More damning evidence is emerging around the plot by some senior officers of the Ghana Police Service to oust the Inspector-General of Police, George Akuffo-Dampare, ahead of the 2024 general election. GhanaWeb on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, broke the news about a secret recording implicating some senior police officers of plotting the …
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100 hours non-stop crying: Cameroonian fails in world record bid
A Cameroonian has attempted a world record bid for the longest hours of continuous crying. The man is a comedian known on social media as 237 Towncryer. On Monday, July 10, 2023; he started his crying marathon, he has tagged a cry-a-thon; seeking to set a world record of 100 …
Read More »FIFA finally lifts ban on Zimbabwe
FIFA has announced on Monday that it has lifted the 18-month ban on the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). The global governing body had initially suspended Zimbabwe in February 2022 following government interference in the sport. The ban had major repercussions for Zimbabwean football, with the national team being unable to …
Read More »Actress Cynthia Okereke dies a year after kidnappers released her
Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke has passed away one year after suffering in a kidnapper’s hideout. Joseph Okechukwu, a colleague in the entertainment industry, broke the sad news on his official Facebook page. The filmmaker disclosed that he was ready to buy Cynthia Okereke’s airline ticket to travel to America …
Read More »Otabil’s name pops up in Adjetey Anang’s wife’s pregnancy story
In their search for a child, six years after marriage, one of the men of God Adjetey Anang and his wife Elom encountered was Dr. Mensa Otabil who in 2013 prophesied that the couple would have a child to call their own in their seventh year. In Chapter 11 of Adjetey Anang’s memoir, his wife …
Read More »I was betrayed, I wanted to be finance minister – Dr Apraku
New Patriotic Party presidential hopeful, Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, has expressed his disappointment of not being offered a position in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. He said that despite all the contributions he made to help the party win victory he was overlooked by the Akufo-Addo government when it came to …
Read More »ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Agyapa Royalties deal
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed the suit against the Agyapa Royalties deal filed by the Ghana Integrity Initiative and Transparency International Ghana. This means that the court would not be ordering the government of Ghana to stop the sale of the country’s …
Read More »Heated debate in parliament over leaked tape exposing plot against IGP
Parliament witnessed a heated debate as both the minority and majority members addressed concerns regarding a leaked audio revealing a plot by some top officials of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Ghana Police Service to displace the current Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, ahead …
Read More »Agradaa rearrested in case involving publication of nude photos of a prophet
Founder and leader of the Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, Patricia Asiedua, alias Nana Agradaa, has been rearrested in a case involving the publication of nude pictures of a prophet, one Emmanuel Appaih Ennin. The said photos were published on Agradaa’s TV station Thunder TV in 2022. Nana Agradaa, was …
Read More »CONCERN YOUTH OF AKUAPEM NORTH SUSPEND PROTEST
The Concern Youth of Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region has suspended demonstration today 12th July, 2023. The Concern Youth earlier planned to protest to register their displeasure of Police Post and Streetlights in the area. The Concern Youth leader, Ahmed Agbenyadzi has bemoaned the lack of Police …
Read More »Low ESG credit impact scores to blame for recent credit downgrades
Kwame Sarpong Barnieh Kwame Sarpong Barnieh, a Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (GRCS) Partner at KPMG Ghana, has attributed Ghana’s recent credit downgrades to low Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credit impact scores, with Moody’s citing a CIS-4 and Fitch, a CIS-5+. “Our recent downgrades that caused a …
Read More »There’ll Be Possible Chaos, If Anti LGBTQ Bill Is Not Passed- Chief Warns
The Nkosuohenene for Anwomaso in the Ashanti region who doubles as the Chief Executives Officer [CEO] for Kuma Farms, Nana Kweku Siaw, has made it clear that the country will not be peaceful unless the Anti-LGBTQ Bill is passed promptly. In an interview with the press, the traditional authority …
Read More »Chris Ofikulu Named Banking CEO of The Year
