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Communications Director for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi says the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare is a disgrace to diplomacy. The IGP has signed a four paged letter in response to a tweet by the United Kingdom’s High Commissioner on the second arrest of Oliver Barker-Vomawor. But reacting to the letter from the Office of the Inspector General of Police, Sammy Gyamfi indicated that if the IGP had apprised himself of Article 3(d) of the Vienna Convention he wouldn’t have disgraced himself like he has done. He said he is not shocked that there is rise in crime under the watch of the current IGP because he has lost touch with events. “IGP Dampare must know that the Police Service, like any other human institution, is not sacrosanct and not immune from criticism. The least expectation of a leader worth his salt is to focus on cleaning up the battered image of the Police and restoring public confidence in the Service. Defending wrong-doi...

Most Reverend Gregory Ebo Kpiebaya, Emeritus Archbishop of Tamale has died, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. Current Archbishop of Tamale, Most Reverend Philip Naameh who confirmed his death to Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana in a letter dated May 31, 2022 indicated that he died at the Tamale Teaching Hospital The announcement sighted by MyNewsGh.com reads” It is with deep sorrow that I announce to you the demise of Most Rev. Gregory E Kpiebaya, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale. This sad event happened in the early hours of this morning 31st May 2022 at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. I commend to your prayers the peaceful repose of his soul. The Funeral and burial arrangements will be announced later” Source: MyNewsGh.com /2022 Adblock test (Why?)

The debate as to who leads the New Patriotic Party(NPP) as its torchbearer for the 2024 elections has indirectly been answered by polling station, constituency and Regional Executives of the party following the outcome of results of the recent polls. Considered the electoral college of the NPP, most of them have already predicted a landslide win for Vice President Dr. Mahumudu Bawumia taking into consideration the number of slots he won at various levels in the contest. It is predicted that Team Bawumia currently holds about 87% of the electoral college barring last-minute changes ahead of the flagbearer contest later next year. Though opponents of the Vice President disagree with the percentage put out, pro-Bawumia elements in the recently held Regional polls believe the humiliating defeat of pro-Alan Kyeremanten candidates in his own backyard is enough justification for their projections. Results collated in 14 regions in the just-ended regional executive elections they maintain...

The grandfather of the young man who was struck by lightning says until a delegation sent to Nogokpo comes back, the body of the late coconut seller cannot be touched. According to him, it’s not normal for thunder to strike any individual and so there is the need to consult the gods in the Southern part of the Volta Region to ascertain the cause of the thunder strike. He said the delegation spoke to them early this morning and that they were going to the shrine and will provide the needed feedback. “When it comes like that we have to consult from the South where we believe they know what happened. So we are waiting for their arrival. They went to Nogokpo yesterday and they have not arrived yet. When we called this morning they said they were going to the shrine so they will go and consult them so we know what to do.” MyNewsGh.com reported earlier of the death of a coconut seller who was struck by lightning in the Volta Regional capital, Ho. His body has since been left untouched;...

Reports from the Volta Region indicate that a coconut seller has been struck by lightning on Monday, May 30, 2022. The sad incident is said to have happened in the Volta Regional capital of Ho. The young man was said to have been plying his usual trade opposite the Regional office of ECG when the thunderstruck when a light rain was falling. Two others were affected by the lightning and were transported to the hospital by the Ghana Ambulance Service, however, the deceased whose name was not given was left behind. Some grief-stricken bystanders said they were scared of touching body, because of the superstitious nature of the incident. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Actress Afia Schwarzenegger has said that she is highly disappointed in delegates in the Ashanti Region. Her disappointment emanates from the fact that they re-elected Benard Antwi Boasiako known popularly as Chairman Wontumi as their Regional Chairman. She is of the belief that the Ashanti Region being the stronghold of the New Patriotic Party needs someone with the needed intellectual capacity to manage the affairs of the party. To Afia Schwarzenegger, retaining Chairman Wontumi as Chairman of the party in the Ashanti Region is an indication that the governing NPP is not ready to break the eight like they have always said. “I was campaigning for a Chairman who can speak good English. I’m so disappointed in the delegates. If you’re breaking the eight is this how you break the eight? They won’t even break the seven. Ashanti Region needs a chairman with intelligence. If the chairmanship was standup comedy, it would have been given to DKB because he has a big head,” she said. Sour...

