The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has announced that the process towards the payment of some Ghanaians who worked as electoral officials in the 2020 general elections is underway. In a press release sighted by GhanaWeb, the Deputy EC Chair, Bossman Asare noted that the delay in payment of the affected officials …
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VIDEO: I rejected $50,000 offer to endorse homosexuality – Shatana
In recent weeks we have watched with profound concern how some celebrities banded together to publish an open letter calling for the LGBTQ+ community in Ghana to be treated equally. Sister of the late Terry Bonchaka, Shatana, born Ranaya Pappoe has however revealed celebrities are often given payment for supporting …
Read More »WAEC to use QR codes to curb examination malpractice
In its quest to curb examination malpractice, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is set to embed a QR Code in each question paper of candidates during examinations. Speaking to Citi News on the sidelines of the 69th Annual Council meeting, the council said this technology and other interventions would make it practically …
Read More »Abeiku Santana appointed coronavirus Trust Fund ambassado
The Board of Trustees for the National Covid-19 Trust Fund has appointed popular broadcaster Abeiku Santana as an ambassador for the fund. In an appointment letter sighted by Starr News, the broadcaster, with the Despite Media group, is to use his influence to raise funds to support government’s efforts at fighting …
Read More »VIDEO: Female pastor narrates how she became a lesbian at age 10
Baaba Djirackor, a reverend minister and renowned relationship counsellor in Sekondi-Takoradi has given a detailed account of how she was initiated into lesbianism. Speaking on Kofi TV in an interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Reverend Baaba Djirackor stated that, her ‘school mother’ in an undisclosed secondary school introduced to her …
Read More »Abeiku Santana appointed ambassador for the Covid-19 National Trust Fund
A veteran broadcast journalist with the Despite Media Group, Abeiku Aggrey Santana has been handed another ambassadorial position, this time, as the face for the Covid-19 National Trust Fund. A letter to the public dated 23rd March 2021 with “APPOINTMENT AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE COVID-19 NATIONAL TRUST FUND” as …
Read More »VIDEO: Tanzania buries Magufuli at family home with 21-gun salute
Late Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli has been buried at his family home in his hometown of Chato in the country’s Geita region. Local media portals reported that the late president’s body was lowered into the grave at exactly 16:45 local time at his family home which lies along …
Read More »2021 AFCON qualifiers: Ayew brothers train with Black Stars ahead of Sao Tome clash
Thomas Partey alongside the Ayew brothers trained with the Black Stars on Friday evening as Ghana prepares for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Sao Tome & Principe. The West African giants having drawn 1-1 with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Thursday evening, have …
Read More »Two car burglars busted!
Police in Accra have arrested two suspects who are specialised in vehicle break-ins. The suspects, Wisdom Cudjoe, also known as Jordan and Joseph Ahenkora, were arrested on Saturday, 20th March, 2021 at Kasoa Opeikuma and Chorkor respectively, after they were captured on a CCTV camera, forcibly breaking into one of …
Read More »I’m also competent enough to represent NPP as flagbearer – Kennedy Agyapong
Firebrand politician and MP for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has denied supporting Alan Kyeremanten to be elected as presidential candidate for the 2024 presidential polls. According to him, he has not endorsed anyone Alan, nor has he endorsed any other candidate. He has therefore asked the general public to treat the issue …
Read More »Watch how Nana McBrown stormed court to testify in Bulldog case
Actress and television presenter Nana Ama Agyemang Mcbrown, made an appearance in court, Friday 26th March, 2021 in the company of Roger Quartey, Head of Production of UTV. The multiple award-winning screen diva’s appearance in court was in relation to comments made by Bulldog on United Showbiz, a program …
Read More »Scuffle between Police and Military at Michel Camp
A scuffle has ensued between some Military Officers from Michel Camp and some Police Personnel over some men allegedly picked by the police at Kakasunanka number one during a swoop to fish out people involved in the use of narcotics. According to an eyewitness who spoke to the Ghana News …
Read More »Two KNUST scientists named among 40 promising African early career researchers
