But for the intervention of eyewitnesses, a Hyundai Santa Fe would have burnt to ashes at Achimota mile 7 Friday morning. The car with registration number GW 6363-16 caught fire a few metres from the Achimota Mall but the driver, a middle-aged woman was able to escape without any injury. …
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JUST IN: Villagers flee as gunmen kill 28 in fresh twin attacks
Suspected bandits have killed 28 while several others have sustained different degrees of injuries on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in recent attacks in Babban Rafi village of Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The killing is coming on the heels of concrete steps taken by the state government towards …
Read More »Pupils abandon school as cult clashes claim 13 lives
Thirteen suspected cultists have been killed in the ongoing clash between members of the Eiye and Aiye confraternities in the Ijede Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. Residents lamented that they were unsafe as the cultists freely use sophisticated weapons in the Luwasa, Igbe and Ijede areas of Ikorodu. …
Read More »MTN, ZTE unveil first 5G network in East Africa
The telecoms group MTN Uganda and the telecoms technology solutions provider ZTE Corporation have joined forces to roll out the very first fifth-generation (5G) service in Uganda. The partnership showcased a high-speed 5G network in the 60 MHz spectrum bandwidth with an actual rate of above 1.494 GB/s. East Africa’s …
Read More »Why young Nigerians risk illegal migration to find their ‘Eldorado’
Young Nigerians make up the largest population of the growing flow of migrants from Africa to developed countries. In 2016, over 20,000 involved in the Mediterranean Sea crossing were reported to be from Nigeria. In addition, from 2017 until late 2019, hundreds of Nigerian migrants were deported from various destinations …
Read More »How Jacob Zuma could evade State Capture Inquiry grilling ‘forever’
The greatest political chess player in South Africa might be about to pull a 3D move on us all. It was revealed on Thursday that Jacob Zuma is still battling with health issues, as Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo continues desperately to reel in the big fish that previously got …
Read More »Ex-BoG governor wanted
Report reaching DGN online indicates that the police have launched a manhunt for the arrest of a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiamah. The former deputy Governor is wanted in connection with the banking crisis that led to the collapse of nine commercial banks. The …
Read More »We’ve withdrawn one week suspension of protests against new register – Opposition parties
The Inter Party Resistance Against the New Voter’s Register has condemned what it says is the Electoral Commission’s (ECs) deceptive tactics in the Voter’s Register Saga. The group in a statement on Friday, January, 23, 2020 accused the EC of showing bad faith by going ahead to declare April 18, …
Read More »Enough of the ideas, start the action – Bantamahene to government
The Chief of Bantama in the Ashanti Region, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, has urged the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) to move beyond churning out good ideas and get down to work. According to the Chief, the Ashanti Region particularly Kumasi is yet to experience action in terms of development especially …
Read More »Indicted School Feeding Boss cleared
Dr. Kwame Adu-Nsiah, National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) who was accused of financial malfeasance among a litany of allegations and interdicted has been cleared by an investigative committee According to the 13-page document exonerating him, the Committee chaired by Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo described allegations by the …
Read More »Kroll case: Domelevo seeks more time to file defence
Auditor-General (A-G) Daniel Yao Domelovo is asking Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo for more time to access, collate and file evidence and documents based on which his disallowance and surcharge decision was taken against Osafo-Maafo and four other public officers. Mr Domelovo failed to file the said documents in the high …
Read More »Prophet gets 20 years for defilement
A 28-year-old prophet, Richard Essien, who allegedly defiled a fifteen-year-old pupil and her friend has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by a Tarkwa Circuit Court. The convict who worship with the Bogoso branch of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement. …
Read More »Funny Face sued over $53,000 debt
A US-based lady Mary Ama Boansi has sued Ghanaian comedian Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Funny Face, claiming the showbiz personality owes her about $53,105.53. The writ mentions that Madam Boansi and Funny Face became friends after they met in June 2016. Funny Face, per the writ, …
Read More »Ex-BoG governor wanted
Report reaching DGN online indicates that the police have launched a manhunt for the arrest of a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiamah. The former deputy Governor is wanted in connection with the banking crisis that led to the collapse of nine commercial banks. The …
Read More »Detained pregnant Ghanaian will be deported soon – Israeli Ambassador
The Israel Embassy in Accra has defended the detention of a pregnant Ghanaian woman in Israel. There has been an outcry over the isolation of the 33-year-old woman for allegedly refusing to take a TB test. Israel has been accused of violating both the United Nations and the World Medical …
Read More »China coronavirus: Fears infections will rise as hundreds of millions travel
China is battling to contain a deadly coronavirus in its Hubei province, as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepare to travel over the Lunar New Year. Beijing and Hong Kong have cancelled some major festivities to prevent large crowds gathering together. Wuhan and other cities in Hubei have seen far …
Read More »New visa rules for pregnant women travelling to US
The US Department of State has unveiled new rules to deter pregnant women from travelling to the US to give birth. The policy takes effect on Friday and is intended as a crackdown on what is known as “birth tourism”. Under the rule, pregnant women applying for US visitor visas …
Read More »I date only Reverend Fathers – Lady reveals
A lady, identified as Lara, has revealed that since she has been engaging in relationships, the ones she enjoyed are the ones involving Reverend Fathers. The only thing she dislikes about the relationship is that the Reverend Fathers get transfered to other places. “I’ve had an affair with three different …
Read More »Latest Corruption Perception Index shows Nana Addo’s failed corruption fight – NDC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said Ghana’s latest score on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) signifies President Nana Akufo-Addo’s failed fight against corruption. Ghana ranked 80 out of 180 countries on the 2019 CPI, which is prepared by Transparency International (TI). According to the report, Ghana scored 41 out …
Read More »ACP Agordzo finally released from police custody
Embattled police officer, ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo has finally been released from police custody, two days after he was granted bail by a High Court in Accra. The High Court on Tuesday granted him a self-recognizance bail to the tune of GH¢500,000 with an order that he deposits his passport …
Read More »Voter registration exercise not compulsory, NDC can boycott – Obiri Boahen
The Deputy General of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) can decide to boycott the compilation of new voter’s register which is scheduled to come on April 18, 2020. The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will begin compiling the new voters …
Read More »Photo editor jailed for publishing nude videos of a student
A District Magistrate Court in Accra has sentenced a 33-year old Photo editor to 30 days imprisonment for publishing nude videos of a student after extorting monies from her. Richmond Clement Kobina Abegya was also ordered by a Kaneshie District Court to pay a fine of GHC4,800 in default serve …
Read More »Kwabena Duffuor, son and Johnson Asiama on the run?
The Daily Statesman has gleaned credible information which shows that the Ghana Police Service is on a nationwide manhunt for the founder of the defunct uniBank (GH) Ltd, Dr Kwabena Duffuor Snr, the former chief executive officer of the bank, Dr Kwabena Duffuor Jnr, and a former deputy governor of …
Read More »‘No Black Stars player is richer than me’ – Kwesi Appiah
Former Black Stars coach, James Kwesi Appiah says he is not the kind of manager who will beg for money from footballers in the national team. Coaches are often accused of receiving illegal payments known as bungs from agents or players before giving them playing time in the national team …
Read More »Police arrest 3 suspects over Mankessim cop killing
At least three persons have been arrested in connection with the Mankessim police shooting incident, Kasapafmonline.com has learnt. The details and names of the suspects are unknown yet, but reports say the three are all residents of Mankessim. They have since been transported to Cape Coast by the Regional Police …
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