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The world’s richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and his wife MacKenzie have agreed a record-breaking divorce settlement of at least $35bn (£27bn).Ms Bezos keeps a 4% stake in the online retail giant, worth $35.6bn on its own.Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in Seattle in 1994, a year after …

The host of ‘U Sey Weytin’, Prince Tsegah aka The Don has blasted Patapaa for snubbing the media when he was welcomed by the press on his arrival from his Europe tour at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Patapaa who returned from his Europe Tour on Tuesday refused to speak …

Theresa May has written to the EU to request a further delay to Brexit until 30 June. The UK is currently due to leave the EU on 12 April and, as yet, no withdrawal deal has been approved by MPs. Mrs May has proposed, if UK MPs agree a withdrawal …

The man accused of killing 50 people in last month’s attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to undergo mental health tests. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, would be seen by experts to determine whether he was fit to stand trial or insane, said high court judge …

Zimbabwe’s constitutional court has banned the caning of juvenile convicts as a judicial punishment. Nine judges decided that judicial corporal punishment was illegal under the country’s constitution. They ruled it was cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. While attitudes are changing, many parents in Zimbabwe still believe corporal punishment …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said cooperation between Ghana and Cuba is being extended to the eradication of malaria, and soon, through a joint venture agreement with Labiofam S.A., a bio-larvicide factory will be established in Savelugu, in the Northern Region of Ghana.Nana Akufo-Addo further disclosed that an agreement …

Nigeria’s debt office said on Thursday it expects the government to approve total borrowing of 1.649 trillion naira ($5.39 billion) in 2019. Half the debt, 824 billion naira, will be foreign borrowing, Patience Oniha, the director general of Nigeria’s Debt Management Office, told reporters in the capital Abuja. Nigeria, Africa’s …

Eight regions are set to be affected by the first official load shedding as Power Distribution Services (PDS) has released a timetable for its power rationing. The decision to begin the release of the schedule was taken at a meeting between PDS, the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Public Utilities and …

Kenya has closed one departure terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi after a fire sparked by a baggage system malfunction forced authorities to evacuate passengers and staff, the state-run airports operator said on Thursday. JKIA, as the airport which is the main gateway into the East African nation …

Ghanaians may now heave a sigh of relief as steps have been taken to provide them with a schedule on the recent blackouts. The decision was taken at a meeting between Power Distribution Services (PDS), Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) on Thursday. Confirming …

A rainstorm on Thursday evening in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital, has left scores of people displaced. Roofs were ripped off buildings and giant billboards fell, in some instances on moving vehicles, at Afful Nkwanta, Stadium and Asokwa, all in the Kumasi metropolis.   One person has been hospitalized after …

Former President J.J. Rawlings has commended an unidentified taxi driver for his great environmental practice. The driver of a KIA Picanto taxi with registration number GW 8963-16, according to the former leader, on Thursday morning after emptying the remainder of the water in his sachet on the street, kept the …

The Controller and Accountant General, Eugene Ofosuhene says his department has cleared off all ghost names that existed on public sector payroll. According to Mr. Ofosuhene Ghana’s coffers for a long time has suffered alot; losing huge portions of its revenue as a result of waste and leakage through the …

The Drug and Law Enforcement Unit (DLEU) of Ghana Police Service yesterday arrested a 48-year-old farmer, John Kwabena Mosi, for allegedly possessing 41 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp at Broodi in the Tain District of the Bono Region. DAILY GUIDE gathered that the suspect, who is …

Experienced football administrator, Alhaji Karim Grusah, has called on the return of Ghanaian duo— Kelvin Prince Boateng and Sulley Ali Muntari— to the Black Stars ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup Nations. Ghana will travel to Egypt in June for their 32nd AFCON. The Stars are hoping to clinch the …

Injured Black Stars centre-back, Daniel Amartey could be a doubt for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) slated for Egypt in June with Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers, confirming his recuperation has been slower than expected. Amartey sustained a horrific injury on his ankle during their premier league 1-1 home …

Mr Dennis Amfo-Sefah, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for the Tema West Constituency, has hailed Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, over his announcement of a new duties’ regime for Ghana’s Ports. “I am a freight forwarder and therefore know how crucial this new policy is. Our trade volumes will …

A 45-year-old man who carried himself as a medical doctor and allegedly engaged in illegal abortion has been arrested by the Police at Esreso in the Bosomtwi District of the Ashanti region. Samuel Boateng popularly known as ‘Abortion Doctor’, is said to have no formal medical training, certificate or licence …

The Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has ordered the immediate relocation of Mampong High Court to a vacant court room at the District Court, pending the construction of a new one, due to its dilapidated state. The building housing the High Court was constructed in the 1950s, is in a deplorable …

An 18-year-old driver’s mate has been handed a ten-year jail term by the Juaben Circuit court for smoking Indian hemp and attempting to rape a minor. Maxwell Agyapong, a resident of Atimatim in the Afigya-Kwabre District, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his plea. Prosecuting, Police Chief Superintendent David Amoako, …

Mr. Solomon Owusu, a Ghanaian US-based Mining Engineer, has called on Ghanaians to be audacious in the fight against illegal small scale mining in the country. This, he said was the only way the country would subjugate the canker, to enjoy the benefits of its mineral resources. Addressing journalists at …

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has revealed that the police were only able to make headway on the murder of Ahmed Saule after he and Ahmed Suale’s brothers hired the services of special land guards to track down the murderers of Ahmed Suale. According to Kennedy …

Controversial radio presenter, Salifu Maase, aka Mugabe, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on two counts of offensive conduct and publication of false news to cause fear and alarm. According to the prosecution, led by DSP George Amega, Mugabe stated that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) would kill …

A portion of the Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region has been cleared by a mining company to begin mining operations in the rainforest. About 11 trees have so far been uprooted by the unknown company and a small pit dug at the Kobreso side of the reserve. Local …

Pamela Odame Watara, Ghanaian Social Media model has revealed that she is consistently being harassed my Ministers, Members of Parliament (MPs) and renowned footballers who are crazy over her big boobs. She revealed that some of them have personally send her messages requesting she gives them an opportunity in return …