Oil and gas company Tullow Oil has started a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana following the beginning of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee field on Monday. The Maersk Venturer drillship, which has been contracted for four years, is expected to drill four wells in total in …
Read More »Airlines back to Kia as tourism picks up
Some foreign airlines to the Kilimanjaro International Airport (Kia) have resumed flights after recent suspensions following reduced traffic because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Discussions are underway to have three others – Kenyan Airways (KQ), Turkish Airlines and Germany-based Condor – resume flights to Tanzania’s gateway to the northern tourism …
Read More »People from Upper East Region only good at bringing down people – Kpemka
Former Deputy Attorney General Lawyer Joseph Dindiok Kpemka has said that all the people of the Upper East region are good at is gossiping and pulling down their people. According to him, this is the paramount reason why the region lags in terms of development comparing it to other regions. “What …
Read More »Superb Kumi wins MOTM in Kotoko – Chelsea duel
In-form Kotoko striker Andy Kumi glittered on the day in his second GPL game to win the MVP award as Kotoko strolled to a 2-0 victory over Berekum Chelsea. Kumi who opened his Kotoko account last Wednesday found the target once again making it two out of two for …
Read More »Polythene wrapped banku: A more deadly substitute for cigarettes?
A report shared by a Facebook user claims that eating banku, local fermented corn and cassava based food wrapped in polythene, is equivalent to smoking 135 sticks of cigarettes. Initial investigations reveal that this claim has been seen making its rounds online. With this re-circulation, the discussion has picked …
Read More »Video of rock in shipping container not related to purported Malawi-Zimbabwe COVID-19 vaccine agreement
Claim: Malawi government ordered vaccines from Zimbabwe and a huge rock was delivered to them. Full text COVID-19 vaccination programmes are underway across the world. In Africa, more than half of the countries on the continent have either received their first consignment of vaccines or have already started vaccinating …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: UEW Student Body found Dead at the Sea Shore
An unidentified young man has been found dead at the Ndaama Abowie beach in the Winneba Township. Chief Superintendent Samuel Asiedu Okanta, the Effutu Municipal Police Divisional Commander, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that the deceased would be in his late twenties. He said on Wednesday, …
Read More »Another mobile money vendor attacked in Takoradi
A Mobile Money vendor in her 20s has been attacked by armed robbers around Takoradi Presby Quarters. The attack on Hannah Asandoh led to the shooting of a taxi driver who went to her rescue. According to reports, the incident took place around 7:25 pm on Saturday, April 10 …
Read More »Chilling video shows drug dealer shoot and kill cop during traffic stop
A New Mexico police officer Darian Jarrott was tragically shot and killed during a routine traffic stop that set off a 40-mile chase earlier this year, ending with the suspect also dying in a shootout with police. New Mexico State Police Newly released footage shows the chilling moment a New …
Read More »Asante Kotoko beat Berekum Chelsea 2-0 to go top of league table
Asante Kotoko moved to the summit of the Ghana Premier League table following a 2-0 victory against Berekum Chelsea at the Len Clay Stadium in Obuasi on Sunday. The Porcupine Warriors won the encounter thanks to goals from Andy Kumi and Godfred Asiamah. Kumi was the first to score when …
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