LATEST UPDATES

NDC lost power 5 years ago, stop referring to them – Sefa Kayi tells NPP

  Veteran journalist, Kwami Sefa Kayi, has chastised members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for their constant referral to the performance of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) anytime they are addressing happenings in the country. Sefa Kayi indicated that the NPP’s constant referral to the NDC only politicises issues and fails to …

Read More »

South African police investigate nightclub deaths

South African authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 22 young people in a nightclub. The victims were found strewn across floors and tables the Enyobeni Tavern in the coastal town of East London. The bodies were taken to mortuaries, where post-mortem examinations – including toxicology tests – will …

Read More »

Akufo-Addo leaves for Portugal on Presidential jet

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to leave Ghana today, Sunday, 26 June for Lisbon, Portugal for the 2022 UN Ocean Conference.The president will this time be travelling on the Presidential jet. This was disclosed by the Presidency in a statement signed by Director of Communications, Mr Eugene Arhin. …

Read More »

Gabon and Togo join the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth has admitted Gabon and Togo as its 55th and 56th members respectively. Both countries are former French colonies. Leaders accepted applications by the two west African countries at the closing session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. It follows formal expressions of interest by …

Read More »

VIDEO:8 times Akufo-Addo used ultra-luxury-chartered flights

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has often used chartered flights on official trips whenever the trip is especially outside of the continent. Government, through the Ministry of Defense, explained last year that the President was acting on expert advice relative to the capacity of the current Presidential jet. It wasn’t …

Read More »

Accident on Accra – Kumasi Highway leaves scores injured

Scores of passengers sustained varied degrees of injury when their car veered off the road into a bush on the Accra – Kumasi Highway. According to a report by myjoyonline.com, the incident involving a sprinter bus happened at the Juaso-Atwedie area of the Highway. The Kumasi-bound vehicle with registration number …

Read More »

22 killed in East London nightclub

Twenty-two people have been found dead at an East London nightclub. The horrific scene unfolded in the early hours of Sunday morning with frantic messages requesting police, metro and ambulance assistance at Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park. Daily Dispatch reporters are on the scene but the images are not fit …

Read More »

LIVESTREAMED: Kwabena Kwabena hosts United Showbiz on UTV

United Showbiz, the weekly entertainment review show on United Television is on. The guest host for this week is highlife artiste Kwabena Kwabena. His panelists include regulars, Kwame A Plus and Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo. Others include: Kwabena Akwaboah, Whitney and Naa Agyemang. Watch the livestream below: Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Read More »

Liberian ex-fighter charged in US over civil war

A man from Liberia who had sought asylum in the US has been charged with, among other crimes, fraudulently attempting to obtain US citizenship. Moses Wright was a former commanding general of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) during the country’s civil war, and according to the indictment he was …

Read More »

Tears flow as Catholic priest murdered

A piece of news that would sadden the heart of many is that suspected terrorists have murdered another Catholic priest, Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo, in Kaduna state. Vanguard reports that the incident happened at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm. A statement by Rev …

Read More »

Four killed in suspected Cape Town gang shootings

It’s been a bloody week in Cape Town as four people have been killed in what is believed to be gang-related incidents. On Friday morning, Steenberg police attended to a crime scene in Hek Street, Lavender Hill, where according to reports, a 39-year-old man was shot and wounded. The victim …

Read More »