The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been on ‘rampage’ over the past few months, showing no mercy to his sub-chiefs who have misconducted themselves. He has destooled at least five chiefs so far in 2023, including some he has described as his friends, reprimanding them in the full glare …
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Energy Ministry staff slapped with 100 counts for allegedly stealing over GHc287K from ADB staff
A Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Regina Abanga has been arraigned at the Circuit Court in Accra and slapped with 116 counts of stealing totalling GHc287,775.47. Abanga, 44, is said to have manipulated Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and succeeded in stealing the said sim belonging …
Read More »Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey sacks all overstaying officers at the Accra passport office
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has dismissed overstaying officers and agency representatives at various passport offices in the Greater Accra region. The move according to her comes as a response to growing concerns of alleged involvement in illicit activities and corrupt practices that have tarnished the reputation …
Read More »Why charge applicants GH¢2,000, GH¢3,000 for a passport? – Angry Foreign Affairs Minister asks
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has gone berserk over the demand of GH¢2,000, GH¢3,000 by middlemen who connive with some staff for the acquisition of passport. Describing it as wrong, the minister wondered how a GH¢100 standard service and a GH¢150 for expedited service be …
Read More »Otumfuo destools Aduamoahene over alleged land guard use
The Asantehene His Royal Majesty Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu has destooled Nana Osei Tiri Ababio, the chief of Aduamoa who also doubles as the Nkonsonhene. The destoolment took place on Monday, August 14, 2023, at the Manhyia Palace Court after Nana Osei Tiri Ababio was summoned before Asantehene’s court and …
Read More »Stay off politics! – LilWin reveals 2016 advice John Mahama gave him
Ghanaian actor Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as LilWin, has opened up about an advice he received from former president John Dramani Mahama. According to LilWin, the former president advised him to stay away from politics if he intended to maintain his relevance within the movie industry. Speaking in an interview with Oyerepa …
Read More »Woman bathed with hot soup over GH¢20.00 at Assin Asamankese
A 48-year-old woman has been bathed with hot soup over GH¢20 debt at Assin Asamankese in the Assin South District of the Central Region. According to the victim, Adwoa Ketsewa, she borrowed GH¢20 worth of fish on credit from a fish seller to prepare food for her family. Three days …
Read More »‘God found a way’ to end my relationship with Shatta Wale’ – Michy
According to Michy, in retrospect, it was God who orchestrated her breakup with former fiance Shatta Wale. The TV personality spoke to Kwame Dadzie on Accra-based Joy FM, on the Showbiz A to Z programme, Saturday, August 12, 2023. Dadzie had broached an interview Michy granted to Delay, indicating that in …
Read More »Father beats son to unconsciousness for choosing football over ‘Makaranta’
A young promising and talented juvenile player of Soccer Heroes Fc at Bole by name Alhassan Abdul- Rauf has been hospitalised and currently receiving treatment after he was taken out of a field of play by his father and beaten terribly. According to an eye witness, Alhassan Abdul- Rauf is …
Read More »Pappy Kojo trolled for insulting Yvonne Nelson
Ghanaian musician, Pappy Kojo, has been subjected to criticism for spewing some comments about actress Yvonne Nelson. In a viral video, the rapper was seen passing some statements which have been termed as misogynistic and derogatory. Pappy Kojo, while performing his hit song ‘Awoa’, at a concert paused and said in the …
Read More »Eddie Nartey slammed for re-marrying, two years after his wife’s death
Social media has reacted to the recent marriage of Ghanaian actor and movie producer Eddie Nartey, two years after the tragic demise of his wife, Vida Obenewah Nartey. The traditional marriage of the actor and his new love took place on August 12, 2023, with many notable celebrities and industry big …
Read More »Ghana profits from Niger’s airspace closure – Analysis
The closure of the airspace of Niger by the military regime has led to a surge in the number of flights using Ghana’s airspace to get to various destinations. AviationGhana’s analysis of live flight feed on Flightradar24 since the closure of the Nigerien airspace on August 6, 2023, shows mainly …
Read More »Hackers break into government website with prostitution, other adverts
