I hope you will forgive me if I begin by asking Members of the House to join me to salute the management, technical, and playing teams of the Black Stars, who, against the odds, beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Abuja yesterday. Their qualification for the World Cup in …
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2 mourners die, 5 in critical condition in separate accidents at Gomoa
Two mourners have died instantly while five others are in critical condition in two separate accidents in the Gomoa East and West Districts of the Central Region. The accidents occurred on Monday, March 28 evening around 6:30 pm. The first one happened at Gomoa Bewadze in the Gomoa West District …
Read More »Akufo-Addo blames Russia’s Ukraine invasion for worsening economy
President Akufo-Addo has blamed the Ukraine invasion by Russia for the worsening economic situation in Ghana. Fuel prices and prices of foodstuffs and services have increased significantly in recent months with the majority of Ghanaians calling on the government to come up with innovative measures to provide some comfort to …
Read More »Sam George drags Nigerians on Twitter
Ningo Prampram MP has directed his savage wand at the Nigerians after the country lost to Ghana during the 2nd leg of the World Cup qualifications held in Abuja. In a series of tweets, Sam George, who was obviously excited by Ghana’s victory seized the opportunity to taunt the country’s …
Read More »How Ghanaian celebrities reacted to the Black Stars’ victory
Social media has been filled with cheers and excitement, especially from most Ghanaian celebrities following the Black Stars’ victory over the Super Eagles of Nigeria, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The Black Stars defeated their longstanding rivals to secure a place at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, scheduled for November 2022. Ghana …
Read More »EcoZoil Takes Coastal Clean Up Exercise To Central Region
As part of an initiative to give back to the community, EcoZoil Services (formerly Zoil Eco Brigade), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has taken its coastal clean-up exercise to the Central Region. The Central Region exercise came off on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the Elmina …
Read More »How South Africans reacted to Ghana’s qualification to 2022 World Cup
In the immediate aftermath of Ghana’s dramatic qualification to the 2022 World Cup, a social media user tweeted “Ghana has beaten Nigeria but the pain is being felt in South Africa’. That tweet was not untrue except that in this case the pain is also going to be felt in …
Read More »Community Police Assistant jailed for fraud, impersonation
An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old Community Police Assistant (CPA) to four years imprisonment over charges of impersonation and defrauding by false pretences. Mark Apiu is said to have collected ₵12,000 from a finance officer to enlist the officer’s sister into the Ghana Police Service but failed to …
Read More »Abuja-Kaduna Train Bombing: 9 killed, dozens missing; survivors recount ordeal
Nigeria is in mourning following the Monday night bombing of the Kaduna-bound train by hundreds of terrorists. The train was forced to a halt after the terrorists planted bombs on the tracks. Witnesses said the attackers later surrounded most of the coaches and opened fire before they forcefully gained access, …
Read More »We’re using digitalisation to de-risk agricultural sector to promote agribusiness – Bawumia
The Akufo-Addo-led Government is building enablers and efficient systems to de-risk Ghana’s agricultural sector to drive transformation and engender growth, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has said. He outlined various policies and programmes including the digitalisation of public sector institutions, rolling out of unique national identity cards (Ghana-Card), Mobile Money Interoperability Payment System, …
Read More »VIDEO: Black Stars return home to champagne fanfare
Black Stars players were met at the Kotoka International Airport with bottles of champagne to celebrate qualifying for the 2022 World Cup ahead of rivals Nigeria. The team arrived at 2am on Wednesday morning, just hours after a 1-1 draw with the Super Eagles of Nigeria secured the team one …
Read More »NAGRAT hoping for 15% salary increment in State of the Nation address
Ahead of the State of the Nation address today, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has said it is hoping for a salary increase announcement from the President. Speaking to Citi News, the President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, explained that considering the economy, social and worsening …
Read More »The pathetic story of a man who has been selling sachet water since age 3
