A new mayor in South Africa has pledged that he will not take salary and other perks of office. Gayton McKenzie of the Patriotic Alliance (PA) party, was recently sworn in as mayor of the Central Karoo district municipality in the Western Cape province. In his inauguration speech, he stressed …
Read More »VIDEO: One dead, four injured in Tempane rainstorm
One person has died and four others injured after parts of the Tempane district in the Northern region experienced rainstorm on Tuesday April 12. The rain affected health facilities and school buildings. TV3’s Northern Regional Correspondent Christopher Amoako reported that hundreds of people were displaced by the storm. Source: 3news.com
Read More »Why Sulley Muntari has been sued by Italian businessman
Ghanaian midfielder and player of Accra Hearts of Oak, Sulley Ali Muntari, has been sued by a businessman, Rodrigo Renato Gianno, at the High Court. According to the plaintiff, the footballer owes him an amount of €97,320, which amount he has refused to pay. He, therefore, is asking the court to …
Read More »Wesley Girls to UG and beyond: Five facts about Odartey Lamptey’s lawyer
Nii Odartey Lamptey, was a newsmaker decades ago when he played for the country as a young and talented footballer, who went on to play outside of the country. The last few weeks have seen him return to the front pages after a High Court settled protracted divorce litigation that …
Read More »Chealsea kicked out of Champions League
Chelsea’s reign as European champions came to an agonising end despite beating Real Madrid on a night of high drama at the Bernabeu Stadium. In a Champions League epic, Mason Mount’s wonderful finish and Antonio Rudiger’s powerful header wiped out Real’s 3-1 first-leg advantage and brought the quarter-final tie level …
Read More »At least 20 feared dead in South Africa due to heavy rainfall
At least 20 people are thought to have died in South Africa’s eastern coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal due to unusually heavy rainfall, according to media reports, while officials were still trying to assess the extent of the damage. There are fears that numerous people have been injured while damage to …
Read More »‘Horny’ Prestea man shoots prostitute for refusing to take GHC 10 for bonking
The magistrate court in Prestea in the Western region has remanded a 28-year-old man into police custody for allegedly shooting a Nigerian commercial sex worker for refusing to offer her service at a fee of GHC 10. The suspect, Hakeem Mumumi allegedly shot Promise, a Nigerian commercial sex worker in …
Read More »Lebanon demands arrest of citizen who threatened Ghanaian man with ‘sword’
Lebanon’s embassy in Accra is the latest to demand the arrest of one of its citizens who reportedly launched an attack on a Ghanaian man. In an undated video, the sword-wielding white man attempts an attack on the unidentified man. He is heard screaming: “come out”, “come out”, “I will …
Read More »Police react to viral video of sword-wielding Lebanese allegedly threatening to kill a Ghanaian
The Ghana Police Service has responded to calls from social media users for them to arrest a Lebanese seen in a viral video allegedly threatening to kill a Ghanaian with a sword in broad daylight. The Police in a statement on its official Facebook page said, “this viral video has come to …
Read More »Don’t deny Assin North an MP – Tsatsu Tsikata tells Supreme Court ahead of ruling
Lawyer for Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, have urged the Supreme Court not to deny the people of Assin North a member of Parliament even on an interim basis. According to Tsatsu Tsikata, the forum shopping and manipulation of the judicial process cannot be a justification for the ousting of …
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