Tamale South Member of Parliament and former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has declared support for the candidature of former president John Dramani Mahama as flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Haruna was joined by a number of MPs from across the Northern Region at a campaign stop for John …
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NDC Polls: Postpone presidential primaries over flawed register – Duffuor’s team
The campaign team of Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, a flagbearer aspirant for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding the postponement of the May 13 presidential primaries over what he describes as a flawed register. A petition was sent to the electoral commission and the election committee of NDC, on May …
Read More »Two suspected armed robbers beaten to pulp at Millennium City in the Central Region
Two persons suspected to be armed robbers have been beaten to pulp and nearly set ablaze by residents at Ninja Junction, a suburb of Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The suspects numbering three wielding knives and other offensive weapons are said to have jumped …
Read More »A bag of cement is now GH¢800 – Why John Mahama is trending
Flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, is trending on social media platform – Twitter. This follows comments he made while addressing some farmers in Kpandai in the Northern Region of Ghana. While addressing issues regarding the current economic condition in Ghana, John Mahama sought to give an example …
Read More »Court jails 25-year-old man for stealing sheep
Justice Shawomi Bokkos of an area court in Jos, Plateau state, on Monday, May 8, sentenced a 25-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Christopher, to one-month in jail, for stealing a sheep. The police prosecutor, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported at the Anglo-Jos …
Read More »Does this mean I’m Naija man finally?- Drake celebrates Nigerian roots as DNA ancestry shows he’s ‘30% Nigerian’
Canadian rapper, Aubrey Drake Graham, popularly known as Drake has sparked reactions among his Nigerian fans online after he disclosed the results of his ancestry. The rapper, 36, shared a screenshot on his Insta-story, where he revealed that the DNA ancestry tests his father recently took, showed that he …
Read More »Lionel Messi ‘accepts £260m-a-year megadeal to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal’
Lionel Messi will reportedly sign for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal this summer after accepting a megadeal worth £260million-a-year. The 35-year-old Argentine World Cup winner will depart Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season and, according to reports in Spain, will snub Barcelona and head to the Middle East. …
Read More »Nigerian national, three others arrested in Saudi Arabia for smuggling and selling cocaine
Four members of a gang, including three Saudis and one Nigerian national have been arrested in Saudi Arabia over alleged involvement in the smuggling and sale of cocaine. According to a report by Saudi Gazette on Monday, May 8, 2023, about 2.2 kilograms of cocaine were seized from the suspects. …
Read More »Woman sues father for attempted forced marriage
A 20-year-old woman, Fatima, has dragged her father to a Shari’a Court in Kaduna for allegedly forcing her to marry a stranger. Fatima told the court that she has someone she loves and her father, Aliyu Muhammad has reportedly threatened to take her to the village and marry her …
Read More »T-bills oversubscribed by GH¢733 million despite increasing interest rates
This week the government secured GH¢2.57 billion from the sale of treasury bills in the auction on May 5, 2023. The auction saw an oversubscription of GH¢733.79 million even though interest rates have been rising. The target for this week’s auction was GH¢1.83 billion. Also, interest rates have increased to …
Read More »EPA to close down churches, drinking spots operating without licence
The Volta Regional Director of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hope Smith Lomotey, has noted that his outfit will soon close down churches and drinking spots operating without licences. He also called on churches whose licences have expired to renew their permits to enable them to continue with their operations. In …
Read More »Thieves rob fetish priestess during Aboakyer festival
It was a big day for indigenes of Winneba in the Central Region and days before the ‘hunt day’ on Saturday, May 6, 2023, there were activities and preparations for the Aboakyer hunt for the deer. The town had prior to the day paraded through the town with two groups …
Read More »Who wins Korle Klottey primaries? The ‘fight’ between Zanetor Rawlings and Meredith Naakai Lamptey-Addy