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region, Wilson Dabuo says delegates in the region fell for money. He says delegates overlooked competence and voted in their stomach’s direction to the detriment of the political party. Wilson Dabuo who was rooting for one Filson Awankua it is a worry that delegates don’t learn but continue to fall for money. “I still cannot find reasonable reason not to be disappointed. Delegates are indeed Delicate and no matter how you handle them they still would be vulnerable and susceptible to bribery and corruption. I hate to say this to a vanquish in an election, but all the same, better luck next time my friend. You’re still a hero and a force,” he stated in a post on Facebook. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Police in the Effiduase District of the Ashanti Region has arrested a 27-year-old armed robbery suspect who fled after being shot during an operation. Darlington Worchie plastered the wound on his right shoulder and same at his back suspected following the gunshot wound he suffered while robbing some residents in the area Upon initial interrogation claimed that at Appiadu on Ayeduase Road in Kumasi, he had a misunderstanding with someone at a smoking base and in the process, the person stabbed him with an unknown implement at the stated portions. He was sent to the St. Joseph Hospital for examination where the Medical Officer stated that the wound is suspected to be a gun wound with penetration. The suspect was again questioned about where the wound was dressed and said he was sent to Kwame Nkrumah University (KNUST) Hospital Kumasi Upon thorough interrogations, the suspect later admitted that at Appiadu, he and two unknown accomplices attempt to rob someone but unfortunately he ...

Kweku Darlington, a Kumasi-based rapper, has disclosed that he has not gotten to the time and level where he should be regarded as a celebrity in the Ghanaian music industry. Speaking in an interview with Amansan Krakye on Cape Coast-based Kastle FM monitored by MyNewsGh.com , the ‘Sika Kankan’ crooner revealed that it is the fans that mostly put such accolades on him. “Personally I have not gotten to the time where people should celebrate me because I’m just in my second year so I’ve not gotten to that celebrity level yet,” he remarked. “But it’s the fans out there who have made us feel that way but I’m not happy about it because me personally I don’t want to live that kind of life,” he continued. “But then it’s rather the fans who put such accolades on us like celebrity and legend but I’m still fresh after just two years in the music industry,” he ended on the Kastle Entertainment Show. After emerging with his smash hit song ‘Sika Aba Fie’ about two years ago he was able to get...

Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA23) nominee, Kweku Darlington has revealed that there is immense pressure on him to release another hit song bigger than ‘Sika Aba Fie’. In an exclusive interview on the Kastle Entertainment Show monitored by MyNewsGh.com , the Ghanaian singer said in Ghana there’s an expectation for an artiste to constantly release hit songs than previously. “As for the pressure definitely it will come because we’re in an industry where if you drop a first hit song the expectation is that all the ones that follow should all be hits or bigger than the first one,” he told Amansan Krakye. He added on Cape Coast’s Kastle FM, “So definitely there’s pressure on me but it’s up to me the artist that I’ll sit and analyse all these and improve on the work I’m doing but then in Ghana being relevant depends on the hit songs you come out with. “But trying to be relevant, I’m adding a lot of things to what I’m doing already so that even if I don’t have a hit song I’ll still b...

Television personality Bridget Otoo has expressed interest in joining secret society Free Mason. She says if the society in Ghana will take in women, she will be glad to join the society as other women do in the United Kingdom. Bridget Otoo made this disclosure while reacting to claims that Free Masons are devilish people. The media personality could not fathom why Ghanaians have an evil perception about persons who are part of secret societies. She said “If Free masons allowed women like they have in the the UK .. I swear I would join!”. Adding that “I’m very sure free masons roll their eyes when they see comments like these. I like them more cos they don’t bother to explain themselves. As Denzel Washington said “if you watch the news you are misinformed, if you do not watch you’re uninformed” “Every society has secrets, that’s what makes it special! Then it should be free for all! I am a member of groups and are deeds aren’t public … that’s what makes it secret. Is secret evil...

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region Bernard Antwi Boasiako known popularly as Chairman Wontumi has asked for forgiveness from the people of the Ashanti Region. He says anything he did during his first two terms as Chairman that did not sit well should be made a matter of the past as he opens a new chapter in his Chairmanship of the party in the region. Wontumi made this known when he spoke after a resounding victory in the party’s regional elections held on Saturday, May 28, 2022. “NPP has a number of people supporting the party. The party has intellectuals and influential people so leading such a party is no joke as a lot is expected from you. I know that lessons have been learnt today. Whatever wrong we did in the past administration, myself and my executives, find a place in your heart to forgive us. To our competitors, you did very well. What we need for 2024 is unity so I stand in the stead of my executives that we forgive everyone who fouled us. F...

