The multimillion cedi Kumasi Krofrom Market in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region have been turned to public toilet by suspected “wee” smokers. The facility which was projected to house traders for business activities is currently a safe haven for criminals and smokers who use the area as a …
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Missing woman reunited with family after 20 years
The Social Welfare and Community Development Department at Aowin Municipality in the Western North Region have reunited a woman with her long lost family after 20-years of going missing. This touching moment of the 48-year old woman going back to her family after two decades was a joint effort between …
Read More »37 year old teacher butchered by unknown assailants at Agogo
A Basic School teacher at Asante Akyem Agogo in the Ashanti Region have been butchered to near death for allegedly chasing another man’s girlfriend. The victim, Maxwell Opoku, 37, according to residents was butchered by an unknown man in a mask on the night of Tuesday, July 11, 2023. He …
Read More »Cultivation of ‘wee’ for industrial purposes can cleanse ‘galamsey’ polluted farmlands and water bodies – Nana Agyemang
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hempire Association of Ghana, Nana Kweku Agyemang, has said that the cultivation of industrial cannabis has the potential to absorb the harmful chemicals present on farmlands due to illegal small-scale mining activities known as ‘Galamsey’. The comment by the CEO is on the back …
Read More »Decomposing body of US citizen found in his room at Takoradi
The body of a Ghanaian-born US citizen has been retrieved from a room in Takoradi. According to the Assembly member of the area, Joana Barton Oduro, the 72-year-old, identified as Anthony Wolfgang Hammond, was found dead in his room after a foul smell started emanating from his two-bedroom apartment. Confirming …
Read More »I had a boyfriend who had sex with me daily, not knowing he had a real girlfriend – Shugatiti
Ghanaian socialite Shugatiti has opened up about her experience with her boyfriend, who had been deceitful about his relationship status to maintain a sexual relationship with her. In an interview with Zionfelix on his podcast, Shugatiti revealed that she had unknowingly become her boyfriend’s “top-up” without realizing it. She only …
Read More »Adjetey Anang stripped
People have different narratives about individuals and this could be based on perceptions, hearsay, and personal encounter. The narratives could either be positive or negative depending on what was witnessed or what ensued when paths crossed. For some industry stalwarts who have had an experience with Adjetey Anang, inking the anecdotes …
Read More »Parliament passes Narcotics Control Commission Bill to allow cannabis cultivation for industrial purposes
Ghana’s Parliament has successfully amended the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2023, granting permission for the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes. This amendment follows a ruling by the Supreme Court in July 2022, which invalidated Section 43 of the bill due to the lack of parliamentary debate prior to its …
Read More »If people like these are in the army, they’d be materials for coup – Kwesi Pratt on COP in leaked audio
The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has lambasted the alleged police commissioner featured in a leaked tape in which plans are being hatched to allegedly oust Inspector-General of Police George Akuffo Dampare ahead of the 2024 polls. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana programme on July 12, 2023, …
Read More »Former Black Stars Coach CK Akonnor demands salary arrears of $275,000
Former Black Stars coach CK Akonnor is demanding his salary arrears owed by the GFA after leaving his role nearly two years ago. The former Asante Kotoko coach was appointed as the replacement for James Kwesi Appiah in 2020 on a two-year deal but was sacked four months prior to …
Read More »UK, US, others ‘support’ Sweden Quran-burning stunt during UN vote
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved a resolution on religious hatred and bigotry in the wake of a Quran-burning stunt in Sweden that led to protests across the Muslim world. The motion passed on Wednesday, but was opposed by the United States and the European Union, which …
Read More »More evidence of plot to oust Dampare pops up, another senior police officer implicated
More damning evidence is emerging around the plot by some senior officers of the Ghana Police Service to oust the Inspector-General of Police, George Akuffo-Dampare, ahead of the 2024 general election. GhanaWeb on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, broke the news about a secret recording implicating some senior police officers of plotting the …
Read More »100 hours non-stop crying: Cameroonian fails in world record bid
