A reggae musician and broadcaster, Abubakar Ahmed, aka Blakk Rasta, has said that the state ceasing the estates of the late former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John), for the crimes he has allegedly committed is not good enough. According to Blakk Rasta, the right punishment …
Read More »Akufo-Addo sacks Hamza Tanko from Hajj Board
President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed with immediate effect, the removal of Hamza Tanko from all official duties of the Hajj Board. This comes after Mr Hamza’s appointment as a signatory to Ghana’s Hajj bank account in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and his description as a Finance Director. A statement signed by the Executive Secretary …
Read More »How Otto Addo masterminded Madagscar’s 3-0 thumping with ‘strange’ line up
When the Ghana lineup for the Madagascar game was announced, the reactions focused on two poignant and significant issues. The first was the absence of the Bristol City striker Antoine Semenyo on the team sheet and the second was the strange backline which had both Gideon Mensah and Baba Rahman …
Read More »Platinum Jubilee: Queen celebrated at thanksgiving service for ‘staying the course’
The Queen was praised for “staying the course” as royals joined dignitaries at a thanksgiving service for the Platinum Jubilee at St Paul’s Cathedral. Referring to her love of horse racing, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell said she is “still in the saddle”, even though she was not able to …
Read More »Dela Coffie takes on Special Prosecutor over ‘warrant’ directive
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, Dela Coffie has responded following the issuance of a warrant of arrest from the Office of the Special Prosecutor. According to him, he will make himself available for any queries of law enforcement as he has nothing to hide. …Preliminarily, I want to state that I …
Read More »Returnee busted after herbalist exposes him for attempting to kill daughter for money
There were chills and a lot of emotions accompanying the revelations in a video fast making rounds on Facebook, where a man has been arrested for sending his daughter to a herbalist to have her killed for money. In the video shared by Nana Adu-Boafo Jnr on Facebook, who identifies …
Read More »Watch how two fighting cows caused unusual traffic on the GIMPA-Dzorwulu road
It was an unusual Friday morning along the GIMPA-Dzorwulu road in Accra when two cows that were fiercely engaged in a head-butting fight, blocked the road for a number of minutes. The cows: one all-white and the other black and white, for the period GhanaWeb’s lenses were there, moved between the …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee: Palace rejects Kim Kardashian
She may be the Queen of celebrities, but Kim Kardashian’s dream of joining the official Platinum Jubilee celebrations in the UK have been dashed. Despite her best efforts, officials at Buckingham Palace have rejected her pleas to attend the Platinum Party at the Palace on Saturday. They said: ‘Kim rarely gets turned down to attend …
Read More »VIDEO: I don’t answer to fools – Patapaa’s wife rebuts
The wife of Justice Amoah, popularly known as Patapaa, Liha Miller, has said she doesn’t respond to fools in a new video she lip-synched to. This follows rants by her husband in less than 24 hours, asserting Zionfelix is the reason he doesn’t want to see his wife after the blogger …
Read More »IGP bans Regional Officers, PROs from engaging media
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has directed all Public Affairs Officers of the Police Service, as well as Regional Commanders, from henceforth cease granting interviews or issuing press releases on any matter within their jurisdiction to the media. The directive is to remain in force until …
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