Awoken by gunshots in the middle of the night, residents of Solhan were shocked by who they saw among the attackers in the town in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region: children. About 160 people were killed in June in the deadliest assault since the once peaceful West African nation was overrun …
Read More »US$1m capital requirement will not be removed in favour of Nigerians – Speaker Bagbin
• A meeting between the Speaker of Parliamentand leadership of GUTA has been held •It was to clarify pronouncements made by some members of GUTA concerning the retail trade impasse between Ghana and Nigeria •Speaker Bagbin is said to have assured the trade body of his support in protecting the …
Read More »VIDEO: I spent one year in American jail for drug trafficking – Veteran actress Kumiwaa tells her story
Video Archive Mon, 2 Aug 2021Source: Robert Agyare, Contributor Veteran Ghanaian movie actress, Naomi Kumiwaa Banafo has opened up about how she landed in an American prison on drug trafficking charges. According to the veteran actress, the incident happened in 2012 and it resulted in her spending more than a year …
Read More »‘Proud father’ Bukom Banku takes his son through boxing lessons
Only a few things make successful fathers proud than their children taking after them and choosing the career path which elevated them to successful heights. As aptly put by the legendary Abedi Ayew Pele, it is the dream of every father to have at least one of their kids follow …
Read More »Police officer hot after leaving phone in the car of driver she took bribe from
• A police officer has been caught in crossroads after leaving her iPhone 12 pro max in the vehicle of a driver she ‘extorted’ • The driver says the police officer demanded GH¢200 from him for not wearing a seatbelt • The police officer is pleading with the driver to …
Read More »Assin North MP ‘fights’ High Court ruling
• James Quayson is challenging the High Court ruling annulling his election as MP • According to him, the Cape Coast High Court’s judgement was against the law • He is therefore seeking that the Court of Appeal declares the ruling as void The embattled Assin North MP, James Gyakye …
Read More »Why GBC was a barracks in heady days of Rawlings’ 1981 coup – Prof Karikari
• A successful coup in head military days meant plotters needed to take over two installations • The two are Burma Camp and state broadcaster, GBC • A former GBC DG relives how the broadcaster was a barracks for years after the 1981 coup For a successful coup d’etat to …
Read More »Damongo COP ‘killer’ clashed with a rival who’s a soldier before stabbing her – Landlord Speaks
It has emerged that the boyfriend of the Policewoman who was stabbed to death by her boyfriend in Damongo in the Savannah Region fought with a Soldier he suspected was sleeping with his girlfriend. According to the landlord of the late Constable Sandra Asiedu, Mr Mahama Zakariah who spoke on …
Read More »Mixed reactions greets Hawa Koomson’s punishment of Elmina fisherfolk
The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson has extended the close fishing season for fishermen in Elmina as punishment for their involvement in light fishing despite its ban in the country. The Minister, in addition, stated that government will not provide fisherfolks in Elmina with premix fuel for …
Read More »Galamsey back in full force after failed operation halt
Anti-galamsey activist Barima Nana Yaw Buobu has revealed that illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, is back in full force at various illegal mining sites notwithstanding Government’s renewed effort to curb the canker. According to him, excavators are back at some sites and are operating at full throttle devastating …
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