Vice President Amissah-Arthur being taken round the Children’s ward by officials of the hospital. Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and wife, Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur spent the Christmas Day with the patients on admission at the new Shai Osudoku District Hospital at Dodowa. The second family presented assorted items and gifts including bags of rice, cooking oil, … Read more
The New Patriotic Party has assured that the change they promised will begin to manifest on January 7, 2017, after the President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo has taken over the Presidency. According to a Christmas Day statement signed by the party’s acting general secretary John Boadu, the Akufo-Addo government will seek partnership with Ghanaians in order to … Read more
Tamale residents living around the neighbourhood of Ghana’s deputy ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hajia Boya Gariba were engulfed with fear Sunday morning after the diplomat started firing gunshots at a nearby church. According to reports, Hajia Gariba resorted to the action after the Spring of Life Assembly Church had failed to heed to a warning … Read more
Tamale residents living around the neighbourhood of Ghana’s deputy ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hajia Boya Gariba were engulfed with fear Sunday morning after the diplomat started firing gunshots at a nearby church. According to reports, Hajia Gariba resorted to the action after the Spring of Life Assembly Church had failed to heed a warning for … Read more
The deceased took his life after reportedly failing to find solutions to his personal problems A young man was found hanging in his room at Adanse Fumso in the Ashanti region on Christmas Day under bizarre circumstances. The deceased who is a teacher in the area, took his life after reportedly failing to find solutions … Read more
Christians in the country today marked the birth of Jesus Christ with church services. In Accra, many churches were filled to capacity with few seats to spare. At the Harvest Chapel International Church, the Christmas Day service was dedicated to the children ministry who took control of the every church activity and this they did … Read more
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and his wife, Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur spent Christmas Day with the patients on admission at the new Shai Osudoku District Hospital at Dodowa. The second family presented assorted items and gifts including bags of rice, cooking oil, beverages, drinks, fruits and biscuits to the children’s ward, female ward as well as … Read more
Christians who constantly pester their pastors, apostles and bishops for “a word” of prophecy must put an end to such behaviour, Bishop Charles Agyinasare has advised, saying it is a recipe for “confusion”. The Perez Chapel International founder also told his congregation on Christmas Day at the Perez Dome at Dzorwulu, Accra, that taking prophetic … Read more
Saturday’s Mass was the first major event of the Christmas season for the Pope Pope Francis has said that the true meaning of Christmas is being drowned out by materialism. During a high-security Christmas Mass at the Vatican, the head of the Roman Catholic Church also denounced the continuing suffering of children. He mentioned those … Read more
The Queen will say she draws strength from “ordinary people doing extraordinary things” in her annual televised Christmas Day address. Volunteers, carers, community workers and good neighbours are unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special, she will say. She will also praise the achievements of the UK’s Olympians and Paralympians. The address was recorded … Read more
More than 20 Nigerian “Chibok girls” who were released by the Islamist group Boko Haram in October have rejoined their families for Christmas. It is the girls’ first return home since they were kidnapped from their school in Chibok in April 2014. The young women were freed in October after Switzerland and the International Red … Read more
The power of God can chase away “the fear of terror” and “the economies of despair”, the Archbishop of Canterbury will say in his Christmas sermon. The Most Reverend Justin Welby will speak about finding God in a world which “feels more awash with fear”. His sentiment was echoed by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Britain’s most … Read more
Pope Francis has celebrated a late-night Christmas Mass at the Vatican amid heavy security. The head of the Catholic Church denounced the continuing suffering of children. He mentioned those who faced hunger, danger on migration routes and bombing in Syrian cities such as Aleppo. Those taking part in the service inside St Peter’s Basilica had … Read more
Customers of DKM, a liquidated Savings and Loans Company have expressed joy and hope to celebrate Christmas in a fulfilling style this year having been deprived of the celebration of the yuletide more than two years now. The customers were seen in Long queues as early as 0400hours Friday morning waiting at the Bolgatanga Branch … Read more
Prices of foodstuff are on the rise during the Xmas period With the onset of the festive period comes hikes in the prices of food stuff especially the essential Christmas goodies. A visit to most markets across the Greater Accra Region show that majority of Christmas dinner essentials and other food stuff including poultry, rice, … Read more
With the onset of the festive period comes hikes in the prices of food stuff especially the essential Christmas goodies. A visit to most markets across the Greater Accra Region show that majority of Christmas dinner essentials and other food stuff including poultry, rice, oil, confectionary among others increased to about 30 percent a few … Read more
Southeast Asian security forces were on alert on Friday ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays after two bomb plots were foiled in Australia and Indonesia and the arrest of suspected militants in Malaysia. Australian police said on Friday they had prevented attacks on prominent sites in Melbourne on Christmas Day that authorities described … Read more
Australian police arrested seven people overnight Friday as part of an investigation into a plot to attack central Melbourne on or around Christmas Day. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called it “one of the most substantial terrorist plots that have been disrupted over the last several years.” Agencies within the country’s Joint Counter Terrorism Team arrested … Read more
So the stars shone on you this year and you found your Prince Charming. And even though it’s only been a few months, you are almost certain he is The One. Everything is going well – you spend lots of time together, you enjoy each other and you barely fight. And now the holidays are … Read more
Various printing hubs in Accra are excited about what they describe as a boom in business this festive season. The printing hubs which hitherto complained bitterly of low productivity during the election season tell Citi Business News business has picked up. A few months ago in the build up to Ghana’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections, … Read more