Liverpool’s late-season charge continued as they moved into the Premier League’s top four thanks to a 3-0 win away at Burnley. The Reds claimed a fourth successive win to further boost their hopes of sealing Champions League qualification, Roberto Firmino and Nathaniel Phillips getting goals either side of halt-time at Turf Moor. …
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We may not achieve zero hunger by 2030 – First Lady
First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has said Africa may not be able to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 which aims to achieve zero hunger by 2030. She also bemoaned that the continent is not on course to meeting the Global Nutrition Targets by 2025 adding that “the COVID-19 pandemic …
Read More »Pirlo eyes Juve stay after Coppa Italia triumph
Andrea Pirlo wants to remain as Juventus head coach next season, but accepts the decision could be taken out of his hands. Pirlo has endured a challenging first season in charge of the Bianconeri, but he steered them to a record-extending 14th Coppa Italia title with a 2-1 win over Atalanta on Wednesday. …
Read More »I paid for my wife to join me abroad: I’m deported because she reported me to the Police – Man cries
Indeed, we live in a wicked world. For many Ghanaians, this type of story is no news to them. Matters concerning abroad can be controversial if you’ve never been there before. Meanwhile, those who have been there and returned will tell you how Ghana is better than abroad. You will …
Read More »Angry mob chases taxi driver in another kidnap attempt at Takoradi
For some years, the Western Region Capital of Sekondi-Takoradi has been in the news for various reasons. One of the stories that got national attention is the kidnapping of four young girls by two Nigerian Nationals. Just as residents in the Twin City are contemplating on how to avoid another kidnapping issue, …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: Another 11-year-old boy hangs himself in Dambai
A piece of heartbreaking news reaching browngh.com has it that an 11-year-old boy has also committed suicide in Dambai in Oti Region, bringing the number of suicidal cases to three in just less than a week. This particular case has triggered social media users to believe that the act of hanging …
Read More »2 black Americans, six Ghanaians shot at Gomoa Mpota over a piece of land
2 Black Americans including six residents of Mpota have been engaged in a violent fight over a piece of land. The unfortunate incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon around 3 pm and the victim was rushed to the Winneba Trauma and Specialized hospital to receive treatment. Series of investigation has revealed that the …
Read More »Kwame Yeboah wins Instrumentalist of the Year at 39th IRAWMA
• Kwame Yeboah beat four others to win the Instrumentalist of the Year award at the 39th IRAWMA • Three other Ghanaians – Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, DJ Switch – were also among the winners • IRAWMA recognises and celebrates people’s contribution to reggae and world music Ghanaian musician, guitarist, …
Read More »Ridge, 37 and Police Hospital reject sick prison officer over ‘no bed’ syndrome
A Prison Officer based at Kete-Krachie in the Oti region had a close shave with death Wednesday night after he was hit with hypertensive emergency but could not find a bed in some major public hospitals in Accra. The Second Class officer Stephen Nyarko, who was carried by an …
Read More »Judge kidnapped inside court
A Nigerian judge was on Tuesday kidnapped from inside a court in the northern state of Katsina, local media report. The Sharia court judge, identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila, is said to have been kidnapped in the afternoon local time after armed attackers broke into the court in Zakat village. …
Read More »Kate Gyamfua is not the owner of Xtra Gold – Interior Minister
•Minister Nitiwul says the NPP National Women’s Organizer is not the owner of embattled Xtra Gold Mining Company •Madam Kate Gyamfua is rather an employee of the company. •His revelation comes in response to allegations of government and ruling party officials being neck-deep in illegal mining activities. Over the …
Read More »Nigeria: Hoodlums set INEC offices ablaze
Two offices belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi were set on fire by hoodlums on Tuesday night. The offices hit by the inferno were located in Ezza North and Ebonyi Local Government areas. The Nations reports that no casualties were recorded but the buildings and …
Read More »Korle Bu Neurosurgeon shares harrowing details of Ghana’s healthcare system
• Dr Abdullah says for four years ICU at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital was under “lock and key” • He indicated that the young 13-year-old Michael Asiamah looked into his eyes before the surgery and said, “I have confidence in you” but they had to lose him to post-surgery …
