Three Ghanaian entertainers are among tons of celebrities worldwide who were featured in the list of persons American rapper and songwriter, T-Pain had knowingly ignored on Instagram for over 2 years. The rapper in a video on Twitter has apologized to persons who fell under the list. Interestingly Ghanaian …
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Metro cop shot dead in Cape Town
Tammy Pete Western Cape police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who shot dead a City of Cape Town metro police officer in Marikana, Philippi East, on Wednesday. Spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said the off-duty officer, 49, was found lying next to his vehicle in Disa Road at about …
Read More »Ramaphosa distances himself from dozens of Zuma’s key appointments
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr Tshepo Motsepe arriving at the state capture inquiry on Wednesday. Image: Thapelo Morebudi/The Sunday Times As deputy president of the ANC and chair of its deployment committee, Cyril Ramaphosa knew nothing about a host of key senior public appointments made under the Jacob Zuma administration. …
Read More »ModernGhana Corporate Blogger Willie Beeko nominated for Outstanding Youth Blogger Award
ModernGhana Editor and Corporate Blogger, Mr. William Nana Yaw Beeko a.k.a (Nana Beeko), has been nominated for the 2021 Outstanding Youth Blogger/Author and Writer of the Year Award at this year’s edition of the National Youth Awards. Mr. Beeko, is one of the most experienced online journalists, who has always …
Read More »India state elections go ahead as deaths hit record high
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionVoters in the Indian state of West Bengal go to the polls People in the Indian state of West Bengal are voting in the final phase of elections despite soaring Covid cases. Long queues were seen outside polling booths, raising concerns about the further spread of the …
Read More »‘Strongman not a fufu-pounder for Sark’ – Strongman’s manager warns radio pundit
Mohammed Muhi-Deen, manager of Ghanaian rapper Strongman, threaten to verbally assault Ruthy Mummie of Nyhira FM for saying Strongman used to pound fufu for Sarkodie. The manager issued this threat in a Facebook post where he alleged that the radio pundit was spewing lies to chase clout. According to …
Read More »Two Chinese arrested for engaging in galamsey
Two Chinese nationals suspected to be engaging in illegal small-scale mining on the Pra River have been arrested in an operation by the Wassa East District Security Council. The operation, involving personnel from the Ghana Police Service and the Military was conducted at Atieku in the same district. The …
Read More »Man burns girlfriend with electric iron over GH¢7
A 28-year-old second-hand cloth dealer is in the grips of the Nungua Branch of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) for burning his girlfriend with a hot iron over GH¢7. The suspect, Kwadwo Appiah Agyei, is alleged to have used the hot iron to burn the face, …
Read More »NPP coordinator left with fractured arm after attack from Ga West MCE’s ‘thugs’
Some thugs believe to be from the camp of the Ga West Municipal Chief Executive, Clement Nii Lamptey Wilkinson have allegedly assaulted the party’s coordinator at Nsakina Electoral Area. The victim, Mr. Edmond Tetteh Tawiah, who is now receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Accra, reportedly recorded audio and …
Read More »Akufo-Addo has appointed a surrogate as Special Prosecutor – Martin Amidu
Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu has described the appointment of Lawyer Kissi Agyebeng as his successor at the Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) as “a surrogate” of persons implicated in the Agyapa Royalties Transaction Corruption Assessment report. According to him, Kissi Agyebeng’s appointment is to safeguard the interests of persons the corruption …
Read More »Biden to sell child care and free university in speech to Congress
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionPresident Biden will try to build support for two massive spending packages US President Joe Biden is expected to call for free pre-school and community college in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office, the …
Read More »SAD PHOTOS: NPP man involved in accident, two dead
NPP man A driver of a Yutong bus who made a wrong overtaking has led to the death of a 45-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl at Akim Asafo near Suhum in the Eastern region. A police report said on April 26, 2021 at about 1930 hours, the driver Francis …
Read More »Another Soldier Almost Beaten To Death By An Unknown Man
Soldier It seems that some people have not learned any lessons about what Captain Major Mahama’s assailants are going through right now. According to credible Sunyani sources, an unknown individual reported a phone theft problem to a single soldier, despite the fact that this was not the proper course of action. The …