An ardent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashaiman Constituency, Rev. Mawukuonye Vidzah has met his untimely death. According to reports Rev. Mawukuonye Vidzah was contracted by Alfred Agbawu to fix an electrical problem. However, he got electrocuted in the process. The wife of the deceased who spoke to the media about incidents leading up to the death of her husband said the deceased received a telephone call from one Alfred Agbawu at about 5 pm on Friday, May 27, 2022, to reach his home in Lebanon, a suburb of Ashaiman, to fix a problem. She continued “My husband said Alfred told him he was going to have a wedding tomorrow (Saturday) so he needed him to come and fix an electrical problem for him”. She said she did not hear from her husband until late at night when she received a call that her husband had passed away at the Trinity Hospital. Meanwhile, Alfred Agbawu has been arrested and is assisting the Police in its investigation. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 20...

The Paramount Chief of Savelugu Traditional Area, Na Bakpeng Yoo Naa Abdulai Andani continues to grow his relationship with the Paramount Chief, Buipe Traditional area, Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II. Both chiefs who have on record graced each other’s festivals set a good precedence for other traditional rulers in the north to emulate to foster togetherness and eschew the erroneous impression that chiefs in the north are at war with each other. Another singular gesture that caught the prying lenses of the media is the donation of a horse by Yoo Naa to the Buipewura who could that is seen taking a test ride at his palace. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II is seen beaming with smiles as he sits on the dressed horse which walks around his palace with his subjects hailing him. A resident of the area who could not keep calm about the Yoo Naa’s gesture wrote “thank you Ŋyeb Yoo Naa for this wonderful gift. May god continue to strengthen the ties...

A Development Economist and Lecturer at the University for Development Studies(UDS) Michael Ayamga-Adongo says Ghana’s poor economy should not be blamed on COVID-19 or the war between Ukraine and Russia. Rather, the country has been looted by a few people who have made life very difficult for the people of Ghana. He was reacting to the display of money in the NPP Regional election indicating that there is money but in the pockets of a few people. Adongo-Ayamga said “Every day we receive bad news about our economy. If we are not being downgraded it is news that we are now among the countries most likely to default. The working class need three and half times of their salaries to be able to afford the life they had before Akufo addo and Bawumia. We have taxed everything to the point of taxing people for having more 100 GHS to spend. I cannot believe that despite the levels of suffering and destitution in our country today, we are seeing such grotesque and vulgar display of money jus...

Evangelist Diana Asamoah has said that her change in style and going back to the things she condemned is an indication of her growth in Christ. Hitherto this period, she had condemned the use of makeup and other lifestyles she deemed as “worldly” and not right in the sight of God. However, currently, the Gospel artiste has been seen using makeup, not covering her hair and wearing the best of dresses found in town. Read Also: Preach about Salvation not my latest style of dressing- Diana Asamoah blasts Pastors Reacting to the change in lifestyle, Diana Asamoah indicated that she has seen the light and realized that the things that she condemned in the past were necessities of life. She said she is currently using her lifestyle to clear the perception she might have put in the minds of people about what “Godly” dressing is. Read Also: My high heel shoes are very expensive so stop criticizing me- ‘Slay’ Diana Asamoah to Critics Diana Asamoah indicated that she has come to the reali...

Former Captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has broken his silence on why he has been tagged as a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to him, he has never aligned with any political party as his interest has always been to ensure that the people of Ghana benefit entirely from him. Asamoah Gyan said that he has always been tagged as a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) because NPP started in his family. He traces his root to Dr Abrefa Busia indicating that he was his Uncle and contributed to his father coming to Accra. However, he does not support any political party because of his stature in society and the fact that he was built to work with any political party that is in power in the country. “I’m neutral, I don’t align to any political party. I’ve been the Captain of Black Stars and so I can’t align with any political party because you don’t know the party that will come to power. I’m tagged as an NPP because NPP comes from my family. Busia brought my fa...

Football Star Asamoah Gyan has disclosed that he has received letters to contest for a Parliamentary seat. According to him, he has not planned to join politics but the calls on him to contest for a seat in the country is an indication of the trust the people have in him. Asamoah Gyan was speaking to Kumasi-based SOMPA FM when he made this disclosure. “For me, it’s a positive thing we are hearing. When the people choose you that’s the most important thing. I and my team have not thought about venturing into politics. But you might not know. It is a positive thing that we’ve heard. There are many other places that have written to me to become a Member of Parliament. I’m not ready now because it’s a full-time thing and what I want to say is that I’m thankful they have confidence in me that I can lead them.” “I’m neutral, I don’t align to any political party. I’ve been the Captain of Black Stars and so I can’t align with any political party because you don’t know the party that will...

