It is no secret that former presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufuor had a frosty relationship. While they both tried in the public space do downplay suggestions of some hostility between them, their public statements were more than enough to convey such thoughts to Ghanaians. This deep-seated spite between Rawlings and Kufuor …
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Tamale Super Ladies goalkeeper Mutaka Kailatu dies
Tamale Super Ladies goalkeeper Mutaka Kailatu has died. The young shot-stopper was confirmed dead on Monday, 25th January, 2021 after a short battle with illness. The sad news was broken by her club on Twitter. “Management of Tamale Super Ladies are SAD to announce the DEATH of one of the …
Read More »‘Kwasia like that’ – Gyan descends on journalist for questioning his relevance to Legon Cities
Legon Cities striker Asamoah Gyan went in hard on a journalist who sought to question his usefulness to relegation-battlers Legon Cities. In the aftermath of Legon Cities’ heavy victory over Ashgold, Gyan posted on Instagram, a jama session he had with his teammates which featured Black Stars defender Jonathan Mensah. …
Read More »Nasia accident: 25 in critical condition, others dead
Five persons have died with about 25 others in critical condition following a car crash at Nasia in the North East region. According to reports, a Bawku bound bus was traveling from Kumasi in the Ashanti region to the Upper East region and upon reaching Nasia, the bus crashed into …
Read More »Fire ravages dormitory facility at Paga SHS
Fire has destroyed a girls’ storey dormitory facility at the Paga Senior High School in the Kassena-Nankana West District, our Upper East Correspondent – Senyalah Castro, reports. The Tuesday morning fire completely destroyed the roof of the structure, electrical components especially at the top floor, books, personal provisions and other …
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. Reports say the vehicle …
Read More »Supreme Court threatens to throw out Mahama’s 2020 election petition
Former president John Dramani Mahama has until Wednesday 27 January 2021 to file his witness statements else his 2020 election petition will be struct out, the Supreme Court has warned. Mahama’s lawyers failed to comply with the apex court’s orders to file the statements by 21 January and instead filed an application …
Read More »Chairman of Melcom Group dead
Chairman of Melcom Group of Companies, Bhagwan Ramchand Khubchandani has died. He died on January 25, 2021, at 84. The astute business mogul was awarded Ghana’s Greatest Entrepreneur of All Time at the last Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards. Under his watch, the Melcom has progressed into six separate …
Read More »GIS intercepts 119 ECOWAS nationals at Sogakope
A total of 119 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nationals have been arrested for entering Ghana through unapproved routes. The illegal travellers included 116 males and three females, comprising 67 Nigerians, 35 Nigeriens, nine Togolese, four Beninese, three Ivoirians and a Ghanaian. They intended going to Ghana’s capital, …
Read More »Watch video of Kufour filing past Rawlings’ mortal remains
Former president of the Republic of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, has paid his last respect to his late former colleague, Jerry John Rawlings. The former President joined President Akufo-Addo and other former heads-of-state to file past Mr Rawlings’ mortal remains Tuesday morning. Even though the former President had to be wheeled, it didn’t …
Read More »22-year-old lady arrested for selling her baby to her pastor for GHc 150
A woman in Ondo State, Nigeria, has been apprehended by Amotekun after selling her baby to a pastor. Seun Oladayo gave birth to a baby girl and decided to sell her for GHc 150 because she didn’t know how she was going to take care of the child. After taking the …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: 2020 Election Petition hearing
The Supreme Court will today, January 26, 2021, hear the John Mahama election petition. Lawyers of former president John Mahama have filed a motion seeking leave to file “an additional ground of review” to the review application on the interrogatories. Mr Mahama and his lawyers per the motion for leave …
Read More »It’s illegal to give your children to someone to care for them – Gender Ministry
The Gender Ministry says it is wrong for mothers to give their children to others to take care of them. According to the ministry, giving once child for upkeep by another family is illegal per Ghana’s laws. It is common practice in Ghana for poor families to offer their children …
