In honor of some mebers of Hearts of Oak’s iconic ‘Fearsome Five’, some streets in Accra Newtown have been named after them. The group consisted of Mohammed Polo who is touted as the best dribbler in Ghana football history and arguably the best Ghanaian footballer of all-time, Mama Bomber Acquah, Peter ‘best …
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Ghanaians should not expect good roads – Ghana Road Contractors Association
The Association of Road Contractors in Ghana has say Ghanaians should not expect to get good roads in the next few years. Chairman of the association, Mr John Afful revealed that, it will be difficult for his members to provide the country with quality roads because successive governments have refused to …
Read More »Vaccines shortage: Five dead in Tamale – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has revealed that contrary to assertions by President Akufo-Addo and his Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu no deaths have been recorded as a result of shortage of childhood vaccines, 5 lives have been lost. Debating the President’s State of the Nation Address, Ranking Member for Committee …
Read More »Roads Committee of Parliament threatens to reject reintroduction of road tolls
Parliament’s Select Committee has issued a number of conditions under which government’s decision to reintroduce road tolls will be accepted. Minister of finance Ken Ofori-Atta in a letter to the Roads Minister Kwasi Amoako-Atta has proposed about 85% increment in previous rates before the suspension of tolling. Speaking to Starr …
Read More »Thomas Partey set to break league season appearance record at Arsenal
Ghana international, Thomas Partey is en route to breaking his English Premier League appearance per season record. The highly-rated midfielder joined the Gunners in the summer transfer window of 2020 in a move from Spanish La Liga side Atletico Madrid. In his debut season, Thomas Partey made 24 appearances in the English Premier League, …
Read More »Despite economic crisis, food shortage, people can still get ‘nkontomire’ – Presby minister
The District Minister of Koforidua Ascension Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Justice Kwame Asumeng, has rebuked Ghanaians for being ungrateful to God for protecting the country from the severe scourge of COVID-19 pandemic which has affected the global economy. Government has blamed Ghana’s struggling economic situation on …
Read More »Two suspects remanded over alleged murder of a 16-year-old boy at Assin Manso
The Assin Fosu Magistrate District Court has remanded two suspects over the alleged murder of a 16-year-old old boy at Assin Manso in the Central Region. The suspects, Francis Arhin, a 34-year-old farmer and John Coffie, a 38-year-old whose pleas were not taken will make their next appearance on Tuesday, …
Read More »FIFA to expand 2026 World Cup to 48 teams
The 2026 World Cup will be the first ever to feature 48 teams following a meeting by the FIFA Council in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday. The tournament will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico and will feature 104 games. The Guardian reports that the FIFA Council …
Read More »List of Despite Media employees ‘bleeding’ over McBrown’s exit
The news of actress Nana Ama McBrown’s departure from the Despite Media Group to the Media General Group has sparked controversy among some employees of the Despite brand. McBrown, who hosted the popular show United Showbiz on UTV, was formally unveiled as part of the Onua brand on Monday, March 13, …
Read More »LIST: Who got what at 2023 National Honours and Awards event
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on March 14 presided over the 2023 edition of the National Honours and Awards event at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC). Three broad categories of individuals, institutions and partners were awarded at the event. The three groups as contained in a post shared on …
Read More »Pay us our 8 months arrears – Rotational Nurses to government
The Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association (RNMA) in Ghana are calling on government to pay them their allowances. Rotational Nurses and Midwives are newly qualified health professionals who are obliged do a mandatory one-year national service within the various hospitals across the country. The Rotational Nurses and Midwives number about …
Read More »Marietta Brew, Fui Tsikata wrote to reject National Honours – Presidential staffer alleges
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong wrote formally to reject National Honours award presented to to awardees by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on March 14, 2023. According to a presidential staffer, Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, the former AG who was to be awarded for her …
Read More »Adam Kwarasey set to become next Black Stars goalkeeper’s trainer
Former Black Stars goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey could become the new goalkeeper’s trainer of the senior national team, according to reports. The 35-year-old, who called time on his career in 2020 after ending his three-year spell with Vlerenga, is set to replace Richard Kingson as the next goalkeeper’s trainer. As reported by …
Read More »Cyclone Freddy kills at least 99 in Malawi
At least 99 people were confirmed dead on Monday after Cyclone Freddy slammed into southern Malawi, the country’s Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs, Charles Kalemba, told CNN. Most of the deaths happened in Blantyre, Malawi’s commercial capital, according to Kalemba. “We have recorded 99 people dead in about seven councils, …
Read More »Dead body floats in Owabi dam
The body of a woman, suspected to be in her early 20s, has been found in the Owabi Dam near Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The lifeless body was found floating in the dam around 10:40am on March 11, 2023, according to the Abuakwa Divisional Police Command. The body had …
Read More »Private power producers give government 3-week ultimatum to clear about $1.5bn arrears
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has asserted that private power producers who supply more than 50% of the country’s electricity have given government a 3-week ultimatum to start paying its arrears of about $1.5 billion. He noted that the failure of the government to settle its debt will lead …
Read More »Don’t scrap guarantor system – Afari-Gyan advises EC
A former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has criticised the commission for its move to discard the guarantor system for the continuous voter registration exercise. In a statement made exclusively to the Daily Graphic, he said the contention of the EC that the guarantor system was not robust and, …
Read More »Chance the Rapper raps in Twi in a new freestyle video
Chance the Rapper, one of America’s top musicians, has recently caused a stir in the music industry with his freestyle rap tribute to Ghana. play video
Read More »VIDEO: Nana Ama McBrown details why she left Despite Media
Nana Ama McBrown, a former host of UTV’s entertainment programme ‘United Showbiz’ has explained that she never signed a contract with her former employers. The media personality who is at the centre of controversy following her transition from Despite Media to Media General has had some of her former colleagues …
Read More »Muntaka sues 11 branch executives in Asawase, demands GHC10 million
Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has sued 11 branch executives in the Asawase constituency. The defendants are said to have issued a press statement of various defamatory statements which claims that the MP owns 15 stores at the newly built Asawase Market and the MP cannot …
Read More »Man butchered by land guards at Awutu Papase
A 29-year-old man Atiogbe Ayi has been butchered by land guards at Awutu Papase in Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region and robbed of five thousand Ghana cedis. According to the victim, the land guards who attacked him were about four in number. Speaking in an interview with …
Read More »Newborn found in a gutter at Adabraka
A newborn baby has been found dead in a gutter in Adabraka, a suburb in the Greater Accra Region. The lifeless premature baby was found around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 by some residents. According to a Graphic.com.gh report, an eyewitness, Madam Ama Asare, she saw the lifeless …
Read More »NDC suspends 11 branch executives in Asawase Constituency
Some 11 branch executives of National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been suspended by the Ashanti Regional Secretariat for breaching an order which urged them to desist from the use of press conferences and press statements in addressing internal party matters. According to the Ashanti Regional Secretary, Dr Frank Amoakohene, the …
Read More »Here’s how much you will pay when road and bridge tolls are reintroduced
The Ministry of Finance has made a proposal for new road and bridge tolls across the country. This is ahead of the reintroduction of tolls in the country. In a statement made available via UTV, the Ministry of Finance stated that this is based on Section 6 of Act 1080. …
Read More »30-year-old man found dead at Akateng
A popular epileptic only known as Lawer in the Akateng community near Asesewa in the Eastern Region has been found dead under unexplained circumstances. The cause of death of the deceased estimated to be about 30 years old could not be immediately ascertained. An eyewitness, Mr. Samuel Akor told …
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