Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, has expressed his appointment over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s inability to be on the toes of persons in government. He said the president has become too gentle which has resulted in his failure to sack his appointees who are not doing their jobs well, asaaseradio.com reported. …
Read More »Prepare for by elections in Assin Central, Ayawaso Central and Dome-Kwabenya – Okudzeto Ablakwa
Amidst reports that the ruling New Patriotic Party is planning to move for the declaration of the Dome Kwabenya seat in parliament as vacant, a member of the opposition party has described the move as a selective application of the law. The absence of Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo in parliament …
Read More »Burkina mine death toll rises to 63
The death toll from an accidental explosion at an illegal gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso rose on Tuesday to 63, the authorities said, adding that they had made an arrest. “We have 63 dead and around 40 injured,” the public prosecutor in the town of Gaoua, Alpha Compaore, told …
Read More »Police foil attempted bullion van robbery at Industrial Area
The Ghana Police Service has foiled a robbery attack on a bullion van at the Industrial Area in Accra. The police in a short notification on its Facebook page stated that suspects involved in the botched robbery incident are being pursued by the Anti-Robbery unit of the police. The police …
Read More »EU lifts sanctions against Grace Mugabe
The Zimbabwean government has welcomed the decision of the European Union (EU) to lift travel and financial sanctions imposed on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, former First Lady Grace Mugabe and military chief Valerio Sibanda. The EU took the decision despite acknowledging that Zimbabwe’s human rights record had not improved and could …
Read More »Kwabena Yeboah narrates how John Paintsil stood up against juju in Black Stars camp
Veteran Sports journalist, Kwabena Yeboah has recounted how former Black Stars player John Paintsil spoke up against voodoo practice locally known as juju in Ghana’s camp. Kwabena Yeboah revealed that the recent rumours about juju in the Black Stars camp were indeed true because it has been in existence for a long. According to him during …
Read More »Kufuor, Sir Jonah, others’ roles in getting UTAG to call off strike
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced that it will return to the classrooms upon requests from a number of stakeholders but that new decision will only be for a short window. Announcing this decision during a presser in Accra, the UTAG President, Prof. Solomon Nunoo, explained that …
Read More »Nigeria national anthem’s co-author Prof Ogunnaike dies of cancer
The Nigerian-born American scholar prior to his death was a chemical engineer and the William L. Friend Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University Of Delaware – a position he held for more than 25 years. “Babatunde Ogunnaike 1956-2022. The death has occurred of Tunde Ogunnaike, whose words …
Read More »34 killed as cholera epidemic spreads in Cameroon
At least 34 people have died so far in a cholera epidemic that is sweeping the Central African nation of Cameroon, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday. The epidemic has hit at least four regions, including the Littoral region where the commercial …
Read More »VIDEO: I always dress like a man to church – Ghanaian transgender discloses
Ghanaian transgender, Ohemartin, has disclosed that she always dresses like a man to church. Known in real life as Emmanuel Hughes, the popular Ghanaian transgender who identifies as a woman, said she wears male attires to church because she wants to be seen in her raw state. “When I go …
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