Telecommunications giant, Vodafone Ghana, has crowned Ghanaian songwriter and musician, Martin King Arthur, popularly known as Kofi Kinaata as the winner of the ‘Vodafone Green Award’ at the 22nd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs). The ‘Vodafone Green Award’ was introduced by Vodafone Ghana to acknowledge and support musicians who use their …
Read More »How these kayayei women mobilized to put out fire at a police station
• The kayayei at Kantamanto was the heroes of the day after they unilaterally put out a fire • The fire was razing down the Railways Police Station • With the Fire Service taking forever to arrive, the women went to work and did the job When news of the …
Read More »Journalist behind viral Wa military brutality video moves family as precautionary measure
• Journalist who recorded the assault of civilians by military personnel in Wa has had to move to protect his family • The journalist said in order not to be targeted he has had to relocate his wife and children • Some residents of Wa were subjected to beatings by …
Read More »Chief of Army Staff apologises to Wa, assures of maximum punishment for perpetrators
Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, the Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) has apologised to Wa Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the overlord of the Waala Traditional Area and the people of Wa over the military brutalities in the Upper West capital of Wa, on Thursday, July 1. Major-Gen Oppong-Peprah condemned the …
Read More »Ghanaian woman gets 70 months imprisonment in U.S. for ‘sakawa’
• Deborah Mensah has been jailed for six years in the US • She played a role in ‘sakawa’ which targeted the elderly from about 2014 to 2018 • Deborah Mensah was extradited from Ghana to the US in August 2020 Deborah Mensah, a 34-year-old Ghanaian, has been sentenced by …
Read More »CONFIRMED: Akufo-Addo sacks Ejura MCE
• MCE of Ejura Sekyeredumase has been sacked following developments in the area • Tensions have been rife in the area after clashes between the youth of the area and security personnel • Two persons were killed with several others injured by the military after live rounds were fired into …
Read More »Why Malawi’s female MPs dress as school girls
Malawians have been sharing photos on social media of female Members of Parliament dressed up as schoolgirls – some delighting in their outfits others unimpressed by the stunt. The country’s 193-member Parliament usually has a strict dress code, but it was relaxed on Tuesday for the chamber’s 43 female politicians. …
Read More »Two JHS students arrested for assaulting headmistress
Two Junior High School pupils of Rev. Cobbah Yalley Junior High School at Newsite a suburb in the Effia-Kwesimintsim of the Western Region are in the grips of the Western Regional Police Command for assaulting their headmistress. Municipal Chief Executive for Effia-Kwesiminstim Municipal Assembly (EKMA), Kojo Acquah disclosed this during …
Read More »Fire ravages Zenith University
An inferno has ravaged parts of the Zenith University College near the Accra International Trade Fair Centre, La, destroying several properties. Reports indicate the fire occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Two offices, one store, and two recreational centres were completely destroyed by the fire. It took …
Read More »Kroll case: Domelevo makes shocking revelation about Audit Service employees
Former Auditor General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has revealed that the Audit Service employees who helped him raise issues of financial impropriety in the Kroll case have been demoted. He stated that one of them has been transferred to the Central Region for helping him in his fight against the former …
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