The Ghana Cocoa Coffee and Sheanut Farmer Association (COCOSHE) has praised the Akufo-Addo administration for the 28.2% increase in cocoa prices for the 2020-21 crop season. According to the farmer-based organization, the producer price of a bag of 64kg of cocoa beans has been increased from GH¢ 515 to GH¢660 …
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[VIDEO]: Why send over 1000 armed men to look for an 85-year-old man – Papavi asks
Charles Kormi Kudzodzi, popularly known as Papavi, the 85-year-old leader of the Homeland Study Group Foundation has questioned the rationale behind the government’s decision to send over 1000 armed men to look for him. He explained he had made himself available to the police and other state security agencies on …
Read More »Edinson Cavani: Man Utd sign ex-PSG striker on free transfer
Manchester United have signed former Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer. The 33-year-old Uruguay international, who left PSG at the end of June, has signed a one-year contract. Cavani has scored 341 goals in 556 club matches, including a record 200 in 301 appearances for the French …
Read More »Twitter warns it will suspend users who publicly hope for Trump’s death
0-4President Trump reportedly has COVID-19, and while some are wishing for his speedy recovery, others have publicly tweeted a hope that he’ll die of the disease. As you might imagine, that’s expressly against Twitter’s rules — and the company tells Motherboard that it will enforce them. In other words: You …
Read More »Ghana’s Thomas Partey handed No 18 shirt at Arsenal
Ghana international Thomas Partey has been given the No. 18 jersey at English club Arsenal. Partey joined the Gunners after his £45 million release clause was triggered by the Gunners on transfer deadline day. Partey had been with Atletico since 2012, making 188 appearances, in which time he won both …
Read More »GFA appoints Bernhard Lippert as technical director
FIFA Coaching Instructor, Bernhard Lippert has been appointed as Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association for a period of two years. The 58-year-old German trainer is a FIFA expert in instructing and training coaches and coach trainers. Until this appointment, Lippert was Technical Director of the Associations of Football …
Read More »Gold, Cocoa push Ghana’s exports to US$15.6 billion in 2019 – BoG
The 2019 Financial Stability Review report released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed that Ghana’s exports increased by 4.6 percent to $15.6 billion in 2019. This improvement in exports, according to the report, was driven largely by a 14.6 percent and 8.6 percent growth in gold and cocoa exports respectively. …
Read More »Two remanded over murder of Hot fm Finance Manager
Two persons allegedly involved in the murder of the Nana Ndoli Panin III, Baamuhene of Enchi Kramokrom and Finance Manager of Hotfm, have been remanded into Police custody by a Kaneshie District Court. Kwame Ofori aka Ogyaba, a 29 year old pastor of Divine Prayer Camp at Saapeman and Nana …
Read More »Patapaa’s girlfriend reported dumps him for a Nigerian Musician (Video/ Photos)
The relationship between Ghanaian Musician Patapaa and his German Girlfriend seem to have hit the rock as the lady has been spotted with a Nigerian Singer. The two couple really trended with their relationship goals for months and this time it seem they are going their separate ways. In a …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Files EC Nomination Forms Today
Flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), President Akufo-Addo, and three others are expected to file their completed nomination forms at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) today, Tuesday, October 06, for the 2020 Presidential Election. The others are the leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua …
Read More »“A lot of children are going to die if gov’t reopens schools” – Prophet
“God revealed to me on October 3, during a church service that young children are going to die through various means. The devil needs blood, especially as we prepare for elections and so I beg the President to rescind his decision of reopening schools for SHS 2 students and JHS …
Read More »Keep ‘dangerous’ Mahama away from your Cocoa – NPP to farmers
The New Patriotic Party government has touted its achievement in the Cocoa sector boasting that the erstwhile Mahama administration comes nowhere close to its performance. Address a press conference in Accra Monday, Communications Director of the party Yaw Buaben Asamoa said Cocoa growth and farmers of the cash crop suffered …
Read More »VIDEO: Ursula Owusu campaigns in the North with private jet
