Ghana has legalized the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes as it joins other African countries hoping to derive economic and health benefits from the substance. On Friday the country’s Parliament passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019. The law now makes the country’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) a Commission with enhanced powers […]
The Police in Berekum in the Bono Region have launched a manhunt for one Kwabena Yeboah for allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend. The suspect popularly known as Kobii was said to have committed the dastardly act in the early hours of Wednesday, March 18, 2020, after which he absconded. The Police has since been […]
At a time when all law abinding citizens are adhering to government’s directives regarding the Coronavirus COVID-19, the Headmaster of Parkoso Senior High School seems to be in a different world all together. The Headmaster, Paul Kingsley Arthur in a query letter to teachers of the school and sighted by BestNewsGH.com, asked the affected teachers […]
The Tema Mantse, Nii Adjei Kraku II has been reported dead, according to the Tema Traditional Council. It is believed the late Tema Mantse passed on late last month, but the traditional council made the formal announcement of his passing, yesterday, Wednesday, February 18, 2020. The Spokesperson to the Tema Traditional Council, Nii Armah Somponu […]
Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested the Head Pastor of Open Arms Ministries, Kofi Nkansah Sarkodie for defying government’s ban on all church activities. BestNewsGH.com sources intimate that the North Suntreso based church was in full flight when the police in Kumasi stormed there and arrested Pastor Sarkodie. He was whisked away in a […]
The National Chief Imam of the Republic of Ghana, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has said Muslims can take alcohol under exceptional circumstances which include periods of thirst and dehydration. The Chief Imam said this when he called on Ghanaian Muslims to adhere strictly to protocols announced by the government to combat the spread of the […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) is planning not to accept old voters ID cards and birth certificates as a primary form of identification in the new voters registration exercise planned for April 2020. This will be enforced if the new proposal for amendment in the Constitutional Instrument (CI) for the registration currently before Parliament becomes law. […]
The seat of the Golden Stool, the Manhyia Palace has suspended all major traditional activities in efforts aimed at helping to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. BestNewsGH.com can confirm that the Palace has also shut the Manhyia Palace Museum to both local and foreign visitors. This website is informed that adjudication of cases and the […]
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has outlined plans the ministry is embarking on to educate Ghanaians on Coronavirus as they plan to appoint ambassadors to help push the education. He stressed that, there are some top-notch celebrities in Ghana that have a huge number of a fan base and believes they could help in […]
The Ghana Grid Company Ltd (GRIDCo) says power will be restored to all areas which were affected by power cuts on Monday evening by 11 am Tuesday morning. Ebenezer Amankwah, Corporate Communications Manager of the company explained that the power cuts which left many parts of the capital and other areas without electricity throughout the […]
The hospitality industry could effectively be condemned to death without urgent state help to get through the coronavirus pandemic, it has been warned. Pubs and restaurant owners are calling for immediate action to support the industry financially after Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised people not to go out but stopped short of ordering entertainment venues […]
Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference has described as “arbitrary” and “discriminatory”, the government’s four-week ban placed on churches and places of worship. According to the Christian body, the decision was taken and announced without an input from their members which it says, “smacks of a disregard of the importance of the church’s role in the country.” […]