Football star Asamoah Gyan says he will not force his son to be a footballer. However, he has seen traces of being a good footballer and will therefore coach him if that is his interest. Asamoah Gyan was speaking on Kumasi-based SOMPA FM when he made this known. “In the olden days, parents decided what they want their children to be but that cannot work now. I’ve given him free will but I will try my best to coach him to be a football player. You don’t have to force him. What I have to do as a father is to provide him with tips so that if it gets to that point that he is interested in football he can pursue it. My children like football, Junior likes football. He has the technique on how to strike the ball. He has very good composure,” he said. This is a confirmation that Asamoah Gyan has now accepted that his children are his after contesting their paternity with a DNA and the various challenges with his wife. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for The National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme ( NEIP ) Kofi Ofosu Nkansah has expressed worry over what he describes as mafia in the ongoing Regional election. According to him, it is shameful that a party that prides itself with democracy is gradually losing it. He made this post in respect of what’s going on in the Ashanti Regional Executive Election where some TESCON members have been taken out of the voting list. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah who made this known in a post shared on Facebook said “Shameful. If we continue to legitimize mafia in the name of it’s part of Politics, we won’t have the NPP we all love anymore. Some of these things must change. No regional executive has the right to choose delegates for Tescon Institutions. It should be left to the Schools to decide who votes for them. Ashanti Regional NPP Elections: “Tescon members are making accusations that 37 of their members were taken out of the album and they were not even...

Member of Parliament for Ejisu John Kumah has hailed the decision by Benard Antwi Boasiako for putting up a radio and television station to project the New Patriotic Party in his second term as Chairman. According to him, it was a plan and therefore arguments that the party does not have an office should not be encouraged because there is a trajectory they are following. Making this known in an interview with Accra-based Adom TV, John Kumah indicated that “Chairman Wontumi asked whether we want a Radio and Television station to project the party or a Regional Office. We chose the media outfit so now that it is done, we know what he will go on to do is to build the office”. He said the NPP will have the best office in the Ashanti Region after the ongoing election. Political analysts have argued that the Chairman of the NPP in the Ashanti Region Benard Antwi Boasiako made the party a laughing stock after the party was evicted from the premises used as Regional Office. But John Kuma...

Controversial Prophet Nigel Gaisie has acknowledged that there is hardship in Ghana. He says since he started his prophetic journey, this is the only time when Church members have come to the Church premises to beg for GHC 20 to feed themselves. Nigel Gaisie said this is an indication of a failed government that needs to work at ensuring the lives of the people they swore to protect are protected. He was speaking on Kumasi-based Angel FM when he made this known. To Nigel Gaisie, the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led administration will go down as the worse in the history of Ghana if nothing is done to ameliorate the challenge faced by the people of Ghana. “There is insecurity, there is hunger, especially in Accra. I’ve been in Ministry for a very long time but for the first time by 5:00am in the morning couples are on the premises of the Church asking for GHC 20 for food”. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Rapper Medikal has expressed concerns over the timing for the release of his boss Criss Waddle’s latest project. According to Medikal, he had already planned the release of his latest song “letter to my ex”. It’s not clear what has transpired but Medikal seem to be worried about a development between him and Criss Waddle which he describes as a sad situation. “God knows I never decided to drop Letter to my ex same day you dropping your tune with Stonebwoy. It had already been programmed ! We met at coco vanilla last week and had a very positive conversation so hearing this from your right hand man makes me so sad ! @CrissWaddle .” Criss Waddle is set to release songs off his anticipated album. The first song features Dancehall artiste Stonebwoy. Source: MyNewsGh.com/ 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

A General Secretary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party, Musah Superior has called on delegates attending the Regional NPP conferences to elect competent and honest people to manage the affairs. He said the Party requires new direction, new energy, fresh ideas and superior mobilsation strategy to revive what he described as “ lost spirit” of the Party. Musah Superior was addressing Party delegates participating in the Upper East Regional NPP Conference in Bolgatanta. He called for fairness and transparency in the elections. Musah Superior stated that the “NPP has always come out stronger” after every internal elections; stating that “we are the most Democratic Party in Ghana”. Cheered on by the delegates, the former Mayor of Tamale now Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission called on the delegates to stay loyal to the Party by voting the most appropriate people. He described as “unacceptable” the use of money to lure delegates to vote. Musah Superior said on his...

