At a sprawling refugee reception centre in Sudan, Ethiopians who fled the Tigray conflict queued haphazardly outside a school-turned-relief facility to receive handouts of food, water and clothing. “I escaped in these clothes and have been in them since I arrived,” Babosh Alamshed told AFP on Friday, pointing to his …
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3 boys found dead in under-construction stormwater trench
Three boys – two 10-year-olds and one 9-year-old – were found dead in an under-construction stormwater trench in Hammanskraal on Saturday afternoon. City of Tshwane spokesperson Thabo Mabaso said it was not yet clear what had happened, but added there had been heavy rain in the Tshwane area on Friday …
Read More »Deception, huge consumption spending killing Ghana’s economy – Terkper
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has said the current Finance Minister’s penchant to churn out questionable figures during budget presentations so his books will look good, is contributing to Ghana’s troubled economy. According to him, because Ken Ofori-Atta usually fails to provide the true figure of, for instance the budget deficit, the financial system …
Read More »GH¢36m compensation was shared among the staff of the OSP – Captain Smart alleges
Captain Smart, host of ‘Anopa Bofour’ on Angel FM, says that the former Special Prosecutor signed for the disbursement of GH¢36m as compensation among the staff who worked at the Office of the Special Prosecutor in the year 2018. “In 2018, they shared GH¢36m as compensation and you signed that …
Read More »Free SHS has made Akufo-Addo the greatest leader in Ghana’s history – Asamoah Boateng
Former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Stephen Asamoah Boateng has said that the free SHS policy implemented by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made him the greatest leader in the history of Ghana. He said “What Nana Addo is doing in the education sector is unprecedented in the …
Read More »Legon Cities FC set to sack coach Goran Barjaktarevi because of Asamoah Gyan?
Legon Cities FC are on the verge of sacking coach Goran Barjaktarevi? after the team’s poor start to the ongoing Ghana Premier League. The Royals have begun the campaign on a disappointing note, failing to win any of their opening two matches. Legon Cities FC laboured to draw 1-1 with …
Read More »Akyem Batabi church building collapse: Investigative committee makes shocking revelation
The Committee set up to investigate the cause of the collapsed Akyem Batabi Church of Prosperity building has observed that, the four-storey church building was constructed with an expired permit issued 20 years ago for a single storey church building. The Committee, set up by the Institution of Engineering and …
Read More »Passport application enhanced by use of technology – Ayorkor Botchwey
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has leveraged the boundless limits of technology to enhance the efficiency of passport operations in general for improved service delivery, sector minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said on the occasion of the commissioning of the central regional passport application centre on Friday, …
Read More »Armed robber jailed 15 years escapes from custody
An armed robber who convicted to fifteen years imprisonment in hard labor and kept in police custody while awaiting to be transferred to begin his term has escaped in Wulensi in the Northern Region. The criminal, Mohammed Ibrahim who is 36 years old is said to have escaped by forcing …
Read More »Akua Donkor’s shocking take on police bribery
Presidential aspirant on the ticket of Ghana Freedom Party, Akua Donkor, shocked the nation when she urged police bribery. Explaining her words of encouragement, Akua Donkor opined the hefty amounts taken by top officials are nothing compared to the meager denominations the police receive for road laws defiance. The first-time …
Read More »13 tertiary institutions hooked on free Wi-Fi
Vice President Dr Bawumia commissioned Government’s flagship Free Wi-fi Project to tertiary institutions in Accra on Friday, November 20, 2020. The project, which was executed by ECG, leverages ECG’s fibre-optic network to provide free internet connectivity to tertiary institutions. The pilot covered 13 tertiary institutions within the ECG coverage area. …
Read More »Mahama promises to foot bills of NDC victims at Frante
The presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has announced that the party will foot the medical bills of persons who were injured in a gory accident at Frante in the Ashanti Region. The gory accident has claimed the lives of six supporters of the umbrella family and left …
Read More »Weekly Wrap: Martin Amidu’s resignation, Odawna market fire and Election 2020
