Two people have reportedly died after a taxi submerged during a rainstorm in Madina, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region. An eyewitness who spoke to GhanaWeb said that an hour of rain led to the roads and gutters around some parts of Madina, including the Ridco area, becoming heavily flooded, which …
Read More »Metro FM news presenter Pearl Shongwe passes on
The SABC’s Metro FM news presenter Pearl Shongwe has passed on. It is understood she died at her Polo Fields home north of Johannesburg. Details are still sketchy at the moment. The newsreader also presented sport on SABC’s 404 News channel and Morning Live on weekends alongside Simphiwe Ncongwane. A …
Read More »‘Gob3′(Gari and Beans) sellers threaten indefinite strike over high price of beans and oil
In recent times, gari and bean popularly known as “Gobe” has become one of the most patronized local delicacies in Ghana because one can quench his hunger with little amount of money which can sustain him for many hours. Again, gobe comes with many health benefits to its eaters because …
Read More »VIDEO: ‘The Cost of Being an Atheist’ in Nigeria – A BBC Africa documentary
In April 2022, the sentencing of Mubarak Bala sent shockwaves internationally. The outspoken Nigerian atheist was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to blaspheming Islam. What followed is a landmark case that has placed the threats to freedom of religion and expression in Nigeria …
Read More »Price of Bibles to go up November 10
The price of Bibles will soon shoot up across the country. This was announced by the Bible Society of Ghana. The Society attributed the price increase to the high cost of clearing goods at Ghana’s ports. In a notice announcing the price increase, the Society said: “Due to the high …
Read More »How Black Stars players who were dropped were informed
GhanaWeb Sports Journalist, Daniel Oduro, has shared some insights on how the technical team members of the Black Stars shared the responsibilities on how to name their final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. According to Daniel Oduro, head coach Otto Addo took the responsibility to inform the players who have been …
Read More »VIDEO: Opambour’s wife causes stir over wild dance moves
Opambouwaa, the wife of the popular man of God, Opambour, has taken to social media to display electrifying dance move which has sparked reactions among her fans. Posting the video on her official TikTok account, Opambouwaa danced to the global hit song by Kizz Daniel titled Buga. She was spotted …
Read More »Mubarak Wakaso dropped from final Black Stars World Cup squad – Reports
KS Eupen midfielder, Mubarak Wakaso, is the latest name that has dropped from the reported list of players who will not be joining the Black Stars trip to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Mubarak Wakaso played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil where Ghana exited the competition from the group …
Read More »How all Twitter staff in Accra were fired a day after resuming HQ operations
For over a year, the staff of Twitter Africa worked remotely while preparing to move into their Accra Headquarters to begin operations physically. It, therefore, came as great news when, on November 1, 2022, all the Africa staff of the global microblogging and social networking service got to have their …
Read More »Sadio Mane out of 2022 World Cup with injury
Senegal superstar, Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after suffering an injury in Bayern Munich’s win over Werder Bremen in the Germain Bundesliga. Sadio Mane who started the game on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, against Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena was substituted in …
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