A 7-year-old boy, Atta Prosper, has been washed away by floods at Asokwa in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. This follows a heavy downpour on Thursday, 24 September 2020 around 5.30 pm. The rains and accompanying storm ripped off the roofs of buildings in the area. It also displaced some …
Read More »Equatorial Guinea pull out of Ghana friendly
The International football game between the Black Stars of Ghana and Equatorial Guinea has been called off. Ghana was scheduled to play the Central Africans on Monday, October 12, in one of two friendlies lined up for the team in next month’s FIFA International window (except for European Countries). The …
Read More »Man murdered and dumped at refuse dump
A man believed to be in his 40’s has been murdered and dumped at a refuse site at Ajumako Techiman in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region. The deceased had cutlass wounds on his body and face and covered with a jute sack. He was found by …
Read More »Eyes on Ghana: How German state media reported Western Togoland ‘uprising’
Secessionist group, Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), grabbed the headlines in Ghana on Friday dawn after ceasing Juapong, a town in North Tongu District of the Volta Region. The group also captured three personnel of the Ghana Police Service after attacking the Aveyime and Mepe Police Stations. Roadblocks they have …
Read More »Offinso accident: Govt to foot medical and funeral expenses
The government says it will foot the entire medical and funeral expenses of eight young footballers who died in a fatal road accident last Saturday at Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The accident involved players and officials of Colt’s Football Club, Vision Academy who were traveling back to Offinso after …
Read More »Check out Nana Konadu’s running mate
The flag bearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, is expected to announce a Supply Chain and Warehousing expert, Peter Tennyson Nana Kwame Asamoah, as her running mate for Election 2020. A source in the NDP told the Daily Graphic that Mr Asamoah was chosen because of …
Read More »Fire Guts Shop at Suhum, Burns 2 Gallons of Akpeteshie, Other Properties
A shop at Suhum main Lorry station in the Eastern region has been gutted by fire. The fire which started 8:00 am was caused 30 minutes later by residents and Firefighters. Two gallons of local gin (Akpeteshie) in the shop got burnt which fueled the fire to escalate. Eight (8) …
Read More »Kennedy Agyapong’s contempt case adjourned
The Accra High Court has adjourned the contempt case involving Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong to Monday, September 28. The Assin Central lawmaker is in court for threatening to deal with a Judge and also describing him as stupid after the judge issued an interlocutory injunction on …
Read More »Police arrest 21 secessionists for blocking roads in Volta Region
The police have picked up 21 persons to assist investigations into the abduction of three police officers and road obstructions at entry points into the Volta Region in the early hours of Friday. Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister and Chair of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) said the …
Read More »‘Vast areas under water’ in South Sudan
“Vast areas of [South Sudan] along the River Nile are now under water” according to the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country Alain Noudéhou. The UN estimates that 600,000 people in the country have been forced to leave their homes. Returning from a visit to some of the flooded areas, …
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