Read More »Kotoko banned from signing players
Asante Kotoko is in hot waters after being handed a one-period registration ban and fined ¢10,000 for abusive conduct after the Player Status Committee ruled on a petition from former player Abass Mohammed. The Committee found the Porcupine Warriors guilty for abusive conduct after excluding the striker from their squad and …
Read More »Baby who was allegedly stolen by nurse at birth found in India
A lady who only identified herself as Adoley has narrated how her child was stolen from her at birth and trafficked to India. Speaking on Angel FM’s Anopa Bofo, Adoley said she gave birth to a baby boy when she was in secondary school form 4. “My child was shown …
Read More »Hon Francis Addai-Nimoh, Francis Owusu-Akyaw Others To Be Honored At YAG2020
Nkay Events Management is a registered company that renders service like event organization, event promotion, Artist Management and online production. They also passionate of dedicating our time and effort to nature talented and empower the youth through training as to how they can fit into the society as well as …
Read More »Shortage of Rawlings’s funeral cloth hits Accra market
Textile traders at Rawlings Park, Minaba plaza, and its environs in Accra Central have witnessed a boost in sales following the outdoor of the late Jerry John Rawlings’s funeral cloth. According to some traders who spoke to GhanaWeb, the constant buying of the various types of funeral cloths released on …
Read More »Asante Kotoko cop GFA registration ban after abusive conduct in Abass Mohammed case
Asante Kotoko is in hot waters after being handed a one-period registration ban and fined ¢10,000 for abusive conduct after the Player Status Committee ruled on a petition from former player Abass Mohammed. The Committee found the Porcupine Warriors guilty for abusive conduct after excluding the striker from their squad and …
Read More »Boy, 10, drowns in mining pit near school at Anyinam
A ten-year-old boy has been found dead in a mining pit near a school at Anyinam in the Atiwa East Distirct of the Eastern region. The deceased allegedly drowned in a pit after school hours. His body has been retrieved by the Police and deposited at the Kibi Government Hospital …
Read More »COVID-19: Two GIJ staff test positive; Ringway campus temporarily closed
The Ringway campus of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has temporarily been closed down. This follows a confirmation of two of its staff members testing positive for COVID-19.# A memo issued by Management on 25 January 2021 indicated that “there would be a temporary closure of the Ringway campus …
Read More »2 dead, over 20 injured after bus crashed into Nasia bridge in North East Region
Two persons have died after a vehicle travelling from Kumasi to Bawku crashed into the Nasia bridge in the North East Region. JoyNews correspondent Eliasu Tanko explained that the incident occurred when the driver encountered a herd of cattle while on the stretch in the West Mamprusi district in the …
Read More »Trader faces Court for robbery and spraying pepper into victim’s eyes
Solomon Antwi Agyei, a trader, who allegedly sprayed pepper into a mechanic’s eyes before robbing him of a Honda Civic Accord vehicle, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Agyei 35, and Yaw Osei, his accomplice now at large, had told the complainant, a 55-year-old auto mechanic, that they wanted …
Read More »Biden Adds South Africa To COVID Travel Bans
The Biden administration has renewed Trump-era Covid-19 travel bans on non-US visitors from Brazil and most of Europe, including the UK and Ireland. The White House also imposed a new ban on South Africa over its virus variant. Former President Donald Trump had ordered the bans to end on 26 …
Read More »I would have slapped the hell out of Cecilia Marfo – Kumchacha
Ghanaian preacher, Nicholas Osei, popularly known as Prophet Kumchacha, has reacted to how Cecilia Marfo slapped Brother Sammy some time ago. Some years ago, the veteran Gospel musician and Prophetess, who was supposedly in the spiritual realm slapped Brother Sammy at an event. During a discussion on UTV which has been sighted …
Read More »Allow me to demonstrate further that your ruling was contrary to law – Mahama to Supreme Court
Lawyers for 2020 NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama have filed fresh documents attacking the Supreme Court’s ruling on his interrogatories for the Electoral Commission. They argue that the court’s ruling was characterized by a lack of due regard to the law or facts relating to the election petition. The …
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