Chris Ofikulu, the Regional CEO of UBA West Africa and Managing Director of UBA Ghana has been named as the “Banking CEO of the Year 2023 ” published by the World Business Outlook Awards. UBA Ghana also received accolades, including the Best Banking Service Provider in Ghana …
Read More »Over 500 business and government leaders expected to gather in Singapore for the 7th Africa Singapore Business Forum
Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), the government agency championing enterprise development in Singapore, has announced dates for the 7th edition of the Africa Singapore Business Forum (ASBF). The Forum will be held in Singapore from 29 – 31 August 2023 with the theme “Driving Africa’s Growth through Digitalisation, Manufacturing and …
Read More »Ablakwa petitions World Bank over Ursula’s US$48m ‘unapproved’ contract
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu has disclosed having petitioned the World Bank over a project being rolled out by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization. Ablakwa, last week, alleged through documents from the Public procurement Authority (PPA) that the sector minister, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, had handed a contract …
Read More »Two top civil servants who have been branded NDC members
Civil servants are not barred from holding political views but their affiliations is not expected to be publicized because of the roles that they hold. It has been the case that top civil servants often resign from the service before joining active politics in life after the service. In recent …
Read More »H. E. ABU ZEIN, IHRC AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR AFRICA CONGRATULATES CHRAJ ON THEIR 30TH ANNIVERSARY
H. E. ABU ZEIN The International Human Rights Commission Africa (IHRC Africa) wishes to applaud the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on the celebration of three decades of their distinguished services on Human Rights in Ghana. The IHRC Ambassador-At-Large for Africa as Special Envoy to the African Union, …
Read More »2024 Elections: Dr Bawumia Is Our Saviour -Npp Communicator
Amos Mensah, a exhaust pipe specialist from the Ashanti region and a vocal member of the ruling NPP, claims that only Dr Bawumia can prevent the party from losing the 2024 elections.. He thinks that the other contenders are just creating a racket and cannot gather enough votes for …
Read More »Suspected thief caught and tied to electric pole
A suspected thief was caught and tied to an electric pole in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. According to a Facebook user, the suspect was caught on Monday morning, July 10, 2023.
Read More »Ghana returnee found dead in Delta hotel
23-year-old man who returned from Ghana has been found dead in a hotel room located along the East-West Road axis of Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the deceased, identified as Victor Benjamin, lodged in room No: 414 of Wetland hotel …
Read More »72-year-old man dies by su!cide
Residents of Ede community in Osun State were thrown into mourning on July 10, after a 72-year-old man identified as Kareem Aderemi, died by suicide. The deceased who was said to have been battling Parkinson’s disease and partial blindness, reportedly shot himself dead with a gun at his residence. …
Read More »Four arrested for stealing dogs and ducks
Four men have been apprehended by the vigilantes in Gurungawa town in Kumbotso LGA of Kano State, for stealing dogs and ducks. Vigilante commandant of the town, Abdulhamid Dan-Azumi, said that his men noticed the movement of the suspects around 3 am when dogs were barking, noting that the …
Read More »Zoomlion to create a circular economy in Ghana as it supports stakeholders to learn Thailand’s model
Waste Management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has supported informal waste pickers and it’s own staff among other waste managers to build their capacities in waste material recovery at the Kingdom of Thailand to help create a circular economy in Ghana. The concept of a circular economy creates a production and …
Read More »Nigeria intercepts tanker with stolen crude oil
Nigeria’s state-owned oil company says an oil tanker carrying 800,000 litres of stolen crude has been intercepted offshore while heading to Cameroon. It said the vessel would be destroyed as a deterrent. Nigeria’s state-owned oil firm said the oil had been stolen from a well in the south-western state of …
Read More »Togo bird flu outbreak puts Ghana on high alert
Ghana has issued a high alert in response to the recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, in Lomé, Togo. The Volta Regional Health Directorate confirmed that more than 1,000 birds have already been culled as a result of the outbreak. In a …
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