Private Legal Practitioner, Sulley Sambian has been retained as the North East Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The Regional Conference held at the Nalerigu Senior High School (NASS) saw the astute lawyer poll 106 votes out of the 146 total votes. Iddrisu Musah who contested him polled 27 votes while Jabong Minnyilia polled 13 votes More Soon Adblock test (Why?)

An Aide to the former President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari has expressed worry over the President of Ghana’s decision to appoint a virtual Minister to a sensitive Ministry like the Gender, Women and Social Protection Ministry. Sarah Adwoa Safo since her appointment as Minister has left her post and is currently based in the United States of America. The Minister in her recent interview says she does not know when she is returning to Ghana to perform her duty as Minister and Member of Parliament. Read Also: Absentee MP Adwoa Safo’s sudden American accent sparks social media debate In her absence, the President has asked the Sanitation and Water Works Minister Cecilia Dapaah to act as Minister. Reacting to the development, Joyce Bawa Mogtari says it’s shocking that the President has decided to treat such a sensitive Ministry the way he is treating it. She believes that there is supposed to be some level of seriousness in addressing issues pertaining to Women...

Prophet Nigel Gaisie has said that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government has been the worse New Patriotic Party government in the history of the political party. According to him, everything is going wrong in the country under this leadership and there is a need for the people of Ghana to speak up against the government. “The President Kufour administration wasn’t like this, the best NPP government ever is the President Kufour administration. The worst NPP government is this regime and everyone will attest to it,” he said. He continued “there is insecurity, there is hunger, especially in Accra. I’ve been in Ministry for a very long time but for the first time by 5:00am in the morning couples are on the premises of the Church asking for GHC 20 for food”. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Celebrated Radio and Television personality Nana Aba Anamoah has named Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh as one of the best performing Ministers in the country. She made this known when she made an appearance on the Between Hours show on Accra-based Asaase Radio. To her, the five Ministers stood out under the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s second term for their hard work. Apart from Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh who is the Energy Minister, other Ministers who made it to her list include Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who is the Information Minister. Others include Samuel Abu Jinapor who is the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Ursula Owusu who is the Communication and Digitalization Minister and Dominic Nitiwul who serves as the Defence Minister. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Efia Odo has advised the people of Ghana to understand that the President trusted with the country’s resources is only interested in his comfort and not their welfare. She has advised that Ghanaians come to terms with the fact that although the President has been put at the helm of affairs to ensure that the people are doing well, all Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo thinks of is enjoying luxury. The actress cum television personality made this known while reacting to the President’s claim that he is not ready to spend money to fight flood when citizens have decided not to change their attitude. Read Also: #AccraFloods: Ghanaians need attitudinal change – Akufo-Addo The actress in a tweet said “Imagine a whole President of Ghana saying that there aren’t any available funds to create a functioning system that will eradicate floods,but he has funds to shower in private jets. I guess his luxurious lifestyle is more important than helping Ghanaians”. The President is on record to have sai...

A Cape Coast Court has granted an injunction to prevent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from holding its regional elections to elect regional leaders in the Central Region. The NPP was expected told its Regional Elections in the Central Region on May 27, 2022. But an Injunction by the High Court will halt the process. The case was brought before the High Court by 5 plaintiffs including Edward Armah, Ransford Bosomtwe, Albert Ackon, Razak Nurudeen and Mahammed Iddrisu. According to th court document, the court will be moved on June 2, 2022. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Xavier Lopez is one of the pupils who died as a result of the attack on Robb Elementary School. Xavier Lopez is a ten-year-old boy. The 10-year-old boy was known as the boy who loved to dance. Xavier according to reports was an avid user of TikTok because he loved dancing. Xavier was loved by all and parents who came into contact with him enjoyed him because he was easygoing. Robb Elementary Xavier Lopez Cause of Death, Funeral Xavier Lopex was one of the pupils to die as a result of the attack on Robb Elementary School on May 25, 2022. The school was attacked by an 18 years old Salvador Ramos. Read Also: Who Is Judy McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy’s Wife? Jack Kehler Wife: Was Jack Kehler Married? Alexei Tsvetkov Wife: Is he married? Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Founder of the All People’s Congress (APC) Dr. Hassan Ayariga has revealed that ten(10) minority political parties are planning to form an alliance to unseat President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his party New Patriotic Party (NPP). “What we intend doing is that we’ve gotten ten political parties to form an alliance to form one big party”, Dr. Hassan Ayariga hinted on Joy News monitored by MyNewsGh.com . He explained further saying that “among the political parties every party will elect a flagbearer and these ten flagbearers will go into a contest to elect one flagbearer among them and stand for the alliance party to go into the election”. The ten political parties include the Convention People’s Party (CPP), the Liberal Party of Ghana(LPG), and the National Democratic Party (NDP) among others. According to Dr. Hassan Ayariga, the idea of joining forces together as political parties have become necessary because the current government is a none performing adding that, Ghanaia...

