Madagascar goalkeeper Mathyas Randriamamy is optimistic that his side can beat the Black Stars of Ghana in their 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifier opener. The Island nation which is located in the Indian nation will face the Black Stars of Ghana at the Cape Coast Stadium on Wednesday. Ghana …
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Nigerian players allege WNBA star Liz Cambage called them ‘monkeys’
Some players on the Nigerian women’s national basketball team allege WNBA star Liz Cambage hurled racial slurs at them during a scrimmage in preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The allegations against the Los Angeles Sparks and Australian women’s national basketball team star were made by anonymous Nigerian players who …
Read More »Gambia issues white paper on Jammeh-era excesses, accepts to exhume and identify bodies
The Gambian Government has released a white paper accepting recommendations by the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) which conducted investigations into human rights violations committed under the presidency of Yahya Jammeh from July 1994 to January 2017. It has also pledged to work closely with partners to ensure adequate …
Read More »‘I wasn’t after a response from the IGP at all,’ – British High Commissioner speaks
Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, has spoken for the first time since the Ghana Police Service published a four-paged letter addressed to her over a tweet she made last month. The tweet of May 17 bordered on the arrest of #FixTheCountry campaigner, Oliver Barker-Vormawor for a road …
Read More »We’ll carry our weapons to June 4 demo – Captain Smart, Okatakyie, Oliver write to Police
A group of Ghanaians seeking to demonstrate for three days beginning June 4 have written to the Accra Regional Police Command to allow them to demonstrate with their own private security. The individuals including broadcasters Captain Smart and Okatakyie Afrifa are also asking the Police to allow demonstrators to carry …
Read More »VIDEO: I’m ready to run the world with my GOG album – Shatta Wale
Ghana’s ‘Dancehall king’ Shatta Wale has revealed that he is going to ‘run’ the world with the GOG album. In a Facebook live video session with his followers as sighted by sammykaymedia.com, the SM boss indicated that his yet to be released “Gift of God” album is going to be …
Read More »VIDEO: A Plus goes after Gifty Anti again
It has been less than three days since Kwame A Plus, a musician cum political activist attacked the host of the StandPoint show, Oheneyere Gifty Anti in an interview for making it appear as though women don’t need men. On May 31, 2022, the controversial political activist again in a Facebook …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: Otto Addo, Andre Ayew address the press ahead of Madagascar game
Black Stars coach Otto Addo and skipper Andre Dede Ayew are speaking to the press ahead of Ghana’s game against Madagascar in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers. The Black Stars will open the qualifiers on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 against the Malagasies at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium. …
Read More »‘We are doomed’ – Adongo on cabinet’s price control consideration
Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo, has bemoaned a decision considered by Cabinet to implement a price control mechanism to help stem soaring inflation. This comes after a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko disclosed that President Akufo-Addo and his cabinet opted not to introduce …
Read More »Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Tamale has died
Most Reverend Gregory Ebo Kpiebaya, Emeritus Archbishop of Tamale, has died, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. The current Archbishop of Tamale, Most Reverend Philip Naameh, who confirmed his death to the Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana in a letter dated May 31, 2022, indicated that he died at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. The …
Read More »Woman in grips of Odumase police over alleged torture of 6-year-old girl
A seamstress based in Berlekope, a suburb of Kpong in the Eastern Region has been arrested over allegations of abusing and torturing her foster child, aged 6, officials have said. According to information gathered from the Odumase District Police Command, 29-Year-old Nora Fumador was arrested on Monday, May 30, 2022, …
Read More »From dishwashing in Germany to vying for flagbearership – The story of Ken Agyapong
Most Ghanaians know Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, as a no-nonsense politician who even criticizes his own political party without fear or favour. His ability to rise beyond political affiliations to speak truth to power has won him a lot of admiration among many Ghanaians. Aside from his …
Read More »Teenage lovers given 40 lashes over leakage of sex tape
