Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has wondered if using state funds to build the national cathedral that President Nana Akufo-Addo promised to put up for God if he won the presidency, was too much. “At any point in time when these buildings were built in Europe, was it ever the right time? How …
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Be considerate in your demands for better conditions of service- Asantehene to labor unions
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked labor unions, most especially the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations when demanding improved conditions of service. The traditional leader who doubles as the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) asserted that labor unions …
Read More »Arsene Wenger’s comments on Mbappe divides African opinion on social media
An honest assessment of African football struggles by legendary French coach Arsene Wenger has activated heated debate on social media, specifically Twitter with Africans arguing over the cogency of Wenger’s statement. The former Arsenal manager gave a view on African football in which he sought to establish that Africa is …
Read More »Accra: Akufo-Addo re-opens renovated National Museum
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, 10th June 2022, re-opened the renovated National Museum in Accra. As the oldest and largest museum in Ghana, the National Museum, which was opened in 1957, had to be closed to the public in 2015 for lack of maintenance. The Museum has been …
Read More »‘Let us fear God’ – Ablakwa tells Ofori-Atta after GTV interview
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, North Tongu MP, has stated that Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister’s interview on GTV’s Talking Point on Sunday, June 12, was “an unmitigated disaster”. According to him, the Minister, who was speaking about the recent controversies surrounding the 5000-seater National Cathedral, failed to justify why the government is …
Read More »Truck driver plying Ejisu-Kumasi stretch without back tires in viral video arrested
Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested the driver of a DAF truck with registration no. AS 7324- 12, seen in a viral video plying the Ejisu-Kumasi road, without his back tires, an official statement has confirmed. The Ghana Police Service said in a statement that the suspect driver, Kofi …
Read More »Two security guards in custody for allegedly robbing petrol station
Two security guards have been arrested in connection with a business robbery in which they allegedly used their service firearms to rob a petrol station in Mpumalanga. The security guards, aged 30 and 40, allegedly robbed an employee at Majuba King Petroleum in Bethal on Saturday. “According to our information, …
Read More »VIDEO: How serial callers manage to call into radio programmes
Political talk shows or radio programmes in Ghana cannot end without a phone in segments where the audience or listeners are allowed to call in to either contribute to the discussion or make an intervention. Sometimes, when these callers manage to be on the air, their submissions are entirely different …
Read More »COVID 19: Alarm as infections rise in East Africa
Numbers of Covid-19 cases are rising again in East Africa even as countries bank on vaccinations to prevent another round of restrictions. Over the past one month, Kenya’s positivity rate has risen from zero to more than five percent, the level which the World Health Organisation (WHO) often considers threatening. …
Read More »Watch highlights of Great Olympics 3-0 win over Hearts of Oak
Great Olympics mauled rivals Hearts of Oak 3-0 at the Accra Sports Stadium in their Ghana Premier League match. Abdul Razak scored a brace for the Dade boys as they completed a double over the Phobians. Great Olympics got the breakthrough following a fine move in the box which resulted …
Read More »Highlights: How Asante Kotoko lifted GPL trophy after beating Elmina Sharks 3-0
Asante Kotoko mauled Elmina Sharks 3-0 to lift the Ghana Premier League trophy for the 2021/22 season. Imoro Ibrahim scored a stupendous free-kick from long range to put the Porcupines in the lead to start the celebrations for the evening. Kotoko went into the break with a one-goal lead. Cameroonian international …
Read More »Burna Boy’s police escorts shoot two, artiste absconds to Spain
Police escorts attached to Nigerian Grammy Award winner, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, have shot at two men after one of them complained that the singer made passes at his wife at Club Cubana in Victoria Island, Lagos State. The victims were identified as 27-year-old lrebami Lawrence and …
Read More »Climate Change is a punishment from God – Kufuor
