President Akufo Addo has made a passionate appeal to Africa leaders to, as a matter of duty, extend a blanket of protection for women of the continent and ensure that their rights are upheld and respected. He made the appeal when he addressed the Gender and Development Initiative for Africa (GADIA) presidential event dubbed “The Status of African Female Refugees …
Government says it will make some changes to the Vehicle Luxury Tax in the mid-year budget review to be presented to Parliament in July. Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, who announced this at a press briefing, said while the fundamental need for the law was unequivocal, some appropriate changes would be made to enhance its effectiveness. The luxury vehicle tax …
The Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni- Frimpong, a Lecturer at the Department of Religious Studies, KNUST, has urged government to lead the crusade to mitigate the sufferings of African migrants on the Mediterranean Sea. He said Ghana had played leading roles in the 1950s and 60s towards independence of most African countries, and many were still looking up to Ghana to …
Morocco reached the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory over Ivory Coast in Group D. Youssef En-Nesyri scored the game’s only goal in the first half after a clever pass from Nordin Amrabat. Ivory Coast had gone close with just 38 seconds gone when Wolves’ Romain Saiss cleared a header from Aston Villa’s Jonathan …
Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah strongly believes his side will beat Cameroon in their second Group F game at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Coach Appiah and his team are under pressure to get their campaign back on track after following a 1-1 draw with Benin in their opening game. It wasn’t just the draw but …
Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf has stated his team is not going to hold back when they take on a wounded Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt on Saturday. The Indomitable Lions, who beat the Black Stars 2-0 in their last meeting at the continental gathering in 2017, are seeking to make it two wins at the …
A driver’s mate and his friend have been burnt to death while asleep in a bus that caught fire Friday dawn at Odorkor in Accra. The mate has been identified by his sister Kwabena Tongo, 26yrs. The identity of his friend remains unconfirmed. The tragedy happened at about 12:40 am when eyewitnesses say they suddenly noticed thick billowing smoke and …
An Ado Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, Nigeria, on Thursday, remanded a 23-year-old man, Yusuf Mohammed, in prison for allegedly murdering his 14-year-old wife, Safiat Yakubu. The magistrate, Mrs Kehinde Awosika, who adjourned the matter till July 30 for mention, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody pending advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The police …
MyNewsGh.com has confirmed the arrest of 35-year-old Collins Yagbil who sacrificed his daughter and wife for rituals and his shrine in his home a Kulpelga Community in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. The suspect who is currently being interrogated at the Regional Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was arrested on Thursday afternoon after the dastardly act that left …
The Minority in Parliament has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government cannot claim all the credit for the progress made so far in retrieving the 51 million cedis paid to Alfred Woyome as judgement debt. Critics have argued that the previous NDC administration was not interested in the case ostensibly to protect Mr.Woyome who is a known party financier, …
