Tanzanian singer, Diamond Platnumz has revealed that he almost went broke after he featured Nigerian Afro-beat star, Davido on the remix of his 2014 hit song, ‘Number One’. Speaking with Nairobi News, the singer stated that he spent ten times more than the usual amount he always spent in his prior music projects when …
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Congolese torch metallic structure that mysteriously appeared in Kinshasa
The latest in a series of mystery monoliths to capture the imagination of science-fiction fans around the world met a fiery end in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday when it was torched at a roundabout in the capital. The 12-foot metallic structure first appeared in Kinshasa’s Bandal neighbourhood …
Read More »Mahama’s review application smacks of an emotional party seeking to re-argue case – Ampaw
Counsel for the 2nd respondent in the ongoing hearing of the election petition, Mr Akoto Ampaw has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a review application filed by counsel for the petitioner against the earlier ruling of the court that no witness can be compelled to testify. The Supreme Court …
Read More »Hawa Koomson’s English, responses take over social media halfway into her vetting
It was widely anticipated, that the vetting of Mavis Hawa Koomson, Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister-designate will be an interesting one. She certainly has made her name, in the past for certain issues including the shooting incident at the Awutu Senya Constituency. This was the first question posed at her by Parliament‘s Appointments …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Parliament vets Hawa Koomson
The President’s Minister nominee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson is currently before the Appointments Committee of Parliament. The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East served as Minister for Special Development Initiatives in the first term government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President who is currently constituting his second term government has …
Read More »Black Stars maintain their position on latest FIFA Rankings
Ghana has maintained its position on the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday, February 18, 2021, placing 52nd in the world. Ghana was inactive in the last two months and for that matter, was unable to improve on points. On the African continent, the Black stars maintained their 8th position …
Read More »Thomas Partey to miss Europa league clash against Benfica
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will miss the Europa League Round of 32 first leg against Benfica on Thursday. The Ghanaian international has been sidelined since picking a strain to his left hamstring in Arsenal’s defeat to Aston Villa in the Premier League. The 27-year-old has been plagued by injuries since his big-money …
Read More »Asantehene called upon to intervene in KATH maternity block demolition decision
Former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi Kwasi Ofori Agyeman has called on the overlord of Ashanti Kingdom to intervene and ensure an independent probe into the proposed demolition of the 45-year-old abandoned Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The former government appointee believes …
Read More »VIDEO: I’d love to meet Bisa Kdei – Jingle Jangle star
British-born Ghanaian actress, Diaana Babnicova, says she would love to meet Ghanaian musician Bisa Kdei. The young star only got to know the Mansa hitmaker during the shooting of her latest Netflix-featured film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. A remake of highlife musician Bisa Kdei’s ‘Asew’ song titled ‘Grandpa Me Nie’ was featured in …
Read More »Nigerian entrepreneur jailed 10 years in $11m email scam
Celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, has been jailed 10 years by a United States (US) federal court for masterminding an $11 million cyber fraud on a British company. The court heard that “through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme that …
Read More »Robbers attack credit union, injure one person
About eight suspected armed robbers stormed a credit union, shot and injured one person at Jeninso Akataniase in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The suspects are said to have made away with an undisclosed amount of money during the incidence which happened on Wednesday evening. The robbers, …
Read More »Mechanic in ‘gang rape’ jailed seven years
Samuel Crabbe,18, a Mechanic who raped a 13-year-old girl, with five others, in turns, at Korle Gonno in Accra, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Crabbe, who was charged with conspiracy to commit crime and defilement, pleaded guilty. The Court presided over by Mrs …
Read More »Stonebwoy turns ‘preacher’ over VGMA
Celebrated Dancehall act, Stonebwoy, assumed the role of a preacher to address the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Board. VGMA, in its official statement, said it had lifted the indefinite ban it placed on Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale over a brawl at the scheme’s 20th edition. A portion of the …