Emmanuel Sagoe, a thirty-three (33) years old man has been selling sachet and bottled water for 30 years in Kumasi to survive because he does not want to become a burden on his family and society. Sharing his touching story on’ My Story ‘show on AMBASSADOR TV hosted by Osei …
Read More »Stop Pleasing people who don’t like you – John Mahama told
The former Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports who is aspiring for National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Joseph Yammin has urged the leadership of the party and former President John Dramani Mahama to desist from pleasing people who don’t like him (John Mahama) and the NDC party. …
Read More »‘We’ll kidnap you; won’t allow you go back to Dortmund’ – Akufo-Addo to Otto Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has applauded Black Stars coach Otto Addo for qualifying the team to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Expressing his excitement after Ghana’s 1-1 draw with Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday night, Nana Akufo-Addo, in a telephone conversation with Otto Addo, said, in jest: “Well done …
Read More »2022 WCQ: CAF official dies after riot at Nigeria – Ghana game
The doping officer for the game between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Joseph Kabungo from Zambia, has been reported dead shortly after the game ended. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained and there has been no official report from the Nigerian …
Read More »Ghana Player Ratings: Wollacott, Amartey, Djiku and Partey score high marks
Otto Addo’s team secured a one-all draw to qualify for the World Cup after holding the Nigerians to a goalless drawn game in Kumasi on March 25. GOAL assesses the performances of the Black Stars in their 2022 World Cup qualifying decider against the Super Eagles at Abuja’s Moshood Abiola …
Read More »E-Levy is not MoMo tax; it’s an Electronic Transfer Levy – Deputy Finance Minister
Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, has argued for the passage of the E-levy in Parliament on Tuesday, March 29. She assured that revenue to be generated from the E-levy will be used in proving the needs of Ghanaians. Speaking on the floor of the House she said the E-levy “is …
Read More »‘Your excitement will be short-lived’ – Haruna Iddrisu to govt
The Minority has warned the government that the excitement that came with the passage of the E-Levy will be cut short because they are prepared to go all out to prevent the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) Bill. The Haruna Iddrisu-led caucus have threatened to contest the decision of Parliament at …
Read More »Lady dies in Abuja hotel, brother accuses management of cover-up, slams police
A 21-year-old lady, Esther Isaac, has died in a hotel in the Federal Capital Territory. The victim reportedly lodged in Room 901 on February 25, 2022, at the Agete Hotel in the Gwarinpa area of the FCT. Her brother, Emmanuel, who spoke to our correspondent on Tuesday, accused the police …
Read More »Young Female Doctor killed in terrorists’ bombing
The gunmen were said to have blown up the rail track after which they launched an attack on the passengers. A young medical doctor, Megafu Chinelo, who was killed on Monday in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack was meant to travel out of the country on Friday, one of her friends …
Read More »You had no excuse to allow approval of E-Levy – Ras Mubarak tells Minority
Ras Mubarak, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu Constituency, has blamed the leadership of the Minority for failing to deploy its parliamentary prowess to prevent the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) bill. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 29, Mubarak said the Minority had no excuse to …
Read More »I’m recuperating after being poisoned third time – Mr Ibu
Actor, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, has said he is currently in the hospital after being poisoned for the third time in about three years. Speaking with Saturday Beats from his hospital bed, Ibu said, “I just got poisoned again. It seems my enemies are using me to rehearse (their …
Read More »VIDEO: Was ‘incapacitated’ Chieftaincy Minister transported to Parliament to help pass E-Levy?
On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, as the Majority MPs prepared to pass the Electronic Transfer (E-Levy) Bill, an ambulance was spotted within the premises of the Parliament of Ghana. The ambulance was not at Parliament because there had been some emergency and the attention of paramedics were needed but rather, it had allegedly …
Read More »2022 World Cup: Coach Otto Addo makes history after guiding Ghana to Qatar
Black Stars coach Otto Addo has entered into the annals of history after guiding the team to the World Cup tournament in Qatar. He is the first Ghanaian to have represented the country at the World Cup and also qualified the team to the Mundial as a coach. Addo was part …
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