Salvador Ramos is the man behind the gun attack on Robb Elementary School. The attack has led to 19 young people losing their lives and 2 adults also dying in the process. Salvador is said to be a student of Uvalde High School. Salvador Ramos is also a resident of Uvalde. Salvador Ramos according to reports shot his grandmother before moving to the Robb Elementary School to attack teachers and students in the school. Ramos who was wearing body armor, crashed his car outside the school before going inside Salvador Ramos is said to have attacked the school with two military-style rifles he had purchased on his birthday. Salvador is said to have made mention of the attack in posts shared on his social media. Salvador Ramos Death: How did Salvador Ramos die? Salvador Ramos is said to have been likely killed by responding officers after he attacked Robb Elementary School. Reports say 21 people have lost their lives in the attack. Salvador Ramos Age: How old is Salvador Ramos?...

A member of the National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Naa Daniel Bugri Naabu is urging delegates in the North East Region to vote massively for the current Regional Secretary Lawyer Sulley Sambian. He described him as a competent person whose retention will speak well for the NPP as he is noted to have worked well in the interest of the party in the home region of the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. “Sambian is my grandson and I am praying that they should vote massively for him because he is a competent person to be an executive. I am urging that voting should go on well without any violence so that we can run the party afterward peacefully”, the former Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP urged on Tamale-based Diamond Fm. Sulley Sambian a private legal practitioner it would be recalled in 2018, won as Northern Regional Secretary polling 228 votes to defeat the then incumbent Mr. Sule Salifu who is the current Mayor of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly. Five hu...

A lady who tried smuggling some contraband goods for the use of her fiancé on remand has been arrested and would soon be arraigned before court. Blessing Jeremiah believed to be a Nigerian had tried to smuggle the items concealed in the popular Nigerian dish Eba for her boyfriend who is on remand at Keneshie Police Cell after he was arrested and charged with an offense. According to the police information available to MyNewsGh.com, Blessing Jeremiah had brought the Eba and okro soup which was concealed with a dried substance suspected to be Indian Hemp, 4 sticks of matches, 9 capsules of suspected tramadol and 4 pieces of cigarettes. The suspect upon interrogation told police she was bringing the exhibits to a remand prisoner Mohammed Bisbaw her fiancé but upon inspection, it was realized that there are some items concealed in them. Upon further examination it was revealed that there were some narcotics concealed in them leading to his arrest. Source: MyNewsGh.com /2022 Adblock ...

The Paramount Chief of the Sagnarigu Traditional Area, Sagnar Naa Ambassador Yakubu Abdulai has donated an amount of twenty thousand Ghana cedis (GHC 20,000) to the University for Development Studies Endowment Fund, (UDSEF). The donation was in fulfillment of a promise made by him during the Launch of the fund in many well-wishers who were present pledged various amounts of money amounting to a total of One hundred and Forty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 140,000). The cash donation was received on behalf of the University, by the Director of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Hardi Shaibu, and the Director of ICT, Dr. Abdul Wahid Mohammed. Dr Shaibu, while commending the Sagnar Naa for being true to his word, requested his representative, Garizie Naa Alhassan Andani to convey the gratitude of the University to the Paramount Chief. He expressed the view that supporting needy students is a capital investment to the nation, and that the donation would serve the critical needs of the students. He di...

