A 68-year-old man, William Ofori, who resides at Akyem Osenase near Akwatia in the Eastern Region, was last Monday stabbed to death at his residence by an unknown assailant. The Akwatia Police in the Eastern Region have mounted a search to arrest the culprit. The body of the deceased has …

Hiplife artiste Okyeame Kwame has dismissed assertions that ‘old’ musicians in Ghana are using the new crop of artistes to revive their ‘dead’ brands by featuring them on their songs. In recent times, there have been collaborations between young and old artistes, many of which have been very successful. However, …

Arsenal have agreed an £8m deal with Chelsea to sign defender David Luiz on a two-year contract. The 32-year-old Brazil international, who signed a new two-year Chelsea deal in May, will have a medical at Arsenal on Thursday. On Tuesday, Arsenal sold defender Laurent Koscielny to French side Bordeaux for …

Fortuna Dusseldorf have signed Ghana defender Kassim Nuhu on loan from fellow Bundesliga side Hoffenheim. The 24-year-old has completed a season-long transfer to the Flingeraner, opting for a move away from Hoffenheim just a season after signing from Swiss fold Young Boys. He links up with compatriots Bernard Tekpetey, Nana …

Packages containing millions of dollars worth of cocaine have washed up on a New Zealand beach made famous in a 2015 Taylor Swift music video. Police found 19 packages containing cocaine worth an estimated $1.9 million (New Zealand $3 million) on the isolated Bethells Beach, on Auckland’s west coast, police …

The Constitutional Court in Malawi has started hearing a case challenging the results the presidential election in May. The election was narrowly won by incumbent President, Peter Mutharika, but the opposition, who are challenging the results, say the elections were fraught with irregularities and are demanding a rerun. Tension is …

The police in Sokoto have arrested one Maude Salisu over attack at the residence of a district head in Sokoto State during which one person was killed and another kidnapped. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Kaoje, disclosed this in Sokoto yesterday while parading suspects of various crimes. He said: “Armed …

A Tamale-based Sakawa kingpin is bragging of how Nigerian businessman touted as Africa’s richest Aliko Dangote is his small boy if it is about cash. According to the diminutive young man known among his peers as Shatta Bundle because he is known to always walk around with dollar bills, he …

New tax measures outlined in the supplementary budget is expected to rake in a significant amount of revenue to the state. A breakdown of revised estimates as captured in the appendix shows that the state could rake in additional GH¢513 million in additional to what has already been projected in …

The global popularity of ‘Sco pa tu manaa’, a phrase first spoken by Ghanaian musician, Patapaa, shows no signs of slowing down. The term, since it first went viral, appears to have secured a place in pop culture. While the initial use of ‘Sco pa tu manaa’ on Twitter was …