parliament for Kpone Katamanso Constituency, Hopeson Yaovi Adorye has said, he is much disappointed in Mr. Martin Amidu, the holder of the office of the Special Prosecutor. Hopeson Adorye in his submissions on an Accra …
Read More »‘Chop Bar’ operators unhappy with ban on wildlife hunting
Operators of eateries in Accra popularly known as Chop Bars have expressed mixed feelings amidst the ban on wildlife hunting announced by the Forestry Commission. The ban took effect on August 1, 2019, and expected to be lifted on December 1, 2019. Per the ban, during the period, only grasscutters …
Read More »Deadly fungal infection hits SA private hospitals
A deadly, drug-resistant fungus called candida auris is spreading around the world at an alarming rate, reported Business Insider. Hundreds of thousands of people die annually from antibiotic-resistant superbugs – bacteria that evolve so quickly that existing treatments are useless against them. But it’s not just bacterial infections that are spreading, drug-resistant …
Read More »Woman drinks her own urine to make her skin glow
A woman who has been drinking her own urine and rubbing it on her face for over a decade claims it improves her skin and overall health, the Daily Mail has reported. Ruby Karyo, 30, from Glen Burnie, Maryland, has been gulping down urine and spritzing it on her face …
Read More »Suspended NPP Chairman Invokes Curses On The Party Executives
Suspended New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for Bontodiase Electoral Area at Agogo, Awudu Kassim, has caused a stir by cursing his own party executives with eggs and schnapps at a riverside. In a recorded video, the NPP member in the Asante Akim North Constituency was seen wearing white cloth to …
Read More »2 ‘paddies’ die in highway crash
TWO PERSONS on a motorbike died last Friday when the motorbike was involved in a head-on collision with a Nigeria bound bus around Kasseh, a suburb of Ada in the Greater Accra Region. The deceased have been identified as Richard Buenor, 20, the rider, and Cephas Adinortey Asamanyoa, 18. According …
Read More »Crystal Heights International School To Construct A University College To Fix Academic Needs of Africa
The chief director of crystal heights international school, Mr Entse-Dadzie Emmanuel said the school is embarking on a propose university college to fix most of the professional and academic needs of Africa. “When completed, the university will prepare students into corporate business and technological development. For this reason the school …
Read More »Nam 1’s bail conditions reviewed
An Accra Circuit Court has ruled that persons who have pledged to take responsibility if Menzgold Chief Executive Officer, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as Nam 1, fails to show up in court to stand trial must no longer show evidence of owning property worth 1 billion cedis. This followed …
Read More »Man in court for groping Ghanaian air-hostess
A 31-year-old man, who was on a flight from Los Angeles to Dubai when he assaulted a Ghanaian air hostess and behaved erratically, faced multiple charges at the Dubai Court of First Instance on Sunday. The Dubai public prosecution accused the Jordanian passenger – who works as a purchase PRO …
Read More »We’ll seek justice for our reporter – Graphic
The Graphic Communications Group has served notice it will go every length to secure justice for its reporter who was allegedly assaulted at the church of controversial preacher Prophet Badu Kobi. “We will support our reporter by standing by her. We will engage Dela and make her understand the fight …
Read More »I’ll contract women to beat you – Kennedy Agyapong tells Badu Kobi
Kennedy Agyapong has vowed to contract women to beat up the founder of the Glorious Wave Church International, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi over his misogynistic comments about Ashanti, Fanti and Ewe women. Looking very furious on NET 2 TV on Tuesday monitored by MyNewsGh.com, the businessman said he could not …
Read More »Outrage as The Gambia frees Jammeh’s hitmen
Relatives of people murdered under the regime of The Gambia’s former ruler, Yahya Jammeh, have expressed outrage over the release of three self-confessed assassins. The men, who were members of a paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers”, were freed from army custody two weeks after appearing before the Gambian Truth, …
Read More »Obama urges Americans to reject leaders who stoke hatred
Former US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to reject language from any of their leaders that feeds hatred or normalises racism. Mr Obama did not name anyone but his rare comments came after President Donald Trump sought to deflect criticism that his anti-immigrant rhetoric had fuelled violence. In a speech …
Read More »Photos of Akufo-Addo’s ‘fearsome’ bodyguard hit the internet
President Akufo-Addo has beefed up his personal security by including two military men to his security detail. The President’s latest additions are reportedly from the Infantry Special Forces of the Ghana Armed Forces. The two soldiers were spotted around the President’s vehicle when he arrived for a recent programme. They …
Read More »[VIDEO&PHOTOS]: Sugar Daddy Kills His Love Interest After She Called Him Ugly
A Russian sugar daddy has confessed to the murder of an Instagram influencer whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase, officials said. Maxim Gareyev admitted to authorities that he stabbed his love interest, 24-year-old Ekaterina Karaglanova, last week in Moscow after she “repeatedly insulted and humiliated” him, BBC reported. Gareyev — who …
Read More »Group threatens to sue NIA for breach of contract
A group calling itself Concerned Contract Commissioners for Oaths, are threatening court action against the National Identification Authority (NIA) over what they call a breach of contract. The group consisting of some hundred commissioners of oaths are part of some three-hundred people contracted by the NIA to assist it in …
Read More »Ugandan musician dies after abduction and torture
A musician who was close to Ugandan pop star and opposition MP Bobi Wine has died of his injuries after being abducted and tortured. Allinda Michael, known by his stage name Ziggy Wine, was managed by Bobi Wine’s Firebase Crew music label. He was kidnapped on 21 July on his …
Read More »Caf Champions League: Kotoko name provisional squad for Kano Pillars trip
Asante Kotoko have unveiled a preliminary squad for Saturday’s Caf Champions League clash with Kano Pillars of Nigeria. On Monday morning, a total of 23 players left their home-base of Kumasi to travel to the Ghana capital Accra where the team will fine-tune preparations for the preliminary first round first …
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