Broadcast journalism students of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) were the toast of the audience on Wednesday, 23 October 2019, as they trashed graduate students from the University of Ghana, Legon and their undergraduate counterparts from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), African University College of Communications (AUCC), …
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PDS did not commit fraud – Otchere-Darko
New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko says the Power Distribution (PDS) did not commit any fraud in a botched power agreement with government. According to him, he cannot fault anyone for the PDS debacle and called for Ghanaians to be fair to all individuals and parties that were involved …
Read More »Inside story of why Kumasi brothels were torched
Details have emerged about why brothels at a popular red-light district in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital, were razed by fire by angry residents on Thursday morning. On Thursday, sketchy information suggested that the brothels at the Sokoban Wood Village were torched because a 20-year-old man identified only as ‘Tupac’ …
Read More »‘It’s clear injustice’ – Rawlings writes to Kan-Dapaah on ‘exonerated’ Avoke’s case
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has written to the Minister of National Security, Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah to give the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Prof Mawutor Avoke, justice as far as his ousting from office is concerned following his exoneration by the Economic and Organised Crime Office …
Read More »2 Busted for possessing 89 slabs of ‘wee’
Police in the Bono Region have busted two people for allegedly possessing 89 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. Abena Abuyaa, 71, and a 35-year-old farmer, Kwadwo Kintoh, popularly known as Ghanaboy, were arrested while trying to transact business on the Adantia-Badu road, near Sunyani in …
Read More »GFA capo Kurt Okraku thanks President Nana Addo, all Ghanaians for outpouring support
Newly elected Ghana Football Association, GFA President Kurt Okraku has thanked President Nana Addo and all Ghanaians for their overwhelming support following his victory in the Ghana FA elections on Friday. The experienced football administrator will steer the affairs of the Association for the next four years. The Dreams FC …
Read More »Man stabbed to death over refusal to pay ‘sex worker’
Some youth resident at the Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi last Thursday went on the rampage and set some wooden structures suspected to be housing prostitutes ablaze over the death of a young man in the community. The 22-year-old man, identified as Akugure Limann, was alleged to have engaged the …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan salutes newly elected GFA boss Kurt Okraku
Ghana star Asamoah Gyan has congratulated Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku following his election as the new President of the Ghana FA on Friday. The Dreams FC capo secured 44 votes in the first round of voting with George Afriyie coming close with 40 votes whiles Nana Yaw Amponsah and Fred …
Read More »Kuami Eugene references biblical story of Joseph in ‘Obiaato’
Singer Kuami Eugene has released a new song titled ‘Obiaato’ meaning everybody sings. The artiste, in the song, thanked Almighty God for His gifts. He tells critics that his musical talent comes from God but if they (critics) feel they own his talent, they can come for it. He also …
Read More »Massive turnout at Sarkodie’s ‘This is Tema’ health walk
He’s been trending the whole week; King Sark, ahead of his ‘This is Tema’ outdoor concert. Its no doubt he has got the multitudes and this only was confirmed by the hundreds of fans who joined him Saturday morning for the ‘This Is Tema health walk’. Sark Natives are indeed …
Read More »US Zimbabwe sanctions: Security minister targeted
The US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister amid human rights concerns. Owen Ncube would be denied entry to the US because of evidence he was involved in “gross violations of human rights”, a state department statement said. It called on Zimbabwe’s government to “hold accountable officials responsible for human …
Read More »Moshake appeals to Akufo-Addo to fix Premix-fuel shortage
Stephen Ashitey Adjei, an Executive Member of the National Democratic Congress in Tema East, has called on President Akufo-Addo to direct attention to problems in the premix fuel distribution chain in Tema. Speaking at a news conference in Accra, the man who is popularly known as Moshake, said inconsistencies in …
Read More »Court orders government to respond to Nduom’s suit on behalf of contractors
The High Court has struck out an application by the Attorney General seeking to stop State Agencies from paying monies owed some contractors to Ghana Growth Fund. Ghana Growth Fund Company Limited (GGFC), which is a subsidiary of Groupe Nduom, sued the Attorney General’s Office (AG), Finance Ministry, Road Ministry …
Read More »We know your ‘sexuality’, many ‘other’ things – Kevin Taylor takes Ursula to the cleaners
Social media commentator and journalist, Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, has “advised” Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West constituency who doubles as Minister of Communications, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful “not to bring herself” as he has damning information about her secret “sex life”. The acerbic journalist was reacting to the response …
Read More »Ghana FA Elections: Five things we learned
After a gruelling campaign period and an even keener contest during the elections proper, the Ghana Football Association has a new president in Kurt E.S Okraku. Mr Okraku beat off strong competition from former FA Vice George Afriyie to become the 24th President in the history of the GFA. While …
Read More »UEW: Avoke being treated unfairly – Rawlings
Former President JJ Rawlings has waded in the impasse between authorities of the University of Education-Winneba and Professor Mawutor Avoke saying there is a “clear case of injustice”. The former President’s position comes after the former Vice Chancellor of the school petitioned him over his removal by the council of …
Read More »Man stabbed to death for refusal to pay ‘sex worker’
Some youth resident at the Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi last Thursday went on the rampage and set some wooden structures suspected to be housing prostitutes ablaze over the death of a young man in the community. The 22-year-old man, identified as Akugure Limann, was alleged to have engaged the …
Read More »Kurt Okraku: Support new GFA boss realise his vision – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for rounded support for the newly elected Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss, Kurt Okraku. The new football chief, according to the President “has earned the confidence and trust of the football fraternity, and his victory is well-deserved.” In a post via his Twitter, Akufo-Addo called on …
Read More »Ghana Tops Africa In Gold Production
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) October 2019 World Economic Outlook Report, has ranked Ghana first in Africa in gold production and sixth, with the United States of America in the world. Ghana has accrued US$7.4 billion from production of gold between 2016 and 2018. China is the leading producer of …
Read More »Kurt Okraku sworn in as GFA President
Chief Executive Officer of Dreams FC, Kurt E.S Okraku has been sworn in as the new president of the Ghana Football Association. Kurt now fills the vacant GFA Presidential seat previously occupied by Kwesi Nyantakyi who left office in 2018 after he was implicated in the Number 12 corruption exposé. …
Read More »L£AK VIDEO: Group of SHS student Caught doing it in an Empty Classroom pops up
It looks like the SHS is becoming something else, different from the Previous Shs we all attended. Just a few days after some SHS girls were doing some wild twerking competition right inside their classroom in daylight, another group of Shs student has also been spotted Smoothing and caressing themselves …
Read More »EU agrees to Brexit delay, but no date yet
EU ambassadors have agreed to delay Brexit, but will not make a decision on a new deadline date until next week. The European Commission said work on this would “continue in the coming days”. The talks came after Chancellor Sajid Javid admitted the government’s deadline to deliver Brexit next Thursday …
Read More »South African city shuts down all systems after cyber attack
The City of Joburg on Thursday night announced a breach of its network on and shut down its website and all e-services as a precautionary measure. In a tweet, the City said it had detected a network breach “which resulted which resulted in an unauthorised access to our information systems”. …
Read More »Kurt Okraku is new GFA president
Businessman and football administrator Kurt Okraku is likely to emerge new President of the Ghana Football Association. This was after his main contender George Afriyie conceded defeat even before a scheduled third round was commenced. The election committee is however exhausting the voting process by allowing Mr. Okraku to go …
Read More »Fight breaks over PDS
Former President John Mahama has started a spat over the termination of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession, describing the action as a self-serving, shady and needless decision. Even before the ink dried over his abrasive words, the government had fired back at him with remarks that his expression lacked …
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