The mortal remains of arguably one of Ghana’s loved Presidents, John Evans Atta Mills, who died in office in July 2012, is expected to be exhumed from what many had hoped, would be his final resting place. This is because, his current resting place; Asomdwee Park, has been taken over by marijuana smokers and prostitutes, a family member, has revealed. ...

The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has bemoaned the insecurity in the country following the murder of eight of its nationals including Mr. Yoa Yong Xiang at TT quarry on April on April 1, 2019. A leaked letter from the Ministry of the Interior sighted by MyNewsGh.com and signed by Adelaide Anno-Kumi (Mrs) Chief Director on behalf of the Minister of ...

MyNewsGh.com has confirmed that the nine (9) suspected kidnappers arrested for the kidnapping of two Canadian nationals have been airlifted to Accra from Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. This comes ahead of a planned press briefing by the Ministry of Information about processes leading to their arrest on Wednesday dawn and plans in the offing to rescue the three kidnapped ...

The UK government has warned its citizens in Ghana to be wary of the kidnappings and terrorist attacks in the country. The warning about kidnappings comes on the heels of a recent kidnapping of two Canadian citizens. Terrorist groups associated with Al-Qaeda and ISIS, which are operating in parts of North Africa and now in the Sahel, are likely to ...

An arrest warrant has been issued for the arrest of Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). This follows his refusal to honour an invitation to report to the Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, to assist in investigations into the recent spate of kidnappings and arson in ...

South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson Dafeamekpor has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s comments on gender dynamism in Africa and Ghana were made because he was ‘unprepared’ and taken by surprise. Mr. Dafeamekpor believes the President was not properly briefed and psyched for the discussions on the day by policy analysts and Ministers he was accompanied by. At ...

Six political parties at the end of a Multi-Stakeholder Conference organised by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference have accepted in principle the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). The representatives of the six political parties who made the disclosure in their submissions on Friday in Accra include Mr Freddie Blay, Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP); ...

Mining giant, Anglo Gold Ashanti says it is planning to recruit about 2,500 workers following its resolve to resume full-scale operations at its Obuasi mine. The Managing Director of the company, Mr. Eric Asubonteng made this known at a Town Hall meeting organized by the mining giant with stakeholders in Obuasi. The program which was held at the Obuasi Sports ...

President Akufo-Addo has said his government inherited a $5.2 billion debt in Ghana’s energy sector from the previous Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, half of which has been paid, while the remainder hanged on the neck of his administration like an albatross. Noting that Government was seriously working to offset the debt, he indicated: “I think if there is ...

The Bank of Ghana has revoked the licences of 347 insolvent microfinance companies, saying the institutions continue to pose risk to the entire financial system. “Given the risks that these institutions continue to pose to the entire financial system, and the need to protect depositors, the Bank of Ghana is sanitising this sector through the orderly resolution of the failed ...