The official website of the Ga North Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region has been compromised as it appears some hackers have had access to alter some portions of the website. The alteration has allowed for the hackers to advertise escort services (prostitution). The Planning Unit section of the …
Read More »C/R: ASPIRING ASSEMBLY MEMBER BUSES STUDENTS TO EXAMS CENTER AND ALSO DONATED MATHEMATICAL SETS
The aspiring Assembly member of Opantsil electoral area, Mr Kwamena Wilson in an interview with the media this morning said, he bused all the final year students in Enyan Abaasa to the exams center (Ajumako Mando SHS) during the just ended BECE. After bussing the students throughout the whole …
Read More »Here are the top bribe-taking institutions in Ghana, according to UN data
Data from the United Nations (UN) has showed the top bribe-taking institutions in Ghana after a study it conducted in the country for 2021. According to the data, the institution that takes bribes in Ghana the most is the Lands Commission; an agency under the Ministry of Lands and Natural …
Read More »See the unassuming pillar that separates Ghana from Cote d’Ivoire
Every country has a border; a point where the country ends and leads into another. While some of these are very defined, there are others that are not quite clearly evident. Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire recently had to seek legal redress on the maritime boundary between the two, from where …
Read More »TOR MD resigns
Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has resigned. In a statement to the president, dated Friday, August 11, 2023, Jerry Kofi Hinson indicated that the move has become necessary because of unforeseen health circumstances. Highlighting some of his achievements in his role as head of the Refinery, Mr. …
Read More »MUSLIM MEN URGED TO STOP ABUSING THEIR WIVES
Muslim men has been advised to desist from abusing their wives, stating that, hundreds of Muslim women and children are mostly affected by the act of abuse in marriages in Ghana according to a police Report in the Shai Osudoku District. Alhaji Alhassan Latif Lugsana Dagomba chief for Shai …
Read More »Tension at Kumasi Technical University as over two thousand students sacked over delay payments of fees
Kumasi Technical University (KsTU.) in the Ashanti Regional capital has sacked over two thousand students following their inability to pay their school fees in full on time. The students could not comprehend why the authorities to such a decision described the action as harsh have therefore, threatened showdown with the …
Read More »Parliament must make conscious effort to champion review of the 1992 constitution after 30 years of promulgation — MP for Asuogyaman
The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman Thomas Ampem Nyarko says Parliament must make conscious effort to champion review of the 1992 constitution after 30 years of promulgation. He said , amending the constitution of Ghana has been long overdue. Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko, stressed that, the constitution must be …
Read More »IHRC World Chair, Amb. Abu Zein, the IHRC Ambassador At large to the AU host Student leaders on World Youth Day in Ghana
HE Amb. Abu Zein the IHRC Ambassador At large to the AU, who now doubles as the Senior Deputy Vice Chair of IHRC, played host to HE Amb. Dr. Muhammad S. A. Khan, World Chairman and Ambassador At Large International Human Rights Commission (IG0) to celebrate the …
Read More »UBA Ghana, UNDP Sign MoU to Support Female SMEs, Green Entrepreneurship in Ghana
UBA Ghana and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support youth and women-led micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana. The partnership is expected to scale up youth and women-led MSMEs, increase jobs, drive revenue and contribute significantly …
Read More »School selection process for BECE candidates to begin Aug. 23 to Sep. 4
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced the commencement of the school selection exercise for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates. In a statement issued on Friday, 11 August 2023, signed by its spokesperson Kwasi Kwarteng, the Ministry revealed that it has developed an informative video that elaborates …
Read More »Tolon: Boat capsizes, four drowned in Golinga Dam
Four persons have drowned in the Golinga Dam in the Tolon District while they were returning from farm. The unfortunate incident happened on Saturday, August 12. Confirming the incident to 3news.com, Assemblyman for the Golinga Electoral Area Natogmah Zakariah said seven people were onboard the canoe when the incident happened. “Seven …
Read More »Man assaulted, burnt to death in Limpopo
Police say a man has been assaulted and burnt to death in a mob justice incident at Hasani-Mbhalati village outside Malamulele in Limpopo. Police say the man was accused by locals of being behind the killing of a 63-year-old woman last month. The body of a woman, Maria Hlungwani, was …
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