Following the fire outbreak at Shiashie where scores of slum dwellers lost their entire properties, Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency Lydia Seyram Alhassan has set up a Relief Support Fund with a seed capital of Twenty Thousand Cedis. The fund, according to the MP, is to …
Read More »Empress leaks owner granted Ghc300k bail
The Circuit Court in Accra has granted bail in the sum of GHc300, 000 to Anderson Ofosuhene Anim, the administrator of Empress Leak, the man at the centre of electronic child ponography in Ghana. He was arrested after the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of the Ministry of Communications, in …
Read More »‘We want John Kuma out, he’s doing govts bidding’ – GPRTU
Some driver unions have today, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 held a demonstration in protest against the decision by John Kuma, the current Chairman of the Ghana Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to seek reelection. According to the demonstrators, Mr Kuma has turned the GPRTU into a political party. They allege that …
Read More »Dangote Foundation gives N160m micro grants to Kwara Women
The Aliko Dangote Foundation has revealed plans to provide N160 million micro-grants to 16,000 rural women across, Kwara State. This revelation was made by the Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Zouera Youssoufou who made this known in a letter to governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The foundation believes the support will …
Read More »NDLEA uncovers 40ft container of tramadol in Lagos
Head of Public Affairs at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Jonah Achema, said the Chairman, Col. Muhammad Abdallah retired, confirmed that the agency has uncovered another 40ft container loaded with tramadol and other banned drugs at the Brawal terminal in Lagos. According to the statement, the substances …
Read More »Nigerian oil mogul jailed 10 months in UK
A Nigerian oil mogul and the Chief Executive Officer of Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited, Abdulrahman Bashir, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment in the United Kingdom. In February, Justice Butcher of England and Wales High Court ruled that Mr Bashir be imprisoned for breaching multiple orders of the …
Read More »Nigerian traders besiege Embassy in Ghana; demand reopening of their shops
Over a hundred Nigerian traders in Ghana on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, massed up at the Nigerian High Commission in Accra over the closure of their shops. Shops of foreigners operating in the retail sector in Ghana had been closed down by the Presidential Committee on Retail Trade under the …
Read More »Cancel leaked WASSCE papers now – Minority to WAEC
The Minority in Parliament is calling on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to cancel leaked West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) papers. The Minority made the call in a press statement signed by the Deputy Ranking Member, Committee on Education of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak. ‘WAEC, as a …
Read More »Kanye West to launch Christian version of TikTok named ‘Jesus Tok’
American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer Kanye Omari West has revealed his solid intents to launch a Christian version of the TikTok app. The rapper turn pastor in a series of tweets disclosed that the new version he dreams of launching will be dubbed ‘Jesus Tok’. A strict Christian …
Read More »VIDEO: A cultural mix of India, Ghana and more… meet ‘The Mahamas’
I chanced on a very fun and rather popular YouTube channel that chronicles the life of a mother and her children, Nailah & Maoudey, and I simply had to share with my readers. For me, it all started with the episode titled “INDIAN(Genetically) & GHANAIAN(Culturally) Dad gives us a little background”, where …
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