The Out-patient Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, continues to remain empty five days into the strike action by members of the Health Services Workers Union (HSWU). The nationwide strike action, which was declared on Tuesday, October 26, this year is in protest of an alleged …
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I’m better off a cleaner abroad than unemployed graduate in Ghana – UK-based man
UK-based Ghanaian gospel artiste, Kofi Nyarko has revealed that he became corrupt after working as an intern at the Internal Revenue Service of the Ghana Revenue Authority while in the university. Speaking on the show ‘Daily Hustle In The UK’ on SVTV Africa, Kofi stated that he did not see …
Read More »Gunmen attack Piengua Chief, 10 others at festival
The Divisional Chief of Piengua traditional area Nene Tetteh Zogli III and about ten(10) others including his elders and followers have reportedly been attacked by some unknown armed men at Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region on Saturday. A group of young men wielding guns, sticks and machetes …
Read More »Tricycle rider jailed 10 years for defiling 14-year-old
An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 22-year-old tricycle rider to 10 years imprisonment over defilement. Benjamin Akrofi Otumfuor is said to have defiled the victim aged 14 in a classroom at a school in Otinibi, near Danfa in Accra. Charged with defilement, Otumfuor, pleaded guilty and he was convicted …
Read More »Kintampo police recapture Bole Fulani robbery, kidnapping suspect
The Kintampo Police in Bono East Region have re-arrested a robbery and kidnapping suspect, Ali Igudu, who escaped from the exchange of gunfire with officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate at the Bole District of the Savannah Region. According to information from the Kintampo Police, they gathered intelligence that suspects …
Read More »Suspected gay violently assaulted at Nkawie – Pro-LGBTQ+ group alleges
A young man has been assaulted by a mob at Nkawie on suspicion that he was gay. This website gathered that the perpetrators did not only videotape their abuse to the victim but also released the gruesome raw videos online. The attack took place at Nkawie in the Ashanti region. …
Read More »Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ Bill ‘shocking, unacceptable’ – Archbishop of York
Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York in the United Kingdom, has stated his support for the global Anglican Church’s pro-LGBTQ+ stance in recent tweets. Cottrell is the 98th Archbishop of York serving the diocese of York. He threw his weight specifically behind an October 26 statement issued by the leader of …
Read More »Bulldog thanks Akufo-Addo for dropping ‘Menzgold threat’ case
Artiste manager Bulldog has publicly thanked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for dropping a case against him with respect to a public threat he made against the person of the president. GhanaWeb monitored comments he made on the October 30, 2021, edition of UTV’s United Showbiz programme hosted by Abeiku Santana. It …
Read More »‘Ghana is not alone’ – Sam George on Italian Senate’s rejection of pro-LGBTQ+ bill
Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam Nartey George is happy about developments in Italy’s Upper House of Parliament after lawmakers shot down a law aiming to give protection to LGBTQ+ persons. According to him, the development shows that Ghana is not alone in fighting to protect “our value system.” “Ghana is not alone …
Read More »Gas explosion at Ministries’ Zenith Bank kills one; others in critical condition
A gas explosion within the premises of Zenith Bank around Ministries in Accra, has left one dead, another in critical condition, and a third person with minor injuries. According to Citi News sources, the deceased and the critically injured person, both welders, were engaged to dismantle a garbage container within …
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