Kenya Airways has suspended passenger flights between Nairobi and the UK effective April 9, the carrier said in a statement on Monday. It cited a recent government directive suspending all flights from the UK, and has added new flights before then to accommodate increased demand. “Due to increased demand …
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Joe Biden Dumps Akufo-Addo In Climate Talks
Despite his unflinching loyalties, President Akufo Addo has been totally ignored by the new US President Joe Biden, when he invited 40 world leaders to a climate change summit. The virtual summit will be held on April 22 and 23 and would be live-streamed for public viewing and President Akufo …
Read More »Reggae/Dancehall fans congratulate Kahpun on his two VGMA nominations
Dancehall and reggae fans have sent massive congratulatory messages to Kahpun on his first two nominations in the prestigious Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. The Multiple award-winning reggae and dancehall artiste has been nominated for the ‘Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year’ and ‘Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year’ respectively. Even …
Read More »Youth of Nkoranza Constituency warns their MP
The youth of the Nkoranza South constituency has descended heavily on their member of parliament, Honourable Emmanuel Agyekum, for his involvement and promotion of illegal mining in the area. In a related development, the youth had earlier given a notice to the Queen mother of Nkoranza, Ohemaa Yaa Dudaa …
Read More »Students of GIJ elect a new set of SRC executives
Students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism on Monday, 5th April 2021 elected new sets of SRC executives to run the affairs of the student union for the second half of the 2021/2022 academic year. The delay in the election of new executives was a result of the global …
Read More »Bad news hits NDC as Former DCE, Samuel Kwadzo Wuadi Loses Wife
The wife of former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akatsi South Constituency in the Volta Region, Hon. Samuel Kwadzo Wuadi has passed on a few hours ago. However, the cause of death is not immediately known. Mr. Alex Doe Wuadi, took to his Facebook page to break the news some …
Read More »SA signs deal for 20 million Pfizer Covid-19 doses
SA has signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc for 20 million dual-shot Covid-19 vaccine doses, a government official told Reuters on Tuesday, boosting plans to start mass vaccinations from April. The deal is another fillip for the country worst hit by Covid-19 infections in Africa, as it adds to the …
Read More »US looks into reports of atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The US is looking into reports of human rights abuses and atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the US State Department said on Monday. Department spokesperson Ned Price told a news briefing that the US is “gravely concerned” about accounts last week by CNN and the BBC of a massacre in …
Read More »Let’s not underestimate Mahama in 2024 – Kennedy Agyapong warns NPP
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong (NPP – Assin Central MP) has warned the incumbent NPP to avoid complacency and work hard to win the 2024 elections. Speaking to Metro TV news in an interview monitored by GhanaWeb, the MP noted that it won’t be easy for the NPP to win a …
Read More »Lawyer exposes Yaw Osafo-Maafo’s role in Opuni, Agongo trial
Lawyer Nutifafa Nutsukpi, counsel for the second and third accused persons in the ongoing trial of Dr Stephen Opuni, former COCOBOD CEO and Seidu Agongo, businessman, says Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the former Senior Minister directed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to take over the investigation because …
Read More »WATCH: Abena Korkor goes wild again; breaks the internet with another nud£ video
Ghanaian TV presenter and former staff at Media General, Nana Abena Korkor Addo has dropped another nud£ video on social media amidst ongoing brouhaha. The Former UCC student president aspirant, wept uncontrollably on social media a few days ago over concern that the TV3 station has suspended ‘The Ladies Circle’ …
Read More »Russia: Putin signs law allowing him to rule till 2036
The Russian president has signed legislation that gives him the right to run for two more consecutive terms. The constitutional amendment was approved by referendum last year. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed legislation that could theoretically mean he stays in power till 2036, according to a copy of …
Read More »Residents besiege police station over shooting of taxi driver by Military
Angry residents of Asamankese in the Eastern region on Monday, April 5, 2021, mounted roadblocks and later besieged a Police station over the shooting to death of a taxi driver who is also a lumber dealer by Military officers. The deceased -Yaw George, 33, was shot Monday morning while driving …
