An Accra Circuit Court has thrown out a bail application by lawyers for Aisha Huang and some 3 other Chinese Nationals for a second time. This follows their reappearance in court after an initial adjournment of the case on September 14, 2022. Aisha Huang and 3 others are in court …
Read More »WATCH: The only time the Asantehene sits on the Golden Stool
The Golden Stool of the Asante Kingdom is one of its most significant traditional representations. The stool, made out of pure gold, stands at 18 inches high, is 24 inches long, and 12 inches in width, according to blackpast.org. The stool has been in existence since the reign of the …
Read More »AYORKOR BOTCHWEY HOLDS BILATERAL TALKS WITH GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has held bilateral talks with her German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock. Madam Ayorkor Botchwey is in Berlin, Germany to participate as a Guest Speaker in a two-day Conference being held at the German Federal Foreign Office from 26th to 27th September, …
Read More »VIDEO: The 1700s Asante female royal who sacrificed her son to save her people
She was a courageous, outspoken member of the royal family in Asanteman in the 1700s until her outspoken nature got her ousted from her people in the territory which later became known as Gold Coast and subsequently Ghana. While little is known about her heroism in Ghana, the people of …
Read More »Armed soldiers shoot four men, two JHS students in Bibiani
Armed soldiers have stormed the township of Bibiani and fired gunshots resulting in injuries to four men and two teenagers. According to a report by Onuaonline.com, the soldiers stormed the town, chasing after some illegal miners who had gone to mine in some old pits belonging to Mensin Gold Bibiani …
Read More »‘Deportation from US’ publication: Presidential staffer threatens legal action
Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe has threatened legal action against Editor of The Herald Newspaper, Larry Dogbey, over a story he inists is defamatory. In the said story, Larry Dogbey alleged that Teiko Tagoe had been arrested in the United States and deported to Ghana despite using a diplomatic passport. The …
Read More »Obuasi: CCTV cameras to monitor minors visiting pubs
The Obuasi Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has instructed pub operators to install CCTV cameras to capture minors who visit pubs in the Municipality. The Security Council believes the measure if implemented will end the disturbing practice where minors in the area troop to the pubs to have fun. The Municipal …
Read More »UG researchers reveal what killed fish washed ashore
Researchers at the University of Ghana (UG) have concluded that some dolphins and other species of fish were washed ashore last week due to low oxygen concentration in the waters. Preliminary investigations conducted by the Marine and Fisheries Sciences Department revealed that “most parameters required for life in the ocean …
Read More »Examination Malpractice hits bible school as trainee Pastors chase leaked papers
Theological Seminary is hit by exam cheating as trainee pastors rush to get their “Apor Kronkron.” Every school has always had a problem with question papers getting out. No matter how hard the people in charge of exams try to keep exam questions secret until the day of the …
Read More »Kumasi central market flooded, items destroyed
Severe flooding at the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti Region has destroyed wares estimated to be over 10 billion old cedis About 300 shops filled with wax prints, provisions, kitchen wares, children’s clothing, assorted drinks, and food items among others as water submerged their area early Monday morning. Some …
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