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Islamist militants have ambushed a convoy that was trying to rescue civilians from a hotel amid fighting in northern Mozambique, reports say. A South African man has been confirmed as dead, but many details are unclear. Hundreds of people fled the fighting, which began on Wednesday in the town of …

    The government plans to raise $889m from new taxes this year to contain its deficit. That commitment means the country “should be able to borrow”, says Charles Robertson, global chief economist at Renaissance Capital.   Still, Ghana’s debt level is amongst the highest of any country we look …

  A total of 31 awards were received at the 4th edition of the 3Music Awards after an introduction of new categories to the scheme. The event took place at the Accra International Conference Center. Below is the list of winners: ARTISTE (MVP) OF THE YEAR KiDi GROUP OF THE …

The US has said that it is “horrified” by the killing of scores of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar on Saturday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the military of “a reign of terror” that was “sacrificing the lives of the people to serve the few”. Saturday was the deadliest day …

KiDi, the popular Afrobeat Musician has emerged as the 3Music Awards’ Artiste of the Year 2021. KiDi faced very tough competition from Kuami Eugene, Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, Adina, Diana Hamilton, Medikal and Fameye. He won most of the awards on the night at the virtual event which was hosted at the Accra International Conference …

The body of a 38-year-old man who allegedly drowned in the Oti River has been retrieved by some fisher folks. The deceased, David Gbande who is believed to have fallen from a ferry during a crossing from Dambai to Checki overbank in the Oti Region. The Dambai Police Command has …

  Fire has razed the Sunyani Timber market in the early hours of Saturday, destroying personal properties and industrial machines running into millions of Ghana Cedis. The fire started around 0400 hours and spread widely before personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service arrived at the scene. It caused extensive …

A Policeman has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Cape Coast High Court after he was caught on camera demanding an amount GH¢2,000 from some civilians. General Sergeant Augustine Owusu-Ansah, with service No. 45533,  who was stationed at Assin Fosu in the Assin Central Municipality …

  A group calling itself the Alliance For Footsoldiers Advocacy (AFFA) is demanding the immediate revocation of the appointment of popular radio show host Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey, also known as Abeiku Santana, as an Ambassador of the Covid-19 National Trust Fund. According to AFFA, a letter dated March 23, 2021 …

  Kumasi Asante Kotoko have reportedly returned to the Ashanti region as they choose the Obuasi Lenclay Sports Stadium as their home ground for the second round campaign in the 2020/21 league season. It comes just few days to the commencement of the second round contest between the 18 clubs. The Reds …

  Christians in Ghana will join others around the world to celebrate Palm Sunday today, March 28, in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, days before His crucifixion. Also known as Passion Sunday, the Day is the final Sunday of Lent, and the beginning of the Holy Week …

  The Dambai Police Command is investigating the alleged drowning of a 30-year-old man in River Oti. Fisherfolks retrieved the body of the deceased, David Gbande who was alleged to have fallen from a ferry during a crossing from Dambai to Checki overbank in the Oti Region. Police Superintendent, Mr …

Ghanaian actress, model, and brand influencer, Priscilla Opoku Agyeman, popularly called Ahoufe Patri is celebrating her birthday today. According to the checks of zionfelix.net online, Ahoufe Patri is celebrating her 30 birthday today. Just as she has done in previous years, the beautiful actress took to her Instagram page to …

The recent brouhaha surrounding the insistence of a prestigious senior high school in Ghana to have two students with dreadlocks shave off their hair before enrolment has made the headlines on the continent after it was reported on Face2Face Africa among other outlets. The parents of the two students are …

Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Emeritus George Kwabena Effah Benneh is to be interred today, March 27, 2021, at a private ceremony in his hometown, Akrofro, near Berekum in the Bono Region. Graphic.com.gh reports that a mass Requiem was held on Friday at the Holy Spirit Cathedral …

The Ghana Police Service has indicated that certain facilities at the Police Hospital would be closed within the Easter period to make way for fumigation by the Ghana Health Service. This year’s Easter will start from Friday, April 2, 2021 to Monday, April 5, 2021. In a statement signed by …

  The existence of animals all over the world have over the years come under threats as a result of human activities and climate change. Over time, animals such as the panda and elephants have been widely marked as endangered. Most of these animals have been marked by the International …

  The national Zongo youth ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu who also spearheads the affair at the Afro-Arab Group of companies as Chairman was on Friday 26th March 2021 joined hands with Sensational Musician Addi Self of Self Nation to launched his much-awaited album ‘The BBC Album’ at the 4Syte Complex …

  A video has gone viral on social media and it has two young men trading blows in front of one of the hostels at the Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology. According to reports, the motivation for the two men engaging in an open brawl was because of a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …