Teachers at East Akyem in the Eastern region are have declared indefinite strike following the gruesome murder of the 55-year-old headmaster of Asiakwa Salvation Army Junior High School. The deceased, George Somuah Bosompem died at the St Joseph’s hospital in Koforidua where he was receiving treatment after he had …
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Western Togolanders vow to declare ‘independence’ on Thursday, May 9 despite arrests
The Volta Region-based Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), which is agitating for the restoration of the Western Togoland as an independent state, says it is not perturbed by the arrest of its chairman and seven other leaders by police. The Foundation warned that whatever they had planned to carry out …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: Motor rider knocked down and killed by Truck at Kumasi Tanoso
Report indicates that a Truck with registration number (GR7565-10) has knock down a motor rider to death at Abuakwa Tanoso in the Ashanti Region. According to the report,police patrol team has been able to identify the truck driver and he has been arrested. Only the motor rider has been confirm dead …
Read More »VIDEO: Sand winners, chainsaw operators destroying 339 hectares of land in Gomoa
Illegal sand winners, chainsaw operators and estate developers have reportedly invaded 339 hectares of forest reserve at Gomoa Kweikrom- Dabanyin in the Central region. The destruction of the 339 hectares of land, which was acquired by Dr Kwame Nkrumah but now being destroyed by people, has been described by …
Read More »VIDEO: Chinese woman arrested with 2 trucks of rosewood in Tamale
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old woman, Helena Huang for transporting two trucks of rosewoods in Tamale. Ms Huang was arrested at the Vittin Barrier in Tamale, the Northern regional capital, together with her two trucks on Monday when transporting the rosewood from Tumu in the Upper …
Read More »Forget baptism, this is how South Africa’s Xhosa tribe cleanses and purifies new babies
A majority of African communities have specific rituals for celebrating pregnancy and birth. All these are inspired by long-standing traditions held dear by the community. One of the fascinating rituals is by South Africa’s Xhosa community called Sifudu, a purification and cleansing ceremony for newborn babies. This elaborate ritual takes …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: 3 NDC Hawks granted BAIL
Three members of the pro-National Democratic Congress (NDC) group in Ashanti Region “ the Hawks” who surrendered themselves to the police in Ashanti Region following shooting incident which occurred at the regional NDC office months ago have been granted bail by a Kumasi High Court, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. They have …
Read More »Kuami Eugene accused of another song theft?
Hiplife artiste Docta Flow is accusing Kuami Eugene of stealing lyrics from his song ‘Chichinga’. Kuami Eugene used the lines “ma bie gya, a ma obi adwa, afei ma bie new chapter” in Okyeame Kwame’s ‘Ino Be My Matter’ song he was featured in. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz …
Read More »30% of budget goes to education – Nana Addo
Thirty per cent of the annual budget goes to the educational sector, President Akufo-Addo has stated. The decision to allocate the chunk of the national budget to the sector is informed by its importance to the maximization of the potential of the youth, who are key in the human development …
Read More »Over 20 persons arrested for brutalizing policeman at Amasaman
Below is the video Over 20 , mostly youth of Amasaman, a suburb of Accra, who assaulted Sergeant Atta Mahama SWAT Unit of the Ghana Police Service have been arrested. The suspects who are currently undergoing screening according to checks by MyNewsGh.com, were arrested at various locations on Monday night …
Read More »ESLA PLC accrues GH¢5.9 billion in assets
The total assets accruing to the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA PLC) increased by 2.5% for the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. According to the unaudited financial statement of ESLA PLC, the figure increased from 5.76 to 5.9 billion cedis for the period spanning …
Read More »IMF warns of revenue shortfall if Africa Free Trade Agreement is implemented
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Ghana could face revenue shortfall if the country starts the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement(CFTA) this year. The IMF maintains that although the agreement will boost trade on the continent, it will affect earnings and employment opportunities in some …
Read More »Panic as dozens of soldiers storm Damongo
