Five security officers including two soldiers were killed at the weekend by suspected separatists in Nigeria’s oil hub of Port Harcourt, according to a police memo seen Monday by AFP. The southeastern part of Nigeria is experiencing a spate of attacks on security forces, which authorities attribute to members …
Read More »‘Nana Addo will not finish his term’: Second witness testifies against Bulldog
Theodosia Antwiwaa Appiah, the second prosecution witness in the trial of Lawrence Nana Asiamah aka Bulldog mounted the witness box at an Accra Circuit Court. Testifying before an Accra Circuit Court, Theodosia, a complainant in the case, led in evidence by Chief Inspector Simon Apiorsornu said on January 9, …
Read More »Ghana is only one of two countries in the world to own these lighthouses
The Cape St. Paul Lighthouse near Woe in the Volta region of Ghana may not be as prominent a place as the famous lighthouse at Jamestown in Accra, but on the scale of some relevance, this obscure location towers over your famous spot. Built in 1901 near Woe, Ghana …
Read More »Woman, 27, arrested for hacking husband over ‘chop money
A 27-year-old woman Mary Quaye, is in the custody of the Agona Duakwa police in the Central Region for inflicting multiple machete wounds on her husband’s neck. Information gathered by EIB News’ Yaw Boagyan indicates that a misunderstanding over house-keeping money ensued between the couple on Monday, 26th April, around …
Read More »Andrew Brown: Family of black man shot by US police demand more footage
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionAndrew Brown’s death on 21 April triggered six nights of protests Police in the US state of North Carolina are facing growing calls to release footage of an incident that led to the fatal shooting of a black man. Andrew Brown, 42, was shot and killed last week …
Read More »Nigeria ranked third-worst in global good governance index
Nigeria has been ranked the third-worst country in global good governance index. This was announced at the inaugural Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) which was launched on Monday, April 26, 2021. The criteria for the ranking include; 34 indicators which are organized into seven pillars: leadership and foresight; robust laws …
Read More »Tensions overshadow EU vote on UK Brexit deal
IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPAimage captionEU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen oversees trade relations with the UK The European Parliament is expected to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal – a key move to ensure that tariff- and quota-free trade continues. The Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) has been operating provisionally since …
Read More »Fire guts Mankessim Zongo; several properties destroyed«
Fire has gutted parts of the Mankessim Zongo in the Central region destroying thousands of properties. Reports gathered by Kasapa FM’s Yaw Boagyan indicates that one person whose name was given as Salamatu Mohammed, the CEO of Salamatu Enterprise was affected by the development with items in the bedroom burnt …
Read More »You are more than evil – Kennedy Agyapong slams Dag Heward Mills over ‘cursing’ video
In February 2020, a video surfaced of the founder of the Lighthouse Chapel, Bishop Dag Heward Mills invoking God’s wrath on some of his critics. Citing portions of the Bible, Bishop Dag Heward Mills invoked curses of leprosy among others on the people. More than a year after the video …
Read More »VIDEO: 16-yr-old JHS girl murdered with body parts missing
A 16-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil has been murdered at Asirifikrom in the Adansi Asokwa District of Ashanti Region. The deceased, Augustina Tagbor, also known as Mawusi, had gone to the farm to get foodstuffs when she was murdered, Isaac Normanyo reported on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, Tuesday. The incident …
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