Youths on Saturday stormed the venue of 2020 Lagos City Marathon, Eko Atlantic to protest against the ban of motorcycles (Okada) and tricycle (Keke). The placard-carrying protesters complained that the Okada ban was making life difficult for them. Among the inscriptions on their placards are ‘fix bad roads, less traffic’, …
Read More »Etoile du Sahel sack head coach Juan Carlos Garrido; set to pay $890,000 as compensation
Tunisian giants Etoile du Sahel have sacked head coach Juan Carlos Garrido with immediate effect following a poor run of results recently. The Coastal Stars have managed to pick just a point from the last five league games leaving them 18 points behind leaders Espérance de Tunis. Etoile du Sahel …
Read More »Man dies from sex pills overdose after engaging services of prostitute
Watch the video below A Nigerian man has sadly died after taking six pills of medicine to boost his performance in bed. The said man whose name is not known but appears to be in his 50s was found dead in a hotel room in Nigeria with a prostitute. Precious, …
Read More »Central Bank award: I am confident the best days of the BoG lie ahead – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has lauded the central bank on its recent award as the African Central Bank of the Year 2019. According to the president, the award was proof of the “excellent work” by the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, in reforming the financial sector. In …
Read More »GRA to pilot UNIPASS system at Takoradi Port next week
The Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will pilot the new UNIPASS trade facilitation tool at the Takoradi Port from next week, as it looks to implement what it describes as “the best end-to-end Customs management system available”. Commissioner of Customs, Col. Kwadwo Damoah, who disclosed this at a …
Read More »Ghana to commit $1 billion Eurobond proceeds to address energy sector challenges – Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says one billion dollars of the country’s recently secured Eurobond money will be used to address issues in the energy sector. This move, the Finance Minister believes, will go a long way to address key bottlenecks in the energy sector. Speaking on Joynews’ NewsFile programme, Ken …
Read More »Soldier jailed 20 years for incest
A serving soldier who defiled his nine-year-old daughter until she attained the age of 15 has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court. Sergeant Eric Asare-Mante is said to have taken advantage of the victim any time he shaved her pubic hair and …
Read More »UG SRC President risks impeachment for ‘blowing’ over GHS 66,000
The General Assembly (GA) of the University of Ghana, has given the President of the Students Representative Council (SRC), Isaac Agyemang seven days to account for GH¢ 66,138 of students’ dues that have been withdrawn without approval. Proceedings on the floor of the General Assembly last Friday grinded to a …
Read More »Andre Ayew shines in Swansea City’s defeat to Derby County
Ghana and Swansea City forward Andre Ayew featured for his side as they lost at home to Derby County in the English Championship on Saturday. The Swans suffered their 10th league defeat at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday as they gradually fell further away from the promotion places. The result …
Read More »Excavator cash lodged in Peace FM reporter’s account; Ekow Ewusi, Ofori-Atta shared booty – Frimpong-Boateng alleges
Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovations, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng Listen to the Article The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovations (MESTI), Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has lodged a complaint with the Ghana Police Service against a journalist with Accra-based Peace FM and the suspended Central …
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