The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday. He and Osama Bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks …
Read More »3 in critical condition after being butchered at Kasoa Free town
Three persons are fighting for their lives after some individuals suspected to be Nigerian nationals assaulted them at Kasoa Free Town, in the Awutu Senya East Municipality. According to residents in the area, one of the victims, who is currently receiving treatment at a hospital, earlier assaulted a 20-year-old lady …
Read More »Akufo-Addo appoints Lariba Abudu as new Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed a new Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection. Lariba Zuweira Abudu, who was the Deputy Minister for Gender, and the Member of Parliament for Walewale, has been elevated to the substantive ministerial role. This comes on the back of the delayed decision by the …
Read More »Dead Canadian man killed by girlfriend came to Ghana with his son – Relative discloses
Social media went haywire on July 29, 2022, after it was reported that a young lady had stabbed her Canadian boyfriend to death. Fast forward to August 1, 2022, a relative of the young man killed in cold blood has given certain vital information on the late Prince Osei Kofi. …
Read More »Six Asante Kotoko legends who moved to the US after retirement
The Ghana Premier League has produced some outstanding footballers who have retired and moved to the United States of America. These great names have begun a new career path in the United States as they look to make a living after hanging up their boots. GhanaWeb compiled a list of …
Read More »President Buhari blames Libya for insecurity in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the instability in Libya as the main cause of insecurity in Nigeria and the Sahel region. Receiving Letters of Credence of Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador James Kingston Christoff and Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Juan Alfred Miranda Oritz on Tuesday, Buhari commended the collective efforts …
Read More »62year-old private security guard killed in Wa
The Upper West Regional Police Command says it has opened investigations into the killing of a 62-year-old private security guard in Kpaguri, a suburb of Wa. According to the police, a search party was commissioned when the family of the deceased reported him missing on Saturday, and his body was …
Read More »Man stoned to death claimed mentally-challenged woman was his mother – Kwame Nkrumah Gardens manager
The officer-in-charge of the Kwame Nkrumah Water Gardens, Emmanuel Kwasi Afful, says the young man stoned to death by a mentally-challenged woman, had claimed that the said woman was his mother. This comes after news broke that a young man, identified as Kwabena Amoani, was stoned to death at the …
Read More »Bolgatanga Technical Institute closed down after final-year students riot
The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu has asked students of the Bolgatanga Technical Institute to leave the school premises before 4pm today, 2 August 2022, following the rioting of some final-year students. The students destroyed school and staff properties after some of them were arrested on Monday, 1 August …
Read More »KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping wife granted GH₵300K bail
The Kumasi High Court has granted bail to a senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Wilberforce Aggrey, who is standing trial over the disappearance of his wife, Rhodaline Amoah-Darko, a staff of the Lands Commission in Kumasi. He has been granted bail of GH¢300,000 …
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