A lawmaker in Canada has gone viral for appearing completely naked at a virtual legislative meeting after accidentally leaving his camera on. Liberal MP William Amos, 46, who represents parts of Quebec, was spotted nude during the House of Commons meetings on Wednesday, April 14. A video feed of the …
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PHOTOS: Commercial bus driver knocks robbers
The vigilance of a commercial driver prevented two robbers from running away with their booty. The suspects had earlier robbed a fruit seller and jumped on their motorbike to escape, but luck eluded them when the driver knocked them into a nearby storm drain. DSP Effia Tenge, Head of …
Read More »VIDEO: Speeding driver escapes unhurt as car crashes into tree on UG campus
Driver and a passenger in a Honda Accord saloon car escaped unhurt when they crashed into a tree Wednesday evening on the campus of the University of Ghana. The accident occurred on the stretch from the Mensah Sarbah Hall annexes to the Fire Station. According to eyewitnesses, the driver of …
Read More »#FreeAkuapemPoloo: Sarkodie pleads on behalf of Akuapem Poloo
Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has reacted to Akuapem Poloo‘s convicting saga which has since become a major subject on various social media platforms. Socialite Akuapem Poloo was yesterday convicted on her own plea after she was arraigned before court for releasing naked photos together with her son. Social media users were raged over what they …
Read More »Why are so many babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil?
IMAGE COPYRIGHTJESSIKA RICARTE More than a year into the pandemic, deaths in Brazil are now at their peak. But despite the overwhelming evidence that Covid-19 rarely kills young children, in Brazil 1,300 babies have died from the virus. One doctor refused to test Jessika Ricarte’s one-year-old son for Covid, saying …
Read More »Afghanistan: ‘We have won the war, America has lost’, say Taliban
Driving to Taliban-controlled territory doesn’t take long. Around 30 minutes from the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, passing large craters left by roadside bombs, we meet our host: Haji Hekmat, the Taliban’s shadow mayor in Balkh district. Perfumed and in a black turban, he’s a veteran member of the group, having …
Read More »Akufo-Addo signs Book of Condolence for Prince Philip
LISTEN 15 HOURS AGO 0 President Akufo-Addo Wednesday signed the Book of Condolence for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, opened at the British High Commission in Accra. Prince Philip, husband to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and the longest-serving royal consort in British history, died in Windsor Castle at …
Read More »Mahama signs book of condolence for Prince Philip
John Dramani Mahama Former President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, 14 April 2021signed a book of condolence opened at the British High Commission in Accra for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. “He lived a long and fulfilling life during which he touched the lives of many across the world, especially …
Read More »Men urged to examine testes at least once a month
A Urologist and Head of Department of Surgery at the Tamale Teaching Hospital has urged men to examine their testes at least once every month and report any possible disorders to a hospital. According to him, though testicular disorders, especially testicular cancer, are rare, early detection is necessary for …
Read More »Zuma ready to be a ‘prisoner of court’ after ignoring order to file affidavit
Jacob Zuma.Picture: SUPPLIED Former president Jacob Zuma on Wednesday missed the Constitutional Court’s deadline to argue in mitigation of sentence, a move that could see him being sent to jail for contempt of court. Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng last week directed Zuma to file papers on what his sentence should …
Read More »Convicted Akuapem Poloo faces three-year jail term
Ghanaian actress Rosemond Alade Brown, popularly known as Akuapem Poloo, faces a maximum of three years in jail for going nude on social media with her son. An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday convicted her and ordered for a pregnancy test for her before her sentencing on Friday 16 April 2021.. …
Read More »Stop linking me to Akuapem Poloo’s case – NAM 1
Nam 1 has asked Ghanaians on social media to stop linking him to the case involving actress Akuapem Poloo in court. The CEO of the defunct Menzgold was trending on Twitter Wednesday after the actress was convicted in the misdemeanour charge by the Accra Circuit Court. She pleaded guilty to …
Read More »President Appoints 3 Key Advisors
