Ghanaian comic actor Benson Nana Yaw Boateng aka Funny Face and Togolese superstar Emmanuel Adebayor became very close friends back in 2012 after the latter gave the former an expensive customized Range Rover. The two have ever since that time shared a great bond as brothers and from all indications, …
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Boko Haram burn homes and school in Nigeria town
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has torched several homes and a school during a raid on a town in north-eastern Nigeria, the army says. The insurgents were heavily armed, storming the town of Korongilum on Tuesday evening in a convoy of trucks mounted with guns, as well as motorcycles. Eyewitnesses …
Read More »Man defiles two daughters in Kaduna
Said Muhammad Al-Masiri, an Imam in Kaduna has confirmed that a Kaduna based civil servant has defiled his two daughters. “He had sex with them front and back, their vaginas and anus are damaged. I gave their mother N10,000 and she took the girls to the hospital. The doctor examined …
Read More »King Faisal seeks compensation from GFA after being moved to Obuasi
The owner and bankroller of King Faisal, Alhaji Grusah has written to the Ghana Football Association seeking compensation after being moved to Obuasi to honour it match against Legon Cities. King Faisal who play their matches at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium had to find a new venue after the …
Read More »Why Asante Kotoko and Aduana Stars were afraid to play with 11 men
It was an interesting spectacle on Wednesday when Asante Kotoko and Aduana Stars each fielded 10 players in the first half of their Ghana Premier League clash in Dormaa. The game, which ultimately ended 1-0 in favour of home side Aduana, was undoubtedly the top-liner of the matchday 11 round …
Read More »Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak drop points in Premier League
Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak were denied three points as Ashanti Gold registered a win to move top of the Ghana Premier League table in matchweek 11. Coming into the matchday on the back of three draws and one defeat in their last four games, Kotoko extended their winless …
Read More »Chocolate danger: Ghana’s cocoa output hit hard by dry, hot winds
Overly dry and hot winds in West Africa are damaging prospects for cocoa output for the second year in Ghana, the world’s second-largest producer, sources told Reuters News Agency. Cocoa futures on Intercontinental Exchange are near their highest in three years, driven in part by the adverse weather, which has …
Read More »Hearts supporters threaten Togbe Afede, other board members
Board chairman of Accra Hearts of Oak, Togbe Afede risks incurring the wrath of the club’s fans if he orders the removal of interim coach Edward Nii Odoom. Odoom’s future with the club has become a subject of concern following a protest by a section of the fans after their …
Read More »Wheelbarrow pusher electrocuted while plucking mango
A teenage wheelbarrow pusher has died after he was electrocuted while plucking mango on a tree in Enugu state, Nigeria. According to reports, the guy who was a wheelbarrow pusher tried plucking the mango on the tree with an iron rod when the rod made contact with a high tension’s …
Read More »Woman burnt after husband pushed her into burning charcoal
A woman was severely burnt after her husband angrily shoved her onto burning charcoal. The incident occurred Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at Akotoe a farming community in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region. According to a witness, the couple had a misunderstanding while burning biomass to produce …
Read More »Akufo-Addo delivers 2020 State of the Nation address today
President Nana Akufo-Addo will later today [Thursday] deliver his fourth State of the Nation address to Parliament. The address is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution which states that “The President shall, at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before a dissolution of Parliament, deliver …
Read More »NPP polls: Akufo-Addo files nomination today
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will today, THURSDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2020, at 1pm, file his nomination at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Headoffice to contest in the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for 25 April 2020. The President is yet again, seeking the endorsement of the delegates of the NPP to …
Read More »Hanau shooting: Nine dead after two attacks in Germany
Nine people were killed in two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. Several other people were also injured after a gunman opened fire at 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, police said. The suspect was later found dead at his home, along with the …
Read More »Man Stabs His Four Children To Death After Accusing Their Mother Of Cheating And Infecting Him With HIV
