Paramount Chief of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Sakite II has destooled the paramount queen mother of the area, Nana Aplam II, reports say. Sources close to the Manya Krobo Paramountcy say the Paramount Chief before a meeting of chiefs and elders of the Area on Monday, May 11, …
Read More »Kofi Kinaata is exceptional – Okyeame Kwame
Ghanaian musician Okyeame Kwame has showered praises on Kofi Kinaata for what he described as an amazing and unique way of writing “deep” lyrics for his songs. In a Twitter post, Okyeame Kwame predicted that Kinaata will be a great inspiration to the next generation According to him, he fell …
Read More »New Voter register: Boakye Gyan’s possible “civil war” comment senseless- Majority Leader
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has described as “senseless”, a statement made by former military officer Major Osahene Boakye Gyan (rtd) on a possible “civil war” should the Electoral Commission goes ahead with the new voters’ register compilation. The lawmaker said the former coup plotter …
Read More »My ex-lover bites me when we quarrel; jail him – Mother of 3-yr-old abused boy
The mother of a three-year-old boy whose father inflicted several deep open wounds on him with a wire and cane for damaging his ‘yam’ phone has disclosed that the man used to bite her on the shoulder any time they had an argument, hence her decision to walk out of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo sacks Tarkwa-Nsuam MCE
President Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Tarkwa-Nsuam Municipal Assembly, Gilbert Ken Asmah with immediate effect. A source close to the Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) told Takoradi-based Empire FM that the sacked MCE is alleged to have dabbled in chieftaincy matters, illegal mining …
Read More »Bodies of two boys who drowned in Pra River retrieved
The Beposo community in the Shama District of the Western Region was on Monday, May 11, 2020, thrown into a state of disbelief and shock following the drowning of two ten-year-old boys in the Pra river. The Assemblyman for the area, Isaac Boakye Adane who spoke to Ewurama Smith disclosed …
Read More »Eight dead in fatal accident on Accra-Kumasi highway
Eight (8) persons have lost their lives in a fatal accident on Accra to Kumasi Highway. Three (3) persons who sustained life-threatening injuries are on admission. The fatal accident occurred Tuesday evening around 8:30 pm on Akyem Anyinasin stretch of the highway which is a few Kilometers away from Akyem …
Read More »47-year-old man rapes, impregnates 17-year-old daughter in Nigeria
A 47-year-old man, Uchenna Egbuchulem, from Nduhu Alaenyi, Ogwa in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo state, has been paraded by the Imo state police command, for allegedly raping and impregnating his seventeen years old daughter, Adaku Egbuchulem. The Police Command in Owerri, through its State Police Public Relations Officer, …
Read More »Botswana’s struggling sex workers get food aid
More than 800 sex workers across Botswana will receive food hampers donated by non-governmental organizations this week, with priority given to migrants; those who are HIV-positive and those with young children. Two NGOs working with the sex workers’ organization, Sisonke, are assisting with the handouts. Program manager Mandla Pule says …
Read More »South Africa backlash over ‘sandal sale ban’
South Africa’s government is facing a backlash over new lockdown regulations detailing what clothes can and cannot be sold in shops. The opposition has compared the rules to Soviet-style bureaucracy. The governing African National Congress (ANC) party is under mounting public pressure to ease lockdown rules despite warnings that infections …
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