• Medikal to serve five days in remand • Rapper was arrested on Thursday, October 21, 2021 • He was put before a court on Friday for brandishing a gun on social media Until rapper, Samuel Adu Frimpong, popularly known as Medikal, was put before a court on Friday, October 22, …
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Ghana Library Authority Takes Delivery Of Children’s Encyclopaedias From Britannica
Recognized as Library of the Year, Ghana Library Authority makes information and literature widely available in innovative ways The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has received hundreds of copies of children’s encyclopaedia (digital and hard copy) as donation from Britannica. These books are to further increase accessibility to knowledge resources through …
Read More »Burna Boy shows off new look; fans in awe
Grammy award-winner Burna Boy has started a conversation among the online community as he shows off his new look. The looks reveal the musician is just a youngster, despite having a brain and lyrical muscle of a ‘grandfather’. For years, Nigerians have challenged claims the self-proclaimed African Giant is just …
Read More »Restriction of “aboboya” on highways starts November 1
Henry Quartey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister has said the restriction of tricycles, popularly known as, “aboboya” on the principal streets of the region will start from 1 November. The exercise will kick off at the Tema Motorway. Speaking to Beatrice Adu on The Asaase Breakfast Show on Friday (22 October), the …
Read More »Court to hear Akuapem Poloo’s appeal on October 25
The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court is expected to hear the motion for appeal filed by Rosemond Alade Brown aka Akuapem Poloo challenging her conviction. Akuapem Poloo was on June 16 convicted on her own plea to serve a 90-day jail term by the Circuit Court presided over …
Read More »WCQ 2022: Controversy sparks as CAF accepts Ethiopia’s request to host Ghana in South Africa
The African continent has been hit with the controversial news of CAF accepting the request of Ethiopia to host Ghana in South Africa in their penultimate World Cup Qualifier. Ethiopia will host the Black Stars in the 2022 World Cup qualifying match next month at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg. Following the …
Read More »How Fadama got its name
CHECK OUT THIS: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote against it • One of the popular Zongo communities Fadama has an interesting story • The name Fadama is derived from a Hausa word • This edition of People & Places puts the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo, Samuel Takyi, Shatta Wale, others selected bearers of Queen’s Baton Relay in Ghana
Embattled dancehall superstar Shatta Wale is among public figures who have been lined up as bearers of the Queen’s Baton in Ghana. The Queen’s Baton Relay which is the major event that heralds the Commonwealth Games is underway with 72 nations expected to host the baton. The baton is expected …
Read More »ACP Agordzo sues IGP, AG over his interdiction
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo, the Senior Police Officer who has been interdicted for his alleged involvement in a coup plot has sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Dr Agordzo, the applicant was interdicted on November 19, 2019, but efforts to have it revoked have yielded no …
Read More »Two police officers die in road crash, three others in critical condition
• Officers chasing a robbery gang on the Walewale-Bolgantga road • Two died following the accident while three others are in a critical condition • The surviving officers are set to be airlifted for further medical attention The Ghana Police Service has tagged October 21, 2021, as “black Thursday” following the death …
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