The National Queen Mothers Platform has resolved to embark on a nationwide campaign against illegal mining. In a press release issued following the inaugural National Dialogue Series held by the Queen Mothers at Koforidua on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, the President of the Platform, Nana Amponsah Dolua II, called for …
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‘It makes crime attractive’ – High Court rejects Ato Essien’s GH¢90m repayment plan with prosecution
An Accra High Court has rejected an agreement between the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, and state prosecutors. The Court, presided over by Justice Kyei Baffour, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, sitting as an additional High Court judge on Thursday, December 1, 2022, had readied …
Read More »“I Will Rather Date A Monkey Than A Man, It Satisfies Me In Bed” – Lady Reveals
A woman who hasn’t been named yet made a lot of noise on social media after she posted a photo of herself and her monkey making out. The woman posted the picture on Facebook and said she would rather date a monkey than a man because a monkey would never …
Read More »Shocking: 4 Siblings Electrocuted Trying To Steal Electrical Transmission Wires
When they tried to steal transmission cables, four siblings were killed by electricity. People cry over this. People were sad when electricity killed these four siblings in Awoja Village, Soroti District, Uganda, on November 28, 2022. Two of the kids died right away, and the other two were seriously hurt …
Read More »Teacher Caught On Camera Twerking In front Of Students
Teenagers and young adults today do have a lot of crazy attitudes. What they come up with every day. On many occasions, there have been videos of young people, especially young women, twerking a lot in public or even in front of some of their coworkers. At other times, they …
Read More »Woman goes blind after using skin lightening cream
A woman in Minnesota lost part of her vision and inadvertently put her entire household at risk of mercury poisoning, most likely from using beauty creams containing high levels of the toxic chemical, according to a case report shared exclusively with CNN. The report, shared by Dr. Erin Batdorff with …
Read More »National security allegedly picks up man after anti-government posts on Twitter
#FreeKwakuNow is trending at number one on Twitter as many tweeps have taken to the platform to demand for justice after allegations that a man identified as Seth Asante Asiedu, aka Kwaku Rafik, has reportedly been picked up at his residence at Amasaman by National Security, This comes on the …
Read More »Okyenhene is not a kingmaker; he can’t destool me – Benkumhene
Benkumhene of Asamang Tamfoe, Nana Boakye Darkwa, has said that his supposed destoolment by the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, does not hold. According to him, the Okyenhene is not a kingmaker, and thus he does not have the power to remove him as the chief of Asaman Tamfoe, 3news.com reports. …
Read More »WASSCE 2022: WAEC cancels entire results of 518 ‘mobile phone’ candidates
The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the cancellation of the entire results of some 518 candidates who sat the 2022 West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In all, a total of 422,883 candidates made up of 219,130 females and 203,753 males sat this year’s examination. “The subject …
Read More »Court reportedly issues bench warrant against Afia Schwarzenegger, Mr. Logic; McBrown fined GH¢60,000
The Tema High Court has reportedly issued a bench warrant against Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa (Afia Schwarzenegger) and Emmanuel Barnes (Mr Logic) for contempt following some comments the two showbiz personalities passed on a lawsuit that Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) filed against the comedienne. According to Chairman Wontumi who spoke …
Read More »Landlord Sacks Tenant For Womanizing
Some landlords are always sticking their noses into the business of their tenants. So, if the tenant is a man, the landlord wants to know who his girlfriend or wife is. When the landlord is very religious, they will not put up with any promiscuity from their tenants. Some landlords …
Read More »ShEquity Invests in Woman-Owned and Led Financial Inclusion Startup Owoafara
Investment Represents Significant ShEquity Milestone as the Firm’s Maiden Special Purpose Vehicle Fund is Now Fully Vested Lagos, Nigeria – 1st December 2022 – ShEquity (the “Firm”), a gender-lens investment firm that seeks to address Africa’s gender funding gap by making smart investments in African-owned and led businesses, today announced its investment in …
Read More »Medical and Dental Council suspends licences of 9 practitioners
