Home Of Ghana News Ghana News, Entertainment And More

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has told parliament that the combined cost of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange (Circle Dubai) and Ring Road flyover projects was GH¢268,159,470.20. According to him, the two projects were together known as the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange. He said while the construction of …

The 33rd African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, after witnessing an exciting journey so far, will see the Lions of Teranga, Senegal come up against eight times champions, the Pharaohs of Egypt in the finals on Sunday, February 6, at the Olembe Stadium, in Younde, Cameroon. Mane’s Senegal, thrashed Burkina …

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kojo Twum Boafo, has subscribed to calls for Andrew Ayew to be stripped off the Black Stars captaincy armband. Boafo asserted that Ayew is at the tail end of his career and thus he should be left out of the Black Stars rebuilding process. He …

Onua FM/TV presenter, Captain Smart, had reiterated his long-held position that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is corrupt and that was the main reason he cannot fight corruption. The Onua Maakye presenter went on a tirade during the February 4, 2022 edition of his show to call out corruption in …

As announced by the Welfare Sub-Committee of the Apeate Disaster Relief Committee, thirteen deceased persons have been identified by their families on 04/02/22. “No other report has been received on any missing bodies,” a statement signed by Dr. Isaac Dasmani, Committee Chairman, said. The statement added, “We extend our condolences …

A first year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology University (KNUST) is feared dead after a private vehicle run into a number of students at Ayeduase close to the KNUST campus. According to eyewitnesses, the speeding vehicle skidded-off the road, crashed into some structures and run into …

Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have laid down their tools with immediate effect over non-payment of their car maintenance allowance and 13th month allowance. The strike action follows the failure of the hospital’s management and the Ministry of Health to settle the allowances which were part of …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched the e-Travel Card to facilitate the cashless disbursement of travel allowance and other payments for local and foreign trips of public officials. Dr Bawumia speaking at the launch in Accra on Friday, 4 February 2022 said since independence, public officials are provided cash …

Seasoned Journalist and Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has snapped at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over comments by some members that Ghana should return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance. Speaking on Friday edition of  Peace FM’s ”Kokrokoo” programme, Mr. Pratt alluded to some …

Fire officers have for the past two hours been making frantic efforts to put out a fire that has gutted some grocery shops at Adum in the Central Business District of the Ashanti Region. “Fire officers are struggling to douse the flame. The heavy vehicular traffic in the area is …

Following the viral video of dancehall act, Shatta Wale calling actress, Jackie Appiah a slut, some Ghanaians on Twitter have fired back at him for his uncouthed behavior. Insulting a lady is one thing that most people frown on, no matter how wrong the lady was because they believe there …

The World Bank and Economic and Finance experts say Ghana does not require an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to guarantee a strong economic footing to accelerate its national development. They said though a programme with the IMF would be helpful in debt management, it would only provide a short-term …

A swarm of bees interrupted an athletics day at a Western Cape school on Thursday. Three ambulances were sent to Liebenberg Primary in Malmesbury after a group of pupils were stung. “The Western Cape government’s health emergency medical services responded to an incident at Liebenberg Primary School in Malmesbury,” said …

Health Minister Joe Phaahla says he believes that as the country moves closer to winter, there will be an expectation of a fifth wave of Covid-19 infections. Phaahla briefed the media on Friday on government’s efforts to fight Covid-19 as well as the national vaccine rollout programme. The minister focused most of the …

Paul Adom-Otchere, the host of Good Evening Ghana, has not been friendly with Sulemana Braimah and ‘The Fourth Estate’ team especially over an investigation into the Lighthouse Chapel International. In the wake of that exposé, the Board Chairman of the Ghana Airport Company Limited, GACL, spent the entire editorial segment of his …

Dr. Richard Fiadomor, President of the Chamber of Local Government (ChaLog), has indicated that the powers of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as enshrined in the Constitution gives him the power to sack the Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and not to suspend him. Speaking on JoyNews’ ‘The Pulse’ programme on …

The Ghana Football Association has ended its pursuit of Otto Addo as an interim Black Stars coach ahead of Ghana’s clash against the Super Eagles. GFA boss Kurt Okraku and other officials met Otto Addo in Germany for the vacant post but that has changed. According to reports Chris Hughton …

Shatta Wale has joined the masses against the infamous electronic levy saga. According to the dancehall musician, it is very insensitive to not think about the voices of the people who voted them into power. Shatta Wale’s powerful speech has received much approval from Ghanaians as a most side with …

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has resolved to go after tax offenders. He says government’s efforts at widening the tax net and consequently prosecuting its development agenda are being frustrated by some big oil companies in the country. “This year, the Finance Minister and I …

A Magistrate Court at Effiduase in the Ashanti Region has convicted two persons in connection with the dangerous transportation of a timber log in the Ejisu town. The owner of the Histon Wood Processing Company, a Chinese National only known as Sunny, and the driver of the skidder which transported …

The official Vehicles of the Eastern Regional Director Education and the Regional Accountant of Ghana Education Service as well as that of the Birim South District Director of Education have been impounded by a bailiff to defray a judgement debt of Ghc3,471,240.72 awarded against the service by the Koforidua High …

The former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister under the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration Joseph Yammin has charged the former Deputy General Secretary of the NDC Koku Anyidoho to account for the 100 bags of cement he received from Chairman Wontumi, Ashanti Regional Chairman of NPP to maintain the Asomdwe park …

Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, a Ghanaian nurse resident in the United Kingdom who died of a Covid-induced multiple organ failure after her baby was delivered at Luton and Dunstable Hospital in the UK, where she worked as a nurse has been featured in a documentary by AlJazeera. Five days after giving …

Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has dismissed claims by Donald Trump that he could have stopped Joe Biden becoming president last year. In his strongest rebuttal yet, he said Mr Trump was wrong to suggest he had had the right to overturn the election. Separately the Republican Party censured two …

Actress and social media influencer, Efia Odo, has thrown shots at an unknown personality who she claims have been recently making noise in the public space. According to Efia, this person, who she failed to provide his or her name, needs to take a chill pill by putting a spot to …