Salvador Ramos is the man behind the gun attack on Robb Elementary School. The attack has led to 19 young people losing their lives and 2 adults also dying in the process. Salvador is said to be a student of Uvalde High School. Salvador Ramos is also a resident of Uvalde. Salvador Ramos according to reports shot his grandmother before moving to the Robb Elementary School to attack teachers and students in the school. Ramos who was wearing body armor, crashed his car outside the school before going inside Salvador Ramos is said to have attacked the school with two military-style rifles he had purchased on his birthday. Salvador is said to have made mention of the attack in posts shared on his social media. Salvador Ramos Age: How old is Salvador Ramos? Salvador Ramos who is a High School student is said to be 18 years. He bought guns for his 18 th birthday, shot his grandmother and killed 21 people at the Robb Elementary School. Read Also: Irma Garcia cause of death Irma G...

Deputy NASARA Coordinator for Obuasi East New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kassim Sulemana has disclosed that his wife and other wives of delegates in the Ashanti Region have warned them against voting against Benard Antwi Boasiako known popularly as Chairman Wontumi. According to him, their wives say there will be voter apathy in the 2024 elections of Chairman Wontumi is not maintained as the party’s Chairman in the Ashanti Region. “Even our wives are warning us to maintain Chairman Wontumi. We have been warned that we should not follow money and vote against Wontumi because if he is taken from office, there will be voter apathy in the Ashanti Region in the 2024 elections,” he said in an interview on Wontumi Radio. “We have taken a decision and even my Chairman some candidates have threatened him for following Wontumi when he was going to pick his form. But we have decided to vote for Chairman Wontumi and nothing can change that. Chairman Wontumi has pleaded with us that if he has wrong...

A policy analyst with the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), Dr.  Steve Manteaw says he wonders theaccount Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie will render to his maker. Sir John as he is popularly called has his final Will coming up for discussion on radio and online in the past days. In the Will, the late Forestry Commission boss allotted lands in the Achimota Forest and Sakomono Ramsar site. His will contains assets he acquired just after the NPP took over power from 2017 to 2020 when he died. Contents of the final Will include: Sir John’s Assets HOUSES House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, and acquired on February 12, 2018 House on plot number GA 55329 located at Oyarifa No. 2, acquired on May 11, 2018 House plot number GA 55475 located at Oyarifa No.1, acquired on September 27, 2017 House on plot number GA 5881 located at Adjiringanor, Accra, (white House), acquired on August 7, 2019. A 6-bedroom house located at Patangbe, Ogbojo, near East Lego...

In a typical Ghanaian home, most parents do not take it easy on their girl child when she gets pregnant especially during her teens when she is neither married nor done with her education. On many occasions, these girls suffer from being thrown out of home by aggrieved parents and as a result, they become miserable on the streets in search of survival. But Award-winning singer and songwriter born Dennis Nana Dwamena known by his stage name as Kidi says this act by some parents is primitive practice and does not happen anymore. “I don’t think these things happen anymore. This is what you used to see in Ghanaian and Nigerian movies. I don’t think it happens. A lot of things have changed it doesn’t happen anymore”, Kidi said in an interview with YFM Takoradi monitored by MyNewsGH.com. According to the “Touch It” hitmaker, it is because the practice has been eliminated from the homes of many Ghanaians that is why the story is not carried in movies anymore.  “That is why a lot of ...

Legendary Hiplife musician, Joe Frazier has controversially stated that Nigerian artistes are far ahead of their Ghanaian counterparts so there’s the need for us to do more. “We can do more than we are doing now in the Ghana music industry because if you compare our artistes to the Nigerians you can see that they are far ahead of us,” he remarked. Justifying his reasons on Kastle FM in Cape Coast, the ‘Right Now’ hitmaker told Amansan Krakye in an interview that Nigerian artistes always do collabo with big international artistes on their songs. “The likes of Davido or Wizkid, even when it comes to featuring artiste they feature Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and the big boys in America because they really understand the nature of the work,” he explained. Joe Frazier continued, “They promote their local dialects and they are proud of what they have besides they believe in themselves so they are far ahead even in terms of instrumentation, lyrics. “So we have to also do more in order for us ...

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has indicated that its preliminary investigation indicates that the family of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie is contesting his will in court. The Ministry after the will leaked on social media said it was investigating to ascertain the veracity of portions of the will that allotted lands in the Achimota Forest and Sakumono Ramsar site to his family members. After its preliminary investigation, the Ministry has indicated that there is a case in court over the will of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie. “Preliminary inquiries reveal that the alleged Will in question is a subject of litigation/contestation in court.” The statement from the Ministry further revealed that there are no records to the effect that Sir John owned lands in the Achimota. The statement said the Minister has directed the Lands and Forestry Commissions to deem any ownership of lands both in Achimota Forest and Sakumono Ramsar site by Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie as void. Sir John...

