A funny video of a man attempting to remove his ATM card that has been withdrawn by an ATM machine has surfaced online. In the rib-cracking sighted on Instagram, the man was using a broomstick to try to remove the card. It appears that the man did not know the …
Read More »Nana Addo swears in 45 High Court, Court of Appeal Judges
President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 17th December, 2019, swore, into office, 45 Justices of the High Court and Court of Appeals, on the advice of the Judicial Council, at a ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of the Nation’s presidency. According to President Akufo-Addo, the 45 Justices, i.e. 34 in …
Read More »IMF worried about Ghana’s debt position
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern about Ghana’s current status as a country at high risk of debt distress – a reference to countries where debt sustainability analyses (DSAs) show protracted breach of debt and debt service thresholds. The concern was contained in a statement issued on December …
Read More »PHOTOS: Women protest naked over unlawful detention of children
Over 100 women between 50 and 80 years of age from Agubia Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State stripped naked, in protest of the arrest of their children by security agents operating in the state. The women stormed the Government House gate at about 11 am on …
Read More »Pope lifts ‘pontifical secret’ rule in sex abuse cases
The Pope has declared that the rule of “pontifical secrecy” no longer applies to the sexual abuse of minors, in a bid to improve transparency in such cases. The Church previously shrouded sexual abuse cases in secrecy, in what it said was an effort to protect the privacy of victims …
Read More »Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan ex-leader sentenced to death for treason
A Pakistani court has sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death in absentia for treason over his 2007 imposition of emergency rule. Such a verdict is a first in a country with a history of army rule. The military reacted angrily, saying legal process “seems to have been ignored”. …
Read More »Selfishness and greed stalling Ghana’s dev’t – Rev Awotwi Pratt
Former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Most Rev. Titus Kofi Awotwi Pratt, says deep-seated selfishness and greed among Ghanaians is hindering and curtailing the developmental efforts of the country. Exhorting attendees of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, the …
Read More »Your victory is an opportunity to strengthen Ghana, UK ties – Akufo-Addo to Boris Johnson
President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, for winning the recently held elections in his country. Nana Akufo-Addo in a Tweet Tuesday, December 17, 2019, described Mr. Johnsons’ electoral victory as “decisive” and “historic”. According to him, both Ghana and the UK have “…an opportunity, together, to …
Read More »Soldier Found Dead in Apartment (PHOTOS)
The body of a KDF officer was found in his house on Monday, December 17, after neighbours alerted the police to a foul stench emanating from his house. According to Likoni OCPD Jane Munywoki, the soldier (Abraham Kipchirchir) had been missing from work since Saturday, December 14. His fellow officers claimed to have …
Read More »Father chops off daughter’s leg during confrontation with wife
A father missed his target and chopped off the leg of his 21-month-old baby girl at Kojo Armah, near Agona Swedru, in the Central Region, as a confrontation between spouses turned violent. Mr Mawuli Bosso, the 37-year-old man, had a misunderstanding with his wife, Joana Amamoo, and pulled a machete …
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