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Veteran journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako says the current administration led by President Akufo-Addo, has performed better than its predecessor. Measuring the state of the economy in first two years of the two regimes, Kweku Baako said the economy is in better health under the current administration than it was, …

First Lady of Ghana Rebecca Akufo-Addo has unveiled the 2019 edition of the Silk Road Language and Art Exhibition. The exhibition carries forward Chinese art and culture, introduces foreign arts, and promotes international cultural exchanges. Ancient and modern Chinese art works and written languages were displayed inside the famous Confucius …

A fake pastor who engaged eight apprentice seamstresses last Monday at Berekum in the Bono Region in a morning prayer session ended up robbing them of their four mobile phone tablets valued at GH¢2,850.00. The ‘pastor’, who vanished into thin air after committing the crime, is yet to be arrested. …

The Odikro of Abonko near Mankessim in the Central region, Nana Takyi VI, aka Eric Abban is in the custody of the Saltpond District Police for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl. Information gathered by Adom News indicated that on Thursday, April 4, 2019, the girl was on her way from school when …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set November 26, 2019 as date for the district level elections and referendum to amend Article 55 (3) of the constitution. It has also released a timeline of electoral activities leading to the polls. In the schedule issued by the Commission to outline the programme …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in a meeting held in Accra on Friday, 5 April 2019, has scheduled 25 May 2019 for the election of executives for the six newly created regions.The guidelines according to the party is as follows:i) All regional …

Residents of Ejura-Kolimay in the Ashanti region were Thursday thrown into a state of shock when they discovered that a fetus had been aborted in a bush. The unfortunate incident drew a huge crowd to the scene to witness the lifeless body of the baby. A witness, Samuel Kwame Anokye, …

A magistrate court in Somanya in the Eastern region has remanded six persons into prison custody in connection with the protest over incessant power outages in the Krobo enclave.   The suspects, who are residents of Nuaso and Somanya, were rounded up by the police in their attempt to allegedly …

Thirty-five years on from the original Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger has finally caught up with Sarah Connor – better known as actress Linda Hamilton. The pair were reunited on the last day of the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas, where footage from the latest film in the Terminator series was unveiled. …

Mobile Telecommunication giant, MTN led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Selorm Adadevoh has donated a cheque of GHC 100,000 with a hamper cost of GHC 5000 to Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11 as part of their contributions towards his 20th Anniversary Celebration. Addressing the media after the presentation, …

World powers and the United Nations have condemned fresh fighting in Libya as rebel forces from the east of the country march on the capital. The G7 group of rich countries urged all parties “to immediately halt all military activity”. The UN Security Council issued a similar call. Khalifa Haftar, …

Two friends who conspired and kidnapped a 14-year old boy at Ejisu in Ashanti Region have been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in hard labour by Juaben Circuit Court. Thirty-eight year old unemployed Charles Appiah and Manasseh Fumey, who is 29 lured the teenager to KNUST Junction in Kumasi. They …

  Aide to former President John Mahama has said contrary to the opinion of former Deputy General Secretary of the NDC Koku Anyidoho that celebrities will no longer play roles in NDC campaigns, she believes there is the need for a “fair balance”, assuring there is still room for celebrities …

Fred Swaniker, Ghanaian entrepreneur and founder of the African Leadership University (ALU), who is making gains across the world, has been given a top appointment in the Paul Kagame-led administration of Rwanda. Swaniker has been appointed by the Rwandan leader to chair the Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB), a strategic business …

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has sued two persons for defamation. He is claiming GH¢2 million in general damages from Solomon K.A. Owusu, a Ghanaian based in the United States of America (USA) and Blessed Nana Godsbrain Smart, aka Captain Smart, a broadcaster at …

The Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo has ordered the immediate relocation of Mampong High Court to a vacant courtroom at the District Court, pending the construction of a new one, due to its dilapidated state. The building housing the High Court was constructed in the 1950s, and is in a deplorable …

As part of measures at ensuring safety in the metropolis, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) is set to remove giant masts of radio stations and some giant billboards sited along some of the busiest highways within the Kumasi metropolis, MyNewsGh.com has filed. “Some masts of radio stations are so …

The Ankobra River in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region which recently regained its natural ecology as a result of the hard work by the Inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining (IMCIM) is getting turgid again. The river until the work of the Inter-ministerial committee was heavily polluted by the …

Three illegal miners have been arrested in the Atewa Forest Reserve. The suspects – Foster Boakye, 24, Alhassan Larbara, 30 and Isaac Ampofo, 35, all residents of Akyem Pameng have been transferred to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. They were arrested in the act by Resource Guards from Anyinam …

The incident, YEN.com.gh has gathered, happened at a town called Sapele in the Delta state of Nigeria. According to information gathered by YEN.com.gh, the wanted an amount of 20,000 naira which is just about 290 cedis. The woman claimed that the father of the little girl was in America and …

Meet Lucy Grant, a first year student at Nyankumasi Ahenkro Senior High School who is suffering from Kyphosis. Lucy Grant is 19 years old and one of the brilliant Business Students at Nyankumasi Ahenkro SHS. As it is said, “disability is not inability”, Lucy doesn’t let her condition limit her …

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Ghana National Gas Company, Ernest Owusu Bempah has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stop blaming the government on the current power outages. His comment comes after the NDC organized Economic Forum on Thursday to react to the Town Hall Meeting organised …

Information reaching Thepressradio.com indicates that,there is a fire outbreak near ANC mall at East Legon in the Greater Accra region. According to the report,the fire started around 2AM today at a place where pork sellers reside and sell their pork meat which is called Kiosk Estate and believe left the …

The load shedding exercise which begun today, Friday April 5, 2019 by the Power Distribution Services has been suspended following a directive by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo). A few hours before the suspension, PDS had released separate load shedding schedules to across the country, citing shortfalls in power …

Ghana has joined the league of nations that allow their citizens to file their tax returns online following the launch in Accra of the Ghana Revenue Authority’s Integrated Tax Application Preparation System (iTaPS) on Friday, 5 April 2019.The development and launch of the application comes a year after Vice-President Dr …