Executive Director of ASEPA, Mensah Thompson says Okudzeto Ablakwa will not be the only member of the minority caucus to quit the Appointments Committee of Parliament. According to him, there are other members of the minority caucus who are ready to quit the Committee because their principles are not in line …
Read More »Shatta Wale announces retirement from music
Ghanaian artiste and self-acclaimed dancehall king Shatta Wale has announced his retirement from music. The award-winning artiste says after the release of his Gift of God album (#GOGALBUM) hed will take a bow from music. The controversial artiste in a tweet said he has made enough to go into …
Read More »Dumsor in Kumasi may end in December – ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana has said power outages in some parts of the Ashanti region may continue until December this year. According to the Managing Director for the ECG, Kwame Agyemang Budu, the situation is a result of some construction works on the transmission lines in the region. “From …
Read More »BBC World Service partners with AfricaWeb to offer digital content to audiences in Ghana and Cameroon
First international news organisation to offer News related podcasts to African market The BBC World Service and AfricaWeb have formed a new digital partnership to offer BBC News text, podcasts, audio and video content in English, Pidgin, Hausa and French to audiences in Ghana and Cameroon via market-leading news portals …
Read More »Pastor, three others arrested for attempted grave robbery
A Pastor and three others have been arrested at Abura Batayaa in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region for attempting to loot a grave. Speaking to Kasapa FM News’ Yaw Boagyan, the Assembly Member for area Godlove Blankson said the suspects were arrested at midnight on …
Read More »Another Ghanaian nurse goes missing
It’s every mother’s worst nightmare as Madam Angela Asare faces the fear of having lost her daughter, Vera Asamoah, a Ghanaian nurse stationed in the nation’s capital Accra. Angela, who is also a nurse at the Asesewa Government Hospital in the Eastern Region recounts how her daughter left her apartment …
Read More »NDC has sent assassins to kill me – Allotey Jacobs
Former Central Regional Chair of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Allotey Jacobs has alleged that some unknown members of his former party have sent a death squad after him. According to him, he was alerted by a high-ranking member of the party and believes he would have already been dead if …
Read More »21-year-old SHS graduate hangs himself to death at Abura Academy
A 21-year-old Takoradi Saint Mary’s SHS graduate, Mohammed Kojo Musah has reportedly hanged himself to death at Abura Academy in the Cape Coast North District of the Central Region The incident has sent residents in the area into a state of shock, as the deceased left a note before …
Read More »Ivory Coast’s ex-President Gbagbo free to go home after ICC acquittal
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s ex-President Laurent Gbagbo on charges of crimes against humanity. It paves the way for his return to Ivory Coast, where he remains an influential figure. He had been charged in connection with violence following a disputed election in …
Read More »Churches gear up for Easter celebration amid coronavirus
Preparations have reached fever pitch for churches in Ghana ahead of this year’s Easter celebrations. The festivities marking the crucifixion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ appears slow, but sure, with social media getting flooded with the advertisement of church events. When Ghana News Agency visited some principal streets …
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