Elvis Anokye

Two Nigerians arrested over $500,000 fraud in Canada

Two Nigerians, Gbemisola Akinrinade and Adebowale Adiatu, have been arrested by the Canadian police for allegedly enriching themselves with the proceeds from the sales of valid flight tickets to unsuspecting customers. According to Canada Today, the suspects fraudulently sold more than 250 airline tickets at a value of more than $500,000 in …

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‘Hungry’ NPP communicators to strike today over neglect

The Communication team members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) responsible for defending and promoting the ruling government projects across the country on various media platforms have served notice of embarking on strike effective Monday 30th January 2023. A member of the Ashanti regional communication team who spoke to …

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Asiedu Nketiah draws Bagbin into reasons for Minority reshuffle

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has given another reason for which the party reshuffled its leadership in Parliament. Having earlier defended the decision to ring the changes amid the backlash from some Members of Parliament, the former party General Secretary revealed at a party …

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Northerners in politics used in the frontline, dumped later like toilet paper – Stephen Atubiga

The Founder of the National Liberation Congress, Stephen Atubiga is calling on all Northerners to rally behind Northerners in politics and stop helping in plotting their downfalls. In a statement on Facebook on Sunday, Stephen Atubiga stressed that it is worrisome that Northerners in politics are continuously being used in …

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Five die, seven injured in Plateau mine collapse

Five persons have died and seven others injured when a mining pit collapsed on them in Rukku community in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.   The incident occurred on Saturday, January 28, 2023, when some local miners went to the mining site in the community to mine solid minerals.   …

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Ghana free from sleeping sickness

Ghana has eliminated gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as Sleeping Sickness, as a disease of public health concern. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a tweet, congratulated the government, health workers and communities for working towards the elimination of the disease. “This is …

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Buhari, Ouattara and co.: These six African presidents are 80 years and above

Former President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana is concerned about the continued stay in office of some of his former peers. Mahama is questioning why octuagenarians and nonagenarians continue to run for and stay in political office despite the obvious challenges of capacity and health in some cases. But who …

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You misfired, apologize to Parliament, NAPO – Annoh-Dompreh on Ato Forson’s import ban tweet

Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has tasked Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson to retract and apologize for a tweet on government’s import ban on a group of selected items. Annoh-Dompreh quoted Ato Forson’s January 28 tweet which contained a photo of the banned items with the caption: “Folks, The NPP …

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DR Congo women flogged for wearing short skirts

Women and girls have been flogged by militiamen in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for wearing short skirts or trousers, the government said on Saturday, vowing to punish the perpetrators. Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde “condemned the degrading and inhuman abuses by the militiamen” from the armed Malaika group, …

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Couple Burns Their Maid’s Genitals With Hot Water

After a 19-year-old maid stole $200 from a couple, they tied her up, tortured her, and poured boiling water into her genitals. When Thembelani Moyo and Sibongile Mpofu, a Filabusi couple who lives in Vukuzenzele town and works at Senga Slope Pant Mine, discovered that the $200 they kept in …

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