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 …
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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 …
Read More »Those who say our cars are substandard don’t own a single car – Kantanka CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Kantanka Automobile, a Ghanaian-owned automobile manufacturing and assembling company, Kwadwo Safo Kantanka Jr, has debunked claims that their cars are not built to meet international standards. He believes that people consider their cars to be substandard “just because it’s a black man who made it.” …
Read More »Guru clashes with Kuami Eugene, rubs achievements and years of experience in ‘new Lord’s’ face
Hiplife artiste Guru has in a Facebook post addressed a comment Kuami Eugene made as regards a collaboration the former wanted with the latter, emphasizing that the only reason he wanted a project with the Lynx Entertainment signee was because of the admiration he [Guru] has for Kuami Eugene‘s craft. Kuami Eugene who is described by …
Read More »COVID-19: Close schools now – GMA to gov’t
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says schools in the country must be shut down in order to control the rising spread of Coronavirus in the country. The call comes in the wake of increasing fatalities among COVID patients in the country. The death rate of the virus has reached 464 …
Read More »Koforidua: Cylinder explosion kills mother; husband, baby injured
A mother has died in a gas explosion at Abogri, a suburb of New Jauben South Municipality of the Eastern region. The deceased Ellen Adubea Antwi Christabel died while on admission at Eastern Regional Hospital. Her 29-year-old husband Zakaria Osmanu and their seven (7) month old baby also sustained second-degree …
Read More »Bank lending rates falling – Report
Even though the Bank of Ghana has announced that it is maintaining its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate at 14.5 percent for the next two months, borrowers are benefitting from the fact that interest rates continue to fall in Ghana despite government’s unprecedented demand for fiscal deficit financing. Ultimately monetary easing by the …
Read More »Three injured as gunmen attack church during all-night service
Three persons have been injured after a gang of armed robbers attacked members of the Action Prayer Ministry during an all-night prayer service over the weekend. The incident occurred at about 2 am Saturday dawn, police sources told dailymailgh.com. The victims, aged between 2 to 22 were hit after one …
Read More »COVID-19: AIS cases balloon to 79 from 42
The number of COVID-19 cases at the Akosombo International School has increased by 37 bringing the total caseload to 79. This number comprises 74 students and 5 staff members. The Executive Director of the National Schools Inspectorate Authority, Dr. Hilda Ampadu who disclosed this in an interview on the ‘Probe’ …
Read More »Staff, family demand justice for slain Ambulance Service driver
The Emergency Medical Technician who narrowly escaped death during a highway robbery that led to the death of an ambulance driver, Abraham Tetteh, is demanding justice for the late colleague. Rachel Owusu who was attacked, in an exclusive interview with Citi News, narrated the harrowing ordeal the team racing to save …
Read More »New Ebola case detected in eastern DRC
A new case of Ebola has been identified near the city of Butembo in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s health ministry has announced. A woman was found with symptoms of the deadly virus in the town of Biena on February 1, who died in hospital in …
Read More »Rap battle turns bloody: Dancehall artiste stabbed to death at Cape Coast
Music lovers in Cape Coast got a shock of their lives when one of their darling dancehall musicians was allegedly stabbed to death by a colleague. The victim has been identified as Unruly Gully Grank. Unruly Grank There are rumours that the artiste, born Aikins, was stabbed as a result …
Read More »Why I killed my wife and child – Evangelist confesses
Chukwuemeka Obijofa, a 28-year-old man, who claimed to be an ordained evangelist, has explained why he killed his wife and four-year- old son with a shovel in Ofufe Nza village in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. Upon being paraded before newsmen on Saturday February 6 at the Police headquarters in Amawbia, …
Read More »Two ‘okada’ riders crashed to death, 2 others seriously injured
Two persons died on the spot on Sunday after they collided head-on with their motorbikes at Wenchi while towards Wurompo Akete to Nwoase The incident which happened at about 5:15 pm on Sunday, February 7, 2021, has left two pillion riders identified ad Veronica Okrah 21 and Hannah Marfo 22 …
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