“It is will be a painful insult if President Mahama presents himself again as a candidate in 2016. It will also be an indictment on the intelligence of the average Ghanaian if Mahama presents himself as a candidate and he is voted for…” Kwamena Duncan, who made the above statement, opined that looking at the … Read more
Parliament on Wednesday heard that a staggering 2,531 suspected ghost names on government payroll for June, 2014 have been blocked for investigations. Two hundred and sixty-six others have been deleted from the payroll. Finance and Economic Planning Minister, Mr Seth Terkper who was before the House to present the mid-year review of the budget statement … Read more
An angry mob has vandalized the Anomabo Police Station in the Central Region. Radio Ghana’s Central Regional correspondent Kofi Sekyiama Pobi says the angry youth besieged the Anomabo Police Station and have vandalized the whole police station. “One of the inspectors who was on duty, Mr Daniel Dodoo, got injured in the process so they … Read more
Mr Moses Asaga, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has called on Ghanaians to cooperate with government in the wake of the recent increase in petroleum products. According to Mr. Asaga, fuel is not a cheap commodity and as a result, government cannot continue to subsidize it. He noted that the … Read more
A BODY found washed up on a beach in south Ghana are believed to be those of Ghanaian musician Castro, who disappeared after taking a jet ski out to sea on July 5. The discovery of the decomposed remains on Sakumono beach near Tema, south Ghana, last Saturday (July 12) has fuelled speculation that they … Read more
A Circuit Court in Accra, has lauded the efforts of one Togbe Amuzu, witness in a stealing case and a Spiritualist of Great International Temple-Gbetsile near Michel Camp for his honesty. Togbe Amuzu was consulted by Isaac Obenu, a driver’s mate and a house boy for spiritual help after stealing his master’s money, totaling 6,000 … Read more
Ghanaians in the United States of America (USA) have scheduled a protest march outside Ghana’s embassy in Washington DC over “economic hardship in Ghana”. A statement issued by organizers, Ghanaians Against Bad Governance, said the demonstration will be held on Wednesday, July 23. “The protest is in response to the present economic hardship in Ghana, … Read more
Philip Kwadwo Mensah, a 38-year-old man was arrested Monday morning trying to enter the premises of the Ashanti Regional Police Headquarters in Kumasi with a foreign-made pistol fully loaded with live ammunitions. The suspect, who works as a lotto agent, had concealed the Point 38 Special Revolver containing six live ammunitions in his bag, when … Read more
The United States Customs and Border Protection said Monday that agriculture specialists at Los Angeles International Airport intercepted 67 invasive snails in an air cargo shipment, officials said. According to authorities, CBP received notice of the shipment of snails on July 7, which contained two plastic packages in total weighing just over 35 pounds. The … Read more
Starting Monday July 14, 2014, petroleum products fuel prices will be increased by 20% according to latest figures from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). This will be the third time the NPA has increased fuel prices this year. The price of petrol (premium) saw the highest increase of 23.08 percent. This means a litre of … Read more
This afternoon, Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup held in Latin American with a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the tournament final. Germany’s captured its fourth World Cup title and its first World Cup since 1990, when West Germany beat Argentina by a score of 1-0. It was tight and … Read more
If you do a search on Facebook for Asamoah Gyan, you would see at least 5 different profiles that have thousands of followers. It’s very easy to be mislead. One of them made a post about Castro’s passing that was reported in all the media outlets in Ghana. This post came from a confirmed Facebook … Read more
The Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre founder and leader, Prophet Dr. Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom also known as Prophet One has added his voice to the search of hiplife musician Castro who is believed to have drowned during a boat cruise at Ada Foah last Sunday. The Prophet who was speaking on New Mercury Radio in Kumasi … Read more
Ghanaian midfielder and AC Milan star Sulley Muntari has saved an ailing girl from death after donating $5,000 to assist her undergo heart surgery. The three-year-old, known as Essor, needed $5,000 to undergo surgery for a hole-in-heart problem. Doctors had revealed she would die in the next couple of days if her family failed to … Read more
James Kwabena, a member of Ghana’s delegation to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was conspicuously missing when the entire team returned to Ghana according to Italian news portal Corriere Della Sera. The Italian news portal reports that the Ghanaian official for inexplicable reasons missed the bus and could not make the journey … Read more
Transport operators have announced a 15% increment in fares with effect from Monday July 14. The new fares were announced on Saturday, July 12, after consultations between the Transport Ministry and the transport operators represented by the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC). A joint statement to that effect was issued by the General Secretaries … Read more
Mallam Illiasu, a ritualist, who almost drowned attempting to call back Castro and his friend Janet to life at Ada Estuary.He had made a few incantations and told onlookers that, Castro was alive and that he could bring him back. He was given the opportunity at the estuary to try and bring back Castro, it … Read more
Ghana’s Foreign Ministry has asked the Brazilian government to deport the hundreds of Ghanaian soccer fans seeking asylum in that country as soon as their Visas expire. Government has begun working the diplomatic channels to get the football fans who have embarrassed the nation by seeking asylum in Brazil, sent home, according to the Foreign … Read more
The Ghanaian populous should be preparing themselves for another round of fuel shortage next week. This is according to the Member of Parliament for Okaikoi Central, Yaw Boamah. According to the MP, government’s inability to pay strangling debts owed the Bulk Oil Distributors has prevented them from buying fuel for thereby inhibiting their ability to … Read more
Police in southern Brazil are reporting today that hundreds of Ghanaians who went to Brazil as tourists to watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup games have asked for asylum. Noerci da Silva Melo who heads the Federal Police office in the city of Caxias do Sul said that over the past week 200 Ghanaians asked … Read more