Controversial Nigerian crossdresser and socialite Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has reacted to the recent arrest of over 100 men believed to be gays during an open gay wedding ceremony in Delta State, Nigeria. According to reports, the Delta State Police Command on Tuesday arrested 67 suspects for allegedly …
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8 coups in 8 years: A look at the 8 African countries that have experienced coups
The African continent has witnessed its fair share of political upheavals throughout history, with military coups being a recurring theme. These abrupt changes in governance have often left nations grappling with instability, economic challenges, and uncertain futures. In this article, we delve into eight African countries that have experienced coups, …
Read More »Nigerian pastor sets lady on fire during special prayer
Pastor Taiwo Odebiyi of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Maberu Parish located in Offin in the Sagamu area of Ogun State, has been arrested by the police for setting 21-year-old Sukura Owodunni on fire during special prayer. As reported by The Punch, the incident happened on August 17, 2023. It …
Read More »Nigerian rapper, CDQ spotted on wheelchair after a life-threatening accident
Popular Nigerian singer Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, better known as CDQ who was involved in a frightening car accident that left him unconscious and severely wrecked his vehicle is now on the path to recovery. Recently, a possibly fatal occurrence occurred, leaving supporters and well-wishers worried for the singer’s safety. The …
Read More »Peter Okoye to sue two banks for allowing fraudsters impersonate him
Popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye of PSquare music group, has threatened banks in Nigeria with legal action for allowing impersonation. The singer took to social media to voice concern about others exploiting his identity to con innocent victims. Peter Okoye claimed that Access and Polaris banks failed to do due …
Read More »UPDATE | More than 70 people dead after fire breaks out at ‘informal settlement’ inside Joburg building
A fire broke out at a five-storey building in Johannesburg early on Thursday morning. Screengrab via @CityofJoburgZA/ X At least 73 people have died and more than 50 others were injured after a fire broke out at a building in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday morning. Johannesburg Emergency Management Services …
Read More »Ayisha Modi exposed over ‘house gift’ from Obofour
Popular Ghanaian socialite, Ayisha Modi, has contradicted herself in a recent interview and netizens are reacting to it. Earlier in 2020, during an interview with Delay, Ayisha Modi claimed that she resides in a four-bedroom house, situated at East Legon Agiringanor and it was a gift from her ‘god-parents’; Rev. Obofour and …
Read More »Tamale: Police man nabbed and detained for ‘stealing’ 3 confiscated motorbikes during clashes
Police in the Northern Region have detained a police officer was nabbed for allegedly stealing three confiscated motorbikes in Tamale. The Regional Police Command confiscated dozens of motorbikes during the clashes between its personnel and supporters of the volunteer Anti-drug Abuse Taskforce at the Tamale District Magistrate Court on Monday …
Read More »Police file for injunction against Minority’s planned demo
The Ghana Police Service has filed for an injunction against the Minority’s proposed routes for its protest against the Bank of Ghana Governor and his two deputies. The Minority will on September 5 seek to march from Makola, through Rawlings Park and Opera Square to the frontage of the Bank …
Read More »You should have poisoned yourself by now – Ken Agyapong reminded of threat to Ibrahim Mahama
Dr. Sampson Kwasi Anoma, a senior lecturer at Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), has criticized New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful and Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong’s consistency in upholding publicly made promises. Reacting to the recent outburst of the MP threatening to give President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo …
Read More »Gabon coup: Watch huge cash stash allegedly found at home of politician
Hours after the August 30, 2023 coup was announced in Gabon, two videos went viral not only in the country but across the world. The two, trended for different reasons. Controversial cash stash video The more controversial video was of a massive cash discovery allegedly in the home of a …
Read More »NPP primaries: Boakye Agyarko withdraws from September 2 run-off
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Boakye Kyerematen Agyarko has announced his decision to withdraw from the party’s special run-off election scheduled for September 2, 2023. According to Mr Agyarko, the decision by the party’s Presidential Elections Committee to limit the number of persons to vote in run-off vote between himself …
Read More »Meet Brice Oligui Nguema: Gabon’s military president
