Some Chiefs in the Central region have urged the government to stop burning their excavators and rather use them to fix the deplorable roads in the region. According to the Chiefs, the burning of excavators seized by the anti-galamsey taskforce won’t solve the galamsey menace the country is facing. Speaking …
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Korle Bu operates on grace of God, not equipment – Mother who lost her son after surgery
A distraught mother who lost her 13-year-old son after he had undergone two successful surgeries at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra has bemoaned the state of equipment at Ghana’s foremost referral centre. According to Cordelia Ama Selormey, doctors at Korle Bu work tirelessly to save lives despite the …
Read More »Inflation returns to single digit of 8.5% in April 2021
Inflation returned to single digit as it remarkably fell to 8.5% in April 2021, from the 10.5% recorded in March 2021, figures from the Ghana Statistical Service have revealed. It is the first single digit rate recorded in the year, following the ravaging effects of covid-19 on the economy. This …
Read More »Herbert Mensah breaks silence on suspension by board of Ghana Rugby Union
Herbert Mensah, the immediate past Chief Executvie Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, GRU, has broken his silence on the decision by the union’s board to suspend him. The board of the GRU on Tuesday issued a statement announcing the suspension of Herbert Mensah as CEO. The statement …
Read More »Add Muslims to Wesley Girls’ school board, sack headmistress – Muslim Coalition
• Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana is calling for the reconstitution of the Wesley Girls’ High School board • The advocacy comes after the school prevented a Muslim student from partaking in the Ramadan fast • Authorities of the school say the ‘no fasting’ policy is strictly for health reasons …
Read More »Ursula Owusu lied, government spent over US$1 million on COVID-19 tracker app and launch – Report
• The COVID-19 tracker app was developed to help the country carry out contact tracing and for people to self-report • Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful months ago said the tracker app was free, intimating that some individuals volunteered to develop the app for the country • A report by Community Development …
Read More »President fulfills promise to Black Satellites after Youth Championship triumph
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo through the Ministry of Youth and Sports has fulfilled a promise made to the victorious Under-20 male national football team, the Black Satellites for winning the 2021 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament played in Mauritania. In a short ceremony organised on Tuesday, May 11, at …
Read More »Bawumia’s Campaign Team Fires Back At Owusu Bempah
The National Public Relations Director for the National Bawumia Movement for 2024, Abocipala Adongo Thomas, says the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will become the next President of Ghana, irrespective of what anyone does to discourage him. The PRO was reacting to a viral video of the Founder and Leader …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan and Anthony Osarfo to face off in court on Friday
Renowned entertainment writer Anthony Osarfo would on Friday face-off with former Blackstars Captain Asamoah Gyan in court after the journalist sued the footballer for one million Ghana cedis. The Genesis of the case Readers would remember that Asamoah Gyan in 2015 made waves after a lady identified as Sarah Kwablah …
Read More »Ghanaian Medical student in Cuba dies due to alleged negligence
A 23-year-old brilliant Ghanaian medical student has died in Cuba in a case of alleged negligence. Erasmus Klutse died on May 7, 2021, after he was reportedly refused treatment when he fell ill and was rushed to the school’s campus. He subsequently needed to be sent outside the campus but …
Read More »Meat imports collapsing business of local traders
The Ashaiman Main Market Butchers Association has decried the importation of meat products into Ghana, arguing that the situation is crippling their business activities. They fear losing their business for the reason that about 80% of their customers preferred cheap imported meat to fresh ones on the local market. …
Read More »Grace Mugabe summoned for ‘improperly’ burying her husband Robert Mugabe
Former Zimbabwean First Lady, Grace Mugabe has been summoned by traditional ruler Chief Zvimba, to explain why she “improperly” buried her husband and former President Robert Mugabe at his rural home in Zvimba. Mugade died in Singapore in September 2019. However after a protracted wrangle between his family and the government, he was finally …
Read More »VIDEO: Ibrahim Mahama wins hearts of these NPP bigwigs with his Dzata Cement initiative
• Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Dramani Mahama, has ventured into cement production • Despite being affiliated with the opposition party, Ibrahim Mahama has received applause from some leading members of the ruling government • Alan Kyerematen, Minister of Trade and Industries on Monday paid a visit to the cement plant …
Read More »PHOTOS: One feared dead in Legon underpass accident
One person is feared dead after four cars were involved in an accident that occurred at the University of Ghana underpass on the Adentan-Accra highway. Several others were injured in the accident, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon. The cars involved were severely damaged, with one crashed beyond repairs. According to …
Read More »Kennedy Agyapong in ‘trouble’
Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong The Economic Fighters League (EFL) has slammed Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central for describing persons leading the ‘FixTheCountry’ campaign as ‘slay queens’ EFL says the comments made by the MP were disparaging. A statement issued by the Movement said: “These …
Read More »Former British High Commissioner to Ghana jailed
A former UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Craig Murray has been jailed for contempt in the United Kingdom. The 62-year-old was sentenced to eight months in jail for breaching strict rules around identifying witnesses in the Alex Salmond trial. The former Dundee University rector breached a strict court order passed to protect …
Read More »Bawumia Can Become President – Owusu-Bempah Makes Sudden U-Turn
The Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Reverend Isaac Owusu-Bempah, has, in a new video during a church service on Sunday, 9th May 9, 2021 discounted a prophecy he gave way back in 2015 and explained that there is now no hindrance to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia …
Read More »Appiah’s top five choices and Gyan’s omission trigger deeper issues
Football and opinions are undisputed bedfellows but it is also true that some opinions carry more weight than others. So when former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah quoted a tweet by Betway asking for the top five Black Stars players between 1990 to 2021, it immediately generated significant debate and conversation on social …
Read More »PHOTOS: Israel declares emergency in Lod as unrest spreads
Israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod after rioting by Israeli Arabs, as conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensified. Cars were set alight and a father and daughter – both Israeli Arabs – died when a rocket from Gaza hit their car. …
Read More »Ibrahim Mahama commended by Alan Kyerematen over Dzata Cement
Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, has commended Ibrahim Mahama, Founder of Dzata Cement Limited, for investing heavily in the cement industry. The over US$100 million investment is located on a 10-acre land near the Tema Port. Mr Kyerematen made the commendation when he paid a working visit to the plant …
Read More »Ejura: Man crushed to death beyond recognition by truck
A man believed to be in his 40s, on a motorbike has been crushed to death beyond recognition by a DAF articulated truck at Ejura Mpaebo on Ejura to Atebubu Amanten road in the Ashanti Region. The sad incident occurred on Monday night around 8PM. The Ejura Police MTTD Commander, …
Read More »Galamsey Fight: Gov’t Dissolves Operation Vanguard
Government has with immediate effect dissolved “Operation Vanguard” which was dedicated to the fight against illegal gold mining menace. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, reiterated this at the “Meet the Press” at the Ministry of Information on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Minister stressed that …
Read More »A/R: Delta Force members arrested for attempting to remove Security coordinator
Some members and founder of the disbanded pro-NPP vigilante group Delta Force have been arrested for attempting to forcefully remove the Ashanti regional security coordinator from office Tuesday. Mohammed Seidu allegedly led his gang to invade the office of DCOP retired Ayensu Opare Addo in the effort to remove him. …
Read More »‘Benevolent’ Dagbon Union UK Donates Food Items To Blind Muslims Association
The Dagbon Union UK (DUUK), a UK based charity or Not-for-Profit Organisation has donated food items to the Blind Muslims Association in Tamale. Mr Mahafuzu Adams(Volunteer) on behalf of DUUK made the presentation to the Association on 28th April 2021. The donation is intended to help the members of the …
Read More »Kenya replaces Madagascar for weightlifting Olympics qualifiers
KENYA has been awarded the hosting rights for the final African qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympic Games, taking over from Madagascar. Madagascar, which had been pencilled to host the event from May 18-23, is now on Covid lockdown. Per the latest arrangements, the one-week qualifiers will now commence on May …
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