GENERAL NEWS

‘Umuofia? Please what is that?’ – Police PR boss on Gaisie’s fictional country

Umuofia has become a popular location in Ghana The fictional country was recently used in a series of prophecies Police had issued a directive against doom prophecies late last year “Umuofia” has trended on Ghana’s social media landscape since last Friday, December 31, 2021, when it was used extensively in …

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Development Queen-mother suspended over alleged misconduct and betrayal

The Anamase Royal Council, Tunnmaa We Royal Dynasty of the Ga State spearheaded by the Chief of Oblieman has on behalf of the council suspended the Development Queen-mother of Oblieman in the Ga West Municipality, Naa Adarku Mansa I also known in private life as Graciela Maria Blackstone over alleged …

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Driver, mate vanish as 19 sustain injuries in accident at Gomoa Buduata

A driver and his mate have reportedly disappeared into thin air after their Sprinter Benz Bus was involved in an accident leaving 19 persons injured at Gomoa Buduata junction in the Central Region. Read More: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote against …

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Level 400 Student Of UEW Drowns

A level 400 Physical Education, Recreation and Sports student of the University of Education Winneba, Isacc Ampaabeng has drowned at Shekinnah Lodge at Abesim in the Bono Region. The information available says the late Isaac Ampaabeng, 25, was in the company of his friends when the incident happened on new …

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How police stopped #FixTheCountry from resettling 250 homeless citizens at Saglemi

Conveners of the #FixTheCountry movement on Saturday, December 31, 2021, marched some 250 homeless citizens to be resettled at government’s abandoned Saglemi Housing project site. The exercise however was stopped in its track by officers of the Ghana Police Service. “Earlier today, the Ghana Police Service unlawfully interrupted the resettlement …

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Teacher commits suicide at Tamale

A middle-aged teacher at the Anbariyya Islamic School whose name is given as Ziblim Mohammed Sadat has committed suicide. Ziblim Mohammed Sadat, a resident Kaladan barracks new area within the Tamale metropolis has left residents in a state of shock as they never expected such an optimistic young man to …

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Ghana Library Authority declares 2022 as the ‘Year of Books’

The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has declared 2022, as the ‘Year of Books’ under the theme “Libraries as Community Anchors for Transformation” as a prelude to Accra being declared the World Book Capital in 2023 by UNESCO. Mr. Hayford Siaw, the Chief Executive of GhLA made this known at an …

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Bolgatanga butchers drag feet over evacuation directive

Butchers in Bolgatanga are currently in a state of fret, following an order by the District Chief Executive, directing them to move to a newly built abattoir in a neighbouring community, Yorgo. According to the District Chief Executive, their current place of operation did not meet the standard of an …

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New video of man who fired AK47 to ‘welcome 2022’ emerges

LThe Ghana Police Service on Saturday, December 1, 2021, announced a GH₵5,000.00 bounty for information leading to the arrest of a man seen in a viral video shooting an AK47 assault rifle into the air ostensibly to welcome the New Year. Over 24-hours after the police announcement on the incident …

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81 persons killed in road crash

Some 81 persons were killed in road crashes between December 19 and December 25, 2021. The crashes involved 610 vehicles nationwide. During the same period in 2020, the country recorded 67 deaths through crashes. Provisional data from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, made …

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