The High Court has dismissed a motion by James Gyakye Quayson to have 3 out of his 5 charges against him struck out. The MP for Assin North is facing the court over charges levelled against him including deceit of a public officer, forgery of passport or travel certificate, knowingly making a …
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Jackie Appiah and Majid Michel show musical talent as they rap Tupac’s ‘Changes’ in latest video
Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah and her colleague Majid Michel recently had a nice music moment as they spent some time together. The beautiful Jackie and handsome Majid went on a rap delivery spree while hanging out with each other. In a video shared on the actress’ Instagram page, the two …
Read More »Apiate Committee doesn’t have money, our accounts are empty – PRO
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Apiate Disaster Committee, Thywill Quarshie, has revealed the committee has terminated the contract that provides transportation of school children in the Apiate community due to lack of funds. He explained that the committee will no longer support school children’s transportation and also some …
Read More »Nigerian government bans movement, sale of bush meat amid rising Monkeypox cases
The Nigerian government has prohibited hunters and dealers of “bush meat” from the practice forthwith to avoid any possibility of “spillover” of Monkeypox in Nigeria. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMARD), made this known through the Department of Veterinary & Pest Control Services. FMARD urged Veterinary epidemiology …
Read More »You’re not a true party man, step aside – Amoako-Baah to Bawumia
A Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Richard Amoako-Baah has advised Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to abort his presidential ambition for the 2024 Elections. According to Mr Baah, the development within the governing New Patriotic Party does not place the party in …
Read More »VIDEO: Foreigners get pregnant after visiting Ghana – Wode Maya expresses shock
Some groups of women have shared videos and pictures of themselves getting pregnant after visiting Ghana. This post was spotted on award-winning YouTube blogger, Wode Maya’s Twitter page, with the caption that read, “Big ups to my Ghanaian brothers cos my diaspora sisters moved to Ghana & they are all …
Read More »Chicago man who spent 20 years in prison for murder he didn’t commit gets $14.25M
A Chicago man who spent over 20 years in prison after he was allegedly beaten and coerced to confess to a double murder he did not commit has reached a $14.25M settlement with the city. According to Chicago Sun-Times, Daniel Taylor was 17 years old when he was convicted for …
Read More »‘You should have died instead of Osei Tutu’ – Agradaa fumes in reply to Don Little
Fetish priestess turned evangelist, Nana Agradaa, who now calls herself Evangelist Patricia, has said late Kumawood actor, Tutu should have lived for Don Little to die. She said this after a video that has since gone viral on social media, saw Don Little in an interview asserting that the former priestess …
Read More »The moment 2 millionaires Ibrahim Mahama and Ibrahim Mahama met
Names, they say, are powerful and can influence a person’s life in many ways; positively or negatively, and that might just be the spell with the combination of the names Ibrahim and Mahama. And while it isn’t too uncommon to find people bearing the same names, what is rarer is …
Read More »Nduom sues Republic newspaper for GH¢1m over ‘false’ GN Bank story
The Chairman and President of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has sued the Republic Press newspaper over a news story published in its Monday, May 30, 2022 edition. The front page of the newspaper carried the headline “Nduom’s GN Bank in Trouble Again” with Dr. Nduom’s name misspelled. Dr. …
Read More »Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority hints placing ban on all tobacco products
The Food and Drugs Authority, FDA, says it will soon ban all tobacco products in the country. It said that there is an ongoing legislative amendment of the already existing tobacco act which will help cover all tobacco products. Speaking on the GTV Breakfast Show, Regional Regulatory Officer of the …
Read More »Fuel price hikes: Here’s what it costs to fill up SA’s most popular cars
Petrol and diesel prices in SA reached record highs today, and have hit consumers hard. The department of mineral resources and energy announced price increases of R2.33 (95 ULP) and R2.43/l (93 ULP), with the wholesale price of diesel rising by R1.07 (50ppm) and R1.10/l (500ppm). The price hikes would have been …
Read More »June 4 Demo: You cannot march with guns – Police tells organisers