The Medical and Dental Council, has announced the suspension of the licence of some of its practitioners across the country. The nine practitioners were suspended for various reasons. The reasons include: “Failure to appear before an assessment panel, “practitioner failed to go for treatment as recommended” and “Practitioner on treatment, …
Read More »List of NPP MPs spotted in Qatar while 2023 Budget is being considered
The Minority Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday raised concerns about the non-attendance to the House of members on the Majority side of the House. The concern was anchored on the premise that the debate on the 2023 budget as presented by the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta was expected to …
Read More »Your gold-for-oil plan bogus – Prof. Hanke to Dr. Bawumia
Steve H. Hanke, a professor of Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University, has described as “bogus” Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s announcement of a new policy of buying oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollars. According to him, Ghana’s vice president is grasping for straws with this new gold-for-oil plan. The …
Read More »Messi equals penalty miss tally of Africa’s record goalscorer at World Cup
Argentine international Lionel Messi has equaled a record by Asamoah Gyan at the World Cup. Football record outfit, Opta Jose, noted on Wednesday, November 30; that Messi has missed two of his three penalty kicks at the World Cup. It adds that the record equals that of former Black Star …
Read More »Senegal under investigation by FIFA, to be punished for breaking rules
Senegal are under investigation for violating FIFA rules at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This investigation comes after head coach, Aliou Cisse refused to attend a pre-match press conference with a player, prior to a 2-1 win over Ecuador. According to a statement released by FIFA on Wednesday, November 30, …
Read More »Nigeria to abolish English use for first six years of primary education
Nigeria’scabinet, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a National Language Policy for use in all primary schools across Africa’s most populous nation. The major highlight of the policy is that the first six years of basic education should be undertaken in the mother tongue of pupils. Minister of Education, …
Read More »‘I bring peace of mind’ – Princess Shyngle list things she brings to the relationship table
Princess Shyngle has banned herself from marrying again but she hasn’t ban herself from dadting. According to the Gambian actress, she is no more interested in marriage and having children. However, she adds that she is open to dating someone but it will come with strict rules which includes no …
Read More »VIDEO: Black Sherif performs at 25th MOBO Awards
Breakout star from Ghana, Black Sherif performed at the 25th anniversary of the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards which took center stage at the OVO Arena in Wembley. The MOBO Awards are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in ‘music of black origin’, including hip hop, grime, …
Read More »Ashanti Regional NSS Director suspended after abuse of Manhyia Hospital nurse
The embattled National Service Scheme director in the Ashanti region has been suspended after a video went viral of him insulting a nurse on duty at the Manhyia District Hospital. According to the Ghana National Service Scheme in a statement sighted by GhanaWeb, the decision to suspend Alex Opoku-Mensah was …
Read More »No ban on small-scale mining – Mireku Duker
George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has opposed calls for the government to ban small-scale mining as a way of tackling illegal small-scale mining a.k.a galamsey. According to him, any form of ban on small-scale mining will do the country more harm than good. Speaking to …
Read More »Qatar ’22: Ghanaians arrested for selling match tickets
Some Ghanaian football fans have been arrested in Qatar for selling World Cup match tickets. This was disclosed by the Minister for youth and sports, Mustapha Ussif on Tuesday, 29th November 2022, when in the company of the Ambassador of Ghana to Qatar, Mohamed Noureddine Ismail and some security operatives …
Read More »Another Man Stabbed To Death For Sleeping With A Married Woman
Yesterday, a man from Chitungwiza is said to have stabbed and killed a man he caught having sex with his wife. The police said this on their Twitter account. The suspect and his wife ran away after the crime, leaving the victim lying in a pool of blood in an …
Read More »No African team will qualify: Oxford Uni’s research flops as Senegal progress into round of 16
No African nation will advance from the group stage; this was according to a research from the Maths Department at the Oxford University, one which appears to have failed so far. In group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Senegal, an African nation, advanced to the round …
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