Martin Amidu, on November 16, announced his resignation as Special Prosecutor citing political interference by President Akufo-Addo among others. Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) cautioned the government not to accept the resignation as that would amount to the collapse of the Special prosecutor’s office. But government responded to Mr. Amidu …
Read More »Confusion Rocks Recruitment of NPP Polling Agents
There seems to be confusion among executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, over recruitment of polling agents in parts of the Eastern Region. Attempts by some individual Constituency executives in the Eastern region to recruit Polling agents for the December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary elections have been blocked …
Read More »Latest News On Castro After 6 Years Of Going Missing
The administration individual from Castro’s record mark, Wongye Entertainment, has said that there are plans to deliver his eighth studio collection 6 years of vanishing behind closed doors. Castro vanished after he traveled at the Aqua Safari in Ada in the Eastern Region with Ghana’s everything – time objectives scorer …
Read More »GPL Preview: Berekum Chelsea vs Asante Kotoko
The Golden City Park at Berekum will be the center of focus for most followers of the Ghana Premier League this weekend with undoubtedly the biggest game of Match Week taking place there. Asante Kotoko travel to the venue to face Berekum Chelsea. Both teams are without a win after playing …
Read More »SAD PHOTOS: Seven NDC supporters crashed dead in Ashanti Region
One more person has died in an accident involving some supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) bringing the death toll to seven. The victim, Yussif Alhassan, aged 25, died shortly after he was rushed to the Sekyedumase Government Hospital for treatment. Six others died at the spot. They have been …
Read More »FC Porto continue talks to sign Ghana’s Kwadwo Asamoah
Talks between representatives of Kwadwo Asamoah and officials of FC Porto have intensified with the Portuguese club keen on securing the services of the Ghana international. The experienced wing-full-back who can play as a midfielder ended his stay with Inter Milan in the summer transfer window and is now a …
Read More »BizTech: Turquoise Couture, the brand changing the fashion game in Ghana
The Ghanaian fashion industry keeps growing day by day. As a result, fashion designers try their very best to keep up with new trends to stay in business. Chief Executive Officer of Turquoise Couture, Belinda Ofori, in an interview on GhanaWeb’s BizTech programme revealed how she protects her brand to …
Read More »Passport application enhanced by use of technology – Ayorkor Botchwey
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has leveraged the boundless limits of technology to enhance the efficiency of passport operations in general for improved service delivery, sector minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said on the occasion of the commissioning of the central regional passport application centre on Friday, …
Read More »Ejura: 6 feared dead in accident involving NDC supporters
Six (6) people are feared dead while several others have sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident at Frante a farming Community in Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The victims who are sympathizers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) were said to be travelling from Frante to Ejura to meet former …
Read More »PHOTOS: Sad moments as Prof Benneh is laid to rest
Families and friends are still in shock following the murder of University of Ghana Law Faculty senior lecturer, Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh. Prof Benneh was found dead in his residence at Adjiriganor in Accra. His body was discovered in his residence on Saturday, September 12, 2020, in a pool of blood, with …
Read More »Sad: Fox FM Losses Iconic Presenter
Fox FM’s has lost an iconic presenter after 15 years of great intimacy. Frank Taylor is rumoured to have quit the radio station to a different media house in Kumasi. Frank Taylor aka “Maa Pooh” has been spotted on Facebook post which shows the likelihood of the “All time radio …
Read More »NDC supporters mass up at Police Headquarters over padlock
Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Friday massed up at the Upper East Regional Police Headquarters in Bolgatanga to demand a padlock. The padlock, they explained, was to secure the room where election materials were being stored ahead of the elections. The election materials were said to have arrived earlier …
Read More »Reckless driver knocks down police officer, leaves one other in critical condition
A reckless driver Samuel Adzah aged 35 has knocked down a Police Officer and another lady who was riding on a motor bicycle from Kuntanase to Jachie in the Ashanti Region According to the Police, Samuel Adzah upon reaching a section of the road near St Michael’s vocational institute at …
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