‘Last December, I lost the ability to write. I showed my husband my nonsensical scribble on our holiday cards. ‘I don’t know what’s happening to me,’ I sobbed.’ I have months to live, perhaps two, perhaps some other number, the doctors won’t tell me. They can’t. They do not know. …
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Police arrest 42-year-old man for insulting Ashanti Regional Minister
A 42-year-old man, who allegedly hurled insults on Mr Simon Osei Mensah, Ashanti Regional Minister without any provocation, at Ntobroso in the Atwima Mponua District, has been arrested and kept in police custody. Dominic Adu Boi verbally attacked the Minister, who was in the community together with other government officials …
Read More »Eyes on the Ground: Two reported dead as taxi submerges after heavy rains at Madina
Two people have reportedly died after a taxi submerged during a rainstorm in Madina, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region. An eyewitness who spoke to GhanaWeb said that an hour of rain led to the roads and gutters around some parts of Madina, including the Ridco area, becoming heavily flooded, which …
Read More »Metro FM news presenter Pearl Shongwe passes on
The SABC’s Metro FM news presenter Pearl Shongwe has passed on. It is understood she died at her Polo Fields home north of Johannesburg. Details are still sketchy at the moment. The newsreader also presented sport on SABC’s 404 News channel and Morning Live on weekends alongside Simphiwe Ncongwane. A …
Read More »‘Gob3′(Gari and Beans) sellers threaten indefinite strike over high price of beans and oil
In recent times, gari and bean popularly known as “Gobe” has become one of the most patronized local delicacies in Ghana because one can quench his hunger with little amount of money which can sustain him for many hours. Again, gobe comes with many health benefits to its eaters because …
Read More »VIDEO: ‘The Cost of Being an Atheist’ in Nigeria – A BBC Africa documentary
In April 2022, the sentencing of Mubarak Bala sent shockwaves internationally. The outspoken Nigerian atheist was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to blaspheming Islam. What followed is a landmark case that has placed the threats to freedom of religion and expression in Nigeria …
Read More »Price of Bibles to go up November 10
The price of Bibles will soon shoot up across the country. This was announced by the Bible Society of Ghana. The Society attributed the price increase to the high cost of clearing goods at Ghana’s ports. In a notice announcing the price increase, the Society said: “Due to the high …
Read More »How Black Stars players who were dropped were informed
GhanaWeb Sports Journalist, Daniel Oduro, has shared some insights on how the technical team members of the Black Stars shared the responsibilities on how to name their final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. According to Daniel Oduro, head coach Otto Addo took the responsibility to inform the players who have been …
Read More »VIDEO: Opambour’s wife causes stir over wild dance moves
Opambouwaa, the wife of the popular man of God, Opambour, has taken to social media to display electrifying dance move which has sparked reactions among her fans. Posting the video on her official TikTok account, Opambouwaa danced to the global hit song by Kizz Daniel titled Buga. She was spotted …
Read More »Mubarak Wakaso dropped from final Black Stars World Cup squad – Reports
KS Eupen midfielder, Mubarak Wakaso, is the latest name that has dropped from the reported list of players who will not be joining the Black Stars trip to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Mubarak Wakaso played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil where Ghana exited the competition from the group …
Read More »How all Twitter staff in Accra were fired a day after resuming HQ operations
For over a year, the staff of Twitter Africa worked remotely while preparing to move into their Accra Headquarters to begin operations physically. It, therefore, came as great news when, on November 1, 2022, all the Africa staff of the global microblogging and social networking service got to have their …
Read More »Sadio Mane out of 2022 World Cup with injury
Senegal superstar, Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after suffering an injury in Bayern Munich’s win over Werder Bremen in the Germain Bundesliga. Sadio Mane who started the game on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, against Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena was substituted in …
Read More »Medikal permanently suspended from Twitter
Twitter has permanently suspended Ghanaian rapper, Medikal, or allegedly impersonating the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The suspension, made official on November 9, 2022, by the bird application, currently shows a blank account on the artiste’s page, with the notice, ‘Account Suspended,’ welcoming people visiting it. This was after several social …
