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‘Changed’ Black Stars tipped for glory against Zimbabwe

Ad The senior national football team of Ghana, the Black Stars, have been backed to record victory against their Zimbabwean counterparts when they face-off against each other this weekend. Ghana hosts the crucial FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier on Saturday, October 9 at the Cape Coast Stadium, needing a win …

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New Juaben North MCE Nominee rejected

The Municipal Chief Executive nominee for New Juaben North, Comfort Asante has been rejected by Assembly members. The MCE nominee polled 15 Yes votes as against 14 no votes on Friday October 8, 2021. The renomination of the comfort Asante, a retired lecturer as MCE for New Juaben was met …

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World Bank revises Ghana’s growth rate to 4.9% for 2021

The World Bank has revised Ghana’s growth to 4.9 percent for 2021, from the earlier forecast of 1.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product, its latest October 2021 Africa Pulse report has indicated. It is also forecasting a 5.5 percent expansion in the economy in 2022, reflecting strong growth in exports. …

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Man swept ashore after going missing for three days

A 28-year-old man identified as Papa Kwame has been washed ashore after he went missing some three days ago. According to reports, the man drowned after bathing in a sea at Saltpond Nankesido in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The body was discovered on Friday, October 8 at …

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Several structures along Tema motorway demolished

• The Accra-Tema Motorway is inundated with several illegal structures • Several of such structures have been demolished in an exercise on Friday • The latest exercise was undertaken by La Dade-Kotopon and Ayawaso North Municipal Assemblies A team of police officers and local assembly officials on Friday, October 8, …

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Ketu South Assembly PM sacked ahead of MCE confirmation

The confirmation of the President’s nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ketu South was delayed for almost two hours. The delay was occasioned by first, the last-minute revocation of all former government appointees of the Assembly, which affected Samuel Doe Haligah, who was also the Presiding Member and the …

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Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing Farmer for Chasing his Wife

The Bunkpurugu District Command have arrested suspect Kampii Ningpeen Yennu in connection with the alleged killing of one Matthew Namisom, 35, a farmer at Kpentaung in the Bunkpurugu/Nakpanduri district of the North East region. The Acting North East Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Robert Anabiik Anmain, who confirmed the …

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GES sends strong warning to school authorities

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned authorities at the various Senior High Schools against collecting any unauthorised and/or illegal charge from newly graduated final year students under the guise of the clearance system. In a letter to Regional Directors, the Director-General, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, stated that the Service had …

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Police chase armed robbers at Afiedanyigba with ‘toy’ guns

When armed robbers struck at Afiedenyigba in the Keta Constituency of the Volta Region earlier in the week, the Police’s response was to go after them with guns that could not fire, Whatsup New gathered. According to a group of Anlo citizens of the Volta Region called “Concerned Citizens of Anlo” who are lamenting …

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Akuapem Poloo removes her Clothes to show Host On Live TV

Ghanaian controversial actress and queen of twerking, Akuapem Poloo has once again done it again by showing herself to the public. Akuapem Poloo is in the news again after she almost went naked during a live show which she claims she wanted to show how beautiful she was to the …

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Akufo-Addo to confirm Dr. Dampare as IGP today

A little over two months after he took office as the acting Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare will today, October 8, 2021, be named as substantive head of the Ghana Police Service. The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will swear him in today, making him the country’s …

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Mahama reacts to WHO’s approval of malaria vaccine

Former President John Mahama is elated that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the new malaria vaccine for widespread use. In a post on Facebook, Thursday, he stated that millions of African children will be saved from avoidable deaths as a result of this scientific and Public Health breakthrough. …

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Missing Jachie-Pramso SHS 3 student found dead

A 19-year-old student of the Jachie-Pramso Senior High School in the Bosomtwe District of  the Ashanti Region has been found dead after going missing for just a day as dry leaves suspected to be ‘Indian Hemp’ or wee found in his pocket. Osei Paul, a final -year General Arts student …

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