The police in Mecklenburg outside Burgersfort have launched a manhunt for a 52-year-old suspect Senyatse Lucas Phasha, who allegedly killed his four children at ga-Pasha village, Polokwane. The bodies of the children were found at two different locations in the area. The suspect allegedly informed a neighbor on Tuesday morning, …
Read More »NPP primaries: Supporters of Addai-Nimoh and incumbent MP in bloody brawl
At least, four New Patriotic Party (NPP) sympathisers in Asante Mampong Constituency were injured when supporters of two parliamentary aspirants clashed over the filing of process. Club-wielding supporters of incumbent Member of Parliament, Kwaku Sarpong Ampratwum, engaged in a free-for-all fight with those of former MP and presidential aspirant, Francis Addai-Nimoh, …
Read More »3 NDC, 2 NPP members arrested in fresh anti-galamsey swoop
The anti-galamsey force has confirmed the arrest of five persons in relation to illegal mining at Akwatia in the Eastern Region. Speaking on Joy FM’s Newsnite Wednesday, the leader of the Special Monitoring, Evacuation and Operation Team of Operation Vanguard, Nana Yaw Boadu confirmed the arrested persons were affiliated to the two …
Read More »SONA will focus on economy and achievements – Information Minister
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today fulfill the constitutional duty of addressing Ghanaians on the State of the Nation before the elected representatives of the people in Parliament House in Accra. It will be the President’s fourth presentation since he assumed the reins of power on January 7, 2017. …
Read More »Coup plot trial: Kpando chiefs call on gods to intercede for Dr Mac-Palm (Video)
Fia Adjei III, a sub-divisional chief of Kpando Municipality of the volta region pleaded to the government to grant Fred Yaw Mac-Palm prerogative of mercy. This call was made in a short ceremony to pour libation to call upon the gods and ancestors to intervene in their judicial proceedings involving …
Read More »Anas’ exposé severely damaged image of Ghana’s Judiciary – Judge
The acting director in charge of the Public Complaints Unit of the Judicial Service says Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ exposé on the service in 2015 has injured its image. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, appeals court judge, Justice Angelina Mornah Domakyaareh, said measures have been put in place to …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Berekum queen mother curses MCE, others over public toilet proceeds
The Paramount queen mother of Berekum Traditional Area in the Bono Region, Nana Akosua Ameyaahene, has pronounced curses on political appointees she says are working against the development of the area. Nana Ameyaahene has also accused the political appointees of misappropriating funds from an existing public toilet facility. The queen …
Read More »VIDEO: Brutality at NDC meeting as MP’s guards allegedly beat former aide mercilessly
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast South Constituency who doubles as the NDC’s Parliamentary Candidate for 2020 general elections, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan ordered his bodyguard by nickname “Shine” and the immediate past Constituency Chairman, Mohammed Muftao to unleash violent on Ishmael Abakah, the Former Aide to the MP and …
Read More »KiDi grabs big deal, becomes new Samsung brand ambassador
Ghanaian musician, KiDi has been announced as the new brand ambassador for technology giant Samsung Electronics. According to Eugene Nahm, the Managing Director of Samsung Ghana KiDi’s music career reflects Samsung’s brand promise and aspirations for the new decade. KiDi, who is known in real life as Dennis Nana Dwamena, …
Read More »PHOTOS: Fire kills former assembly man, 12 year-old son at Domeabra
A father and his 12-year-old son have been confirmed dead after fire engulfed their home at Domeabra, a suburb of Nkawkaw in the Eastern region. The victims, 70-year-old Sammy Simpeh, a former assemblyman for Domeabra Electoral Area and his 12-year old son, whose name was given as Kwame, were killed …
Read More »Court adjourns ‘kidnappers’ case again
A Takoradi District Magistrate court has once again adjourned a case in which two Nigerians are standing trial for allegedly kidnapping and murdering four girls from Western Region’s city of Takoradi to March 19, 2020. On February 5 the State Attorney, Adeliade Kobiri-Woode, dropped the previous charge of kidnappings against …
Read More »VIDEO: Don’t annoy us with your tomfoolery – Afia Schwar blasts ‘shallow’ FDA
Comedienne Afia Schwarzenegger is peeved, to say the least, at the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) following the outfit’s decision to ban celebrities from advertising alcoholic products. About five years ago, the FDA made it known that celebrities could not advertise alcoholic products. It explained that the ban is an …
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