The Ghana Police Service is pursuing all suspects identified to be involved in violent activities, including the discharge of firearms during the December 7, 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. The move formed part of the resolve of the police to bring finality to all election-related violence cases. This was made …
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Man beheads friend over ingredients for soup
A magistrate court in Ondo state has ordered the remand of a 27-year old Indian hemp farmer, Owalum Benedict Ochin, to prison custody for beheading his friend and roommate identified as Ekon after a brawl over ingredients to put in a soup. This incident occurred at their home in Jungle forest, Ipele, …
Read More »Liberia President George Weah releases song titled ‘Mr Liar Man’
There’s frenzied speculation in Liberia about the person who wronged President George Weah so much that it prompted him to express his frustration and anger in a new song he released this week. Mr Liar Man, the fourth song released by the former footballer-turned politician – and also a part-time …
Read More »Lolobi, Akpafu chiefs write to EC over exclusion in Parliamentary polls
The Akpafu and Lolobi Traditional Areas formerly in of the Volta region have jointly petitioned the Electoral Commission over why they were made to abstain from the parliamentary elections on December 7. The two traditional authorities in a letter to the EC are requesting for clarity on their voting rights …
Read More »Officers supplying ‘weed’ to prisoners will be ‘weeded’ out – Prisons boss
The Ghana Prisons Service says it is augmenting its fight against the infiltration of contraband items into its prisons across the country, Director General Patrick Darko Missah has indicated. Prohibited items including mobile phones, cigarettes and Indian hemp have been a menace in prisons across the country, with several prisons …
Read More »Victory 2024: Coalition of Disqualified Patriots urges NPP leadership to pardon independent candidates for unity sake
The Coalition of Disqualified Patriots 2020 (CODPA), is urging a reprieve on behalf of all failed NPP parliamentary candidates who contested as Independent Candidates. Their action which caused huge skirt and blouse voting at the just ended 2020 elections has made the NPP decide to take punitive action against such …
Read More »Election 2020: Peace Council commends YHFG, EU and WANEP-Ghana for contributing to peace
The Upper East Regional Chairman of the Peace Council, Alhaji Sumaila Issaka, has commended the Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana (YHFG) and its partner, the West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP-Ghana) and the European Union (EU) for contributing to ensuring peace at the just-ended presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana. …
Read More »Greater Accra chiefs demand end to post-electoral riots on their land
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has added its voice to the calls for peace in the aftermath of the December 7 elections. Members of the House led by their President, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, who is also the Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Council, are demanding …
Read More »VIDEO: NPP youth groups in Tamale chase out the management of NDA
Three youth groups of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) has served notice to the current management members of the Northern Development Authority(NDA) not to step foot in their new offices, accusing them of bias. Kandahar, invisible and big six youth who stormed Northern Development Authority (NDA) office in Tamale also warned …
Read More »‘Politicians should not behave like King Herod’ – Apostle Opoku Onyinah
Apostle Professor Kwadwo Nimfour Opoku Onyinah, a former Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, has advised politicians not to behave like the Jewish Biblical despot, King Herod. His self-aggrandizement was phenomenal as he was only concerned about his comfort and position, and cared less about the welfare of the people. …
Read More »Shatta Wale meets up with Hajia Bintu for an upcoming project
Popular Ghanaian musician, Shatta Wale and Ghana’s most sought after social media sensation, Hajia Bintu, have met for the first time at the former’s mansion in Accra for an upcoming feature. From what zionfelix.net has picked up, this meeting between Shatta Wale and Hajia Bintu was not for pleasure but strictly business. According to …
Read More »3 killed and 5 children injured in taxi truck crash
Three people have been killed and seven injured, mostly children, after a taxi and a truck collided near Vereeniging in the early hours of Friday. Paramedics were called out to the scene on the R59 between Sasolburg and Vereeniging where they found a taxi rolled over on its side and …
Read More »DOWNLOAD MP3: Water By Santic & Amp; Cruel Paynes
