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 …
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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 …
Read More »Uncle of student who was assaulted in Nkwatia Presby SHS kidnapped – Report
The uncle of the student, who was allegedly assaulted by the assistant headmaster of Nkwatia Presby Senior High School (SHS), has reportedly been kidnapped, according to sources within the family. In an asaaseradio.com report, the uncle, whose name was given as Emmanuel Agyapong, reportedly encountered a group of three men …
Read More »Earlier video of murdered Ayiem man testing bulletproof ‘juju’ surfaces
Following the arrest of a suspect in the murder of a 28-year-old man at Ayiem in the Western Region, a new video has emerged showing the group conducting a test on the potency of their bulletproof ‘juju.’ Suspect, Emmanuel Quayco was arrested on August 25, 2023, after a viral video …
Read More »June 4 coup mastermind Retired Major Boakye-Djan passes on
Retired Major Boakye Djan, a prominent figure in Ghana’s history, has reportedly passed away. This was reported by Accra-based Atinka TV. There is no official announcement from the family of the former military officer and little is known about the cause of his death, he died at the ge of …
Read More »Police vehicle set ablaze as Hohoe residents clash with police
There are reports of tension brewing in Godenu, a village near Hohoe in the Volta region, as residents have clashed with the police. The incident which happened today, Wednesday, August 30, 2023, states that the police allegedly opened fire on residents, leaving several others injured and one person dead. According …
Read More »Mohammed Salah to leave Liverpool ‘this week’ – Report
Saudi Arabia side Al Ittihad could reportedly complete Mohamed Salah’s transfer on the final day of the 2023 summer transfer window. According to former Norwegian international and sports pundit Jan Aage Fjørtoft, Salah is ‘likely’ to move to the Saudi Pro League in the coming days with just about a …
Read More »Attorney General files 39 charges against NAM1
The former Chief Executive Officer for MenzGold, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), has finally been charged by the Office of the Attorney General after three years and more than 35 adjournments of his trial. Court documents sighted by GhanaWeb indicate that the Office of the Attorney has slapped NAM1 with 39 charges. The charges include …
Read More »See Efya’s response to Abeiku’s Santana’s ‘marijuana’ cultivation question
Efya shared an interesting response when she was approached with a question on marijuana cultivation. In July 2023, Parliament approved the cultivation of cannabis for industrial and medical purposes, signaling a revolutionary shift in the country’s economic landscape. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling, leading to the swift passing of …
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