The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has described as “senseless”, a statement made by former military officer Major Osahene Boakye Gyan (rtd) on a possible “civil war” should the Electoral Commission goes ahead with the new voters’ register compilation. The lawmaker said the former coup plotter …
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My ex-lover bites me when we quarrel; jail him – Mother of 3-yr-old abused boy
The mother of a three-year-old boy whose father inflicted several deep open wounds on him with a wire and cane for damaging his ‘yam’ phone has disclosed that the man used to bite her on the shoulder any time they had an argument, hence her decision to walk out of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo sacks Tarkwa-Nsuam MCE
President Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Tarkwa-Nsuam Municipal Assembly, Gilbert Ken Asmah with immediate effect. A source close to the Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) told Takoradi-based Empire FM that the sacked MCE is alleged to have dabbled in chieftaincy matters, illegal mining …
Read More »Bodies of two boys who drowned in Pra River retrieved
The Beposo community in the Shama District of the Western Region was on Monday, May 11, 2020, thrown into a state of disbelief and shock following the drowning of two ten-year-old boys in the Pra river. The Assemblyman for the area, Isaac Boakye Adane who spoke to Ewurama Smith disclosed …
Read More »Eight dead in fatal accident on Accra-Kumasi highway
Eight (8) persons have lost their lives in a fatal accident on Accra to Kumasi Highway. Three (3) persons who sustained life-threatening injuries are on admission. The fatal accident occurred Tuesday evening around 8:30 pm on Akyem Anyinasin stretch of the highway which is a few Kilometers away from Akyem …
Read More »47-year-old man rapes, impregnates 17-year-old daughter in Nigeria
A 47-year-old man, Uchenna Egbuchulem, from Nduhu Alaenyi, Ogwa in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo state, has been paraded by the Imo state police command, for allegedly raping and impregnating his seventeen years old daughter, Adaku Egbuchulem. The Police Command in Owerri, through its State Police Public Relations Officer, …
Read More »Botswana’s struggling sex workers get food aid
More than 800 sex workers across Botswana will receive food hampers donated by non-governmental organizations this week, with priority given to migrants; those who are HIV-positive and those with young children. Two NGOs working with the sex workers’ organization, Sisonke, are assisting with the handouts. Program manager Mandla Pule says …
Read More »South Africa backlash over ‘sandal sale ban’
South Africa’s government is facing a backlash over new lockdown regulations detailing what clothes can and cannot be sold in shops. The opposition has compared the rules to Soviet-style bureaucracy. The governing African National Congress (ANC) party is under mounting public pressure to ease lockdown rules despite warnings that infections …
Read More »Beach Soccer clubs not included in any football stimulus package – Ampofo Ankrah
The Chairman of the Ghana FA Beach Soccer Committee has debunked reports that beach soccer clubs have been promised a financial package from the GFA. This follows the earlier disclosure by GFA President Kurt Okraku that FIFA will give every member association financial support dubbed “Emergency Fund” in the …
Read More »FIFA sets new date for U-17 Women’s World Cup
Football’s world governing body FIFA has announced new dates for the U-17 Women’s World Cup which was postponed due to Coronavirus. The new dates for the tournament to be hosted by India will be from February 17 to March 7, 2021. The competition was originally scheduled for November 2 to November …
Read More »La Liga trolls Barcelona in ‘Twi’ with Emmanuel Boateng’s hat trick
Exactly two years today, Ghana striker, Emmanuel Boateng made history by scoring a hat trick against Barcelona. Levante welcomed Barcelona to the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia on Sunday evening, May, 13, 2018 and with the handbrakes off, Emmanuel Boateng scored the first hat-trick of his career. Following his impressive display …
Read More »Senegal’s engineering students design machines to fight coronavirus
Senegalese engineering students are throwing themselves at the West African state’s growing coronavirus problem with inventions such as automatic sanitiser dispensers and medical robots. Youngsters from a top engineering school in the capital Dakar have turned their technical skills toward easing pressure on the wards – and they are already …
Read More »Over 100 children suffering from deadly Coronavirus-related ‘Kawasaki disease’ Hits New York -[PHOTOS]
About 100 children are now suffering from a potentially deadly inflammation of the blood vessels believed to be related to the Coronavirus disease, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced. According to Cuomo, three children a five-year-old boy, a seven-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl, died after battling symptoms similar …