Two teenage lovers have been paraded in Wa in the Upper East Region and lashed 20 canes each following the leakage of their sex video. The lovers include a tricycle driver [male] and a ticket seller at the Wa Central Market [female]. Reports indicate that the sex tape of …
Read More »Sperm donor fathers 15 kids in hot waters
An online sperm donor fathered 15 kids without telling the mums he had a genetic condition which causes learning disabilities, a court heard. James MacDougall, 37, advertised on a social media page for lesbian women seeking sperm donors despite knowing he had Fragile X syndrome which leads to low IQ and developmental …
Read More »Otto Addo picks Hearts of Oak over Asante Kotoko
Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, has named Hearts of Oak as his favourite Ghanaian club. During an interview with Ghanaian journalist Geroge Addo Jnr, Otto was made to choose between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko. “This is hard,” he said with a smile before making a choice “I have to …
Read More »Black Stars team doctor sacked – Reports
Dr Baba Adam, head of the medical team of the senior national team has reportedly been fired. The expert in Sports Medicine, Physiology, Hygiene and Diet was relieved off his duties two days to the start of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. It is unclear what led to …
Read More »Accra High Court summons Sarkodie
An Accra High Court has summoned Ghanaian rapper, Micheal Owusu Addo popularly known as Sarkodie to testify on a matter he has knowledge in. The case involves Jude Osei versus Kantanka Automobile, Kwadwo Safo Jnr, GhanaWeb has learnt. He is expected to appear before the High Court on Monday, July 13 to give evidence …
Read More »We are Black Stars – Inaki and Nico Williams declares
Ghana targets, Inaki Williams and Nico Williams have declared that they are Black Stars in a Spanish La Liga video. The Williams brothers made the declaration in the aforementioned video as part of a campaign against racism and discrimination. “We are Nico and Inaki, we are Black,” Inaki said in the video. …
Read More »INTERPOL arrests three Nigerians for defrauding multinational oil companies in Asia, Middle East
Three Nigerians allegedly involved in global scams have been arrested in Lagos and Edo states, during an INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across South-East Asia and the Middle East. A statement by Head, Media and Publicity, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, said the operation was …
Read More »Dampare puts 15 questions to British High Commissioner, asks her to ‘mind her business’
The Inspector General of Police, COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has had cause to send a four-page response to the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, over a tweet she made on May 17, 2022, expressing interest in the case of the arrest of Oliver Barker-Vormawor. The convener of the …
Read More »Petrol, diesel prices to hit GHC10.949 pesewas – COPEC predicts
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is forecasting an upward adjustment in the price of petrol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the first pricing window of June 2022. According to COPEC, The ex-pump estimations based on the Petroleum Price Indicators and elimination of taxes amounting to 15 pesewas per liter …
Read More »Lightning-boy’s body abandoned over thundergod fears
The body of a 17-year-old coconut seller who was struck by lightning on Monday, 30 May 2022 during a rainstorm, has been left in the open untouched over fears of a thundergod curse.The teenage boy was struck along with two others at Bankoe in the Volta regional capital, Ho. He …
Read More »ICT Has More Career Paths – Ama Pomaah To Ahafo Girls
The Deputy Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ama Pomaah Boateng has charged basic school pupils to pursue ICT for global positioning. Speaking at the mentorship session of the Girls in ICT event in the Ahafo region, Mrs. Pomaah Boateng affirmed government’s resolve to support students pursuing STEM/ICT programs. “Traditional businesses …
Read More »What Sam George said about Afia Schwarzenegger’s ‘barren’ post that got her mad
Social media has been inundated with reactions to Afia Schwarzenegger’s Instagram post which described an unidentified woman as ‘barren’. The space got more heated after the comedienne launched scathing attacks on Sam George over reports that the legislator had scolded her for making repugnant remarks. The Ningo-Prampram MP had in a …
Read More »I’m better than all the goalkeepers in the Black Stars camp – Razak Brimah
Black Stars goalkeeper, Razak Brimah, has said he would do better than all four goalkeepers named in Ghana’s squad for the 2023 AFCON qualifiers. Brimah claims he had a better season and therefore his name should have been on the list. Speaking on a Twitter space hosted by Sports Journalist …
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