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 …
Read More »IGP tops trends on Twitter
• Twitter fans commend IGP for arrest of Shatta wale, others • Shatta Wale and three accomplishes remanded for one week • Citizens optimistic sanity will prevail because of new IGP The Inspector-General of Police(IGP), George Akuffo Dampare is currently number one on Twitter trends after the arrest of some individuals including Dancehall artiste Shatta …
Read More »Israeli girl makes a splash with her pet snake
Eight-year-old Inbar likes to cool off in her small backyard pool in Israel with her favourite swimming buddy – her pet python. The 11-foot yellow serpent, named Belle, is one of her family’s many pets, living happily together on an animal sanctuary in an agricultural community in southern Israel. She …
Read More »Cut fuel taxes or we hike transport fares – GPRTU warns
The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) has served notice that it will unilaterally increase transport fares by Monday, 25 October 2021, if the nuisance taxes imposed on petroleum products are not reduced. According to the union, it will not hesitate to increase transport fares across the country …
Read More »Students impregnating female classmates at Ajumako Kokoben Basic School – Report
The Girl Child Coordinator for the Ajumako Kokoben D/A Basic School in the Central Region, Alberta Enyonam has denounced the worrying development where female students of the school are being impregnated by their male colleagues. According to her, teenage pregnancy has become the norm in the school and it was …
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