Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called on developing countries to work towards replacing the US dollar with their own currencies in international trade, lending his voice to Beijing’s efforts to end the greenback’s dominance of global commerce. Kicking off his first state visit to China since taking …
Read More »Four persons die while ‘fasting to meet Jesus’
Four people were on Thursday found dead and nearly a dozen others hospitalised in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi county, after being rescued while waiting the imminent end of the world. Police said the group was found in a forest where they had been living for several days after being told …
Read More »Two men and a housewife arrested for forcing13-year-old boy to eat human faeces
The police in Kano state have arrested two men and a housewife for allegedly forcing a 13-year-old Almajiri to eat human faeces that were dumped by an unknown person in Ja’en Makera quarters in Sharada area of Kano metropolis on Thursday, April 13. The father of the victim, Mallam Kabiru, …
Read More »Hypocrites: Anti-Mahama people are expecting MPs to fight for them now – Nii Lante Vanderpuye
The Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency in the Greater Accra region, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has criticized some citizens he claims were vocal in their protests against economic hardship during the previous administration of John Dramani Mahama. Vanderpuye alleged that these citizens and pressure groups, who have since become dormant or inactive …
Read More »Nigerian ‘scammer’ surrenders luxury cars, US$8m in proceeds to US government
Mr. Woodberry, also known as Jacob Ponle, a close associate of notorious internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has admitted to engaging in wire fraud. In a plea declaration filed on April 6, 2023, at the US District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Mr. …
Read More »Fake junior pastor arrested for washing the private part of pregnant woman with salt water
A self-styled pastor identified as Kelvin Abeka has been exposed for posing as a junior pastor of the founder and leader of Holiness of Christ Zion Ministry, Prophet Emmanuel Aboagye alias Ogyaba. The pastor who owns a church, Divine Fire Ministry in Koforidua was exposed after he imposed fear on …
Read More »Adongo’s Maguire video pops up after Harry scores own goal
Member of Parliament Isaac Adongo was in the Twitter trends on the evening of April 13 because of England skipper Harry Maguire. The Man United player scored an own goal in their UEFA Europa League fixture at Old Trafford. His injury time goal meant that the Spanish side, Sevilla, got …
Read More »Driver bites police officer’s finger in attempt to resist arrest
The Assin-Fosu District court has convicted a 24-year-old commercial driver to a fine of Gh¢14,400.00 or in default, will serve nine months in prison for biting the fingers of a police officer in an attempt to resist arrest. The convict, Ebenezer Nkoom, pleaded guilty to 13 different charges including causing …
Read More »GFA’s Football for Schools approved by FIFA
In our quest to develop all aspects of the game and to ensure that members are duly supported has received a further boost from FIFA. This follows the approval of the Ghana Football Association’s application for the FIFA Football for Schools Programme for implementation in accordance with the necessary FIFA guidelines. …
Read More »US$3 billion from IMF is a pittance – Dormaahene
Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II has spoken about the government’s ongoing engagements with the International Monetary Fund [IMF]. He specifically addressed the amount of money that government was seeking from the international lender describing it as a pittance. In his view, there is a link between the financial support government was seeking …
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