Read More »SAD: JHS Graduate Dies In Search Of Network To Check School Placement
A snake has bitten a 14-year old girl to death at Assin Mmaa-Nye-Na. A girl by the name, Shakur Yusif has met her untimely death following a snake bite in an attempt to search for a network to check her school placement in the bush. The student of …
Read More »File a complaint if you were manhandles – Ash Reg Mins tells DCOP Opare Addo
Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has asked the deposed Regional Security Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Ayensu Opare Addo, to file a formal complaint regarding his recent alleged manhandling by some security detail. This, he said, would allow the law to take its …
Read More »Otumfuo shocked 22ft Owabi river now only 6ft deep due to silt
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II The government has been urged to speed up the dredging of the Owabi River in the Atwima Nwabiagya South District of the Ashanti Region. According to Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, dredging Owabi River, which was heavily silted, will help further protect the river which …
Read More »Woman reported dead, 2 others in critical condition after knock-down at Amanfrom
A mother, her 2-year-old daughter and a hawker were knocked down by a speeding vehicle at Amanfrom in the Ahafo Region. Reports from the Amanfrom District MTTD Command reveal that the mother of the 2-year-old was reported dead upon arrival at the Hospital. However, Chief Inspector Michael Obeng Antwi noted …
Read More »Special Prosecutor Office not independent – Justice Appau
Supreme Court Judge and former Sole Judgment Debt Commissioner, Justice Yaw Appau, says the euphoria which heralded the establishment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor was misplaced since the office has proved to be ineffective in the fight against corruption. Justice Appau was speaking as one of the panelists …
Read More »Akufo-Addo secures €170m to setup new Bank
The Ministry of Finance and the European Investment Bank have signed an agreement for the provision of a one hundred- and seventy-million-euro (€170 million) facility for the establishment of a new national bank, the Development Bank Ghana (DBG). DBG is an integral feature of the GH¢100 billion Ghana Cares ‘Obaatampa’ …
Read More »GHS accountant in forgery stealing of over GH¢500,000 to be arraigned before court
A former Accountant at the Buipe Polyclinic in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region, Mr. Osman Jamal-Deen who is reported to have forged signatures and stolen over GH¢500,000 cedis from the account of the health facility is due to be arraigned before court. The Ghana Health Service staff …
Read More »Okoe-Boye explains why Mahama beat Akufo-Addo in Ledzokuku in 2020 polls
Former Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has explained the reasons why the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in last year’s elections, John Dramani Mahama won in his constituency against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The former Deputy Minister of Health who was also defeated by the …
Read More »Lab Scientists at KATH declare one-week strike
Members of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Chapter of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS-KATH), have declared a one-week sit-down strike starting Thursday 20th May. The strike, according to the leadership of the association, is to protest the decision of the hospital’s management to keep two medical specialists …
Read More »Electoral Commission is not responsible for election security – Jean Mensa
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensa, has outlined that an exceedingly disturbing challenge in the 2020 Election was the violence in 4 centres, which led to the death of 7 citizens. She made this known in her speech during the assessment of the 2020 election with the IPAC on …
Read More »Two money doublers allegedly defraud Assemblyman in Kpone-Katamanso
Two foreigners have been arrested by the Zenu/Atadeka District Police for attempting to defraud an Assembly Member in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality. The suspects, Sillah Ibrahim, a 44-year-old Guinean and Christopher Kessan, 34-year-old Cameroonian were said to have attempted to use fake dollars to defraud the Assembly Member for Kubekro Number …
Read More »Cancel Africa’s debts — Akufo-Addo tells Global Financial Architecture
President Akufo-Addo has called for a reform of the Global Financial Architecture (GFA) to enable it respond better to the needs of Africa better. He has also called for the cancellation of debts owed by African countries, in the wake of COVID-19. The President, who made the call on Tuesday …
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