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says its preliminary investigations into the will of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie have revealed that there are no records of the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Forestry Commission’s ownership of portions of the Achimota Forest and the Sakumono Ramsar site. Portions of the late Sir John’s will allots portions of land at the Achimota Forest and the Sakumono Ramser Site. Portions of Sir John’s will read: “I give my land situate at the Achimota Forest in the name of Jakaypro Limited and measuring 5.541 acres to the following persons forever. –Yaw Amoateng Afriyie                                  -One (1) acre — Eva Akua Afriyie                          ...

The name of the late Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie and former Director of Operations of the Commission Charles Owusu have been named as some of the beneficiaries of lands at the Achimota Forest. MyNewsGh.com has however stumbled upon a document suggesting these two individuals are only a fraction of the total of over 50 beneficiaries of lands in the area after its reclassification. If the list in possession of this portal is anything to go by then the names of the two persons who are card-bearing members of the current administration is just the tip of the iceberg as some persons including officials of government, some through their assignees are neck-deep in the land grabbing. Sources reveal that 361 acres of Forest Reserve land have been reclassified for redevelopment and use but only allowed 120 acres are to be given to the Owoo family. This leaves over 240 acres that are being sold to cronies and relatives of the current administ...

Personnel under the Nations Builders Corps (NABCO) say they are owed seven months by the government. It could be remembered that the Government of Ghana ordered that NABCO personnel should stay put and not leave although the programme had ended. But personnel who did not vacate their posts say they have not been paid seven months after government gave that order. They say they will die of hunger because they cannot afford a better living standard because government has failed to pay them. In a statement drumming home their challenges, the NABCO personnel association said “The ultimate goal of reducing graduate unemployment cannot be materialized if these beneficiaries who were directed to remain at post, pending permanency arrangements are not absorbed into the mainstream work. “There have been a series of calls on the government in lieu of the permanent employment arrangement but to no avail. The current situation is disturbing beyond measure coupled with almost seven months of...

In a video sighted on social media, a woman has been seen attacked by armed robbers at Dansoman Exhibition behind All brothers bookshop. Two men on a motorbike attacked the woman who was seen walking majestically to her home. The two men moved past the woman, turned around and attacked her for her handbag. Although the woman tried to fight back, she was overpowered by one of the men on the motorbike who took her handbag away. It’s not clear what the bag’s content was, but the woman was seen very helpless. These attacks have become rampant in recent times although the Police have made efforts to curb robbery cases. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Member of Parliament for North Tongu has said that people like Sir John are the reason why he was in the Supreme Court in 2008. According to him, there is no way public officials should be given the opportunity to buy government lands. To him, as a country that needs to be building affordable housing units for their citizens, it’s imperative that lands are kept for such purposes rather than selling them to public officials. Read Also: Sir John wills part of Achimota Forest, Ramsar area at Sakumono to family members His comment comes on the back of Sir John’s will which has been leaked on social media. On page 4 of the will, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, whose office was situated at the Achimota Forest until his death, states: “I give my land situate at the Achimota Forest in the name of Jakaypro Limited and measuring 5.541 acres to the following persons forever. –Yaw Amoateng Afriyie                  ...

Family of the late Psalm Adjetefio has announced the date for the final funeral rites of the actor. According to the family, he will be buried on June 7, 2022. The funeral rites will take place at the Forecourt of Defunct Ghana international Trade Fair La – Accra. Psalm Adjetefio died on April 8, 2022 from an undisclosed illness. Prior to his death, the actor complained of having to battle heart diseases and was faced with financial constraints. There were several donations made to him, however, he came back complaining about challenges because the monies donated to him was not enough to take care of his expenses. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel has said that the Owoo family was just a code name. He indicates that it stands for Officials Within Organized Operations. His comment comes on the back of Sir John’s will which has been leaked on social media. In the will, Sir John allotted portions of lands in the Achimota Forest to his family members. Read Also: Owoo family not only beneficiaries of Achimota forest – Late Sir John’s boy dares Abu Jinapor to publish beneficiaries On page 4 of the will, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, whose office was situated at the Achimota Forest until his death, states: “I give my land situate at the Achimota Forest in the name of Jakaypro Limited and measuring 5.541 acres to the following persons forever. –Yaw Amoateng Afriyie                                  -One (1) acre — Eva Akua Afriyie  ...