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. […]
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Coronavirus: Manhyia Palace suspends all major activities
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 […]
Gov’t announce plans to appoint celebrity ambassadors to help fight coronavirus
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 […]
Dumsor: GRIDCo promises to restore power by 11 am
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 […]
Coronavirus: UK Pub industry faces total collapse; huge number of bars to fold up within days
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 […]
Ban on church activities: Bishops’ Conference cite gov’t for discrimination
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.” […]
Confirmed: Russia using Ghanaians, Nigerians to meddle in US elections
The Russian trolls are back — and once again trying to poison the political atmosphere in the United States ahead of this year’s elections. But this time they are better disguised and more targeted, harder to identify and track. And they have found an unlikely home, far from Russia itself. In 2016, much of the trolling […]
Dr. Kwame Adu-Nsiah fired as National Coordinator of School Feeding Programme
National Coordinator of School Feeding Programme exonerated but laid off he former National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr Kwame Adu-Nsiah, who was exonerated from allegations of “fictitious deals” in the management of the programme, has been laid off. In his place, Mrs Gertrude Quashigah, who has been acting in that position […]
Rawlings praises Cocobod for introducing motorized slashers and pruners in cocoa farming
Former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has commended the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for the introduction of motorized slashers and pruners for effective control of weeds on cocoa farms as well as the removal of excess branches and mistletoes on cocoa trees. Interacting with a delegation from COCOBOD led by the Executive Director of […]
Mother of Floyd Mayweather’s children Josie Harris found dead in her car
Josie Harris, former girlfriend of boxing sensation Floyd Mayweather has been reported dead in Los Angeles. Josie, 40 was found dead in her car by police personnel in California. BestNewsGH.com is informed she was found outside her home in Valencia, Los Angeles county on Tuesday night. Authorities say they are treating the matter as a […]
Emir Sanusi appointed Chancellor of Kaduna State University 24 hours after he was dethroned
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, appointed the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, as the chancellor of the Kaduna State University. This is coming less than 24 hours after the governor appointed Sanusi into the board of its investment promotion agency. A statement released by El-Rufai’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, […]
Kenpong advises Kotoko on how to handle Sogne Yacouba’s situation
Former board and management member of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Kennedy Agyapong, who is popularly known as Kenpong, has advised management of the club to handle striker Sogne Yacouba’s contractual challenges with finesse and sensitivity. The astute business man, who served in the Herbert Mensah led management in 1999, and contributed significant amount of money, running […]