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gearing up for the parliamentary and presidential primaries scheduled for May,13. Ahead of this, GhanaWeb focuses on key areas of the contest and other issues regarding the contest. One of such areas is females contesting incumbent colleagues in some constituencies. Today’s feature focuses on …
Read More »Malian political coalition opposes constitutional referendum
A number of political associations in Mali have joined forces to oppose the military government’s decision to hold a referendum on a new constitution on June 18. The referendum, announced on Friday, is a milestone on the country’s path towards elections promised for February after a coup three years earlier. …
Read More »Leave me out of this nonsense – ‘Angry’ Yaya Toure responds to former agent over Man City ‘curse’
cle WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email This Former Manchester City player, Yaya Toure Former Manchester City player, Yaya Toure has vented his anger at his former agent Dimitri Seluk over the player’s supposed curse on Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola being lifted. The Ivorian in a tweet vehemently denied any association …
Read More »More than 400 dead in flooding in Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 400 people have died after floods and landslides hit the Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province last week, officials told CNN. Heavy rainfall through last week caused rivers to overflow and created mudslides that devastated the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi in South Kivu’s Kalehe territory, provincial …
Read More »Salinko blamed for being divorced, here’s why
Popular Kumawood actor, Oboy Siki, has expressed that Salinko greatly contributed to his failed marriage, adding that, the actor condoned certain habits which shouldn’t be practiced in marriage. One can recall that Salinko opened up about how his wife divorced him on the grounds of being fed up. Salinko broke …
Read More »This 1996 picture is the world’s most viewed image and here’s why
At a first glance at the photo, it is easy to conclude that this must be come sort of a joke, or an expensive prank, but a second look will give you that ‘oh yeah’ reaction. And truly, when one realises that the image in question is without a doubt …
Read More »Akropong Court remands landlord who butchered family of three at Adankwame
The Akropong District Court has remanded a 35-year-old farmer into Police custody for allegedly hacking a one and half-year-old boy to death after butchering a family of three at Adankwame in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region. The suspect, Emmanuel Agyei, was hauled before the …
Read More »PHOTOS: Tipper truck runs into Bishop Obinim’s family house at Heman, three injured
A tipper truck has run into the family house of the Founder and Leader of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim, injuring three people at Heman in the Kwabre East Municipal of the Ashanti Region The accident according to report occurred when the tipper truck which was being …
Read More »King Oyanka, Adama Djata Rebirthing Ancient African Spiritual Leadership
It would be recalled that in May of 2021, Laremy Wade was enstooled as Norya Mantse in the Abola Piam and Anamase Paramount Kingdoms as a registered Chief given the stool name, “Nii Adama Djata” for his contributions to the technological and spiritual fields of occupancy in Ghana …
Read More »Stroke becoming prevalent among the youth
Programme Manager of the Non-Communicable Diseases of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Efua Commeh, has indicated a rather worrying trend of rising stroke cases among young people of 40 years and below in Ghana. According to her, these have become so owing to many cases of hypertension in such young …
Read More »VIDEO: ‘Sakawa Boys’ return money-vomiting snake to spiritualist after failed promise
Some young men are reported to have returned a snake to a spiritualist after they failed to realise the money-making effects of the reptile. The snake, said to be a money-vomiting one, is said to have failed the young men, leading to their action. Captured in a news report on …
Read More »I am the messiah to rescue Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency for NDC in 2024 – William Edu Oduro
NDC Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency in the Central region, Mr William Adu-Oduro, says his vision to develop the constituency is unalloyed. According to Mr William Adu-Oduro, the constituency would be ushered into a stage of development if the delegates of the party give him the …
Read More »We know you are hardworking and competent – NPP Greater Accra Excutives tell Joe Ghartey
It was all joy when Hon. Joe Ghartey met the Greater Accra Regional Executives in Accra on Thursday May 4th 2023. The meeting commenced with the singing of a repertoire of songs which ended with the gathering singing the NPP Anthem. Joe Ghartey told the gathering that …
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