Fire has gutted parts of the Mankessim Market destroying several properties. Information gathered by EIB News’ Yaw Boagyan indicates that the fire started from a cold store at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The fire destroyed over 20 containers including over five other cold stores in …
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EC finally provides collation sheets to Techiman South NDC candidate for inspection
The Electoral Commission (EC) has finally provided Christopher Beyere Baasongti, the NDC parliamentary candidate for Techiman South, the constituency’s original pink sheets on the 2020 parliamentary election for inspection. The move was in compliance with a court order. The High Court had ruled that the original documents of the pink sheets …
Read More »Akuapem Poloo will serve 60 days in jail if she behaves well – Prisons PRO
Convicted actress Rosemond Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo will serve 60 days of her 90-day prison term if she behaves well in jail, PRO of the Prisons Service has said. Akuapem Poloo was last Friday handed a custodial sentence after she pleaded guilty for three charges including publishing of …
Read More »VIDEO: C.R.I hints at going after celebrities who have social media pages for their children
Bright Appiah, Executive Director of Child Rights International has hinted that very soon, his organization will be going after celebrities who have opened social media pages for their children and using that for commercial purposes. “Very soon, they will hear from us on some actions we are going to …
Read More »PHOTOS: Armed robbers attack MoMo vendor, others at Opeikuma
There were sporadic gunshots as armed robbers attacked a mobile money vendor and an electrical shop at Kasoa Opeikuma in Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region. The incident happened in broad daylight Monday around 11:45 am. The robbers reportedly succeeded in making away with about GHC5,000 and some …
Read More »GFA bans referee Emmanuel Odoom for rest of season
The Match Review Panel of the Ghana Football Association has banned referee Emmanuel Odoom for the rest of the season. The decision was taken after the panel reviewed a Division One League match he officiated. The game in question was between Kotoku Royals and Accra Lions. In a complaint to the …
Read More »I don’t hate Akufo-Addo, I want to meet him – Bukom Banku
Heavyweight boxer, Bukom Banku Ghanaian heavyweight boxer, Braimah Kamoko popularly known as Bukom Banku has said he is relishing an opportunity to meet the first gentleman of the land, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Banku who is a die-hard supporter of the National Democratic Congress and has always expressed his unflinching support for …
Read More »Referee in Ashgold-Hearts penalty controversy banned
The referee at the centre of a penalty controversy in a Ghana Premier League game between AshantiGold SC and Accra Hearts of Oak, Gabriel O. Arhin has been punished by the Ghana Football Association. Referee Arhin and Assistant Referee Peter Dawsa have been suspended for the rest of the 2020/21 football season …
Read More »Court to hear Poloo’s application for bail pending appeal Wednesday
Lawyers of convicted actress Rosemond Alade Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo have filed an application for bail pending appeal. Her lawyer Andrews Kudzo Vortia on Monday filed a notice of appeal and application for bail against the actress’ custodial sentence at the same time. The Criminal Division of the …
Read More »PHOTOS: Residents Evacuated As Cape Town Fire Spreads
South African emergency workers have evacuated three 17-storey residential buildings overlooking Cape Town as a huge fire burns along Table Mountain. The blaze spread quickly after breaking out on Sunday morning near a memorial to politician Cecil Rhodes. A restaurant was destroyed. The University of Cape Town’s historic library was …
Read More »Central market traders beg Gov’t for support after last night fires
Traders whose shops were gutted at the leatherworks lane of the Kumasi Central Market are calling for government support. Though the fire service is yet to value the extent of damage, some traders say they have lost tens of thousands of cedis to last night’s inferno. The affected traders made …
Read More »VIDEO: Dr Kwaku Oteng dashes ‘tear-rubber’ Toyota Prado to Ohemaa Woyeje
The President of Angel Group of Companies, Dr Kwaku Oteng, has dashed a brand new Toyota Prado to Ohemaa Woyeje. The brand new vehicle was given to her on Monday, April 19, 2021. Samuel Kofi Acheampong, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Angel Broadcasting Network (ABN), who presented the car …
