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 …
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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 …
Read More »Kidnapped girls: Angry mother slaps suspect in court
There was drama at the Sekondi High Court 2 in the Western Region Wednesday, when a mother of one of the kidnapped girls slapped the suspect, Samuel Udoterk after he pleaded not guilty to the crime. Comfort Arhin, mother of Ruthlove Quayson, distressed by the suspect’s refusal to disclose where …
Read More »We acted in good faith – PDS
The management of Power Distribution Services (PDS) has stated that the company has always acted in good faith with the contract it signed with the Government of Ghana.The government on Tuesday suspended the power deal it signed with PDS.The decision was communicated via a press release by Information Minister Kojo …
Read More »Exton Cubic’s mining license invalid – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that mining leases granted to Exton Cubic owned by Ibrahim Mahama is invalid, void and of no effect. The Court also held that the lease granted Exton Cubic did not comply with mandatory statutory provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act and article 268 of …
Read More »Kumasi City Mall wins Gold Award for Commerce and Retail Business
Kumasi City Mall (KCM), the Ashanti Region’s pride in modern, one-stop retail shopping, picked up the Gold Award for Commerce and Retail business at the 16th edition of the Ashanti Business Excellence Awards held in Kumasi over the weekend. Some 25 companies, organisations and agencies operating in the Ashanti Region …
Read More »Black Stars AFCON Diary Sponsors Commended
Sports journalist and Communications Consultant, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah has commended the coalition of sponsors who supported Ghana Senior National Team, Black Stars Fans Diary in Egypt during the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). The reporter cum sports administrator has hailed the broadcast of the Diary as a successful production. …
Read More »Osuben residents drive Lands Minister away
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh faced a serious embarrassment at Osuben in the Eastern Region as residents drove him away. Residents booed at him and his entourage and hit their cars in protest of a Taiwan Mining firm, Soon Mining Co. Limited. The Minister bowed his head …
Read More »Gospel musician Brother Sammy begs FDA for forgiveness
Gospel musician Brother Sammy has rendered an unqualified apology to the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) following his claim of having a cure for a number of diseases including HIV, asthma, gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, cancer and diabetes. The FDA with assistance from the Ashanti Regional Police in June, arrested of …
Read More »Compensate us or we’ll boycott election 2020 – Displaced Mamobi residents cry
Residents at Mamobi in Accra have vowed to boycott the upcoming 2020 general elections if government does not come to their aid. Their cries come after a mass demolition exercise by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly Tuesday, July 30, 2019, that saw scores lose their properties and homes. According to displaced …
Read More »#WAI: Health Minister stopped, driver arrested for road traffic violation[VIDEO]
The Driver of the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has been arrested and processed for the City Campus Court for using a strobe light to drive against oncoming traffic. Mr. Agyeman Manu was in the Nissan Patrol with a police officer when his driver was arrested. Ministers of state can …
Read More »Military dressed armed robbers kill police woman in Tamale; bolt with weapon
Lance Corporal Agartha Nana Nabin at the Northern Regional Police Headquarters in Tamale was on Tuesday evening shot to death by military dressed armed robbers at a police check point on the Kumbungu road. According to MyNewsGh.com sources, the incident occurred at about 10:45pm near Star Oil Filing Station when …
Read More »I can’t complete my time with the Black Stars without winning something – Mubarak Wakaso
Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has revealed that he will only retire from the national team if he wins a trophy with the Black Stars. The midfielder, who broke down in tears following Ghana’s elimination at the Nations Cup in Egypt says he can only stop playing for the Black Stars …
Read More »Stonebwoy hints of new song with Jamaica’s Elephant Man
Award-winning dancehall musician, Stonebwoy has, in a new Facebook video, made his fans aware of a new song he has with Jamaican star, Elephant Man. The musician, who is currently touring Europe and putting Ghana on the map, was seen with the ‘Pon De River’ hitmaker. Elephant Man, who …
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