The Multi talented young South African artist Santic releases new HipPop banger. The called this single track “WATER”.He features most relevant upcoming musician “Cruel Paynes” which makes this song a big blow to “Nasty C” of being awaere of youngsters in Mzansi. Santic being Hip-hop,Qgom and House Music artist urges …
Read More »Ghc450 ex-gratia sparks anger in Okere District Assembly
Some former Assembly Members of Okere District Assembly in the Eastern Region are seething with anger over meagre Ghc450 paid as ex-gratia to each member. According to the agitating former Assembly Members, the amount should be increased to at least Ghc1,000. “They told us our ex-gratia was ready so we …
Read More »VIDEO: NPP’s Joe Anokye contradicts Electoral Commission on Techiman South votes
Joseph Anokye, the Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA) cum NPP election collation IT guru has contradicted the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) over votes cast in the Techiman South Constituency in the parliamentary election. According to him, while the party’s internal collation of the Techiman South presidential results goes to …
Read More »2020 polls: Ignore NDC’s claims; data on BVDs are intact – EC
The Electoral Commission has dismissed claims by the National Democratic Congress that it is scheming to deactivate data on the 2020 polls on the Biometric Verification Devices in order to cover-up alleged fraud in the elections. The NDC at a press conference in Accra Thursday said the EC had sent …
Read More »Asokore Mampong: Four arrested after attack on assembly members
Police in the Ashanti Region has arrested four persons who were allegedly behind the attack on some members of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly. The four persons, who were detained on Friday morning, were granted bail after their statements were taken. They have also been asked to report to the …
Read More »Parliament passes Creative Arts Industry Bill
Parliament has passed the Creative Arts Industry bill on Thursday, 17 December 2020. The bill, which incorporates the creative arts fund, is expected to ensure the economic viability of the creative arts sector within Ghana’s economy. The bill will also become the first legislative framework to guide the creative industry. …
Read More »Italy Announces Christmas And New Year Lockdown
Italy has ordered a nationwide lockdown over much of the Christmas and New Year period in an effort to combat a rise in coronavirus cases. The country will be under “red-zone” restrictions over the public holidays, with non-essential shops, restaurants and bars closed, and Italians only allowed to travel for …
Read More »Hundreds of Nigerian schoolboys freed after six-day kidnap ordeal
Exhausted and dishevelled, several hundred Nigerian schoolboys seized in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram experienced their first full day of freedom on Friday after a nearly week-long ordeal. But relief at their survival mingled with concern that many others could still be captive, and the circumstances of their …
Read More »Beef-up personal security — Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to MPs
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has admonished Members of Parliament (MPs) to beef-up their personal security from now till the swearing-in of the new Parliament on January 7, 2021. He said it was important for members to make the necessary security arrangement via the security outfit of the House for their …
Read More »Eight lives lost after 2020 elections
A total of eight lives, including three minors were lost during the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. They are Zakaria Samira, 12, Musah Fuseini, 14 Botwe Tackie, 16, Abdallah Ayarek, 18; Tajudeen Mohammed, 41, Dompreh Emmanuel, 36, and Abass Ibrahim whose age was not stated. About 15 other electorate also …
Read More »Watch Video: Some Ghanaians Living In USA Gather At Ghana Embassy To Protest Against Election Results
Thedistin.com has chanced on a video circulating on social media where some Ghanaian in the USA have gathered to protest against the election results. The 2020 election results declared by the Electoral Commissioner Jean Mensah in favour of President Nana Akufo-Addo has created a lot of problems as the …
Read More »Malik Jabir asserts Asante Kotoko rushed in sacking Maxwell Konadu
Kumasi Asante Kotoko legend, Malik Jabir, says management of the Porcupine Warriors rushed in sacking head coach, Maxwell Konadu. The Porcupine Warriors in a statement on Friday morning announced it has dismissed the former Black Stars assistant coach with immediate effect for poor results. The announcement came a day after …
Read More »Decomposing body of a pregnant woman found near Kumasi parks and gardens
The decomposed body of a pregnant woman has been found in a bush near Kumasi Parks and Gardens office at the Nhyiaeso within the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. City authorities reportedly discovered the body on Thursday morning when a man who went to the scene to ease himself …
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