The Ghana Police Service has stated that it is unable to provide protection for a group of persons who have indicated their intentions to demonstrate on the streets of Accra for a period of three days. The demonstrators, including broadcasters Captain Smart and Okatakyie Afrifa, asked the police to allow them to …
Read More »Police injunct drivers’ naked demonstration
The Ghana Police Service has secured a court injunction from the High Court of Justice criminal court 3 to restrain commercial drivers from embarking on a naked demonstration over petrol price hikes in the country. The commercial drivers were expected to embark on a naked demonstration today Wednesday, June 1, …
Read More »VIDEO: Body of boy struck by lightning moved for burial after Nogokpo priest performs rituals
The body of a 17-year-old who is alleged to have suffered a lightning strike in the Ho municipality has been moved for burial after being left in the open for over 24 hours. The boy, identified as Emmanuel Doli, a former student of the Sokode Senior High Technical School, was …
Read More »22-year-old ‘pragyia’ rider allegedly stabbed to death over a woman
Kwabena Baah also known as ‘Abode3’, a 22-year-old tricycle rider has been stabbed to death at Kru, a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region. The ‘pragyia’ rider was stabbed by his friend, after allegedly proposing to a woman, who was also his friend’s lover The woman is reported …
Read More »Wa Naa condemns flogging of youth seen in leaked sex video
The Wa Naa has distanced his Palace from the public flogging of a girl and boy at the forecourt of the Palace on Tuesday afternoon. Through his spokesperson, he has disassociated himself and condemned the floggers of persons seen in a leaked sex video. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports that Naa …
Read More »2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana’s likely starting XI for Madagascar game
The journey to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations begins today, June 1, 2022 for the Black Stars as they take on Madagascar in the opening game of Group E of the qualifiers. Coach Otto Addo will be taking charge of his third game as Black Stars coach and will …
Read More »Cheddar shares videos of his tigers playing football
A video shared by Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar or Freedom on Instagram captures his two tigers playing football with their trainer. It was an interesting sight to behold as the cats chased after the ball. At the command of their trainer not to touch the ball, they …
Read More »President Samia receives Fifa World Cup trophy in Dar
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, received the 2022 FIFA World Cup trophy at State House Dar es Salaam. The coveted Fifa World Cup trophy has arrived in Tanzania for the much-awaited, two-day tour. The trophy is on a world tour ahead of the World Cup …
Read More »These 19 Akufo-Addo appointees never declared their assets – Report
It has emerged that some appointees of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government never declared their assets as required by law. GhanaWeb sighted a report by Accra-based online portal – The Fourth Estate – indicating that 19 of the minister’s President Akufo-Addo swore into office during his first term violated the law. According …
Read More »IGP-UK diplomat saga: Kwakye Ofosu, Kwaku Azar drag Jon Benjamin into the fray
A one-time deputy minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has waded into the Inspector General of Police, IGP George Akuffo Dampare’s protest against British High Commissioner, Harriet Thompson. The Police chief via a May 20 statement accused the diplomat of being biased and meddlesome in her tweet commenting on the arrest of …
Read More »Dampare’s letter was written for him – Barker-Vormawor alleges
Convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has questioned the rationale behind a response issued by the IGP to the British High Commissioner over comments she made regarding his arrest. According to him, the IGP’s response was quite unnecessary considering the issue was a diplomatic issue and should have been …
Read More »Finance Ministry ranked most fiscally reckless institution in Ghana – IMANI Index
A report by IMANI Africa has ranked the Finance Ministry as Ghana’s most financially reckless ministry. According to the report dubbed the ‘2022 Fiscal Recklessness Index,’ the Ministry has recorded over 11 billion cedis in losses to the state due to acts of omission and commission by its officials. The …
Read More »VIDEO: The five tattoos of Black Sherif
Body art has since its introduction become a fashion statement and as the day goes by, the craze for getting tattoos keeps rising. These tattoos, according to those who have them, are symbolic. The designs which come in different forms could be inspired by special beliefs, influential persons in their …
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