The government has announced that the first batch of 220 mining guards trained to police mining activities across the country will be deployed in April 2019. This comes on the back of the activities of some unscrupulous small scale miners in the Western North Region. A visit to some of …
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Say no to ‘redenominated’ Mahama – NPP
The ruling New Patriotic Party has appealed to Ghanaians not to make the “biggest mistake” again of entrusting the country’s resources, its future into the hands of John Mahama and his NDC. The NPP said the previous Mahama administration virtually grounded the economy by taking oil-rich Ghana from a growth …
Read More »4 men plead guilty for stealing goats; tell court it was ‘April fool’
It was all drama and laughter on Wednesday morning at the Ejusu District Court in the Ashanti Region, as 4 suspect gentlemen who appeared before the court for allegedly stealing 7 fat goats from their neighbour pleaded not guilty with the claims that their actions were just a prank (April …
Read More »Ghanaian Police Chief Inspector dies in Togo under ‘suspicious’ circumstances
A Ghanaian police Chief Inspector Israel Theophilus Dotse of Mobile Force Unit in Accra who went to Lome in neighbouring Togo to buy car engine has died under suspicious circumstances MyNewsGh.com has learnt. The Aflao District Police Command revealed to MyNewsGh.com that they had information from Togo Police that a …
Read More »The white highlander was in a ‘hurry’ – Witness gives blow by blow account of gory Tema accident
A road user has given a chilling account of how a Toyota Highlander driver with four other passengers died in a gory accident because they were in a hurry and speeding. The car crashed into a tanker at the Kpong Barrier, killing all occupants at about 9:30pm three days ago. …
Read More »Government begins roll-out of Emergency Response & First Aid Posts on highways
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has begun the process of establishing 100 Emergency Response and First Aid Posts at strategic locations along the major highways of the country. Eight of such posts are already completed and fully equipped with medical items, VHF portable two-way radio device, safety boots and …
Read More »Four feared dead in a grisly accident
At least three persons are feared dead in a gory accident at Annkyernyin Junction near Apowa in the Western region on Saturday. One of the victims had the head completely severed off. Eyewitness told connect FM’s Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson that the accident involved a truck carrying bauxite and a …
Read More »Internet price will soon go down – Ursula
The government of Ghana has commenced processes aimed at pushing the cost of the internet down, Communications Minister Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has said. There will be an industry forum early next month, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful said to force a consensus on the way forward. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful made this known during a …
Read More »Black Stars Management Committee to Attend 2019 AFCON Draw
The newly formed management committee of the senior national male team, the Black Stars will be in Cairo next Friday for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw. Last month, the Normalisation Committee announced a five-member team headed by Dr KK Sarpong, who is the CEO of the Ghana National …
Read More »Black Stars to camp in Qatar ahead of 2019 AFCON
Black Stars of Ghana are set to pitch camp in Qatar ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Egypt in June. Head coach of the Black Stars Kwesi Appiah went on tour to select a base for pre-tournament camping in March and according to the …
Read More »NDC MPs vomit GH¢27,000 each?
Unconfirmed report available to DGN online says each parliamentary aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2020 elections will be made to cough an amount of GH¢ 27,000. This is because insider information from the camp of the NDC picked up by DGN Online suggests that each aspirant …
Read More »Footballer stabs seamstress in the breast
Although he probably thought he had been set free after allegedly stabbing the breast of his victim, a self-styled footballer at Ashongman Estate, a suburb of Accra, has been re-arrested following a directive issued by an Accra Circuit Court. According to the Prosecutor, Inspector Samuel Ahiabor, Kwabena Akiti, 23, was …
Read More »‘We stopped collection of printing fees to avoid extortion’ – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has justified its decision to halt the collection of printing fees in basic schools across the country. But, GES said it did not direct the teachers to write examination questions on chalkboards. There have been concerns over teachers writing examination questions on chalkboards for pupils …
Read More »Akufo-Addo gov’t doing better than Mahama did – Baako backs Bawumia
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, …
Read More »First Lady Inaugurates Chinese Art Exhibition
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 …
Read More »Fake pastor swindles 8 apprentice seamstresses
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. …
Read More »Odikro in police custody for allegedly defiling 15-yr-old girl
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 …
Read More »EC sets referendum for MMDCEs, district assembly elections on November 26
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 …
Read More »NDC elects executives for new regions 25 May
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 …
Read More »Baby dumped in bush at Ejura, rituals performed
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, …
Read More »‘Dumsor’ riot: 6 caged in prison
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 …
Read More »Terminator: Schwarzenegger and Hamilton reunite at CinemaCon
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. …
Read More »MTN Supports Otumfuo’s 20th Anniversary
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, …
Read More »World powers condemn new Libya fighting
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, …
Read More »Two friends get 12-year jail term for kidnapping 14-year-old boy
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 …
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