A 20-year-old woman, Fatima, has dragged her father to a Shari’a Court in Kaduna for allegedly forcing her to marry a stranger. Fatima told the court that she has someone she loves and her father, Aliyu Muhammad has reportedly threatened to take her to the village and marry her …
Read More »T-bills oversubscribed by GH¢733 million despite increasing interest rates
This week the government secured GH¢2.57 billion from the sale of treasury bills in the auction on May 5, 2023. The auction saw an oversubscription of GH¢733.79 million even though interest rates have been rising. The target for this week’s auction was GH¢1.83 billion. Also, interest rates have increased to …
Read More »EPA to close down churches, drinking spots operating without licence
The Volta Regional Director of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hope Smith Lomotey, has noted that his outfit will soon close down churches and drinking spots operating without licences. He also called on churches whose licences have expired to renew their permits to enable them to continue with their operations. In …
Read More »Thieves rob fetish priestess during Aboakyer festival
It was a big day for indigenes of Winneba in the Central Region and days before the ‘hunt day’ on Saturday, May 6, 2023, there were activities and preparations for the Aboakyer hunt for the deer. The town had prior to the day paraded through the town with two groups …
Read More »Who wins Korle Klottey primaries? The ‘fight’ between Zanetor Rawlings and Meredith Naakai Lamptey-Addy
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gearing up for the parliamentary and presidential primaries scheduled for May,13. Ahead of this, GhanaWeb focuses on key areas of the contest and other issues regarding the contest. One of such areas is females contesting incumbent colleagues in some constituencies. Today’s feature focuses on …
Read More »Malian political coalition opposes constitutional referendum
A number of political associations in Mali have joined forces to oppose the military government’s decision to hold a referendum on a new constitution on June 18. The referendum, announced on Friday, is a milestone on the country’s path towards elections promised for February after a coup three years earlier. …
Read More »Leave me out of this nonsense – ‘Angry’ Yaya Toure responds to former agent over Man City ‘curse’
cle WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email This Former Manchester City player, Yaya Toure Former Manchester City player, Yaya Toure has vented his anger at his former agent Dimitri Seluk over the player’s supposed curse on Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola being lifted. The Ivorian in a tweet vehemently denied any association …
Read More »More than 400 dead in flooding in Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 400 people have died after floods and landslides hit the Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province last week, officials told CNN. Heavy rainfall through last week caused rivers to overflow and created mudslides that devastated the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi in South Kivu’s Kalehe territory, provincial …
Read More »Salinko blamed for being divorced, here’s why
Popular Kumawood actor, Oboy Siki, has expressed that Salinko greatly contributed to his failed marriage, adding that, the actor condoned certain habits which shouldn’t be practiced in marriage. One can recall that Salinko opened up about how his wife divorced him on the grounds of being fed up. Salinko broke …
Read More »This 1996 picture is the world’s most viewed image and here’s why
At a first glance at the photo, it is easy to conclude that this must be come sort of a joke, or an expensive prank, but a second look will give you that ‘oh yeah’ reaction. And truly, when one realises that the image in question is without a doubt …
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