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Ashaiman: 72 arrested in a military swoop

Some 72 youth of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region where a soldier was killed over the weekend have been rounded up by personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in a dawn swoop. The suspects have been sent to Michel Camp near Tema to be investigated by the military …

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1,500 workers with Brazilian construction firm sacked in Kumasi over DEP

A Brazilian Construction firm “Contractor” has terminated appointments of over 1,500 construction workers employed for the Construction of the Kumasi Central Market, Kumasi International airport, and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals Mother and Baby Units (MBU). The firm from December 2022 commenced staff appointment termination in monthly batches in accordance …

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VIDEO: Several property destroyed as fire guts NPP office

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) office at Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region has been gutted by fire. Several property have been lost to the inferno which started at about 1 am on Monday, March 6, 2023. The Dormaa West Constituency Secretary, Ernest Amankwa, said they currently …

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Woman arrested for sucking 5-month-old boy’s penis

A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for sucking the penis of a 5-month-old baby at Ekumfi Narkwa in the Central Region. It is unclear what the woman’s motivation was for engaging in such reprehensible conduct which has been roundly condemned by residents. The woman, known as Aya who is said …

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Oil production may drop over pipeline explosions

Nigeria’s oil production output may fall this month over a fresh pipeline explosion, according to findings by our correspondent. A fresh explosion was said to have rocked a major export pipeline in the Niger Delta, with about 12 deaths reported on Thursday at Rumuekpe community in the Emuoha Local Government …

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Tanzania makes radical shift in two years under President Samia

When President Samia Suluhu Hassan came into office nearly two years ago, Tanzania was on a completely different trajectory. President Samia has since presided over a raft of reforms that have changed the direction the country was taking under her predecessor, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, who died in office on …

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Malnutrition in pregnancy soars in Somalia and Ethiopia

The UN children’s agency, Unicef, says the number of pregnant women and girls who are suffering from malnutrition has soared by a quarter in the last two years in countries like Somalia, Ethiopia and Afghanistan. Unicef estimates that more than a billion women and adolescent girls across the world are …

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What some parts of Accra look like after Tuesday rains

It is not a very strange occurrence, to see floods in many parts of the capital after hours of heavy rains. Tuesday wasn’t any different as floods took over some areas in Accra after a heavy downpour that began around 3:30 am on March 7, 2023. Parts of the city …

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SAD VIDEO: Two siblings killed by flood at Baba Dogo

  Two minors have been reported dead after being swept away by flood at Baba Dogo, a suburb of New Botianor in the Ga South Municipality of Greater Accra Region. The incident happened after the heavy downpour this dawn. According to eyewitnesses, the building of the deceaseds and their mother …

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5 interesting facts about Shugatiti

Shugatiti made an entry into the Ghanaian entertainment scene as a video vixen but has been able to maintain the spot as one of the most controversial socialites in the country. Asides from being a video vixen, she transitioned into other fields including boudoir photo modeling, and later as an …

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There are plans to assassinate Gbadebo Vivour- Bode George claims

With the governorship election slated for Saturday, March 11, Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George has alleged that there is a plot to assassinate the Lagos State gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour ahead of the polls. George who is an elder statesman made the …

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Farmer, 39, jailed 14 years for sodomising boy, 13

A 39-year-old farmer has been sentenced for fourteen years imprisonment in hard labour, for sodomising a 13-year-old Class six pupil at Gomoa Mankessim in the Central Region. The suspect, Asiedu Eric popularly known as Agya Yaw according to information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan, sodomised the boy on his coconut farm. The …

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Hearts of Oak mock Kotoko supporters over President’s Cup defeat

Accra Hearts of Oak SC are still in the mood of celebrating their President’s Cup victory as they taunt Asante Kotoko fans with social media posts on Monday, March 6, 2023. The Phobians on Sunday, March 5, added another trophy to their cabinet after beating their age-long rivals 1-0 to win the President’s …

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22 passengers killed in a road crash on Kintampo Highway

Some 22 passengers have reportedly died in a road accident on the Kintampo Highway. The accident according to a Graphic.com report sighted by GhanaWeb occurred on the evening of Sunday, March 5, 2023. A resident narrated that the crash involved a Yendi-Kumasi bound Grandbird bus with registration number AS 4635 …

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Student dies after alleged flogging in school

An investigation has been launched by the Police in Tinderet Sub-county, Nandi County, Kenya, following report of a Form One student dying after an alleged corporal punishment by his teachers.   16-year-old Kelvin Kiptanui who is a student at Chemase Secondary, died at Nandi Hills County Hospital shortly after he was admitted …

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VIDEO: GES Director collapses during Independence Day parade

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Director of the Garu District of the Upper East Region, Philip Fredrick Alale, dropped unconscious during the 66th Independence Day celebration parade. It happened while Mr Alale was standing on the dais with other dignitaries. Adom News’ Halidas Dasmani reports Mr Alale stood in the scorching …

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