A 45-year-old who went missing for a week has been found dead in West Akyem Municipality stretch of River Ayensu in the Eastern Region. The decomposing body of the deceased, Kofi George, was found Saturday morning at Kwame Tia Community section of the river. The West Akyem Municipal Director of …
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Fifteen on trial for stealing Moroccan king’s watches, jewellery
Fifteen people have gone on trial in Morocco over the theft of dozens of luxury watches and other pieces of jewellery from one of King Mohammed VI’s royal palaces. The 15 suspects, who appeared in a court in the capital Rabat on Friday, are believed to be the members of …
Read More »My husband used tennis to woo me – Ondo First Lady
Wife of Ondo State Governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has been involved in grassroots tennis development through her clinic for children between ages four and 14 in the state. She speaks with ’TOSIN OLUWALOWO on her interest in sports What inspired your interest in tennis development in Ondo State? My family is …
Read More »Songne Yacouba dropped from Kotoko squad to face Hearts
Head coach of Asante Kotoko, Maxwell Konadu has dropped attacker Songne Yacouba from his squad that will face Hearts of Oak in their match-day six encounter on Sunday. The Burkina Faso international has been excluded from the 18-man squad for Sunday’s clash with the Phobians, according to reports in the …
Read More »Interest in investing in Ghana continues to rise – Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has noted that interest in making investment in Ghana especially by foreigners continues to rise. The Information Minister who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency in the Eastern Region, made this known after participating in the Ghana Investment Summit in the United …
Read More »COCOBOD introduces slashers to improve cocoa quality
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has taken delivery of 100,000 pieces of motorised slashers to be distributed to cocoa farmers throughout the country. The slashers are to prevent the farmers from resorting to the use of weedicides on their farms and, thus, reduce the risk of having the beans contaminated …
Read More »Israel to support tourism and agriculture development in Volta Region
Ms Shani Cooper, Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra-Leone has pledged the support of the Israeli Government to the development of agriculture and tourism in the Volta Region. She said the potentials for the growth of both sectors in the Region were enormous and would require strategic and dedicated …
Read More »You are a thief, it’s a fact – Mutombo the Poet attacks Mensa Otabil
Popular Ghanaian spoken word artist, Percy Osei Appiah popularly known as, Mutombo the Poet has described the leader of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil as a thief. Pastor Mensa Otabil while delivering a sermon at his church bashed social media fanatics who are into the act of …
Read More »Gbewaa Palace assault: We are sorry – Police to Ya-Naa
The Northern Regional Police Command has expressed its sincerest apology to the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Naa Abubakari Mahama and the entire Kingdom for the unprofessional conduct exhibited by some police officers on Thursday 16th January 2020 at the Gbewaa Palace, Yendi. Some police officers followed a driver to the Palace …
Read More »Missing man, 45, found decomposing in River Ayensu
A 45-year-old who went missing for a week has been found dead in West Akyem Municipality stretch of River Ayensu in the Eastern Region. The decomposing body of the deceased, Kofi George, was found Saturday morning at Kwame Tia Community section of the river. The West Akyem Municipal Director of …
Read More »Free rail passenger services for Takoradi, Tarkwa commuters
Free rail passenger services will be provided for commuters from Takoradi to Tarkwa on Tuesday 28 January, 2020, Thursday 30 January, 2020 and Friday 31 January, 2020 respectively. This follows the completion of the rehabilitation works on the Takoradi to Tarkwa rail line by the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL). …
Read More »Dozens escape death in another Accra-Kumasi highway accident
Dozens of passengers in two buses escaped death on the Asuobi stretch of the Accra-Kumasi highway Saturday afternoon in an accident involving multiple buses. The incident occurred around 5:40 pm, Saturday. Reports reaching starrfm.com.gh indicate that a Jeoun bus and a Hyundai Bus speeding from the Kumasi direction veered off …
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Read More »Top 7 ritual scandals that rocked Hearts-Kotoko clashes
Although some may disagree that superstition has no role to play in football, ardent followers and players of Ghana Premier League clubs Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko know it takes more than just playing to win. Sometimes the rule of form guide is defied because football is …
Read More »DOWNLOAD MP3: ‘Wedding Day’ by Mystikal Lady (Prod.by Masta Kiito)
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Read More »Badu Bonsu II; the King whose head was preserved in a jar in a laboratory
The leader of the Ahanta tribe in the Western Region and a Ghanaian king Badu Bonsu II was executed in 1838 by the Dutch. The Kundum festival is celebrated by the people of Ahanta and Nzema in the Western Region. King Badu Bonsu II King Badu Bonsu II, who was …
Read More »ECG Loses Poles To Bush Fire
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has yet again become a victim of bush fire in Kumasi. Two poles of the ECG got burnt, resulting in a conductor, transferring power to some areas, falling down. The heartbreaking incident happened near Modern Granite Quarry, Bomso, the ECG sadly disclosed. Erasmus Kyere-Baidoo, …
Read More »Armed men invade community as developer takes over farmlands at Obregyima
Residents of Obregyima near Panpanso, a farming community in the Nsawam Adoagyir Municipality of the Eastern region are agitating against the destruction of their farmlands by a developer who has come to the community with armed men. Large hectares of farmlands have been graded destroying crops and fruits planted by …
Read More »Ex-assembly members to receive over ¢67k in ex-gratia next week
Former assembly members of the Kwahu Afram Plains North District Assembly will next week be paid their ex-gratia totalling over 67,000 cedis. Each of the 31 elected members who served between October 2015 and October 2019 will receive 1,500 cedis while the 28 government appointees who also served for the …
Read More »Ghana’s economy at all-time best in a decade – Moodys Ratings
International credit rating agency, Moody has reaffirmed Ghana’s credit rating at B3 with an upgraded outlook to positive from stable. This credit rating position is the best Ghana has received from Moody’s in the last decade. A statement issued by Moody on Friday, 24th January 2020 stated that “Moody’s investors …
Read More »Mother, 24 arrest for dumping baby in a bush
A two-day-old baby boy has been dumped in a bush at a village called patron near Awutu Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. Philip Agbavitor who found the baby when he’d gone to attend to nature’s call disclosed in an interview with Kasapa FM News …
Read More »VIDEO: Young Cuban children dancing provocatively with their school uniforms
A controversial video showing young children in school uniforms dancing provocatively and twerking has been posted online – sparking outrage. Filmed in the city of Camaguey in central Cuba, 300 miles east of Havana, it has now been viewed tens of thousands of times. Jorge Luis Pérez, a father of …
Read More »GDW set to Launch its Ghana chapter on February
Ghana Diaspora Women (GDW) is set to launch its Ghana Chapter on 15th February, 2020 at the Labadi Beach Hotel, under the theme “The Role of Diaspora Women in National Development”. GDW is a non-profit organization that seeks to empower women and increase female participation in policy making processes In …
Read More »VIDEO: Kyeiwaa tied knot again in America
We can exclusively report that legendary Ghanaian actress Rose Mensah, popularly known as Kyeiwaa has tied the knot again after her first marriage with Osei collapsed back in 2015. The ceremony took place at a court in the United States of America, where she has been residing in the last …
Read More »Uganda confirms yellow fever outbreak, three dead
Ugandan health minister Ruth Aceng on Friday confirmed that three people have been killed in a yellow fever outbreak in the midwestern and northwestern parts of the country. Two adult men, who were 18 and 21 and dealing in cutting and trading timber between Uganda and neighboring South Sudan, succumbed …
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