The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has projected a win for its candidate in the Assin North by-election. The party disclosed that per its independent collation of results from the 99 polling stations across the constituency, James Gyakye Quayson. The NDC reports that its candidate had polled 17,205 votes representing 57.4% …
Read More »Courageous driver runs over suspected armed robber
The bravado exhibited by a sprinter bus driver has resulted in the death of one of five suspected armed robbers who tried attacking and robbing some market women. According to a police situational report sighted by MyNewsGh.com, the bus with registration number AS 9159-14 with traders onboard, was returning from …
Read More »Energy Ministry descends on Captain Smart over attacks on NAPO
The Minister of Energy has responded to attacks on the sector’s minister; Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), by broadcaster Godsbrain Smart; popularly known as Captain Smart, over the discussions on the government finding a partner for the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). According to the ministry, the allegation of wrongdoings on the side …
Read More »You are an Ashanti royal, think! – Captain Smart chides NAPO over lease of TOR
The host of Onua TV’s morning show, Captain Smart has criticised the Minister of Energy, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh over the purported leasing of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to a private entity. The media personality believes that the country is going to lose out big time should the TOR leasing agreement proceed. …
Read More »Ghanaians, others shocked as South Florida quarantines over invasion of ‘giant’ African snails
Some Africans, including Ghanaians, have reacted to a viral video on Tik Tok that indicates that South Florida has gone into quarantine because of snails. The video report sighted by GhanaWeb on ABC7 Chicago mentioned that neighbourhoods in South Florida, a state in the United States of America, has been put under …
Read More »The advice ex-President Kufuor gave Yvonne Nelson over her paternity quagmire
In the quest to unravel the confusion surrounding her supposed relationship with the late former Speaker of Parliament, Peter Ala Adjetey, one of the people she confided in was former President John Agyekum Kufuor. This portion of Yvonne’s life story captured in her book, comes after she had discovered that the late …
Read More »Summon Agric Minister over Anthrax outbreak —Eric Opoku to Parliament
Deputy Ranking Member on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Parliament, Eric Opoku, wants Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong, brought before Parliament to outline measures put in place by the government to manage the recent outbreak of anthrax in the country. Following the outbreak of anthrax in the Upper East …
Read More »Koforidua murder: Misunderstanding over aborted pregnancy led to killing of girlfriend – Prosecution
It has emerged that the 26-year-old man, Godwin Darko allegedly killed his girlfriend, Felicia Abena Oparebea, 23, at Trom Junction-5 in Koforidua on Saturday, June 17, 2023, during a misunderstanding over aborted pregnancy. The suspect is alleged to have questioned why the deceased terminated a pregnancy without her consent. The …
Read More »Koforidua murder: Why I personally handed my son over to the police – Mother speaks
Nana Dede Klottey, Suhum-Nifa Ankobiahemaa, has disclosed why she personally handed her son over to the police after he notified her of the death of his girlfriend at his hands. In an interview after hearing of the case involving his son and the state at the Koforidua High Court (June …
Read More »Tema Oil Refinery top trends as citizens fume over ‘shady’ sale
The Tema Oil Refinery has been reported to be leased to a group called Torentco Asset Management (TAM) for 6 years at $22 million. The group is allowed to refine up to 8 million barrels of oil a year by paying $1 million every year as rent. However, social media users have …
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