Nana Yaw Basoa, a Chief, businessman and a farmer who has filled his nomination to represent the good people of the Ahafo Region has vowed to bring developmental reforms to the Region and Ghana as a whole when given the nod. Nana Basoa made this known in an interview with …
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Youth Activist, Kwabena Frimpong Honored By Youth Group
Kwabena Frimpong, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and youth activist has been honored by the Youth Awards Ghana (YAG) group. In a citation, the group acknowledged the youth icon for showing exemplary commitment to the development of the youth of Ghana. The group particularly noted …
Read More »Police begin Nationwide Disinfection Exercise kick-starts in Ahafo Region
The Deputy Regional Police Commander for Ahafo Region, ACP Andrews Boadu-Ekumah, has said the region is set to prosecute offenders of Covid-19 safety protocols. According to him, police took this initiative after the Kenyasi court warned and set free 26 law-breakers who were sent to the court for offences …
Read More »Agyemang Manu Is a Failure, Revoke His Appointment – Bono Group to Prez Akufo-Addo
MOVEMENT FOR NPP GRASSROOTS, SUNYANI Firstly, we as a group has taken notice of the failure of the Minister of Health, The Honourable Minister has fail in managing of COVID-19, information as compared to the Director General (DG) Dr Patrick Kuma ABOAGYE who has been leading the the crusade …
Read More »Perspectives On Election Petition At Supreme Court 2020-Amicus Curiae;Burden Of Ec’s Accountability Or Petitioner’s Allegations?
Ghana has again witnessed a petition to the Supreme Court (SC) concerning the outcome of a Presidential Election. Nevertheless, there are a number of incidences that has occurred with this petition that leaves me and a lot of citizens befuddled as to what exactly is going on. Which principle can …
Read More »Eat cocoa products to boost immune system to fight coronavirus – COCOBOD CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo has entreated Ghanaians to consume more chocolate and other cocoa products daily since they contained antioxidants to fight the coronavirus disease. According to him, this will boost their immune system to withstand the infectious disease. …
Read More »International tourism to Ghana declines by almost 70 percent – GTA
Figures related to international tourism to Ghana showed a 69 percent decline in 2020, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has revealed. The authority explains the shortfall can been attributed to the adverse impact of the Coronavirus pandemic amid travel restrictions and lockdowns. Nelson Jones, the Acting Director of Public Affairs at the …
Read More »Ignore drink-poisoning video, no officer involved – Bono police
The Bono Regional Police Command has dissociated itself from a video circulating on social media with an accompanying text insinuating that a Police Officer was poisoned to death during the celebration of his promotion. According to the Police, the video, which has gone viral, has no relation with the Ghana …
Read More »Sunyani: Our officer died of Covid, not poison — Regional CID unit
The Police in Bono Region has denied social media reports that one of its officers, Inspector Fred Armah of Regional CID unit in Sunyani was poisoned. According to the police, the deceased detective rather died of coronavirus. In a press release issued and signed by deputy Bono Regional Commander, Assistant …
Read More »Covid: South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over new variant
South Africa has put its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed “disappointing” results against its new Covid variant. Scientists say the variant accounts for 90% of new Covid cases in South Africa. The trial, involving some 2,000 people, found that the vaccine offered “minimal protection” …
Read More »SC to decide Jean Mensa’s cross-examination today
The Supreme Court will on Tuesday, February 9, hear legal arguments from parties involved in the 2020 Election Petition on whether the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa will mount the witness box to testify or not. After the Petitioner John Dramani Mahama had closed his case after …
Read More »Alleged killer of dancehall artiste in Cape Coast arrested
The alleged killer of the 24-year-old dancehall artiste, Mr Emmanuel Aikins, known in the music industry as “Unruly Grant” or “Soft Metal” who was stabbed to death in Cape Coast on Sunday, has been arrested by the police. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Irene Serwaah Oppong, the Central Regional Public …
Read More »You can’t run away from cross-examination – Tsatsu to Jean Mensa
Lead counsel of John Dramani Mahama in the ongoing election petition hearing has insisted that witnesses for the first respondent ought to make appearance in the witness box for cross-examination. This follows a submission by the Lawyer of the Electoral Commissioner, Justin Amenuvor, that his side wishes to close their case …
Read More »Robbers who killed ambulance driver also sexually assaulted female paramedic
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Ambulance Service, Prof. Ahmed Zakaria has revealed that the armed robbers who shot to death an ambulance driver did not only rob a pregnant woman in labour, but also sexually assaulted a female paramedic who was onboard the vehicle. Abraham Tetteh Homeku was …
Read More »BBC Africa Eye: Lady P and the sex worker sisterhood – Abused, trafficked or killed?
