Sudan has criminalised carrying out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail. Some 87% of Sudanese women aged between 14 and 49 have undergone some form of FGM, according to the United Nations. In Sudan it is common for women to get the inner and …
Read More »Four kingmakers arrested for defying ban on gathering
Four persons have been picked up by Akropong Police for violating ban on social gathering and distancing by holding estoolment ceremony. The were picked Friday afternoon by the Akropong Police led by the District Police Commander,Stephen Tetteh. All four persons picked by Police are traditional rulers who led the enstoolment …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan sends Castro a ‘deep’ 38th birthday message
General Captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has celebrated his bosom friend Castro as he turns 38 today. Castro disappeared at the ADA Estuary on July 6, 2014, when he and his then-girlfriend, Janet Badu joined Asamoah Gyan and other friends for a holiday outing and fun. Over the years, there have been Prophets and other …
Read More »Speaker adjourns parliamentary sittings to May 19
Parliament has adjourned sittings after a series of emergency meetings held in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The adjournment is expected to give members of the house the opportunity to rest. Mr. Oquaye who announced the adjournment said the house will tentatively resume sittings on May 19. The House …
Read More »Francis Boateng Appointed New MD Of TOR
President Akufo-Addo has reportedly appointed Mr Francis Boateng as the new Managing Director for the Tema Oil Refinery(TOR). The new MD until his appointment served as the General Manager for Commercial Operations at the Ghana National Gas Company. The appointment of Francis Boateng follows the resignation Kweku Asante Berko who …
Read More »Okuapeman installs Odehye Kwadwo Kesse as new Okuapehene
Kingmakers of Akuapem have started traditional processes to install Odehye Kwadwo Kesse as the next Okuapehene. The 34-year-old becomes the youngest Paramount Chief in the whole of the Eastern Region. The installation processes began on Friday morning where after introducing him to the appropriate Kingmakers, a ram was slaughtered and …
Read More »Decomposing body of man found hanging on a tree in Volta Region
Residents of Amaglo Kope, a small village in Akpatoe in the Ketu North Municipal Assembly of Volta Region are gripped with fear as a lifeless body of a man believed to be in his early 30s has been found in a farm. The deceased man was found hanging on a …
Read More »I will visit Ghana because of Bukom Banku – Odion Ighalo
Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo says he will visit Ghana at the end of the season because of his quest to meet Brimah Kamoko a.k.a Bukom Banku. Bukom Banku, who is a Ghanaian boxer cum comedian has been entertaining people with his funny stuff. Odion Ighalo who is on loan …
Read More »Social Distancing: Mad Rush For Corpses At KATH For Private Burial
Body withdrawals at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) mortuary have increased from five to sixty a week as bereaved families have resorted to private burials. The move was as a result of President Akufo Addo’s appeal to decongest the various morgues across the country as a result of the …
Read More »Top 6 African countries with highest COVID-19 deaths
Over 36,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported in African, with over 1,500 deaths recorded, as at Thursday, April 30, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The international health agency also revealed that South Africa, Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire are the most affected by COVID-19 in Africa (WHO …
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