Read More »‘Beasts of No Nation’ actor Strika spotted selling coconuts
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye, popularly known as Strika, in the Hollywood movie, ‘Beast of No Nation’, has been captured on the streets in Accra selling coconuts. In a video that was shared on Instagram by GhanaWeekend, the young man who captured the actor could be heard calling on Abraham Atta, …
Read More »Lady stripped naked on live TV show
A young lady stripped herself naked during a live television show on ‘Obra’ show on Nhyira Fm. The lady whose name is yet to be identified was accused by her in-law of sleeping with another man. The lady narrates her side of the story and says she did not have …
Read More »‘Sika mpɛ dede’ – Presby Moderator ‘explains’ Akufo-Addo’s famous quote
Most Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, the 18th Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has tasked Ghanaians to critique the government using the proper channels stressing that doing otherwise ultimately hurts the economy as it has the tendency of chasing away investors. “There is …
Read More »Sarkodie, Black Sherif, others among 2022 Top 50 Ghanaian Event Influencers in Africa
Musicians Sarkodie, Black Sherif, GUBA Awards Founder, Dentaa Amoateng; Conference speaker, Dzigbordi K. Dosoo; Twinsdntbeg have been named in the 2022 list of Top 50 Ghanaian Event Influencers in Africa. They join other A-list stakeholders in Ghana’s growing event industry who have played a key role in sustaining the growth …
Read More »How a passenger and a ‘mate’ exchanged blows over fare increment
The recent increase in transportation fares is creating a lot of commotion in public transport across the country. Just days after the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) increased transport fares by 19 percent and the Concerned Drivers Association by 30 percent, transports fares went up sharply gains without any …
Read More »‘Disregard false reportage’ – Lawyers for Anas reacts to testifying without mask ‘ruling’
Cromwell Gray LLP, lawyers for the celebrated investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has urged the public to disregard false reportage within a section of the media that the Supreme Court of Ghana presided over by Baffoe-Bonnie, JSC, has ordered the journalist to testify without a mask in the case of the …
Read More »Concerned Lotto Agents Fume Over Percentage Reduction
The Concerned Lotto Agents Association Ghana (CLAAG) have called on the Sammi Awuku-led National Lottery Authority Management to rescind their decision to reduce the percentage of Lotto writers from 30 to 20 per cent. According to the Executive Secretary of the Association Mr Kweku Duah-Tawiah, the situation resulted in several …
Read More »Afro Arab Group Chairman Joins McDan, Others To Celebrate Accra Girls At 62
Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu, the Group Chairman of the Afro Arab Group of Companies joined some stakeholders in education at the 62nd Speech and Prize giving day celebration of the Accra Girls Senior High School situated in Maamobi, Accra. Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu in his remarks noted that it was …
Read More »Achimota School Class of 2002 Announces Teachers’ Appreciation Day on 2nd December
The 2002 Year Group of the Old Achimotan Association (OAA) is gearing up for yet another spectacular Teachers’ Appreciation Day in honour of the teachers at the school. Every year, the year group marking its 20th anniversary of leaving the school is given the baton to …
Read More »5 Ghanaian businesses that have shut down due to economic hardships
n the space of two weeks or less, some businesses in Ghana have folded up. Some of these businesses have shut down permanently, whiles others have closed down some of their branches. Most of which are food businesses lamented the increasing cost of ingredients. They are Soul by Villa Grace, …
Read More »Ghana’s food prices ranked as highest in sub-Sahara Africa – World Bank report
The 2022 World Bank’s Africa Pulse Report has ranked Ghana as the country with sub-Sahara Africa’s (SSA) highest food prices. The report was released at the end of last month, October 2022, and indicated that domestic food prices have gone up by 122 percent since January this year. Indeed, the …
Read More »Nana Frema hangs out with Dr. Obengfo
Ghanaian plastic surgeon, Dr. Dominic Obeng Andoh, popularly known as ‘Obengfo’ has been spotted hanging out with his former patient, Rosette Nana Frema Koranteng. Although it is unclear the reasons for their meeting, the two were captured, sharing fun moments in a video making rounds on social media. It can …
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