Senegal forward, Sadio Mane became only the third African player to score 100 goals in the Premier League on Saturday. Mane achieved the feat when he opened the scoring in Liverpool’s early kickoff 5-0 victory over Watford. His teammate Mohammed Salah had reached landmark of 100 league goals before the …
Read More »Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo launches new political party
Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo launched a new political party Saturday, October 17, formally breaking ties with those who ran his former party while he spent years facing war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court. Gbagbo, 76, who returned home in June after his acquittal was upheld, announced a …
Read More »Didier Drogba appointed WHO ambassador for Sports and Health
Football legend Didier Drogba announced as the World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba, from Côte d’Ivoire, will support WHO to promote the Organization’s guidance on the benefits of physical activity and other healthy lifestyles, and highlight the value of sports, particularly for youth. Mr Drogba, well …
Read More »Komenda Sugar factory to begin commercial production from 2022 – Akufo-Addo
• The defunct Komenda Sugar factory will soon be revived. • The sugar-producing factory is expected to start commercial production from 2022 • The Komenda Sugar Factory was recommissioned in 2016 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted he expects the Komenda Sugar Factory to commence commercial production in the first quarter …
Read More »FULL TEXT: NDC’s press conference on recent increase in fuel prices
STATEMENT DELIVERED BY THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS, SAMMY GYAMFI ESQ., AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT THE PARTY’S HEADQUARTERS ON THE PERSISTENT INCREASE IN FUEL PRICES BY THE AKUFO-ADDO/BAWUMIA-NPP GOVERNMENT. Monday, 18th October, 2021 Good afternoon distinguished ladies and gentlemen of the media. It is …
Read More »Missing child found dead in a manhole
The Mamponteng District Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a child who was found in a manhole a day after going missing at Aboaso in the Kwabre East Municipality of Ashanti Region. Eric Gyapa, a one-year-old boy, went missing last Thursday as several searches for his …
Read More »18-year-old girl rescued from sex trafficking
An 18-year-old Nigerian girl brought into the country for sex trade has been rescued at Wasa-Nanankor in the Amenfi East district of the Western Region. The girl, now pregnant, is believed to have slept with some 30 to 50 men since her arrival in Ghana. Reports available to Accra100.5FM newsroom …
Read More »Police K-9 dog Unit begins outdoors operations
• Ghana Police Service begins Proactive Preventive Police Strategy under a K-9 Unit • Police personnel to move through communities with highly-trained security dogs under leash • PPPS operations to be replicated in other regions The Ghana Police Service has announced its K-9 Unit, which is manned by personnel and …
Read More »Coup plot: We wanted to keep Akufo-Addo in my uncompleted building – Witness
Staff Sergeant Awarf Kojo Sule, of the Defence Intelligence Department of the Ghana Armed Forces, has told the High Court in Accra how he suggested that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo should be kept in “his uncompleted building” at Adenta Housing when captured in an alleged coup. Staff Sargent Awarf …
Read More »We are looking for reportedly ‘shot, missing’ Shatta Wale – Police
The Ghana Police Service has begun a search for popular Ghanaian dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, following an alleged gunshot-attack. A statement released by the Ghana Police Service Monday said they had taken steps to ascertain the whereabouts of the multiple award-winning Reggae and Dancehall muscian who was currently missing. “The attention of the Police …
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