Read More »Mahama’s petition disclosed a reasonable cause of action – SC reiterates
A justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has said that the courts in any election petition are interested in the results of the voters and whether it was a reflection of the rules of engagement of the process. The Supreme Court justice who was one of the …
Read More »Ghana Embassy in Egypt asks Sports Ministry to pay $332,000 debt from AFCON 2019
Ghana Embassy in Egypt has asked the Ministry of Youth and Sports to pay $332,000 it owes them for pre-financing the accommodation and flight of supporters for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosted in Egypt. The state in 2019 flew over 500 supporters to the tournament where …
Read More »NPP’ll break 8-year election jinx only if Agric Minister succeeds – Pianim
Economist Kwame Pianim has said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) can only break the 8-year power swing jinx if the Minister of Agriculture succeeds. Speaking at the 16th edition of the Re-Akoto memorial lectures on the theme: ‘The legacy of the Baffour Osei Akoto: A family man, chief and …
Read More »‘Culture of silence’ stems out of Akufo-Addo’ disregard for fighting impunity – Sulemana Braimah
The Executive Director of the Media for West Africa Foundation (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah has faulted Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his slow commitment to bringing perpetrators of violence to book. This, the MFWA boss believes is responsible for the ‘culture of silence’ in the country. His comments come on the back …
Read More »PHOTOS: The community where residents hang phones on trees for signal
Konkoma is a town in the Asante Akyem North District of the Ashanti Region still has its residents hanging their phones on trees for mobile networks. Community members say network is only accessible on mango trees in the community. The spots are however not enough to guarantee users’ network as …
Read More »Assemblyman sustains gunshot wounds in Highway robbery on Asankragwa-Kwabeng road
Assemblyman Former assembly member of Kwabeng Electoral Area in the Wassa Amenfi Central Municipality in the Western Region has sustained gunshot wounds after being attacked by armed robbers. The incident happened when Mr Martin Luther Adjei was travelling from Asankragwaa to Kwabeng on Friday night. Speaking to Ghanaweb, he explained …
Read More »‘It’s a good day for accountability’: SA reacts as Cyril Ramaphosa appears before Zondo commission
President Cyril Ramaphosa testified at the state capture commission on Wednesday. File photo. Image: GCIS The appearance of President Cyril Ramaphosa before the state capture commission on Wednesday has received positive responses from many South Africans, who have commended him for co-operating with the inquiry in its bid to establish the …
Read More »Search ends in tragedy, with missing teacher’s body found in shallow grave
Two men allegedly abducted Naadira Vanker from her home last week. File photo. Image: 123RF/Paul Fleet The body of a 31-year-old Lenasia primary school teacher has been found in a shallow grave in a township south of Johannesburg, provincial police said on Wednesday. Gauteng police spokesperson Capt Mavela Masondo said two …
Read More »Akufo-Addo grabs Sierra Leone’s highest national award
LISTEN 1 HOUR AGO 0 President Akufo-Addo, was decorated with the highest national award of Sierra Leone, as part of that country’s 60th Independence Day Celebration on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Conferring the “Grand Commander of the Republic of Sierra Leone” award on President Akufo-Addo, His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo deploys 200 soldiers to clamp down on galamsey
President Akufo-Addo has authorized the Ghana Armed Forces to commence an operation to remove all persons and logistics involved in mining from Ghana’s water bodies. The operation commenced at 6am on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 on the River Pra in the Central Region and Western regions of Ghana. Two hundred(200) …
Read More »Increase in prices of eggs: Poultry farmer blames high cost of feed
The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association (GHAPFA) has attributed the recent increase in egg prices to the high-cost feed used by the poultry farmers. The president for the association, Mr. Michael Nyarko-Ampem stated that the raw materials used in preparing the feed has surged by over 100 percent. “There …
Read More »Mob lynches kidnap suspect, sets police station, patrol vans ablaze
Angry mob on Tuesday attacked Kware Divisional Police Station in Sokoto State and lynched a suspected kidnapper. Members of the mob, who are residents of the area, went violent and also set ablaze a car belonging to the Divisional Police Officer and two other police vans. The Command’s Public Relations …
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