Read More »Robbers terrorise female students of Seikwa Nursing/Midwifery College
The students at the Seikwa Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Tain District of the Bono Region are living in extreme fear because of rampant armed-robbery attacks and other criminal activities at the College’s female hostel. The students told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview on Wednesday …
Read More »Don’t increase transport fares – GPRTU warn drivers
The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is cautioning drivers under its umbrella not to increase transport fares without approval from the union’s leadership. According to them, transport fares remain the same, although fuel prices have increased. Some drivers have indicated that they intend to increase transport …
Read More »‘In God’s name don’t re-appoint Mary Boatema as our DCE’ – Effiduase Chief begs Akufo-Addo
Nana Adu Ameyaw II, Chief of Asante Effiduase, has made a passionate appeal to the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to reappoint Mary Boatema as the District Chief Executive for Effiduase Asokore. Prior to election 2020, Mary Boatema was sacked by the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for …
Read More »PM Scott Morrison ‘will not be intimidated’ by tech giant
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said his government will not be intimidated by Facebook blocking news feeds to users. He described the move to “unfriend Australia” as arrogant and disappointing. Facebook is responding to a proposed law which would make tech giants pay for news content on their platforms. …
Read More »Robbery Attacks: IGP storms Bolga and environs, deploys Special Anti-Robbery commandos
As part of measures geared towards addressing the insecurity in the five regions of the North, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) is in the Upper East Region for a working tour. In recent times, there have been several reports from the Upper East region of robbery attacks on citizens …
Read More »VIDEO: Medikal Shows Off $48K made from music after Teeplow accused him of fraud money
Ghanaian rapper Medikal has finally replied colleague rapper Teephlow after he called him a lazy rapper and that his money is not from music. A few days ago, Teephlow and Medikal were throwing shots at each other on twitter. The former later granted an interview on Zylofon TV with Sammy Flex …
Read More »WATCH: Lady Falls Into A Dirty Gutter As She Poses For Picture In Viral Video
A Nigerian lady has fallen flat into a dirty gutter while she was busy posing to take a picture for her boyfriend as per a viral video that has just surfaced online. In the viral video privy to our news desk, the young lady was captured at the exact moment she lost …
Read More »BOMBSHELL: Liberia, Sierra Leone procure same Napo Maths Sets at 42% less the price Ghana paid – Africa Education Watch
Africa Education Watch has blown the cover of the government of Ghana over its procurement of 853,000 pieces of Kapek Mathematical Sets Instruments at Gh¢75 each, revealing that Liberia and Sierra Leone which procured the same Kapek Mathematical sets Instruments from the same company even at retail price got it …
Read More »VIDEO+PHOTOS: SHS Student storms classroom with gun threaten to kill her teacher
Shocking as SHS Student arrives in school with a “gun”, allegedly planned to shoot her teacher for asking to cut her coloured hair A female student whose name hasn’t been published yet of the Government Secondary School in Ikot Ewa was caught with a local gun in school. According to …
Read More »VIDEO: Archipalago warns Adu Safowaa over Dr Kweku Oteng
Social media critic turned musician Dennis Anani popularly known as Archipalago has warned Adu Safowaa over a recent comment she made against the CEO of Angel Group of Companies Dr Kwaku Oteng. In a video Archipalago shared on Instagram, he cautioned Adu Safowaa to desist from tarnishing Dr Kwaku Oteng’s image. Archipalago, …
Read More »‘Eyes cleared’ for NDC members as they demand to see NDC’s own collated election figures
Hundreds of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) members have taken to social media to demand their party accounts for its own collated results in the just-ended election instead of deceiving them with the court case, MyNewsGh.com has filed. The footsoldiers of the party say it appears the NDC led by John Dramani …
Read More »128 lives lost to coronavirus disease in the first two weeks of February
128 lives have been claimed so far by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the first two weeks of February 2021 in Ghana. The daily update released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) shows that Ghana recorded 22.8% deaths from Coronavirus between February 1, 2021 to February 13, 2021. Ghana’s coronavirus related …
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