Asante Kotoko SC is about to offload ten payers from their academy when football resumes, according to the Youth Development coach of the club George Asare. In November 2019, the Porcupines selected 40 outfield players and ten goalkeepers after their five days justify your inclusion trials. In an interview with the …
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Suspect caught cutting off his manhood in police cell
A routine check on inmates at police cells in Ghana’s Volta Region turned out weird when a suspect was seen ending his life by cutting off his manhood with a sharp object. Thomas Agbezuke, 35, who has been remanded at the Abor Police Station for attempted murder, was bleeding profusely …
Read More »Video: Lil Win mocks final year students as they return to school
Actor Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, has mocked final year students in the country following easing of restrictions on educational activities. President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced that final year students in university, Senior High and Junior High Schools can return to school from June 15 to prepare …
Read More »New Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo
New cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Health Minister Eteni Longondo said four people had died from the virus in the western city of Mbandaka, which has a population of about a million people. It is more than 1,000km (about 600 miles) from the …
Read More »Any church or mosque that flout 100 worshippers order will be closed down – Oppong Nkrumah
President Akufo-Addo has eased the restrictions on public and social gatherings by announcing the commencement of religious activities from June 5. In his 10th address to the nation on measures being taken against the spread of COVID-19, the President said effective June 5, 2020 churches and mosques can start meeting with …
Read More »Akufo-Addo reacts to George Floyd’s death
President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed shock and disgust towards the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, by a white police officer in the United States of America. The President, in a Facebook post on Monday said the act brought back painful memories of how people of colour were …
Read More »Tema Port gets new director
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Ms Sandra Opoku as the Director of the Tema Port. According to the state-owned newspaper, Daily Graphic, a letter announcing her appointment dated May 4, 2020, and signed by the Secretary to the Public Services Commission, Mrs Mabel Amoako Atta, said the decision by the …
Read More »CONVID-19: CalBank donates PPEs to Four Hospitals in Ghana
The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of CalBank have donated a set of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) valued at GHS 230,000.00 to four Hospitals in Ghana. CALBANK The beneficiary Hospitals are the University of Ghana Medical Centre in the Greater Accra Region, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the …
Read More »Two Injured, Vehicles Damaged In Accidents at Teacher Mante
Multiple Vehicle accident on Teacher Mante stretch of Accra to Kumasi Highways has led to injuries of drivers and damages to vehicles. The accidents involved four (4) vehicles, Matrix Salon car with registration number GX 4265-18 with the driver named Isaac Quashie, Howo A7 Trailer with registration number GT 3609-20, …
Read More »Trump reportedly fled to bunker as protesters storm White House
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump reportedly fled the White House and was taken in the bunker as protesters gathered outside the White House, according to a White House official and a law enforcement source. The President was there for a little under an hour before being brought upstairs. …
Read More »94-year-old queen Elizabeth spotted riding on horseback [photos]
The Queen has made her first public appearance since lockdown in the United Kingdom began, on horseback. The 94-year-old took Balmoral Fern, a 14-year-old fell pony, for a ride in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where she and the Duke of Edinburgh have been isolating. She hasn’t stopped with official …
Read More »Journalist ‘Severely Beaten’ By Soldiers
A Cameroonian journalist working for the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle is receiving treatment after being beaten by soldiers in country’s Anglophone area where separatists are fighting for independence. Jean-Marie Ngong Song “is in serious pain with hearing difficulties” after the incident on Sunday evening in the north-western town of Bambili, the …
Read More »Tanzanian jihadists ‘killed’ in Mozambique offensive
