Experienced Triple Jumper, Nadia Eke is expected to be the flagbearer of Team Ghana at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. According to the Administrative Manager of the Ghana Olympic Committee, GOC, Miss Farida Idriss, the top athlete will lead Ghana as they display their rich culture …
Read More »You sell your water instead of using it to fight fire – Water Company ‘fires’ Fire Service
Manager of the Accra East branch of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Emmanuel Johnson has taken a swipe at the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) for blaming their inefficiency in fighting the fire outbreak at Makola on them. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, July 8, 2021, he said …
Read More »Wa military brutality: Army jails, demotes, transfers errant soldiers
• The military high command has handed down sanctions to errant soldiers • The officers went on rampage in Wa beating residents over a missing phone • The sanctions include jail terms, demotions and transfers, Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul told Parliament The disciplinary board of Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has handed down punitive …
Read More »Foreign hit squad killed Haiti’s president, police say
A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police say. Most were detained after a gun battle at a house in the capital Port-au-Prince where they were holed up. Bloodied and bruised, suspects were paraded in front of media on …
Read More »Attacks on MPs are unnecessary, loans will be paid back – Kate Addo
• Ken Ofori-Atta announced a $28 million loan agreement for MPs so they can buy vehicles • The public has been enraged, attacking the MPs on the matter • Kate Addo has reacted, saying that since the monies will be paid back, there is no need for people to attack them …
Read More »Akyemansa DCE orders arrest of two galamseyers for trying to bribe him
Hon. Paul Asamoah, DCE for Akyemansa district yesterday caused the arrest of two illegal miners who tried to compromise him. The honourable DCE recently embarked on ‘operation burn all chanfans’ on river bodies in the Akyemansa district which yielded positive results in the first phase of the operation to stop …
Read More »NPP’s Abronye drags Akufo-Addo govt to Supreme Court over spousal salaries
• Abronye has taken a legal action against the state for agreeing to pay allowances to the spouses of the president and his vice • He says the decision is not enshrined in law • He wants the committee to declare the recommendation of the emolument committee null and void …
Read More »Six-Eugene largest aircraft in the world lands in Ghana
The largest aircraft in the world, “Antonov An-225 Mriya” has landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Only two of such aircraft were built. The current Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is the only one in operation, according to Aviation Ghana, flew from Leipzig and successfully landed at KIA shortly after …
Read More »Ghetto life, drugs and money-making – Nima boys bare it all
Life is what you make it and this is the notion with which some youth in Nima live their lives. They live in various parts of the Nima community in Accra but usually meet up at the ‘ghetto’ to hustle and make money for themselves among other things. GhanaWeb’s Wonder …
Read More »Hearts’ league glory in sight, Kotoko hopeful
Maximum points for Accra Hearts of Oak in Sunday’s game against Liberty Professionals will see the end of the 11-year trophy drought with a game to spare. The Phobians have been rampant in the last few matches as they are now unbeaten in 13 matches across all competition the longest …
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