Read More »Patapaa declares himself the new face of High Life music
Patapaa has excused himself from the ongoing beef around rap and carving a new path for himself, however, it wouldn’t be a lonely path for him because there are others on the path he is trekking on. Despite the likes of Kuami Eugene, Bisa Kdei and KiDi, Akwaboah, Dada Hafco among other new …
Read More »Y’asem Nie: Inside the dark world of ‘galamsey’ and rituals; an operative’s account part III [Audio]
Kojo Owusu, the former child illegal miner who has been sharing his story on Adom FM‘s Dwaso Nsem has continued his narration with some even more horrifying details. Mr Owusu has given an account of how his fellow illegal miners, known locally as galamseyers, resorted to seeking the help of ritualists in their pursuit of …
Read More »SHS Heads Commend DG of GES and Zoomlion as Fumigation and Disinfection Exercise Roll On in Bono
Heads of second circle institutions in the Bono Region and Regional and District Directors of Education have commended the Ministry of Education, the Director General of Education and Zoomlion Ghana Limited for collaboratively stepping in to fumigate and disinfect all Senior High/Technical, Vocational and Special public and private Schools in …
Read More »Coronavirus: 10 inmates at Ashaimam police station test positive
Ten inmates at the Ashaiman Police Station have tested positive for coronavirus. Ashaiman District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent, Adu Kwadwo Baah confirmed this to Adom News. He said it was confirmed after random tests conducted by health officials two weeks ago. The inmates, Chief Supt. Baah said, have since been transferred …
Read More »No organization, country can stop us from using our COVID-19 cure – Prez. of Madagascar hits back
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has insisted that his country will proceed to use their indigenous COVID-19 cure to treat patients infected with the virus. WHO has consistently warned against Madagascar’s COVID-Organics on the basis that they have not been clinically tested and proven. But in Andry Rajoelina’s view, the position …
Read More »No beds at Wa Hospital as mothers lie on floor with newborn babies
Some Pregnant women and newborn mothers receiving care at the maternity ward of the Wa Municipal Hospital have expressed their disappointment over the lack of beds for some of them who visit the facility daily for healthcare. Some of the affected victims who were spotted by Starr News expressed with …
Read More »10 previous govt appointees jailed for causing financial loss to the state
Corruption in Ghana has been common since independence. There is a growing perception in Ghana that government-related corruption is on the rise. Even though corruption in Ghana is relatively low when compared to other countries in Africa, businesses frequently quote corruption as an obstacle for doing business in the country. …
Read More »Pastor Love Responds To Claim That He Hired Robbers To Rape Obaapa Christy
Obaapa Christy’s ex-husband, Pastor Love, has finally responded to all the allegations levelled against him Prophet Manasseh. We made an earlier where Prophet Manasseh’s claimed on Net 2 Tv’s “The Seat” that Pastor Love hired 4 armed robbers to rape his ex-wife Obaapa Christy in order for him to use …
Read More »IFS cautions gov’t over extra-budgetary expenditure
Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies Dr. Said Boakye has charged the government to be more diligent in the consolidation of extra-budgetary expenditure for better representation of Ghana’s macroeconomic data. This comes on the back of the Finance Ministry’s insistence, that data shared with the IMF in …
Read More »Inflation rate for April rises to 10.6%
The national year-on-year inflation rate for April 2020 hits 10.6%, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than last month, the Ghana Statistical Service has said. The year-on-year inflation for March 2020 was at 7.8 percent. The Month-on-month inflation between March 2020 and April 2020 was 3.2%. These are the highest …
Read More »Video | Moment Shatta Wale met Sarkodie’s lookalike
Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has got everyone talking as a video of him with his ‘rival’ Sarkodie’s look-alike surface the net. In the video, Shatta Wale was seen having fun and enjoying the company of Sarkodie’s look-alike and that got a lot of people surprised. Shatta showed in the video …
Read More »Allotey Jacobs resigns from Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ show
“I decided that today I will not come . . . I am very sorry; I know I will disappoint you (Kwami Sefa Kayi),” Social Commentator, Allotey Jacobs said in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ programme Wednesday. The former Central Regional Chairman of the National …
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