Uncompetitive cocoa prices on the international market is forcing cocoa farmers in gold-producing areas to sell farmlands for illegal mining activities, the Ghana Civil-society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has said. The situation is rather disturbing, given cocoa has been the main cash crop that has been the backbone of the economy. …
Read More »Big Brother Level Up edition: What Phyna said after winning BBNaija2022
Phyna has been announced the winner of this year’s Big Brother Naija (BBNAIJA2022). This comes after three months of being housed together with other housemates for a period of three months. This year’s edition was dubbed the “Level Up Edition”. Phyna goes home with prizes worth N100,000 and will be …
Read More »Meet Ibrahim Traore: The 34-year-old military leader of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso currently has the youngest leader on the continent thanks to a coup d’etat that deposed a coup leader on September 30, 2022. Between January 2022 and the last day of September 2022, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was in charge as a military ruler having led a coup …
Read More »UK MP apologizes for ‘ill-judged’ reference to Kwasi Kwarteng as ‘superficially’ Black
A British Member of Parliament (MP) from the Labour Party, Rupa Huq, publicly apologized to Ghanaian-born British MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, who also doubles as the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister). According to news.sky.com, the party suspended Rupa Huq for describing Kwasi Kwarteng as a “superficially” black man. Huq …
Read More »2022 World Cup: Ex-Kotoko coach Prosper Narteh Ogum gets Black Stars scouting job
Former Asante Kotoko coach, Prosper Narteh Ogum has landed a job with the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Footballghana.com understand. Narteh Ogum is currently clubless after parting ways with Asante Kotoko despite steering the club to annex the 2021/23 Ghana Premier League. With Ghana set …
Read More »Video of the stadium crush that led to the death of 174 people in Indonesia
BBC reported earlier today the death of at least 174 people in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. According to BBC report, about 180 were also hurt in aftermath of home team Arema FC’s loss to bitter rivals at …
Read More »From light to dark: how Africans got so many tones of skin color
Until recently many scientists were of the view that the dark skin color of Africans was a permanent characteristic in their genes; a feature meant to protect those in the African continent against the scorching rays of the sun. Recent scientific findings show that the early dwellers in Africa had …
Read More »Floods wreak havoc; Kyebi court, police station, homes submerged
Many parts of the Eastern region are experiencing devastating floods following two days of torrential rainfalls. The Kyebi Court Complex, the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) office, the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education, the Kyebi demonstration school, and some other institutions and homes near the birim river were flooded …
Read More »AUDIO: Help us find more people who suffered like you – Family of aspiring nurse killed at Mankessim
The family of a 22-year-old nurse trainee, who was allegedly kidnapped, killed and secretly buried by a pastor and a chief at Mankessim in the Central Region has expressed sadness following the unfortunate incident. The Abusuapanyin for the family, Nana Agyemang, told Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Friday during the funeral …
Read More »Joining a witch society, better than Nollywood – Olamide Odunlade
Actress, Olamide Oyindamola Odunlade popularly known as “Olamideoyin Omomala” has taken to her social media page to share her grievances about the Nollywood industry. Sharing her experience, she noted that the movie industry is not a lovable one, and that so much hate abounds in the industry. According to her, …
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