Counsel for the 2nd respondent in the ongoing hearing of the election petition, Mr Akoto Ampaw has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a review application filed by counsel for the petitioner against the earlier ruling of the court that no witness can be compelled to testify. The Supreme Court …
Read More »Hawa Koomson’s English, responses take over social media halfway into her vetting
It was widely anticipated, that the vetting of Mavis Hawa Koomson, Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister-designate will be an interesting one. She certainly has made her name, in the past for certain issues including the shooting incident at the Awutu Senya Constituency. This was the first question posed at her by Parliament‘s Appointments …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Parliament vets Hawa Koomson
The President’s Minister nominee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson is currently before the Appointments Committee of Parliament. The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East served as Minister for Special Development Initiatives in the first term government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President who is currently constituting his second term government has …
Read More »Black Stars maintain their position on latest FIFA Rankings
Ghana has maintained its position on the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday, February 18, 2021, placing 52nd in the world. Ghana was inactive in the last two months and for that matter, was unable to improve on points. On the African continent, the Black stars maintained their 8th position …
Read More »Thomas Partey to miss Europa league clash against Benfica
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will miss the Europa League Round of 32 first leg against Benfica on Thursday. The Ghanaian international has been sidelined since picking a strain to his left hamstring in Arsenal’s defeat to Aston Villa in the Premier League. The 27-year-old has been plagued by injuries since his big-money …
Read More »Asantehene called upon to intervene in KATH maternity block demolition decision
Former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi Kwasi Ofori Agyeman has called on the overlord of Ashanti Kingdom to intervene and ensure an independent probe into the proposed demolition of the 45-year-old abandoned Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The former government appointee believes …
Read More »VIDEO: I’d love to meet Bisa Kdei – Jingle Jangle star
British-born Ghanaian actress, Diaana Babnicova, says she would love to meet Ghanaian musician Bisa Kdei. The young star only got to know the Mansa hitmaker during the shooting of her latest Netflix-featured film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. A remake of highlife musician Bisa Kdei’s ‘Asew’ song titled ‘Grandpa Me Nie’ was featured in …
Read More »Nigerian entrepreneur jailed 10 years in $11m email scam
Celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, has been jailed 10 years by a United States (US) federal court for masterminding an $11 million cyber fraud on a British company. The court heard that “through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme that …
Read More »Robbers attack credit union, injure one person
About eight suspected armed robbers stormed a credit union, shot and injured one person at Jeninso Akataniase in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The suspects are said to have made away with an undisclosed amount of money during the incidence which happened on Wednesday evening. The robbers, …
Read More »Mechanic in ‘gang rape’ jailed seven years
Samuel Crabbe,18, a Mechanic who raped a 13-year-old girl, with five others, in turns, at Korle Gonno in Accra, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Crabbe, who was charged with conspiracy to commit crime and defilement, pleaded guilty. The Court presided over by Mrs …
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