Read More »One person shot dead in fuel station robbery incident
A 32-year-old man has been shot dead in a fuel station robbery attack at Akyem Osiem in Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region. One person also sustained gunshot wounds. The Akyem Tafo District Police Crime Officer ASP Fred Kpetigo confirmed that the incident occurred on Monday, April 5, 2021, …
Read More »Rtd Military officer, Chief arrested for beating a suspected thief to death
A 50-year-old retired military officer and a Chief have been arrested by Nsawam Police in the Eastern Region for beating and violently stamping on the neck of a suspected goat thief leading to his death. The suspects are W.O.1 Adjona Henry and Nana Odiasempa Nii Ade Quaye. On April 3, …
Read More »I won’t allow Community Mining in Akyem – Okyenhene to gov’t
Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin says the Akyem Abuakwa traditional council will no longer tolerate the community mining policy introduced by the Akufo-Addo government. According to the Okyenhene, the policy is illegal and causes destruction to lands and water bodies in the Akyem area. President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, 25th July …
Read More »We can’t sit and let Highlife die – Ambolley
Ghanaian Highlife Legend, Gyadu-Blay Ambolley, has called on music industry players to preserve, develop and promote Highlife as a genre that represents the national identity. At the launch of the ‘Highlife Is Alive Fan Club’ in Accra, on Monday, he bemoaned the missing identity of music in recent times and …
Read More »Conduct assessment on cars that must ply our roads – Otumfuo
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has told the Ministry of Transport to immediately conduct a Transport Impact Assessment (TIA) to determine the number of vehicles that must be allowed and imported into Ghana. This exercise, he noted, should be done in collaboration with the Ministry of Roads and Highways to determine …
Read More »Newscaster Natalie Forte resigns from TV3
Newscaster Natalie Forte has parted ways with Media General owners of TV3 and its affiliates. This was made known in a post shared on her Facebook page some hours ago. The newscaster whose voice has been one of the most unique on television for these four years she has …
Read More »Canadian govt announces big package for Ghanaian women
The Canadian government has supported the country with developmental projects worth about 50 million Canadian dollars over the last couple of years. According to the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Kati Csaba, about 150,000 dollars would be channeled into the agricultural sector and other support schemes to help the country …
Read More »Meet Kobena Sekyi, the educated elite who never wore European clothing
Fashion, they say, is like eating; you shouldn’t stick to the same menu, but that is where this educated elite from the Gold Coast era in Ghana’s history, broke the cycle. Even more, Kobena Sekyi, who was a nationalist lawyer, dared to be different, sticking only with his traditional …
Read More »VIDEO: Pastors to be exposed by Net2 TV: Obinim, Ogya Nyame, Opambour others listed
Nana Osei Bonsu Hoahi II, a supposed palm wine tapper of the Otumfuo has revealed that over 30 pastors have been lined up to be exposed by Kennedy Agyapong’s Net2 TV as fake pastors. The Assin Central Member of Parliament recently announced reigniting his series of exposés aimed at exposing …
Read More »FDA deploys team to markets to prevent sale of fish washed ashore at Osu
Authorities of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) have dispatched an inspection team to markets in parts of the capital, Accra following the washing ashore of some fish at the Osu Castle beach. The team has been sent to monitor the Osu Mandela market in the Korle-Klottey Municipal Assembly, in …
Read More »Asiedu Nketia’s appointment may compromise integrity of Parliament – Majority Leader
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has expressed dissatisfaction at the appointment of the General Secretary of the NDC Asiedu Nketia to the Parliamentary Service Board. He believes that Mr Asiedu Nketia’s inclusion might affect the integrity of Parliament. According to the majority leader, Asiedu Nketia still holding a position as a General Secretary of the NDC is a …
Read More »Okyenhene’s concerns against government’s community mining genuine – Small scale miners
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners is backing Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin who has threatened to resist the government’s community mining program. According to the Okyenhene, the program which was introduced to regulate illegal small scale mining nationwide has rather degraded lands and caused pollution to water …
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