Two Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) scientists – Dr Christopher Larbie of the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology and Dr Anthony Afum-Agyei Awuah of the Department of Molecular Medicine – have been selected as part of the 6th cohort Affiliates of the African Academy of Sciences …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Two students trade blows over lady
Two young men, believed to be students, have been spotted in a viral video trading blows over a lady. Though the identity of the parties is not immediately known, the lady in question is also said to be a student of the university the two students also attend. The two …
Read More »Man grabbed over the murder of his pregnant girlfriend
Isaac Mensah, alias Ike, is being held by the Nima Divisional Police Command over the death of his pregnant girlfriend. Ike was said to have booked a room at the Nana Gyimah Hotel, Kokomlemle, where the deceased joined him later, only to be found dead the next day when …
Read More »Tony Lithur deserves GH¢300,000 paid him by UPSA; Alabi responds to Auditor General
Former Vice Chancellor for the University of Professional Studies, Professor Joshua Alabi has indicated that private legal firm Lithur Brew and Company deserve an amount of GH¢300,000 paid to it by the University during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor. The Auditor-General in its latest report directed the former Rector of the University …
Read More »We’re not joking here – Court warns Akuapem Poloo
The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Christiana Cann has issued a stern warning to lawyers of Actress Rosemond Brown over the manner they are going about the case. In court on Friday, when the case was called, the lawyer of the accused person wrote to the …
Read More »Auditor-General Chases Joshua Alabi For ¢300k Missing Cash
The Auditor-General has directed the former Rector of the University for Professional Studies (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi to refund with interest an amount of almost ¢300,000 paid as legal fees to private legal firm Lithur Brew and Company for no work done. This is contained in the audited report of …
Read More »Man nearly lynched for stealing meat, stew and other items at Wassa Akropong
A 26-year-old young man was nearly lynched for stealing meat, stew and other items in a cluster of houses at Agapet, a suburb of Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amwenfi Municipality. The thief who gave his name as Kobby carried his ‘stealing operation’ on Thursday; a market day at …
Read More »Pollution shrinking human penises, warns scientist
Penises are shrinking and genitals becoming malformed because of pollution, an environmental scientist has warned in a new book detailing the challenges facing human reproduction. Dr Shanna Swan writes that humanity is facing an “existential crisis” in fertility rates as a result of phthalates, a chemical used when manufacturing plastics …
Read More »Ugandan mother in viral child torture video jailed two years
A 23-year-old mother who was recently filmed brutalizing her five-year-old son has been sentenced to two years in prison. Patience Uwimana, a resident of Byuma Village, Kyazanga Town Council in Lwengo District was on Wednesday convicted by Masaka Grade One Magistrate, Ms Christine Nantege for torturing her son on …
Read More »PHOTOS: 22-year-old man slips and dies in galamsey pit at Apampatia
A 22-two-year-old man has met his untimely death after he slipped and fell into an abandoned galamsey pit at Akyem Apampatia in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region. The remains of Nicholas Bokom have since been deposited at the CHAD morgue at Ankaase for preservation and autopsy. man slips and …
Read More »Burglars break into MP’s house, steal perfumes
Suspected burglars broke into the residence of the Member of Parliament of Gomoa East, Desmond De-Graft Kwasi Paitoo on March 25, 2021. The MP said he woke up this morning, March 26, only to discover that the burglars had entered his residence. According to him, the burglars cut his burglar-proof window, …
Read More »I am a virgin, that’s why I am strong – Black Stars player
Former Kumasi Asante kotoko striker, Kwame Opoku Bayie, has revealed he has never had sexual intercourse with any woman in his life. The striker, who is a member of the Black Stars squad that played against South Africa on Thursday in the 2021 Afcon qualifiers, said that is why he is …
Read More »Robbers kill Kumasi-based Engineer of Joeshobs Construction
A Kumasi-based road engineer who works with Joeshobs Construction limited, Emmanuel Owusu Antwi, has been shot in the head by suspected armed robbers. The robbery incident happened Thursday evening at about 10 pm in Buokrom at the entrance of the victim’s house while returning home from work. According to a …
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