Mohammed Bole, age 81, was returning from Pusiga to Bawku on his horse when he was shot and killed by an unknown assailant at Guzasi, a suburb of Bawku in the Upper East Region, on Monday, March 14, 2022. Some 18 others have been arrested after sporadic shooting at Bawku. …
Read More »Asokore – Senchi residents scrape stones from newly constructed road
Some residents of Asokore Senchi have been captured in a viral video scrapping stones from their newly constructed roads. The residents say they are going to use the stones from the road which construction is currently ongoing, to fill roads leading to their home and their bathrooms because they are …
Read More »NAGRAT takes on Gov’t for demanding rent from teachers occupying State bungalows
The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbornu has strongly condemned the government’s decision to deduct 10 percent of the salaries of teachers and staff of senior high schools occupying government bungalows. Mr. Carbornu argued that the planned deduction is unfair to teachers, given the meagre …
Read More »You’ll pay GH¢10, GH¢9 for litre of diesel, petrol from Wed – COPEC
Ghanaians will soon be buying diesel and petrol at GH¢10 and GH¢9 per litre at the pumps from Wednesday, 16 March 2022, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has projected. In a statement, COPEC put the impending spike on soaring crude prices on the international market coupled with the …
Read More »Consciously play songs from female musicians – MzVee to Ghanaian DJs
Award-winning Ghanaian artiste and the first Ghanaian to be featured on Grammy Press Play, Mzvee, has challenged music industry stakeholders, particularly DJs to promote songs from female artists. According to MzVee, the representation of female artists on the Ghanaian music scene is not encouraging and as such, there should be a …
Read More »Bagbin still approving motions from Dubai – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu alleges
Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has disclosed that Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin continues to approve of motions even during his absence from the country. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who is also MP for Suame in the Ashanti Region disclosed to journalists in Parliament that the Speaker – who …
Read More »March 2022: Ton of iron rods jumps from GHC6,200 to Ghc8,500 in 24 hours
The price of iron rods on the market starting from 1/4 (6mm) to 32mm (40ft) high tensile has jumped by 34% in less than 24 hours, MyNewsGh.com has filed. This is the second time MyNewsGh.com is covering the price of iron rods after our January 2021 report on same. At …
Read More »Fuel prices increase again from GH¢8.29 to GH¢8.49
The price of fuel (diesel and petrol) has risen again at least for one of the major Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in Ghana, from GH¢8.29 to GH¢8.49 per litre. This would be the fourth time in less than three months that the prices of diesel and petrol have increased. In …
Read More »Judges who misinterpret constitution not different from coup plotters – Kpessa Whyte on SC ruling
A Senior Research Fellow in History and Politics at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Ghana, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has linked the ruling of the Supreme Court in the matter of the constitutionality of a sit-in Speaker of Parliament to vote or not, to military takeovers. In a …
Read More »Sankofa series: How Ghana’s capital moved from Cape Coast to Accra
It has remained one of Ghana’s most historic cities and is known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. Located on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, Cape Coast, formerly called Carbo Corso (a corrupted form of “Corsican Cape”) served as the first capital of Gold Coast. From …
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