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WATCH: Top five Ghanaian hit songs in March

March was a busy month for Ghanaian music  and it looks like things have finally kicked off in full swing for the year. With several international collaborations, full-length projects, and more, March was filled to the brim and overflowing with good music. Here are the top ten Ghanaian songs that …

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LGBT is an abomination – Bagbin tells Australian High Commissioner

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has described LGBTQI+ as an abomination that will never be accepted. His comments come after the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Gregory Andrews urged Ghana’s Parliament not to pass any legislation that will discriminate against the rights of the LGBTQI+ community. The Australian …

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I’m happy Volta MPs are not daunted by Ablakwa’s resignation – Koku

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Atta-Mills Institute (AMI) and former deputy general secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho says he is glad that the Volta Caucus of the Minority is not daunted by the resignation of Okudzeto Ablakwa from Parliament’s Appointments Committee. The outspoken politician has been tweeting since …

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VIDEO: Lady flees from abusive husband to settle in Ghana

Ghanaian-based Burkinabe, Rashida, has revealed that she exited her marriage of five years due to constant physical abuse. In an interview with SVTV Africa, Rashida indicated that all her woes begun immediately after the wedding. “He was not like that when we were dating. But when I ask why he’s …

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Man murdered, body dumped in Juaboso stream

 murdered A man, believed to be in his forties, has been allegedly murdered and his body dumped into a stream in the Juaboso township. The known car decorator was discovered naked while laying in the Benzi-Mata stream. According to witnesses, the victim is likely to have been murdered as he …

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SAD PHOTOS: Former beauty queen shot dead in her car

A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctorate student from Philadelphia has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family’s home. Her parents are now in hiding out of fear for their lives. Najeebat Sule, 24, who was known to her loved ones as Najee, was …

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Dead body found in River Densu

A man, believed to be in his thirties, has been discovered dead in the Densu River at Nsawam. The deceased was spotted about 5:pm on April 1 by some passersby who reported to the authorities. Considering his outfit, one could tell he was a corporate worker, yet authorities were yet …

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Four UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attack

BBCCopyright: BBC The United Nations mission in Mali says four of its peacekeepers have been killed by suspected jihadists in the north of the country. It said several others were wounded when the insurgents attacked the camp run by Chadian peacekeepers in Aguelhok. The peacekeepers “bravely pushed back” against a …

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Central African Republic rebel chief Sidiki Abass dies

One of the main armed groups in the Central African Republic, a member of a rebel coalition seeking to overthrow the regime of President Faustin Archange Touadéra, announced on Friday the death of its leader, Sidiki Abass, from injuries sustained during an attack in November. In a statement, the group …

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GRIDCo fails to collect GH¢234m from customers – A-G’s report

GRIDCo sub station Contrary to Section 91(1) of the new Public Financial Management Act (PFMA) 2016, and Clause 16.1 of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) transmission agreement with customers, the management of the state transmitter “did not collect from 10 customers a total of GH¢234,338,331, which has been outstanding …

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Rambo-styled arrest of David Tamakloe worrying – Dafeamekpor

A member of the Constitutional, Legal & Parliamentary Affairs Committee has condemned what he describes as the Rambo-styled arrest of a journalist, David Tamakloe. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, who is also the South Dayi MP, has appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to direct that the Editor-in-chief of Whatsup News …

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Three ‘Chiefs’ jailed 3months each over Jopal Chieftaincy clashes

  The Nalerigu District Court presided over by His Worship Abdul-baki Abdulai, has jailed aspiring Chiefs of Jopal village namely Nanyab Bilemlem, 64-year-old farmer, of the “Late Settlers” and Yekum Buyork, a farmer, 75, of the “Earlier Settlers” in connection with Chieftaincy clashes at Jopal in the Chereponi district of …

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Francis Xavier hails Rasta student’s suit against Achimota school

Share ShareShareShare The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina in the Greater Accra Region, Mr. Francis Xavier-Sosu has lauded the lawsuit filed by parents of Tyron Marhguy against the Achimota School over the dreadlocks-induced denial of admission saga. The school had denied Tyron Marhguy and Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea addimission for …

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SA health regulator approves use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has approved the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. Permission was granted on March 31 in terms of Section 15(6a) of the Medicines and Related Substance Act 101 of 1965. “The authorisation is, however, subject to a number of conditions, …

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Dozens killed as train crashes in Taiwan tunnel

At least 50 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a train carrying nearly 500 crashed and then derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan. The eight-carriage train reportedly hit a construction vehicle that had slipped onto the tracks at the tunnel’s mouth. Rescuers combed badly damaged carriages inside …

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Oti Boateng given 14 days to restore statue he demolished

The family of  the late Oheneba Yao Boateng has given the paramount chief of the New Juaben Traditional area a 14-day ultimatum to replace a statue he demolished at Prince Boateng Roundabout in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Capital. They are threatening to seek legal action against the Overlord of the area …

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