Ahead of the release of list of deputy ministers, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made three key appointments into his administration, appointing former Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo as senior presidential advisor at the Office of the President. The other appointees are Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, former Minister of …
Read More »US poised to impose sanctions on Russia for cyber-attacks
IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPAimage captionThe Biden administration is expected to announce the sanctions as soon as Thursday The US government is set to issue a wide range of sanctions against Russia, according to reports. The move would be retaliation for cyber-attacks aimed at the US, including alleged interference in the 2020 presidential …
Read More »Bono: Bus carrying 260 slabs of ‘weed’ en route to Niger impounded
The Drug Law Enforcement Unit (DLEU) of the Ghana Police Service has intercepted a bus carrying 260 slabs of compressed dry leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp. Two people; a 32-year-old driver Awudu Yakubu and Ibrahim Haruna, aged 37 are being investigated for possessing the drugs. Deputy Bono Regional Police Commander …
Read More »SHS Student Jailed 15Years For Robbery
The Obuasi circuit court has sentenced an 18-year-old senior high school student to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for robbery. Michael Dakorah, who was a student of the Asare Bediako Senior High School at Obuasi, was said to have been together with an accomplice, attacked and robbed their victim …
Read More »I moved to Georgia because of the Black Sea – Samuel Inkoom discloses
Former Ghana defender Samuel Inkoom has disclosed that he decided to ply his trade in Georgia in order to fulfill a long desire of seeing the famous Black Sea. Inkoom joined Samtredia FC as a free agent after seeing out his contract with Bulgarian outfit FK Dunav during the 2019/20 season. …
Read More »Woman, 35, Murdered In Uncompleted Church House At Abira-Kumasi
A 35-year old women has been murdered in a cold blood in Kumasi. The body of the woman was found in an uncompleted church building with her slippers beside her at Abira- Kumasi in the Ashanti region. According to an eyewitness report, the body of the deceased which is yet …
Read More »Bawumia donates GH¢100,000 to RTU, tasks team to qualify for GPL
Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has made a cash donation of GHC 100,000 to National Division One League side, Real Tamale United(RTU). A delegation from the office of the vice president was led by the Northern regional minister Alhaji Shani Alhassan Shaibu to present the cash sum …
Read More »Accident claims 12 lives including 8-year-old
Twelve (12) people have perished, whilst seven others are in critical condition after two buses collided on the Buipe-Tamale highway. The eleven died on the spot, including an eight-year-old girl at the accident scene at Alipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, …
Read More »Techiman South: Court grants NDC candidate’s request to inspect EC’s ‘pink sheets’
The Wenchi High Court has granted leave for the inspection of the Electoral Commission’s original documents in the ongoing Techiman South parliamentary election petition. The court says parties in the case are to meet in court on Monday, April 19, 2021, for the exercise. This was after the court ruled …
Read More »Eleven die in Tamale-Buipe highway crash
A file photo of an accident Some eleven people have died on the spot after they got involved in a crash involving a Toyota minibus and DAF tipper truck on the Tamale Buipe highway at about 7:30 pm on Tuesday, 13 April 2021. Five survivors are in critical condition and …
Read More »Police puts GHS10K bounty on Takoradi murder suspects’ heads
The Western Regional Security Council (Western REGSEC) is offering a reward of GHS10,000 to anyone who volunteers information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects who murdered Mr Charles Kwakye on 12 April 2021 at Amanful, a suburb of Takoradi. The regional command is on a manhunt for …
Read More »Officer Charged Over Killing Of Black Motorist
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionKim Potter is being held at Hennepin County Jail A white police officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, prosecutors say. Officer Kim Potter has been arrested and will be held in custody. Mrs Potter says she shot Daunte Wright …
Read More »Niger school blaze: Trapped children die in Niamey
IMAGE COPYRIGHTTCHIMA ILLA ISSOUFOU/BBCimage captionThe remains of desks are all that is left from the straw-hut classrooms At least 20 children have died after they became trapped in a fire at a school in Niger’s capital, Niamey. It started late on Tuesday afternoon when the children were in lessons, many …
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