An eight-year-old girl has been killed and her body dumped in a bush in Nyive within the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region. Police reports say the girl was sent on an errand within the township by her mother, Abalo Serwa, but the girl never returned home. The failure of the young girl to return […]
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Lady, 22 dies in boyfriend’s room
A 22-year-old lady, identified as Vera Adu, has been found dead in her boyfriend’s room at Adu Gyemfi near Sowutwom in the Greater Accra region. Unconfirmed reports have it that the boyfriend allegedly poisoned her when she paid a visit to him. However, it is unclear what would trigger the man to commit such a heinous crime. DSP […]
2 Nigerians remanded for kidnapping and raping employer’s daughter
George Andrew, a 28-year-old unemployed and Maxwell Peter, aged 34 a trader were on Monday remanded into police custody by Keta Circuit Court for kidnapping and raping their employer’s daughter aged 19 at Aflao in the Volta Region. They were charged for conspiracy, kidnapping, and assault. Andrew, however, had an additional charge for rape, with […]
Man suspected to be kidnapper arrested in Tamale
Residents of Sabonjida, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region have arrested a suspected kidnapper in the area. The suspect, Ibrahim Kassim, 38, was arrested when he allegedly tried to kidnap a 5-year old girl from Hariya Primary, an Arabic school in the area. An eyewitness, Baba Fuseini, a teacher at Hariya Arabic school […]
Nigerians vent anger on Sonnie Badu over xenophobic comments
Nigerians have descended heavily on UK-based Ghanaian gospel artist Sonnie Badu for xenophobic comments he shared on social media against the people of Nigeria. Sonnie Badu in a Facebook post claimed Nigerians have attacked and robbed some Chinese and whites all in the name of retaliation. He stated that Nigerians are attacking their fellow Nigerians […]
PTA, old students to demonstrate against Akatsi Senior High Technical headmaster
The Akatsi Senior High Technical Old Students’ Association (ASTOSA), in a joint action with the Parent and Teachers Association (PTA) of the school, will this morning embark on a demonstration to register their displeasure with how the current headmaster, Mr Amemazior Dickson, is steering the affairs of the school. In a letter of permission addressed […]
Media must mobilise a positive vote for MMDCEs’ elections – GJA
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has appealed to all media houses to intensify public education on the proposed election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). The media is expected to sensitise the general public to enable it to understand and embrace the idea and participate in all the processes to make the vision […]
Executive Council of Katanga Hall calls for calm
The Executive Council of Katanga has called for calm promising that concrete and pragmatic steps are being taken to arrive at decisions that will be in the best interest of all fellows. It therefore appealed to all Fellows to act cautiously and with maximum care as they await the final decision of the Chancellor, His […]
V/R: Residents give gov’t two week ultimatum to fix their roads
Some residents of the Volta Region have issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to fix all the deplorable roads in the region or face their wrath. The group which is trumpeting a campaign dubbed Fix Volta Roads Now, say the bad nature of roads in the region had increased the number of vehicular accidents, […]
President Akufo-Addo fires NYA boss
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has terminated the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA) Emmanuel Asigri. A letter dated September 3 2019 and signed by the Minister for Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah read in part that Mr. Asigri should vacate post and hand over to the […]
Walewale Astro-Turf: Residents express joy as historic project nears completion
The first ever astro turf pitch in Walewale in the West Mamprusi District of the North East Region is near completion, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. The project under the auspices of the Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development is the first of its kind in the hometown of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia after several decades of […]
COCOBOD to channel cocoa farmers scholarship funds into development of school infrastructure
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) plans to channel funds, set aside for its Farmers Scholarship Trust for beneficiaries entering senior high schools (SHS), into developing school infrastructure for needy communities. For almost 50 years, the COCOBOD, through its scholarship scheme, has provided scholarship for children of cocoa farmers in SHS, primarily paying for their tuition, […]