Elvis Anokye

Govt buying votes with new producer price of cocoa – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says the recent increment in the producer price of cocoa by the government is to influence the vote of farmers in the 2020 polls. He said the government failed to heed calls for yearly increases in the producer price …

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VIDEO: 57-year-old JHS graduate featured on BBC

Elizabeth Yamoah, the 57-year-old lady who enrolled at the Odoben Presbyterian Junior High School (JHS) in 2017 and sat for the BECE in September this year has been featured on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In a 2 minutes 15 seconds report by BBC News Pidgin, Madam Yamoah said she …

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Two jailed eight years for stealing Bullion Van Cash

Two persons who stole GHS 1,020,500 from a bullion van in 2017, have been sentenced to four years imprisonment each by an Accra Circuit Court. Bismark Abem, a Cash in Transit (CIT) Officer, and Eric Larbi, a driver were found guilty at the end of trial on the charges of …

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One killed, another wounded in shooting on Cape Town road

One person has been killed and another wounded after they were shot in Brackenfell on Tuesday. According to police, the shooting happened on Tuesday at 12:50 on the corner of Frans Conradie and Kenwill Drive in Brackenfell. Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said two people have been arrested. The details …

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Airport authorities turn terminal 2 into coronavirus ‘holding centre’

Whatsup News has gathered from sources at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) that the Management of Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has turned the domestic terminal at the airport (Terminal 2) into a Gestapo-styled holding centre for foreign travelers to Ghana who cannot pay the outrageous US$ 150 for COVID-19 test. Senior …

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Man gunned down while sitting in his car

Police in Gauteng are investigating a murder after a motorist was shot and killed in his vehicle in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters, officers responded to the scene on Rissik and Smith streets around 10:00, following reports. On arrival, the body of an …

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Girl, 11, found stabbed to death in her bedroom

KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating the murder of an 11-year-old girl who was found with stab wounds in her bedroom in Madadeni. According to the police, Olwethu Mdlalose’s body was found on 1 October in Section 5 Madadeni. “Police found the body of Owethu Mdlalose with multiple stab wounds on her …

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Kantanka automobile building fingerprint car ignition

The world is advancing in terms of car technology. In the same fashion, Ghana’s own car making company, Kantanka Automobile Limited is also bringing in the latest technological advancement in the vehicles they produce. Recently, Kantanka Automobile produced its own electronic vehicle which is yet to hit the market. Now, …

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Fongo JHS in dire need of water

Fongo Junior High School (JHS) in the Wa Municipality is in dire need of water to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Issah Nanjo Sahid, Head Teacher of the school currently buys water from water tankers out of his pocket to fill hand washing containers placed in the school for handwashing among …

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CAS should have reduced Kwesi Nyantakyi’s ban to 5 years – Kojo Yankah

Former Western Regional Football Association Chairman, Kojo Yankah says the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) should have handed Kwesi Nyantakyi a five-year ban on his appeal instead of the 12 years. The former Ghana Football Association President was handed a lifetime ban by FIFA following his involvement in the Number 12 …

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