A Cameroonian has attempted a world record bid for the longest hours of continuous crying. The man is a comedian known on social media as 237 Towncryer. On Monday, July 10, 2023; he started his crying marathon, he has tagged a cry-a-thon; seeking to set a world record of 100 …
Read More »FIFA finally lifts ban on Zimbabwe
FIFA has announced on Monday that it has lifted the 18-month ban on the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). The global governing body had initially suspended Zimbabwe in February 2022 following government interference in the sport. The ban had major repercussions for Zimbabwean football, with the national team being unable to …
Read More »Actress Cynthia Okereke dies a year after kidnappers released her
Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke has passed away one year after suffering in a kidnapper’s hideout. Joseph Okechukwu, a colleague in the entertainment industry, broke the sad news on his official Facebook page. The filmmaker disclosed that he was ready to buy Cynthia Okereke’s airline ticket to travel to America …
Read More »Otabil’s name pops up in Adjetey Anang’s wife’s pregnancy story
In their search for a child, six years after marriage, one of the men of God Adjetey Anang and his wife Elom encountered was Dr. Mensa Otabil who in 2013 prophesied that the couple would have a child to call their own in their seventh year. In Chapter 11 of Adjetey Anang’s memoir, his wife …
Read More »I was betrayed, I wanted to be finance minister – Dr Apraku
New Patriotic Party presidential hopeful, Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, has expressed his disappointment of not being offered a position in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. He said that despite all the contributions he made to help the party win victory he was overlooked by the Akufo-Addo government when it came to …
Read More »ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Agyapa Royalties deal
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed the suit against the Agyapa Royalties deal filed by the Ghana Integrity Initiative and Transparency International Ghana. This means that the court would not be ordering the government of Ghana to stop the sale of the country’s …
Read More »Heated debate in parliament over leaked tape exposing plot against IGP
Parliament witnessed a heated debate as both the minority and majority members addressed concerns regarding a leaked audio revealing a plot by some top officials of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Ghana Police Service to displace the current Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, ahead …
Read More »Agradaa rearrested in case involving publication of nude photos of a prophet
Founder and leader of the Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, Patricia Asiedua, alias Nana Agradaa, has been rearrested in a case involving the publication of nude pictures of a prophet, one Emmanuel Appaih Ennin. The said photos were published on Agradaa’s TV station Thunder TV in 2022. Nana Agradaa, was …
Read More »CONCERN YOUTH OF AKUAPEM NORTH SUSPEND PROTEST
The Concern Youth of Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region has suspended demonstration today 12th July, 2023. The Concern Youth earlier planned to protest to register their displeasure of Police Post and Streetlights in the area. The Concern Youth leader, Ahmed Agbenyadzi has bemoaned the lack of Police …
Read More »Low ESG credit impact scores to blame for recent credit downgrades
Kwame Sarpong Barnieh Kwame Sarpong Barnieh, a Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (GRCS) Partner at KPMG Ghana, has attributed Ghana’s recent credit downgrades to low Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credit impact scores, with Moody’s citing a CIS-4 and Fitch, a CIS-5+. “Our recent downgrades that caused a …
Read More »There’ll Be Possible Chaos, If Anti LGBTQ Bill Is Not Passed- Chief Warns
The Nkosuohenene for Anwomaso in the Ashanti region who doubles as the Chief Executives Officer [CEO] for Kuma Farms, Nana Kweku Siaw, has made it clear that the country will not be peaceful unless the Anti-LGBTQ Bill is passed promptly. In an interview with the press, the traditional authority …
Read More »Chris Ofikulu Named Banking CEO of The Year
Chris Ofikulu, the Regional CEO of UBA West Africa and Managing Director of UBA Ghana has been named as the “Banking CEO of the Year 2023 ” published by the World Business Outlook Awards. UBA Ghana also received accolades, including the Best Banking Service Provider in Ghana …
Read More »Over 500 business and government leaders expected to gather in Singapore for the 7th Africa Singapore Business Forum
Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), the government agency championing enterprise development in Singapore, has announced dates for the 7th edition of the Africa Singapore Business Forum (ASBF). The Forum will be held in Singapore from 29 – 31 August 2023 with the theme “Driving Africa’s Growth through Digitalisation, Manufacturing and …
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