A State Funeral for Former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings (Rtd.) is underway at Independence Square, Accra. The first president of the 4th Republic died on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra after a short illness. He was 73. The funeral is expected to be …
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VIDEO: Barima Sidney pays tribute to Rawlings in new song
Ace Ghanaian musician, Barima Sidney, has paid tribute to Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings with a song. The track began with a speech of the deceased statesman saying, “Ladies and Gentlemen, No man must apologize for the truth, we must apologize for lying.” Titled ‘Jay Jay’, the song featured music producer, Dr Ray …
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Ghanaian music legend, Okyeame Kwame has revealed that his passion and love for music is what has kept him going in life. According to him, “though he knows how to do a lot of things, his passion for music has brought him thus far and keeps him going” he reiterated. Listing some …
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Hon. Linda Akweley Ocloo MP for shai – Osudoku visited the family of the murdered 19 years old girl(Juliette Obu) at Doryumu. She expressed her sympathy to the bereaved family and assured them of her support in this difficult time. As the member of Parliament for the constituency, …
Read More »Woman burned to death in Kuajok Market
Authorities in Kuajok Municipal Council, Warrap State, said a 40-year-old woman burned to death last Friday when a fire broke out at Kuajok’s main market. The fire which broke out at midnight razed down over 20 makeshift structures made out of grass and bamboo, locally known as rakubas, where local …
Read More »General removed for failing to stop Boko Haram gets promoted to army chief
A former Theatre Commander of operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, who was removed by the Nigerian Army High Command for failing to stop Boko Haram in 2017, has been elevated to the position of Chief of Army Staff by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The BBC …
Read More »Four dead in gory accident on Kumasi-Bawku road
Four persons have been confirmed dead after their vehicle traveling from Kumasi to Bawku crashed into the Nasia bridge in the North East Region Tuesday morning. Thirty others who were on the vehicle have also been hospitalized at the Walewale Government Hospital after they sustained injuries. According to reports, the …
Read More »PULA raises $6m in Series A to help de-risk smallholder farmers across Africa
Ms. Rose Goslinga Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer at PULA an African Agricultural Insurance and Technology Service Provider has revealed that Pula has closed a $6m Series a fundraiser to support the expansion of Pula in Asia and Africa by providing yield and animal insurance for Smallholder farmers across Africa …
Read More »Italian PM Conte resigns following pandemic criticism
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned – and it is not clear if he will be able to form and lead a new coalition government. He has been criticised for his handling of the coronavirus crisis, in which more than 85,000 Italians have died. Mr Conte met President Sergio …
Read More »Some recovered victims of COVID-19 having erectile dysfunction – GMA
Some male victims of COVID-19 who have fully recovered from the disease are struggling to have penis erection for sexual pleasure, the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has disclosed. According to the Vice President of the Association, Dr. Frank Serebour, a number of complaints have come to the attention of physicians …
Read More »GIJ closes down as two staff test positive for COVID
The Ringway Estate campus of the Ghana Institute of Journalism has been shut down temporarily after two members of staff tested positive for COVID-19. The closure is to pave way for fumigation of the campus and one other. The school is expected to be reopened on Monday, February 1. Excerpts …
Read More »Police distribute nose masks, sanitisers to residents
The Central Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, led by its commander, DCOP Habiba Twumasi-Sarpong, took to the streets of Cape Coast to distribute nose masks and bottles of hand sanitisers to residents. The sharing was done together with the Omanhen of Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, and …
Read More »SA records 680 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, and 6,000 new cases
SA recorded 680 new Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, the fifth-highest daily number of fatalities linked to the coronavirus. The new deaths means that 41,797 have now been recorded, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday. The most fatalities recorded in 24 hours was 839, on January …
Read More »Election Petition: Mahama won’t be in the witness box – Lawyers
The petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing at the Supreme Court, Mr John Dramani Mahama will not be in the witness box to be cross-examined, spokesperson for his lawyers in the case, Dr Dominic Ayine, has said. He said, another official of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be the one to be …
Read More »Two arrested for child trafficking in Tatale
Two suspects identified as Gariba Neutori, 35 and Gmabani Gariba, 21 have been arrested by the Tatale-Sanguli District Police for allegedly trafficking children from Yeji in the Bono East Region to Togo. The suspects were nabbed by the Police through the intervention of the Pan African Organisation for Research and …
Read More »Anlo Chiefs unhappy about government’s hijacking of Rawlings’s funeral – George Loh
The Volta Regional Vice Chair on the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Loh says the Chiefs of Anlo are displeased with government’s decision to solely conduct the final funeral rites of Former President Jerry John Rawlings. According to him, the Chiefs say the government did not come to a consensus with them on …
Read More »Government urged to direct commercial drivers to reduce passenger intake
Commuters in Accra have called on the government to direct commercial drivers to reduce passenger intake to enhance the observation of social distancing in vehicles. That, they said, had become necessary to contain the second wave of covid-19, in view of the increasing number of cases being recorded daily. In …
Read More »How and Why Rawlings, Akufo-Addo became inseparable after decades of mutual hatred
Riad Hosiefe, a very good friend of the late former President of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings has made some shocking revelations on how that the late former President became fond of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, Rawlings said the NPP leader rather made him feel like a former Head of State …
Read More »All Students And Teachers In Ghana Should Take Note Of These 3 Things
Education is a very important aspect of human life and its advisable we all go to school because that is the only place we can learn new things every day from an expert (teacher) by paying attention and adhering to the instructions given to us. The Educational system in Ghana …
Read More »If you kill him, I’ll deal with you! – How Rawlings saved Kweku Baako from being killed
The life of Journalist Kweku Baako Jnr was saved by the late former President of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings. This was disclosed by Riad Hozaife, who indicated that a group of soldiers had decided to kill him. Kweku Baako’s crime according to Riad Hoziefe was that he called the late former President a …
Read More »‘Why I Envy Kuame Eugene’- Okyeame Kwame States
The ‘Rap Doctor’ is a huge fan of his young compatriot, Kuame Eugene, and has often spoken highly of him on every platform he gets the chance to be interviewed. Okyeame Kwame is using the same template again in a fresh interview with a Ghanaian radio presenter who doubles as …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Diana Asamoah Exposes Cecilia Marfo
Popular Gospel musician Diana Asamoah has reacted to the ongoing brouhaha between Cecilia Marfo and Joyce Blessing. The two gospel musicians got into the news after Cecilia Marfo disgraceful snatched Joyce Blessing’s microphone from her on stage and ordered her to go back to her husband. Joyce blessing had …
Read More »VIDEO: Watch Pete Edochie’s Final Message to JJ Rawlings
Nigerian actor and filmmaker, Pete Edochie, has sent a final message to the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, barely 24-hours to the final funeral rites and burial of the longest-serving Ghanaian head of state. The actor who bears a striking resemblance to the former leader is seen in a video …
Read More »Assembly Man In Police Grips For Accusing Police Officers Of Stealing Fuel
The Police at Likpe Bakwa in the Oti region has described as false, an allegation that some of their men have been caught siphoning fuel from an accident truck. According to the Police, the accusation made by one Godfred Coffie, Assemblyman for Likpe is intended to cast a slur on …
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Kumawood actress and alleged girlfriend of actor Lil Win, Sandra Ababio, has stunned Ghanaians with a new video she shared. Actress Ababio looked ravishing from head to toe and wore a dress that put her body details on full display. She is seen trying to pull her dress up in …
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