About 200 hundred military personnel have made a surprise entry into Damongo, the capital of the Savanna Region. The arrival of the armed soldiers have caused panic among residents in the new regional capital as authorities appear clueless of their mission. Damongo is a chieftaincy hot-spot and highway robbery hotbed. …
Read More »Machine grinds labourer to death; Chinese employer bolts
The owner of a Chinese plastic manufacturing company at Anhwiankwanta in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti region has fled after one of his employees got grinded to death at the factory on Monday. Youth of the town threatened to burn down the factory after the incident, but for the …
Read More »Angry residents at Amasaman brutally assault a Police officer
The brutality of Policemen on civilians has turned the other way round as Ghbase.com has sighted a viral video where a Policeman was been assaulted by some angry residents of Amasaman. The police officer identified as Sgt. Mahanadi at the SWAT Unit of the Ghana Police Service, in the viral …
Read More »Ghanaian blogger wins World Bank Blog4Dev 2019 competition
A 28-year-old- Ghanaian blogger and Development Manager, Dinah Recheal Blankson, has been adjudged the winner of the World Bank Blog4Dev 2019 competition for Ghana. The annual essay contest, open to young Africans aged between 18 and 28, in 48 countries in sub Saharan Africa, aims at soliciting innovative ideas from …
Read More »Meet the Ugandan mother who has given birth to 42 children
Abused, sold into marriage at 12 years old, and now a single mother of 42 children; This is Mariam Nabatanzi’s story, the 39-year-old woman who has caused a stir online with news of her given birth to 42 children in just 15 pregnancy and she has been dubbed by locals …
Read More »Race for new Inspector General of Police heats up!
There is a secret, but fierce battle within the Police administration, as to who succeeds David Asante-Apeatu, as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Mr Asante-Appeatu’s two-year contract, runs out in three months, and The Herald is informed of an intense lobbying on the corridors of power, the homes of influential …
Read More »Controversy over Otumfour’s statue: It represents true image of Asantehene- Suame MCE
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Suame Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region, Hon. Dr. John Osei Bobie, has explained that the statue erected at the Kumasi Kejetia Market represents the true image of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, depending on the angle one views from, as criticized by …
Read More »JUST IN: Referees boycott NC Special Competition over unpaid allowances
The Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) have announced they will no longer be officiating games effective tomorrow, until all arrears owed them are paid. In a letter signed by Deputy General Secretary of the Association, Kwao Sampson, the referees said they were compelled to take the decision because they are …
Read More »Security beefed up on University of Ghana campus after robbery attack
The University of Ghana says it will beef up security on campus as the semester’s examinations draw closer. This comes in the wake of an attack on a final year Psychology student Daniel Osei by persons suspected to be armed robbers. Daniel Osei who was butchered and sustained several cutlass …
Read More »Dawhenya protesters ‘sack’ Sam George
Aggrieved residents of Dawhenya in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region, who demonstrated over deplorable roads in the area recently, have rejected plans by the Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Nartey George, to partake in the next protest against government. Last Friday, scores of residents in Dawhenya in …
Read More »Bigwigs in NPP, NDC captured in Anas galamsey fraud part 2 – Kweku Baako hints
Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has dropped a hint that bigwigs in both the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have all been fingered in the second part of Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ investigative piece dubbed, galamsey fraud. Though …
Read More »BoG to begin circulation of upgraded cedi notes today
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will today begin the circulation of its enhanced GHc10, GHc20 and GHc50 notes. According to the Bank of Ghana, both the old and the new notes will be used concurrently until the old ones are phased out. New features on the new notes include a …
Read More »Secret training of militia in Volta Region uncovered – Police
The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of the Chairman of the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), Papavi Hogbedetor and his accomplices championing the independence of the Volta Region. According to a statement issued by the police, it has gathered sufficient evidence from the group it was readying itself …
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