The only professor in boxing, Azumah ‘zoom zoom’ Nelson in an interview on the Y LeaderBoard Series with Rev Erskine on the Myd Morning Show on Y 107.9FM has given an account of his first-ever ‘official fight’ as a young boy. According to him, he had to fight his opponent …
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Agric can attract big investors if govt invests in infrastructure – Prof. Quartey
To make agriculture attractive to big investors, government must invest heavily in infrastructure that will facilitate farming activities and secure their investments, Director of the Institute of Social, Statistical and Economic Research of the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey has said. His comments come on the back of declining …
Read More »Railway Ministry to order about 35 trains
The Minister of Railway Development, Joe Ghartey has revealed that the Ministry will be ordering over 30 standard gauge trains in June this year. According to him, the Ministry has already gotten approval of about 130million dollars of trains which will be purchased from a company in China. Speaking live on Eye …
Read More »Burundi’s first lady flown to Kenya after testing positive for coronavirus – Kenyan media
Burundi’s first lady has reportedly been airlifted to Kenya after contracting COVID-19, Kenyan media report. Citizen TV reports that Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza arrived in Nairobi on Thursday and was immediately admitted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, one of the COVID-19 treatment facilities in the country. The 50-year-old was accompanied …
Read More »9 year-old receives state award for hand-wash invention
A Kenyan boy is among this year’s recipients of state commendations for his invention of a handwashing machine. Nine-year-old Stephen Wamukota used wood to suspend a jerrycan of water and create a pedal to be used to dispense water and soap and avoid contact. He had told his mother that …
Read More »Construction of Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam commences
The President H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod in November 2019 for the construction of the Multipurpose Dam. The dam will benefit Ghanaians in many aspects such as electricity, fisheries, irrigation and control of flood. The primary components of the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam Project consist …
Read More »Retract and take it down – Sarkodie scolds Sammy Gyamfi
Award winning Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has waded into the ongoing controversy courted by the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi. On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, the NDC spokesperson posted a cartoon artwork which according to the ongoing reactions has been described as insensitive to the unfortunate death of Black-American …
Read More »The strong widow enriching herself with a ‘dirty man’s’ job
First, it was a suggestion from her husband; to switch jobs from hairdressing to mechanical engineering. Not for any absurd reasons, but to help the family business, since he was a frequent traveller and had committed clients who would come looking for him with their faulty equipment while he was …
Read More »I was just exposing EC, Akufo-Addo – Sammy Gyamfi defends ‘foolish, insensitive’ George Floyd tweet
The National Communication Director of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi has defended his decision to draw similarities between the choking to death of a black man in the United States and the EC’s unshaken resolve to put together a new voters register. Twitter users descended on Sammy Gyamfi after he posted a picture which they …
Read More »Sammy Gyamfi in trouble for politicizing ‘George Floyd’s death’ via a cartoon tweet
National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, seems not to be in the good books of some Ghanaians on social media. The NDC Chief Communicator has posted a cartoon of President Nana Akufo-Addo and Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Jean Mensa suffocating a Ghanaian with the caption “I …
Read More »Piloting of new voters’ register compilation takes off in Kumasi
The pilot of the new voters’ register compilation has taken off in the Ashanti regional office of the Electoral Commission (EC). JoyNews’ Erastus Donkor Asare reports that a lot of voters gathered at the office of the EC to partake in the exercise. According to the reporter, security officers were …
Read More »GRA shuts down GCNET as Unipass takes over clearing system
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on June 1, 2020 shut down the Ghana Community Network (GCNet) clearing system as the new Integrated Custom Management System (ICUM) popularly known as Unipass, took over. This came after piloting the system at some ports including the Takoradi and the Tema Ports and training …
Read More »Kaywa and Mr Drew meet Stonebwoy to offer formal apology after ‘Eat’ song theft brouhaha
