Sunday, 26 April 2020 marked 21-years of enstoolment of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, as Asantehene. The Asantehene, born Nana Barima Kwaku Duah on 6 May 1950 is the 16th King of the Asantes, enstooled on 26 April 1999. His stool name, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in direct succession to …

International Human Rights groups have told the BBC that reports of “forced quarantine” of African nationals in the Chinese city of Guangzhou amounts to “arbitrary detention”. For weeks, Africans in the southern Chinese city say they have faced discrimination over fears that coronavirus is spreading among African communities. The BBC …

The Upper West region, has recorded three additional deaths from meningitis bringing the total number of deaths in the region to 43. Reports say the three were among some 15 new cases of the endemic recorded in the region. The case count has shot up from 258 to 273 as …

The US military has admitted to causing civilian casualties as a result of an air strike in Somalia in February. A statement from US Africa Command said on Monday that two civilians were killed and three injured during the attack. The statement adds that the same attack killed two members …

A man, who the police have described as notorious armed robber, has been shot dead at Kwayease, a suburb of Yeji in the Bono East region. Ernest Akorli, also known as Jerigoji, who the police said had been terrorising the people of Yeji for some time now, last Wednesday robbed …

South Africa has 4 793 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 90 deaths as of Monday. “We regret to report a further three deaths: two from the Western Cape and one from KZN. This brings the total cumulative COVID-19 related deaths to 90,” said Health Minister, Dr Zwelini Mkhize. Among the …

Seasoned Ghanian broadcaster, Gilbert Aggrey, affectionately called Abeiku Santana has lost his father. late James Benjamin Aggrey The late James Benjamin Aggrey, 81, was the former Greater Accra Region  Head of Disease Control Unit, Ghana Health Service. Speaking to The Spectator, Abeiku Santana noted that his father died on April …

Majority of football writers at sportsmole.co.uk have chosen Ghana striker Jordan Ayew as Crystal Palace’s Player of Year. Ayew was in top form before the suspension of the English Premier League due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Ghana international banged in goals to ensure the Eagles won three games in a row after winning …

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reported the Electoral Commission (EC) to the Criminal Investigative Department (CID0 of the Ghana Police for going-g ahead with a workshop on the new voters even though an injunction was placed on it the exercise. The party wants to the CID to investigate the …

A 20-year-old driver’s mate, who threatened to kill his mother for refusing to give him ‘chop’ money has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Maxwell Agyei pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea by the court presided by Mr Johnson …