One person is feared dead while three others sustained injuries after Newmont Ghana security guards shot at them at Ntotroso in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region. They are reported to have entered a mining concession site at Kampisigo, owned by the Newmont, a gold mining firm, at …
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Report ‘criminal’ students to police for prosecution – GES tells schools
Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged “school authorities to report any criminal acts of students to the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for investigations and subsequent prosecution.” The directive comes after the GES said that some final-year students [JHS 3 and SHS 3] refuse to attend school and classes when …
Read More »Two Ghanaian doctors save life of ‘dying’ French passenger on Brussels – Accra flight
Two Ghanaian medical doctors on Brussels – Accra flight received a standing ovation after they saved a French man who was dying from heart attack. The two Ghanaians medical practitioners that were involved in the life-saving situation on June 7, 2022, were Dr Charles Ababio and Dr Diana Boakye. According …
Read More »VGMA Award Winner Gambo drops Wedding Song of The Year ‘Settle’ ft. Keche
Award-winning Ghanaian rapper, Gambo, has released unarguably Ghana’s best wedding song for the year 2022. The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Unsung Act of The Year teamed up with fellow musician Keche to release ‘Settle’, a true wedding banger. In ‘Settle’, Gambo continued his admired tradition of showcasing and marketing the …
Read More »Fuel hikes: GPRTU meets next week over transport fare increment
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) will hold a crunch meeting next week to deliberate on a “possible” upward adjustment of transport fares. The Union said the meeting had become necessary due to what they described as “significant hikes” in fuel prices over the past few weeks. Prices of …
Read More »Inaki Williams accepts to play for Ghana, set to make Black Stars debut before World Cup
Athletic Bilbao striker has finally agreed to play for Ghana’s Black Stars ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 3news.com reports that a highly-placed source within the Ghana Football Association (GFA) says the deal was sealed in April this year. Williams has since been in contact with Black …
Read More »ECG warns Kumasi residents of imminent power and water crisis
The Electricity Company of Ghana has warned of an imminent power and water crisis within the Greater Kumasi areas if stringent measures are not instituted to check encroachment on lands bordering transmission sites and power lines. The power distributor is also worried as the situation is adversely affecting its operations, …
Read More »NHIS should absorb bills of ‘rape and defilement victims’ – Okudzeto Ablakwa
The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has reiterated the call for medical bills of raped and defiled victims to be absorbed by the National Health Insurance Scheme. According to him, we already have a well operationalized scheme which is the National Health Insurance Scheme so there is no …
Read More »EFCC declares Christ Embassy pastor, wife wanted over alleged N2bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared wanted Pastor Onyimiebi Bribena and his wife, Beatrice Bribena, over alleged fraud. Pastor Onyimiebi is the Chief Executive Officer of Baraza Multipurpose Cooperative, a Ponzi scheme based in Bayelsa. According to the EFCC via its verified Facebook page on Thursday, June …
Read More »MonkeyPox: Nigeria records 10 new cases in 7 days – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 10 additional monkeypox cases in the last seven days in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its official website, in its latest monkeypox situation report released on Friday. NAN reports that as global monkeypox cases continue to rise, public-health officials …
Read More »Gyakie describes the bittersweet feeling of attraction on new single, ‘Something’
If you haven’t figured it out yet, Gyakie is not just a songbird but one that preaches love and all elements related to it. Her impressive run of hit singles and features prove this. To add to the catalogue, the new single titled ‘Something’ is an infectious Afrobeats song produced by Nigerian …
Read More »EFCC storms NOVA Bank to arrest its chairman, MD over alleged fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently at the head office of NOVA Merchant Bank Limited to arrest the Chairman of the institution, Phillips Oduoza and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nath Ude. NOVA Bank is an investment-grade merchant bank in Nigeria which offers an integrated …
Read More »Igbo King urges Ghana government to consider Nigerians in retail trade