Brice Clothaire Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, the country’s most powerful security unit, has emerged as leader of the military junta that ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba on August 30, 2023. The swift shift from electoral results to military intervention saw Nguema, a cousin of Bongo, leading …
Read More »Gabon coup sign of spreading autocratic contagion – ECOWAS chair Tinubu worried
Nigerian president and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reacted to the August 30 coup in Gabon, stressing that he was worried with the developments. In a statement signed by his spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu said the coup situation seem to be a sign …
Read More »Son of ousted Gabon president, close allies arrested for corruption, treason
In the wake of the August 30 coup in Gabon, ousted president Ali Bongo was placed under house arrest and his eldest son and wife ‘taken away’ to unknown locations he said in his address appealing for help. It turns out that the military junta that seized power was holding …
Read More »95 HIV-positive cases recorded in Ada East in first half of 2023
The Ada East District HIV Programmes Coordinator, Mr Adator Anani, says the district recorded 95 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases in the first half of 2023. This is from tests conducted on 678 people between January and June. Mr Anani said this in a presentation during the 2023 Half-Year …
Read More »Castro would have been like Burna Boy if he were still alive – Mzbel
Ghanaian singer Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah known by her stage name as Mzbel has compared Ghanaian Hiplife artiste Castro to Nigerian musician Burna Boy, adding they would have been at par if the former was still alive. According to Mzbel, Castro would have been receiving awards and performing on international …
Read More »Talensi: Palace men allegedly raid campus, steal teachers’ goats for festival sacrifice
The campus of the Bolgatanga Senior High School (Big Boss) turned into a crime scene when some unfamiliar men who stormed the government school on Monday, 28 August 2023, openly stole goats owned by teachers and carried the animals to the palace of the Paramount Chief of Talensi, Tongraan Kugbilsong …
Read More »Ernest Nuamah picks number 37 jersey at Olympique Lyonnais
Ghana forward Ernest Nuamah will wear the number 37 jersey at Olympique Lyonnais after his transfer was officially announced on Wednesday night. It is the same jersey number Nuamah wore in his over one-year stay with FC Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga. French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais signed the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s government will be tagged most corrupt regime ever – Businessman
A businessman, Novihoho Afaglo, has labeled Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s regime as one that will go down in history as the most corrupt regime in Ghana. Afaglo, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Marrer Ghana Limited, Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, said that right from Anas Aremeyaw Anas’s video …
Read More »Gabon coup: Ousted president’s soldier cousin named leader of transition
The Committee of Transition and the Restoration of Institutions, the Gabonese military junta has named a new leader in the person of General Brice Oligui Nguema. He was declared the transition leader on Wednesday, hours after the ouster of President Ali Bongo, whose re-election was cancelled and he was subsequently …
Read More »Pregnant woman, 3 others involved in accident on Bibiani-Anhweaso road
Four persons, including a pregnant woman, have been involved in a fatal accident along the Bibiani-Anhweaso road. The four have suffered various degrees of injuries and have been sent to the Bibiani government hospital for medical attention. The incident involved a sprinter bus with the registration number GS 7077-20, carrying …
Read More »How women in Ukerewe’s fishing islands suffer sexual exploitation
Ukerewe Mariam (30) narrates how it has been difficult to work for fishermen on a fishing island and how she endures some abusive language to earn a living. She says to work on a fishing island, one has to be strong enough. This is because most fishermen there would ask …
Read More »Exclusive: Government directs teaching hospitals to pay their own utility bills
Ghanaians should brace themselves to pay for the electricity and water they access while they are seeking health care at the various teaching hospitals in the country. This is because the government has directed all the teaching hospitals in the country to start paying their own electricity and water bills. …
Read More »Stonebwoy reveals the meaning behind ‘BHIM’
Dancehall sensation, Stonebwoy recently shed light on the origin and significance of the name ‘BHIM,’ which has become synonymous with his musical journey. According to Stonebwoy, the word ‘BHIM’ serves as an invigorating and empowering term that resonates with him, motivating him to navigate his daily life with a sense of tranquillity. “When …
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