Boss of Highly Spiritual Music, Kaywa and his signed act, Mr Drew have gone the extra mile to make things right after Stonebwoy expressed his displeasure on radio earlier this morning that he has been caught up in the whole brouhaha in relation to Rotimi’s “Love Riddim”. Stonebwoy during a …
Read More »Andy Dosty descends on filmmaker Kofi Asamoah
Radio presenter and musician Andy Dosty has asked movie director Kofi Asamoah to shut up. The veteran is of the view that the KOFAS Media boss has of late been making unnecessary and misguided statements. Andy Dosty’s remark was triggered following a publication which quoted Kofi Asamoah to have described singer eShun as a …
Read More »See Rare PHOTOS of Ex-President Mahama’s parents
Ex-president John Dramani Mahama, giving credence to the saying ‘never forget your parents, they are the reason you are who you are’, has eulogised his deceased guardians. Making an impact as the world marks ‘Global Day of Parents’, Mr Mahama shared posts of his memory of his late mother and …
Read More »Coronavirus: Banana seller at Koforidua Police Training School tests positive
A Banana seller has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Koforidua Police Training School in the Eastern Region. She tested positive Friday, May 29,2020, after Ghana Health Service conducted mass testing for Police recruits, Police officers, and their families staying in bungalows in the school as well as food vendors. The patient …
Read More »Inter-Party Resistance Against New Register storms CID headquarters [Photo+Video]
Members of the Inter-Party Resistance against the New Register on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 stormed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters to support Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah. He is expected to assist in investigations into comments he made regarding the Electoral Commission’s (EC) compilation of …
Read More »Fetish priest in police grips over alleged defilement of 9-year-old girl at Fetteh
A 32-year-old dwarf fetish priest, (Motia Komfo), is in police custody for allegedly defiling the six-year-old daughter of his neighbour at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central region. According to reports, the incident happened yesterday after the victim and her friends went to the priest, Akwesi …
Read More »6-year-old girl snatched from mother’s car
KwaZulu-Natal police are searching for a Grade 1 Umhlali Preparatory School pupil who was allegedly abducted from the back of her mother’s car on Sunday. Police opened a kidnapping case after six-year-old Alexia Nyamadzawo was snatched when her mother slowed down at a speed bump in Glendale Road, Shayamoya, near …
Read More »Pastor fights mentally challenged man in public [Video]
A Ghanaian pastor, whose identity is yet to be known, has been captured in a fight with a mentally challenged man who proved stubborn during a deliverance session. In a viral video, sighted by Adomonline.com on Instagram, the pastor was seen showing off his healing prowess in an unidentifiable area while residents …
Read More »Obinim ‘fires’ lawyer, whisked away in style
The trial of pastor Daniel Obinim, founder of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), has been adjourned to July 20, 2020 by a Kaneshie Magistrate Court in Accra. This was after the prosecution had asked the court to give them time to conclude their investigations into the matter yesterday. Obinim has …
Read More »Soldier recounts how his mother was allegedly raped by colleague
A former Nigerian soldier has shared the sad story of how his mother was raped by a neighbor in the barracks where he lived. Sharing his story via his Twitter handle @FestusNG, the former soldier said when he was still serving in 146 Batallion, his mum paid him a visit …
Read More »National Security to get Woyome properties
The Attorney General’s Department has filed an application seeking the permission of the Supreme Court to transfer to the National Security four properties belonging to Alfred Agbesi Woyome, who fraudulently took GH¢51.2 million from the state. The application is expected to be moved today by Deputy Attorney General (AG), Godfred …
Read More »You’re confused cowards seeking power in an ‘unprofessional’ way – Countryman Songo fires NDC
Broadcast Journalist, Countryman Songo has condemned two of Ghana’s biggest political parties over the beating of war drums due to the compilation of a new voters’ register. The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has opposed the compilation of a new voter register in Ghana. According to the largest opposition political party in …
Read More »House of Chiefs call for peace ahead of the 2020 general elections
The National House of Chiefs (NHC) say it was worried about the rising political tension in the country at the time of escalating covid-19 infection, and other socio-economic challenges in the country. According to the chiefs, it seemed “political leaders in the country appear to be more concern about winning …
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