The authorities in Turkey said at least three people were dead and another 179 injured after a plane skidded off the runway Wednesday at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport, crashing into a field and breaking into pieces. Passengers were seen climbing out of their own accord through cracks in the plane, which had 183 passengers and […]
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Kwadwo Asamoah appointed as UN ambassador to fight discrimination against refugees in Italy
Ghana and Inter Milan ace Kwadwo Asamoah has been appointed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as an ambassador to fight discrimination against refugees in Italy. BestNewsGH.com can report that the former Juventus midfielder, has been playing in Italy since 2008 and has lived in the country for well over a decade. […]
Suspected fake lawyer nabbed by Techiman Police
A 34-year-old man has been arrested on the orders of the presiding judge of the Techiman Circuit court, Justice Alexander Graham, during Court proceedings Wednesday, February 5, 2020. The suspected fake lawyer named Iddrisu Yahaya was in court to represent some four accused persons standing trial in a robbery and kidnapping case, when he was asked […]
SR: Church of Pentecost to build 350-capacity prison in Damongo
The Church of Pentecost has cut the sod for the construction of a holding facility for prisoners in Damongo, the Savanna Regional capital. The facility is expected to house about 350 inmates. It would comprise two dormitories, each housing 150 inmates; a workshop that would train the inmates, as well as a church, recreational centre, […]
Miner narrates how ‘mafia’ Ekow Ewusi changed his pickup number plate for personal use
The ruling New Patriotic Party’s [NPP] suspended Central Regional Vice Chairman, Horace Ekow Ewusi, has been described as a “Mafia” for his lead role that led to some missing excavators and other equipment seized from illegal miners. An owner of one of the missing excavators, Michael Boateng is still in shock as to how his […]
Full charges against defunct UT bank boss Kofi Amoabeng, five others
The state has filed fresh charges against the founder of defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, as well as five other persons over their respective roles in the collapse of the bank in 2017. The prosecution in the facts sheet stated that, the five others being hauled before the court are; Johnson Pandit Asiama, Raymond […]
Coronavirus: Juba airport medics flee as plane carrying Chinese diplomats land
South Sudanese medical staff deployed at Juba International Airport to screen arrivers for deadly Coronavirus have reportedly fled the airport after a plane carrying Chinese diplomats landed. South Sudan government this week begun screening all travelers at airports to help avert the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Coronaviruses are a large family of […]
Just in: Gov’t drops charges; discontinues case against Kofi Amoabeng
The state has discontinued the case against the founder of now-defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoateng at the circuit court. Kofi Amoabeng was facing charges of stealing and money laundering following the alleged role he played in the collapse of UT bank. According to the prosecution represented by ASP Emmanuel Nyamekye, they intend to file […]
African Development Bank to present African Economic Outlook 2020 at 33rd African Union Summit
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) will be presenting the African Economic Outlook 2020 at the 33rd African Union Summit, scheduled for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Friday, February 7, 2020. BestNewsGH.com reports that the African Development Bank and the African Union Commission will jointly host a side event to present the 2020 edition of the Bank’s […]
Autotransfusion device Hemafuse to revolutionize blood access across Africa; available in Ghana and Kenya
Hemafuse, a surgical autotransfusion device, will revolutionize blood access across Africa. Hemafuse is designed to salvage and recycle whole blood from cases of internal bleeding. The device can be used in both emergencies and scheduled procedures to recover blood from where it pools inside of a patient, into a blood bag, where it is immediately […]
Vigilantism: Catholic Bishops vow to campaign against any party that fails to sign roadmap
Any Political Party that fails to sign the comprehensive roapmap developed by the National Peace Council will not have the support of the Catholic Bishops Conference. This is because the Conference has stated explicitly that it will campaign against such political parties in the 2020 elections. The warning of the respected Catholic Bishops come on […]
400 Missing Tricycles: ’’We took them by force’’-NPP’s Kandahar Boys owns up, confesses
A militia group aligned to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kandahar Boys, allegedly forced its way into the Northern Development Authority premises and took away 400 tricycles without approval. According to information gathered by JoyNews, 10 containers holding 40 tricycles each and were moved from the NDA premises sometime in October 2019, have Northern Regional Correspondent, Illiasu Tanko, reported […]