The Almighty God has blessed our lands with abundant natural resources for socio-economic developments but human activities have desecrated the natural order, Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said. According to him, agriculture, water, energy, and the extraction of mineral resources are essential drivers of developments in our countries, but, …
Read More »Matron of Ofoase Senior High caught stealing Free SHS foodstuff
The police have taken into custody a matron who worked at Ofoase Senior High Technical School (OSHTS), which is located in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. According to the report, the matron was caught stealing food that was intended for OSHTS and using it for her own …
Read More »“My weekly light bill is your yearly expense” – Arrogant Sam George tells Ghanaian
Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George did not hesitate to tell a Ghanaian how worthless he was by comparing his weekly light bill to his yearly expenses. In turn, he shut up the Ghanaian who looked up to people like him in high places, who should be concerned about the collective trouble …
Read More »Muammar Gaddafi: The real truth behind the Libyan revolutionist’s death
Mu’ammar Al-Qadhdh?f? died on October 20, 2011, and this is the untold truth about his death. What was the Trigger? In 2009, Colonel Gaddafi, then-President of the African Union, proposed to African countries that they transition to a new currency, the gold dinar, which would be independent of the US …
Read More »Father who allegedly gave sons poison-laced energy drink dies in hospital
The 39-year-old father of the three Ratanda brothers who died after they consumed poison-laced energy drinks has died, police said on Sunday. According to police spokesperson Colonel Brenda Muridili , he died on Friday while still in hospital. He was admitted after attempting to take his life and had been under …
Read More »Jomoro MP’s driver, one other arrested for traffic offense, obstructing police officer
The personal driver of Jomoro MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey and one other have been arrested by the Police on the Spintex road for a traffic offense, and obstructing an officer from performing his duties. The MP’s driver reportedly refused to stop when Police officers attempted to stop him for driving in …
Read More »We’ll fund National Cathedral; it will pay off – Ofori-Atta
The Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta says government will find the resources to fund the controversial national Cathedral because it will pay off in the long run. According to him, poverty should not drive the nation to shun its religiosity. “At any point in time when these buildings were built …
Read More »Football lawmakers to permanently bring in five substitutions rule
The use of five substitutes will be introduced into the laws of the game when football’s lawmakers, the International Football Association Board, meet in Doha on Monday. The rule was brought in during May 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It will now implemented prior to the 2022-23 season at …
Read More »Going to Nigeria helped my Career a lot – Gyakie
Fast-rising Ghanaian female singer, Gyakie, born Jackline Acheampong, believes her decision to tap into the Nigerian music market actually helped her career. Gyakie after gaining a slot in the Ghanaian music industry went ahead to get attached to the industry in the neighboring oil-rich country. She featured famous Nigerian singer …
Read More »I was poisoned to death, sent to a ‘juju’ man to kill me – Guru claims
Ghanaian rapper Maradona Yeboah Adjei, known by his stage name Guru, has revealed a chilling account of how he was poisoned to death by a team member. Speaking in an interview with Sammy Kay on the Go online show, Guru stated that he was set up by this team member a couple of …
Read More »Asante Kotoko crowned league champions after beating Elmina Sharks
Asante Kotoko handed a heavy 3-0 defeat to relegated Elmina Sharks in their Ghana Premier League match day 33 clash at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday evening. The champions started the game on the front foot causing all manner of problems for the Elmina Sharks back line but could not …
Read More »Oldman allegedly scamming Accra accommodation seekers finally arrested, several victims emerge
A syndicate of serial fraudsters led by an old man who for years has been scamming persons searching for accommodation in Accra has finally been arrested. The syndicate who posts pictures of rooms and apartments online to court unsuspecting victims will usually bolt away after taking payment and issuing fake …
Read More »World Day Against Child Labor: Pope Francis Calls For A Collective Effort To End Child Abuse
The head of the global Catholic Church and the sovereign of Vatican City, Pope Francis, has called for a collective effort to ensure that the abuses that are being meted out on children are eliminated. In a post on his Twitter page on Sunday, June 12, 2022, which happens to …
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