A former illegal miner, popularly known as Strongman, has said that should a shoot to kill order be issued to the anti-illegal mining (Galamsey) Military Taskforce, Operation Halt, the soldiers will rather record more casualties. Some statesmen including Ghana’s immediate-past High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng, have advocated …
Read More »684 students contract Coronavirus in Eastern Region
• Ghana is still fighting the deadly Coronavirussince the index case was recorded in March 2020 • Many Ghanaians, including high profile personalities have died from the virus • At the regional level, 684 students have contracted the disease in recent times A report from the Eastern Regional Health Directorate …
Read More »Agbogbloshie onion sellers demonstrate at NPP Headquarters
Greater Accra Minister, Henry Quartey has announced plans to relocate Onion sellers at Agbogbloshie Tue, 22 Jun 2021Source: kasapafmonline.com Onion sellers at Agbogbloshie in Accra have thronged the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) Headquarters protesting against the planned relocation of their market centre by the Regional Minister. The onion sellers want the Minister, Henry …
Read More »Court slaps GH¢4000 on NDC over Techiman South case
• The NDC and the NPP MP for Techiman South are in court over the 2020 polls • The NDC is to pay a GH¢4000 fine • This was reduced from GH¢7000 after the lawyers of the NDC argued against it A GH¢4000 fine has been slapped on the National Democratic …
Read More »WAEC reacts to Africa Education Watch’s report on 2020 WASSCE
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says it is considering a lawsuit against education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch. This comes on the back of Africa Watch’s report on the assessment of the 2020 West African Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Think Tank, among other things noted, their investigations revealed that …
Read More »Jomoro MP ordered to submit evidence of having renounced her Ivorian citizenship
A Sekondi High Court has ordered the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo Toffey, to submit evidence of having renounced her Ivorian citizenship at the Court’s Registry within 10 days. The court is hearing a petition filed by one Joshua Emuah Kofie, challenging the eligibility of madam Affo-Toffey as …
Read More »Labour Minister storms out of interview over question on child labour
The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffuor Awuah shocked journalists in Koforidua in the Eastern region when he stormed out of an interview after a question on political will in the fight against child labour. The Minister was about to be interviewed by journalists on the sidelines of …
Read More »6 popular Ghanaian pastors whose controversial comments landed them in trouble
• Some Ghanaian pastors have been widely criticized for sharing ‘unsolicited’ and ‘distasteful’ comments on national issues • These outspoken pastors have been captured severally making such bold and controversial statements • They seem to have stepped on many toes with such utterances These outspoken men of God have been …
Read More »Fantana, mother turn heads after posing with Okudzeto Ablakwa
A photo of musician Fantana and her mum, Jomoro Member of Parliament (MP), Doris Affo Toffey with Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has popped up and Ghanaians can’t keep calm. The photo was taken when mother and daughter paid a courtesy call on the North Tongu MP as part of the 2021 Fathers’ Day …
Read More »Gaddafi’s ‘Flying Palace’ returns home after nearly a decade
A private plane belonging to Libya’s late leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has landed in the capital Tripoli after nearly a decade in France for safekeeping and maintenance, domestic and pan-Arab outlets have reported. The giant plane, an Airbus A340, flew over the skies of Tripoli before landing at Mitiga International Airport …
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