The Igbo King in Ghana, His Royal Majesty Eze Igbo Dr. Chukwudi Ihenetu has urged the government here to work out modalities to consider Nigerians to take part in the retail trade reserved for the local people. According to him the bond of unity between the Government of Ghana and …
Read More »Uneasy calm at Ahanta West as chief is set ablaze in his vehicle, police arrest 8
The police in the Ahanta West Municipality have arrested eight (8) persons for their alleged involvement in the setting ablaze of the Egyambra Chief. The victim, Nana Blaychie, was set ablaze while in his vehicle, 3news.com has reported. The incident was reported by Ahanta West Municipal Chief Executive, John Agyare, …
Read More »GAF confirms military truck accident, says 16 soldiers injured
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have confirmed that its officers were involved in an accident along the Suhum-Anum Apapam Road after viral pictures on social media showed a crashed military track with injured soldiers. According to GAF, the soldiers were embarking on an operation, dubbed Operation Halt II, to stop …
Read More »1 dead, 2 injured during shooting spree at ritual to lift ban on noise making
At least one person has been shot dead during a ritual to lift the ban on noise-making at Kokrobite, a suburb of the Ga South Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region. According to a report by onuaonline.com, an altercation broke out between two factions while the ritual to lift …
Read More »17-year-old boy rapes sister, physically assaults her
A 17-year-old boy, Kofi Sammy, has allegedly physically assaulted and raped his sister in Assin Kyekyewere, a community in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The victim, a 12-year-old class four pupil, Akosua Bornah, said that the incident happened as she was returning from school during a heavy …
Read More »Skeletal remains of a 65-year-old man found in his room in Bonsu Nkwanta
The skeletal remains of a 65-year-old man have been found in his room after several months of being dead. It is unclear when the farmer died, but the remains found were all skeletal. The incident occurred at Yehowah Nkwanta in Bonsu Nkwanta electoral area in the Juaboso district of the …
Read More »Fatawu Dauda celebrates Japan goalie Kawashima after Black Stars defeat
Former Black Stars goalkeeper, Fatawu Dauda has hailed Japan goalkeeper, Eiji Kawashima for his long-standing service for the Blue Samurais. The 39-year-old was in goal for Japan as they whitewashed Ghana in the Kirin Cup on Friday, June 10, 2022. Ghanaian Sports Journalist, Saddick Adams, upon seeing Kawashima in the …
Read More »Agradaa fires husband for abandoning her after becoming a Christian
Former Fetish Priestess, Agradaa now turned Evangelist Mama Patricia Oduro has called out her husband for abandoning her after she started doing God’s work. Agradaa is known to have engaged in fetishism for a long time while married to her Pastor Husband, Mr.Eric Oduro Koranteng. Few months after her conversion, …
Read More »Terrorism: Ghana making Nigeria’s mistakes – Adam Bonna
A security analyst, Adam Bonna says Ghana’s posture towards the fight against terrorism is not different from what Nigeria has done over the years. Speaking to Francis Abban on GHOne TV on Nigeria’s violence wave and terrorism in West Africa , Mr. Bonna indicated that Ghana needs to do all it can …
Read More »Businessman shoots wife, kills himself 5 months after wedding
A 26-Year-old lady, Swalha Salum, who is also a popular makeup artiste was allegedly shot seven times in the head by her husband, Said Oswayo who is a successful 32-year-old businessman. This was after the lady refused to pick up his calls when she went out to watch a football …
Read More »My decision to marry two wives has elevated both women – Yul Edochie
Months after being trolled online for cheating on his wife and marrying his lover as a second wife, actor Yul Edochie has explained the impact of his decision on the lives of both women. GhanaWeb in April reported about Mr Edochie’s new partner, Judy Austin Moghalu, with whom he shares …
Read More »Forensic investigations reveal Naira Marley was involved in cyber fraud
The Cybercrime Section of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed that hip-hop singer, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, was involved in credit card fraud. Azeez Fashola is facing 11 charges bordering on alleged credit card fraud contrary to Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and the Cyber Crimes Act, The …
Read More »VIDEO: Multiple soldiers injured in accident on Anum-Apapam road
A group of soldiers were involved in an accident on Wednesday 9 June 2022, along the Suhum–Anum Apapam Road. A viral video of the scene shows several soldiers lying on the road with some looking near lifeless. The officers were being helped by some community members and other members of …
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