Mozambique’s government says 78 Islamist insurgents have been killed in fighting with the security forces over the past few days. The army launched an offensive after the jihadists seized Macomia in the north of the country, the third town to be overrun by the militants in recent months. Defence Minister …
Read More »Asantehene petitioned over new voter register
Policy think tank IMANI Africa and the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) have petitioned Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and the Asanteman Traditional Council to intervene in the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to compile a new voter register. The groups say the EC’s decision to compile a …
Read More »Don’t call me a prostitute – Maame Esi fires Afia Schwarzenegger
Instagram comedian Maame Esi has fired back at comedienne and TV host Afia Schwarzenegger for labelling her a ‘100-cedi prostitute’. It all started when Maame Esi appeared on eTV’s “Late Night Celebrity Show” where she claimed she revived the comedy industry in Ghana and crowned herself as the queen of …
Read More »‘It was in self-defense’ – Woman who stabbed pregnant woman to death claims
Adwoa Pokuah, the woman who stabbed a heavily pregnant woman to death in the Ashanti Region, has said she committed the crime in self-defense. Court documents presented by prosecution on Friday, May 29 also indicated that the suspect was heavily drunk at the time the incident happened. Her crime led …
Read More »Pay or stay put – Govt to stranded Ghanaians in Nigeria
The Ghana High Commission in Nigeria has sent out a notification that all stranded Ghanaians willing to return must pay a fee to assist their evacuation to Ghana tomorrow – Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The fee ranges from US$800-1,000 from Abuja to Accra, and US$700-900 from Lagos to Accra. Per …
Read More »Bishop Obinim’s trial adjourned to July 20
The Kaneshie District Court on Monday adjourned the false publication of news and forgery case against Bishop Daniel Obinim to July 20 to enable prosecution to complete its investigations. Assistant Superintendent of Police Sylvester Asare pleaded with the Court presided over by Madam Rosemond Dodua Agyiri to give prosecution enough …
Read More »Victor Smith Finally reveals John Mahama’s Running Mate
Ghana’s Former Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Victor Smith, has chosen former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, as John Dramani Mahama’s running mate for Election 2020. Prof Kwesi Botchwey is bold and can transform the country’s economy with his experience. He said. In an interaction on Neat FM, on ‘Me …
Read More »Man drowns in hotel pool
A 35-year-old man, who lodged in a hotel in Kumasi to relax with his girlfriend, has ended up dying in a swimming pool of the hotel. Emmanuel Sarkodie, the deceased, could not swim back to safety after he had jumped into the pool to cool off last Friday. Expert swimmers …
Read More »Man demands refund of monies spent on ex after her marriage [See list]
A man, identified as Zubairu Dalhatu Malamai, is definitely not allowing his newly married ex-lover walk away after squandering his money. A legal letter to his ex, Zainab Abdullahi Yahaya, said Mr Malamai had invested so much into her life, future and investment in their three-year dating period. Mr Malamai’s …
Read More »Nursing mother escapes lynching
A yet-to-be-identified nursing mother suspected to be a fake money dealer should thank the police for her life. This follows a last minute intervention by the police, which saved her from a blood-thirsty mob on Tuesday in the Bosomtwi District of the Ashanti Region. The suspect was arrested in possession …
Read More »GWCL warns residents to evacuate as it begins spilling excess water from Weija Dam
The Ghana Water Company Limited(GWCL) is warning residents around the Weija Dam to evacuate now as it begins spilling excess water from the Dam. This according to the management of GWCL is to safeguard the Dam after its water level rose from 37ft to 47.9ft. Communities likely to be affected include; Tetegu, …
Read More »Baby and 13 others survive after being involved in motor crashes
Fourteen people on Sunday night escaped death in three separate motor accidents in Anambra state. One of the accidents occurred at Umuokpu, along Onitsha-Awka Old Road, involving two vehicles. The others, which were lone accidents, occurred near a Police check point at Okija, along Ihiala-Owerri expressway and Uga Roundabout, …
Read More »Final year JHS student commits suicide at Nakaba
A final year Junior High School (JHS) student has allegedly committed suicide at Nakaba, a suburb of Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region. The body of the deceased, Prince Meisu, 14, was discovered hanging on a crossbar in his place of abode. The Enchi District Police …
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