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 …
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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 …
Read More »Police officers involved in death, secret burial of inmate at Seikwa remanded
The Sunyani Circuit Court A has remanded the three police officers and three others, who allegedly brutalised a suspect in custody to death and secretly buried him, into prison custody. The six were charged on two counts; conspiracy to commit a crime to wit: murder, contrary to section 23(1) and …
Read More »Shop attendant stabbed to death at Lapaz
A middle-aged man has allegedly been stabbed to death inside a Phone shop at Lapaz, a suburb of Accra. Police say at about 8:00 am on Wednesday, a distress call was placed to the Lapaz station on the murder of the young man. Sources say the man who was …
Read More »Agradaa’s Pastor husband speaks after his wife denounced priesthood
Speaking at a press conference addressed by his wife on Monday, Pastor Koranteng who described the development as monumental, he said it has taken him five years of constant efforts to have finally gotten his wife to renounce her activities. When you listened outside you would’ve heard people insulting me …
Read More »FDA sacks Head of Legal Affairs over US$100,000 bribery report
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has on the basis of stated misconduct, terminated the appointment of Mrs. Cynthia Dapaah-Ntow, its Head of Legal Affairs. The move comes after an internal Disciplinary Committee implicated her in a bribery scandal involving a food supplement manufacturer last year. An internal memo …
Read More »LIVE: President Cyril Ramaphosa to appear at Zondo commission
WATCH THE LIVE VIDEO BELOW: Ramaphosa will be wearing his party cap when he appears on Wednesday and Thursday, and will be expected to take the punches for both his personal role and that of the ANC in the state capture project. He will return to the commission in …
Read More »Let’s process cocoa into finished products for AfCFTA — MD, PBC
Players in the cocoa production and processing value-chain in the country have called for immediate and rigorous measures to be placed to ensure improvement of the commodity into more semi-finished and finished products. This, they said would enable not only large scale companies but more importantly, small-scale and artisanal companies …
Read More »Nine policemen killed by unidentified gunmen in Nigeria
Five security officers including two soldiers were killed at the weekend by suspected separatists in Nigeria’s oil hub of Port Harcourt, according to a police memo seen Monday by AFP. The southeastern part of Nigeria is experiencing a spate of attacks on security forces, which authorities attribute to members …
Read More »‘Nana Addo will not finish his term’: Second witness testifies against Bulldog
Theodosia Antwiwaa Appiah, the second prosecution witness in the trial of Lawrence Nana Asiamah aka Bulldog mounted the witness box at an Accra Circuit Court. Testifying before an Accra Circuit Court, Theodosia, a complainant in the case, led in evidence by Chief Inspector Simon Apiorsornu said on January 9, …
Read More »Ghana is only one of two countries in the world to own these lighthouses
The Cape St. Paul Lighthouse near Woe in the Volta region of Ghana may not be as prominent a place as the famous lighthouse at Jamestown in Accra, but on the scale of some relevance, this obscure location towers over your famous spot. Built in 1901 near Woe, Ghana …
Read More »Woman, 27, arrested for hacking husband over ‘chop money
A 27-year-old woman Mary Quaye, is in the custody of the Agona Duakwa police in the Central Region for inflicting multiple machete wounds on her husband’s neck. Information gathered by EIB News’ Yaw Boagyan indicates that a misunderstanding over house-keeping money ensued between the couple on Monday, 26th April, around …
Read More »Andrew Brown: Family of black man shot by US police demand more footage
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionAndrew Brown’s death on 21 April triggered six nights of protests Police in the US state of North Carolina are facing growing calls to release footage of an incident that led to the fatal shooting of a black man. Andrew Brown, 42, was shot and killed last week …
Read More »Nigeria ranked third-worst in global good governance index
Nigeria has been ranked the third-worst country in global good governance index. This was announced at the inaugural Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) which was launched on Monday, April 26, 2021. The criteria for the ranking include; 34 indicators which are organized into seven pillars: leadership and foresight; robust laws …
Read More »Tensions overshadow EU vote on UK Brexit deal
IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPAimage captionEU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen oversees trade relations with the UK The European Parliament is expected to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal – a key move to ensure that tariff- and quota-free trade continues. The Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) has been operating provisionally since …
Read More »Fire guts Mankessim Zongo; several properties destroyed«
Fire has gutted parts of the Mankessim Zongo in the Central region destroying thousands of properties. Reports gathered by Kasapa FM’s Yaw Boagyan indicates that one person whose name was given as Salamatu Mohammed, the CEO of Salamatu Enterprise was affected by the development with items in the bedroom burnt …
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