Read More »Akuapem Poloo gives MoMo, bank account details for fundraising – DKB
Incarcerated actress Rosemond Brown, popularly referred to as Akuapem Poloo was looking good and doing well a day after she was jailed by an Accra Circuit Court for 90-days. This is according to comedian DKB who said on Sunday, April 18, that he had visited Poloo to give her moral support and that she …
Read More »VIDEO: Sarkodie To Release New Album ‘No Pressure’
No Pressure Ghanaian musician, Michael Owusu Addo, popularly known as Sarkodie, is gearing up to release a new album. The Sarkcess Music boss announced the release date of his upcoming album in a post sighted by Zionfelix.net. Titled ‘No Pressure’, Sarkodie disclosed that it will be released on 9th July 2021. …
Read More »Here is a rare photo of Prince Philip presenting an aeroplane to Ghana Airways in 1959
The Duke of Edinburgh, the late Prince Philip, was laid to rest in the Royal Vault of St George Chapel last Saturday after what is now the smallest gathering for any royal funeral in history. The late consort was also the longest-serving in the history of the British monarchy, having …
Read More »Spiritual ring: Another teenager’s finger rotting away at Pantang (PHOTOS)
Another case of ring theft has rocked Pantang as a teenager is almost losing his index finger in a suspected spiritual attack. The distraught young man who identified himself as Seth Omari Boateng told Adom News that a ring he stole about a week ago is proving deadly, giving him …
Read More »Ghana deports 6,000 illegal migrants – Immigration Service
Despite the closure of Ghana’s borders since March 2020 as part of efforts to stem the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic, some individuals are still trying to outwit authorities, to use illegal routes to enter the country. In the Bono Region alone, about 6,000 persons have been deported. In a prime …
Read More »I fled after I learnt lynched Major Mahama was a soldier – Assemblyman tells court
The Assemblyman for Denkyira Obuasi William Baah one of the 14 accused persons who is facing a charge of abatement in the incident which led to the murder of the late Major Maxwell Mahama said he fled the town when he realized the deceased was a military officer. According …
Read More »Caution urged as huge Cape Town fire burns into second day
A fire broke out Sunday on Table Mountain, the iconic peak overlooking the city of Cape Town on the tip of South Africa, and was not under control by Monday morning, according to the city. The flames destroyed part of the restaurant next to a monument to British colonist Cecil …
Read More »Egypt train accident claims 11 lives, 98 others injured
Eleven people were killed and 98 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt’s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement. The train was heading from Cairo to the Nile Delta city of Mansoura when four carriages derailed at 1:54 p.m. (1154 GMT), about …
Read More »VIDEO: Fire consumes Mampong Technical administration block
The administrative block of the Mampong Technical Institute in the Ashanti region has been gutted by fire, starrfm.com.gh has gathered. The fire reportedly started at about 8:00 am today April 19 from one of the offices. Fire Service personnel have been able to stop the fire after eight offices including …
Read More »Popular Bolga armed robbers Yahya and Abdul burnt alive by mob in Ramadan
Two notorious armed robbers terrorizing residents of Bolga have been lynched by residents after the robbers attempted to rob a certain man of his motorbike at Nyariga, a suburb of Bolga. According to police site report, with the help of the community members, the robbers, Yahya Lawrence and Abdul Hakeem …
Read More »Fear grips Breman Asikuma residents as python is found in room
Some residents of Breman Asikuma in the Central Region have been thrown into a state of fear following the discovery of a python in a room in broad daylight. A little girl who is reported to have found the reptile after a heavy rainstorm in the area Sunday afternoon raised …
Read More »Man, 50, shot dead with body parts missing
A man believed to be in his late 50s has been shot dead and dumped at a construction site at the Gomoa Ojobi Estate in the Gomoa East District in the Central region. Preliminary investigation by the Assemblyman indicates the man was allegedly shot in his jaw, with some body …
Read More »Source of Osebo’s wealth revealed
Fashionista Osebo, well known in Ghana with his trending photos on social media, has disclosed that pushing truck paved the way for him to become a successful businessman. In an interview on entertainment talk show Anigye Mmre on Accra-based Onua FM over the weekend, Osebo revealed to host Christian Agyei …
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