The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced it will from Monday begin a series of power cuts to most parts of Accra and surrounding towns to enable its engineers “undertake emergency maintenance work”. Accordingly, residents will be without light for seven hours each day from December 16 to December 20 between the hours of … The post ECG announces 5 days of dumsor in
Manchester City pushed Arsenal deeper into crisis as they won with embarrassing ease at Emirates Stadium. Kevin de Bruyne produced a first-half masterclass as Pep Guardiola’s side cruised into a three-goal lead by the interval with two superb strikes, either side of a perfect pass that laid on City’s second for Raheem Sterling’s simple finish. … The post De Bruyne stars
Manchester United substitute Mason Greenwood scored a 77th-minute equaliser to deny Duncan Ferguson a second successive win as Everton’s interim manager. Everton looked set for back-to-back league victories for the first time since April when Victor Lindelof turned Leighton Baines’ first-half corner into his own goal after VAR ruled David de Gea had not been … The post Greenwood
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday inspected ongoing works at third medical drone delivery service site at Kukua near Walewale in the North East Region. Expected to be completed in January 2020, the facility will host the largest warehouse under the drone programme and immediately serve 60 health facilities, with an expected scale up … The post Bawumia inspects 3rd Zipline
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus beat Udinese to go top of Serie A – for a few hours at least. The Portuguese blasted in a crisp shot from the edge of the area for a fourth goalscoring game in a row. He then smashed in a first-time shot from Gonzalo Higuain’s through ball before … The post Ronaldo scores twice in Juventus win appeared first on
Member of Parliament for North Tongu says the country’s foreign missions are playing hide and seek with their landlords because of their inability to pay rent. According to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, this is because the Finance Ministry is starving the foreign missions of funds they need to operate. “The Foreign Ministry has suffered a lot … The post Ghana’s foreign missions unable to pay rent, utilities appeared
Two families in Kisumu in Kenya are mourning their two children who together committed suicide four days after their beautiful wedding. According to sources, the newly married couple allegedly killed themselves because of the huge debt they incurred after their wedding. Mr and Mrs Odipo left a note that they were stressed and strained because … The post Newly married couple commits
Management of Old Mutual Health Insurance has launched an innovative local travel accident policy that allows subscribers to apply for cover through social media platform, WhatsApp. The product is an ‘on-demand’ travel accident policy that provides pay as you go cover for individual road journeys from city to city in Ghana by public transport. The … The post Travellers
President Nana Akufo-Addo has ignored several warnings against the decision by his government to mine bauxite in the Atewa Forest, stating partners and investors for the controversial mining will be made public early next year. Despite the potential environmental damage experts say the mining could have on the virgin rainforest and the environment in general, … The post Akufo-Addo
Rapper Lasmid Kela has been adjudged winner of the eight season of the music reality show, MTN Hitmaker. He beat competition from three others; Kofi Pages, Nessa and Alibaba to emerge the winner of this year’s competition which started with 12 contestants. For his prize package, the Fante rapper took home a cash prize of … The post Lasmid Kela wins Season 8 of MTN Hitmaker appeared first
Government says it has absorbed the registration fees and cost of practical for students in public senior high schools who will sit for next year’s West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). These candidates are the first batch of the free SHS education introduced by President Nana Akufo-Addo in September 2017. Administrative cost for the … The post Gov’t
A Brazilian Netflix film about a gay Jesus has sparked a huge backlash – with 1 MILLION people calling for it to be pulled. The First Temptation of Christ – a 46-minute comedy flick showing Jesus as a closeted homosexual – was released on 3 December. It sees Jesus and a ‘friend’ named Orlando arriving … The post Netflix Christmas film about gay Jesus
A person who was being treated in hospital after the eruption of New Zealand’s White Island volcano has died, bringing the official death toll to 16, police say. The victim, who has not been identified, died in Australia after being repatriated for treatment. About 20 people remain in intensive care with severe burns. Meanwhile, recovery … The post New Zealand volcano:
Former President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday charged members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to “stand together” and “rescue the nation from hardship” in the 2020 general elections. He asked them to remain prayerful for the Party and work for its victory next year, adding, “We dare not fail the country.” The former President … The post Let’s unite
Spokesperson for former president John Dramani Mahama, Mrs Joyce Bawa Mogtari, is claiming President Nana Akufo-Addo’s encounter with the media last Friday was stage-managed to make his government look good. Nana Akufo-Addo used an hour of the two hours for the event, which was to allow journalists interrogate him on key national issues in all … The post Akufo-Addo’s media encounter
Richard Commey lost his IBF Lightweight title in crushing and humiliating fashion, suffering a comprehensive second round beating at the hands of Teofimo Lopez at the Madison Square Garden in New York. The Ghanaian was floored a minute into the second round, before stumbling and regaining his composure but was then subjected to a flurry … The post Commey pummelled out of IBF world title appeared
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