Minister of Communications, Ursula, Gifty Owusu-Ekuful was last week flown in a private jet to campaign in the northern part of the country, specifically the Upper East and Upper West Regions. Whatsup News investigations reveal that the mid-sized jet flew just three people and two crew members to the north. …
Read More »Man rapes 70-year-old stroke patient at Gbawe [Audio]
A middle aged man has allegedly raped a 70-year-old woman at Dzaman near Gbawe in the Greater Accra region. The victim, Rose Odikro, suffering from stroke, said the suspect, whose name was only given as Achikolo, raped her on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Narrating her ordeal on Adom News, she said the …
Read More »Man breaks into mortuary to have s3x with late lover
A man, identified as Leroy Chacon, has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a mortuary to have sex with his late lover who died of coronavirus. The 50-year-old man was arrested by the Guyana police in South America and charged. Mr Chacon, according to reports, pleaded guilty for breaking into …
Read More »Woman kills her two children over dispute with husband
A 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, has been arrested by the police command in Kano State for using a cutlass to hack her two children to death over a dispute with her husband for taking a second wife. It is reported that the incident happened at Diso Quarters, Gwale Local Government …
Read More »Day-old baby dumped in a bathroom at Assin Praso
A resident at Assin Praso, Gladys Ackom woke up to discover a newborn baby dumped in the walkway leading to her bathroom. The baby suspected to be a day-old was found with his umbilical cord still tied around his waist. The mother of the baby is yet to be identified. …
Read More »90 Years Old Man Marries His Great Grandchild Age Mate
Social media has been placed in a state of confusion and shock after an old man believed to be in his 80s gets married to a young lady who is also around her early 20s and netizens are shocked as to the reason for the marriage taking place. The identity …
Read More »Ethiopia ‘bans flights over Nile Dam’
Ethiopia has banned flights in its airspace over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for security reasons, according to the privately-owned Reporter website. “The director-general of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation, Col Wesenyeleh Hunegnaw, told Reporter that following consultations with relevant security organs, the airspace in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State [north-western Ethiopia] …
Read More »‘The palace Okyenhene is building under Akufo-Addo is bigger than Manhyia’ -Benjamin Esuman alleges
Ghanaians have a little over 2 months to our most anticipated day on our political calendar this year. All eligible Ghanaian voters will parade to their respective polling stations to choose their preferred Presidential and parliamentary candidates to lead the nation for another 4 years. All the leaders have begun …
Read More »Danquah Institute Burgled; Vital Documents, Flash Drives, Laptops Stolen
Some suspected thieves have reportedly broken into the offices of policy think tank Danquah Institute at Labone in Accra on last Saturday. The Institute announced in a statement noted, “The offices of the Danquah Institute at Labone in Accra has been broken into by unknown persons in the early hours …
Read More »Prez Akufo Addo Names His Best Minister
President Akufu Addo says Minister of Roads and Highways Mr. Amoako Atta is the best of Road Ministers Ghana has ever produced since independence. “Amoako Atta is a great man, the kind of work he has done in the last two years in the road sector is beyond expectation. In …
Read More »Arsenal sack Gunnersaurs after 27 years of service due to coronavirus economic crisis
Arsenal has parted ways with its mascot Gunnersaurs as they continue to beat down their expenses due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The North Londoners were forced to cut ties with Jerry Quy, the man behind ‘dinosaur mask’ after 27 years of service. His services were …
Read More »Govt suspends Agyapa IPO pending Martin Amidu’s corruption risk assessment
The government of Ghana has frozen the launch of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) by Agyapa Royalties pending the completion of a corruption risk assessment by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. A letter signed by Deputy Finance Minister, Mr Charles Adu Boahene, and addressed to the OSP, said: “The …
Read More »NDC’s Deputy N/R treasurer involved in accident
The Deputy Northern Region Treasurer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Kpeli, has been involved in a road accident. The accident happened on Monday, October 5 on the Tamale-Salaga Makango road. He is currently at the Tamale Teaching Hospital receiving medical attention. A statement signed by Gapson Kofi Raphael, …
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