A Sierra Leone, sex workers are often seen as immoral outcasts to be shunned and avoided, even though their profession is legal. BBC Africa Eve investigates an unsolved murder of a sex worker in the country and uncovers a world where women who sell sex are often trafficked, abused, attacked …
Read More »GFA seals partnership deal with Kasapreko Company Limited
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has agreed on a two-year partnership deal with Kasapreko Company Limited as an official partner of the senior national team, the Black Stars. The relationship commenced on February 1, 2021, and will see the ‘Awake’ brand of the company as the “Official Water Partner of …
Read More »Man, 60, bribes girl, 14, with GHS5 for two rounds of s3x
Family members of the 14-year-old-girl who was allegedly defiled by a 60-year-old are demanding justice at the Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court in the Central Region. Per reports from the family, the suspect, Job Kwansah Mbia, allegedly sodomised the minor repeatedly anytime she visited his home to watch television, and in …
Read More »Asante Kotoko confirms Abdul Gazale as head coach
Asante Kotoko have today, February 8, 2021 notified the Ghana Football Association of the confirmation of the appointment of Coach Abdul Gazale, a CAF License “A” holder as the substantive head coach of the club. Following the mutual termination of the agreement between Asante Kotoko SC and former Head Coach Maxwell Konadu, the …
Read More »Three armed men murder security man at Ashongman
Three armed men on Monday broke into the GOIL Filling Station Ashongman Pure Water and took away GH¢2,006 and murdered a security man in the process. The night security man whose name was only given as Effo who is in his mid-forties was found dead in a minibus at the …
Read More »National Cathedral: Construction work resumes
Construction work has resumed on the country’s National Cathedral at Ridge in Accra. This comes after work on the site designated for the construction of the Cathedral was stalled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. Demolition works on the houses and offices on the site earmarked for …
Read More »Court grants Koku Anyidoho’s request for substituted service against Gunu
A Tema High Court has issued an order for substituted service on Dzifa Gunu, the member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who allegedly claimed that Koku Anyidoho, a former deputy general secretary of the party and Founder of Atta-Mills Institute killed his 8-year-old daughter for ritual purposes. The court upon reading the …
Read More »Angry Kintampo traders seize 10 trucks of imported tomatoes
Ghana could face shortage of tomatoes in the coming days as tomato traders at Kintampo have impounded 10 trucks of tomatoes from neighboring countries amid a strike. Following the indefinite strike undertaken by the Tomato Traders and Transporters Association last week over robbery attacks, the Association has started impounding trucks …
Read More »‘Missing’ St. Louis JHS girls found with their boyfriends
The two female students of St. Louis Junior High School (JHS) in Kumasi reportedly kidnapped have been found. They were found at Tafo in Kumasi by the police after a search party was commissioned on Sunday following a report by their parents, Kasapa News’ Ashanti regional correspondent Isaac Bediako Justice …
Read More »NPP Chairman sacks pupils from classroom, locks up building
Jaman South Constituency First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Henry Yaw Afful has allegedly locked up the Ampenkro/Asatroa primary school. According to the Chronicles newspaper, the chairman who sacked the pupils from the classroom before the closure, claims the government has not paid him for a work done. …
Read More »US Embassy suspends visa applications in Ghana to prevent further spread of coronavirus
The United States Embassy in Ghana has announced the postponement of some scheduled visa appointments. This follows the upsurge in the country’s COVID-19 cases. In a public notice on Twitter, Monday, 8 February, 2021, the US embassy said; “The ongoing pandemic and current conditions in Ghana have compelled the postponement of some …
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