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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Asante Kotoko’s National Circles Council (NCC) Chairman, Christopher Demenya has revealed that about two hundred million supporters of the club have agreed to pay for the demands of star striker Songne Yacouba so he renews his contract with the club. According to the Chairman, the supporters leadership have arranged to …

Anderlecht youngster Jeremy Doku was close to joining Liverpool in 2018 as a successor to Sadio Mane, his parents have claimed. The Belgian-born Ghanaian forward is enjoying a fabolous campaign in the Jupiler Pro League where he has netted six goals so far. The 17-year-old was targeted by runaway English …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has described as distasteful recent sex scandals involving some Ghanaian female second-cycle students, which had gone viral on social media. “We unreservedly condemn such acts as they contravened the norms and values of the Ghanaian society,” Mr. Anthony Boateng, Deputy Director-General, GES, noted. The authorities, …

A 49-year-old man, Adamu Tawiah, has been accused of serially sodomising a 19-year old man. The incident occurred at Peace Town, Kasoa-Amanfrom, in the Central Region. Narrating the incident to Accra 100.5FM’s Opanyin Darko on Tuesday, 18 February 2020, the victim said: “The man asked for my name and I …