Some residents from the Commonwealth Hall and the Mensah Sarbah Hall at the University of Ghana clashed over delays in the release of the final results from the Students Representative Council run-off elections. The residents from the two halls threw broken bottles and stones at each other in front of …
Read More »How bees swarmed trader’s shed at Jinijini Friday market
A swarm of bees found a new home as hundreds of them settled under the shed of a trader who deals in second-hand clothing at the Friday market in Jinijini, a farming community in the Brerekum West District. Speaking to Rainbow Radio’s Abdul Razack, the trader disclosed that she had …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: UN sexuality expert backs Anglican Archbishop’s opposition
• Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ Bill continues to receive external opposition • One of the most recent being the Archbishop of Canterbury • His views have been supported by the UN expert on sexuality Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the United Nation’s Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, has waded into issues around …
Read More »Sintim vs Ocloo: The High Court ruling that set social media on fire this week
This week, Ghana’s social media space particularly Facebook has been dominated by two major stories. The two stories though distinct, elicited numerous reactions on the platform due to the persons involved and their attachment to certain political figures. The week was capped off with the relatively bigger story of a …
Read More »‘Trotro’ driver arrested for urinating on a Highway after viral video
• A driver at the centre of the viral video has been arrested • He was captured urinating along the road during traffic • He is said to be in grips of the police GhanaWeb sources at the Police Service have disclosed that a driver of a commercial vehicle with registration …
Read More »All Ashanti lands are mine, you can go to court – Otumfuo warns
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has moved to assert his authority as the custodian of all lands in the Ashanti Region. According to Otumfuo, all lands in the Ashanti Region are his property and no one can lay claim to any portion. He dared anyone who doubted his claim …
Read More »US busts syndicate shipping stolen luxury cars to Ghana via NY, NJ ports
• US officials have intercepted a luxury car exporting syndicate • They steal cars from across the country and export mostly to West Africa • Ghana is one of their main destinations US Customs and Border Protection officials at one of the country’s busiest ports have intercepted a car syndicate …
Read More »A/R: Body found floating on River Bobo in Baakoniaba
A lifeless body of a 63-year-old farmer has been found floating on River Bobo at Baakoniaba near Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Kojo Aguma reportedly left home to his farm and never returned until he was found dead the following day. According to a police report sighted …
Read More »VIDEO: Armed soldiers attack Suame police station; beat up police officer
• A soldier was arrested for using an unregistered motorbike • Six other soldiers stormed Suame Police Station over his arrest • Police reinforcement deployed to Suame Some six soldiers are reported to have stormed the Suame Police Command in the Ashanti Region over the arrest of one of their …
Read More »‘How my erroneous conviction propelled my love for prisoners’ – Ghanaian Swiss citizen shares story
“I was in detention for three months but after four weeks, they took me to prison because I was like, I can’t,” Miss Hegglin said. A Ghanaian Swiss citizen has shared how her experience in a Switzerland cell made her develop special affection for inmates. Cynthia Hegglin, a mother of …
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