The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio has assured Ghanaians that all land documents at the Lands Commission Accra Regional office are safe and intact. He said this in contrast to news report circulating on social media that rains have destroyed all …
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Sir John’s Achimota lands not in our records – Lands Commission
There are no records to show that the late Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie owned lands in the Achimota forest, the Lands Commission has said. “There is nothing in our records concerning that. What you read is what I have read. We don’t have anything recorded …
Read More »Two Ghanaian players named in top ten fastest footballers in the Bundesliga
Jeremie Frimpong and Alphonso Davies have made their way in the top ten fastest players in the German Bundesliga following the end of the 2021/22 season. Davies, who was born in Ghana before his family moved to Canada placed third with a speed of 36.37 km/h while Dutch-born Jeremie Frimpong …
Read More »NPA sanctions various oil companies
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has taken notice of infractions by some Petroleum Service Providers (PSPs) who have engaged in illicit third-party trading of Petroleum products and has accordingly applied and the requisite sanctions. A statement from the Corporate Affairs Department of NPA listed the affected companies and accompanying sanctions …
Read More »Kenya to break pattern of disputed elections
Kenyans are working toward breaking the pattern of disputed elections and preventing election-related violence in the upcoming general election slated for August, 2022. A pre-election assessment mission by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said the potential milestone would require concerted efforts by all stakeholders, …
Read More »VIDEO: ‘There might be a coup in Ghana’ – Owusu Bempah prophesies
The founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev Isaac Owusu Be0mpah, has once again prophesied that there might be a military overtake in Ghana. According to Rev Bempah, he saw a serious gunfight break out at the seat of the presidency involving personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces …
Read More »Dar port reaps from rising political heat ahead of Kenya polls
The heat from Kenya’s campaigns ahead of the August 9 General Election is affecting the flow of goods on the Northern Corridor, with Tanzania benefiting from the windfall as more cargo destined for the Great Lakes region is diverted to the Dar es Salaam port. With memories of the 2007/08 …
Read More »Avanti Communications and Free in Senegal sign landmark agreement to build and host new HYLAS 4 satellite gateway in Senegal
Dakar, Senegal, May 23, 2022 – Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) and Free in Senegal today announced a five-year partnership agreement under which Free in Senegal will build and host a new satellite gateway in Senegal for Avanti’s HYLAS 4 state-of-the-art Ka-band satellite. The new gateway will extend the coverage of Avanti’s …
Read More »How this Kenyan came to hold two managerial roles at Boeing as aeronautical engineer at 38
Samuel Ndaro is an aeronautical engineer credited with redesigning the scuff plate on some Boeing aeroplanes. He introduced the innovation when working in a department dealing with the 787 series commonly known as the Dreamliner. “When you step onto the plane, there is a metallic thing that you step on,” …
Read More »It floods even in America, Europe – Works and housing minister on Accra floods
The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has said that the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has invested more to improve Ghana’s drainage system than any other government Ghana has had. According to him, the menace of floods was not peculiar to Ghana because advanced countries with all their technology also …
Read More »Nkroful-Essiama: Motorists, residents stranded due to eroded road
Residents of Nkroful and Essiama including motorists, have been left stranded after this weekend’s downpour destroyed a temporary access road created between the two communities. The eroded access road was created by Memphis Metropolitan, a construction company that worked on the about 7-kilometer Essiama-Nkroful road prior to the 2020 …
Read More »Honyenuga threatens to throw out favourable Opuni, Agongo evidence over witness’ illness
Justice Clemence Honyenuga has warned that the court he is presiding over, has the power to expunge the evidence of Dr Stephen Opuni’s second defence witness, Mr Samuel Torbi, who gave a favourable testimony to lithovit liquid fertiliser in court a little more than a week ago. When the GHS271 …
Read More »Bank of Ghana increases policy rate from 17% to 19%
The Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee has reviewed the policy rate by 200 basis points from 17 percent to 19 percent. Governor of the central bank, Dr. Ernest Addison speaking at a press conference on Monday May 23 explained the move is meant to stem inflation which has been surging in recent …
Read More »Documents, computers destroyed as Lands Commission is flooded
The Lands Commission of Ghana has been flooded, leaving documents and some computers destroyed. This, according to a tweet by the Ghana News Agency, was a result of the torrential rains that fell on Saturday, May 21, 2022. “Accra Flood: Documents, computers destroyed at Lands Commission Head Office,” the tweet …
Read More »Watch Balotelli’s incredible rabona that has got social media users amazed
Italian forward of Ghanaian descent Mario Balotelli served a reminder of his incredible talent with an insane rabona for his Turkish side Adana Demirspor in their 7-0 thumping of Goztepe in the final game of the 2021/2022 Turkish League. Mario Balotelli wove through the defence line of Goztepe before …
Read More »Why Georginio Wijnaldum dropped his Ghanaian name
In 2013, when Georginio Wijnaldum busted onto the scenes in Dutch football, showing glimpses of a potential global star, many went digging into his background. The background check led to the unearthing of the Boateng attached to his name. Hence, Ghanaians were keen on seeing the 22-year-old in the Black Stars …
Read More »Five kinds of noises women make when enjoying lovemaking
Women’s bedroom noises range from soft moans which they use to make their men feel like they are bosses in the bedroom. These moans may be faked, which is not a good thing, but when they are genuine, they reflect the feelings a woman is going through as well as …
Read More »One dead, 5 arrested in renewed disturbances at Kandiga-Doba
At least one person has died and five(5) suspects arrested in connection with a renewed clash between Doba and Kandiga in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region. There were sporadic gunshots between the two communities last night, which threatened the safety of road users …
Read More »VIDEO: My success is due to hard work, not luck — Black Sherif responds to Blakk Rasta
2022 EAA Entertainment Personality of the Year, Black Sherif, disagrees with critics who see his rise in the music industry as a fluke. Responding to a recent statement made by reggae musician and broadcaster, Blakk Rasta, who attributed the success of his global hit single, ‘Kwaku the Traveller’ to luck, …
Read More »You’re senseless – Nana Aba Anamoah to defenders of Sir John’s ‘Achimota Forest Will’
Broadcaster Nana Aba Anamoah has described as ‘senseless’ foot soldiers who are vehemently defending Sir John’s Will in which he allegedly gave part of the Achimota Forest lands to his relatives. On the back of the brouhaha surrounding the Achimota Forest lands, a screenshot of page 5 of the Last Will of …
Read More »CK Akonnor’s son picks Ghana over Germany
Son of former Ghana captain Charles Kwabla Akonnor, Charles Jesaja Herrmann has reaffirmed his desire to play for the Black Stars despite representing Germany at youth levels. The KV Kortrijk forward is in Ghana for holidays after the end of the Belgium topflight season. And in a chat on Tv3’s …
Read More »We’re dying of hunger – NABCo trainees tell gov’t
The Nation Builders’ Corps (NABCo) Trainees Association of Ghana has called on the government to pay the allowance arrears owed its members. The trainees, who have not been paid their allowances in the last couple of months, say due to their current situation, they may not be alive to see …
Read More »Two Akufo-Addo appointees whose acquired properties have shaken Ghana
In a tweet on December 9, 2014, then-candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said, “We do not own the land; we hold it in trust for generations yet unborn. #OneGhana #AliuMemorialLecture.” And then at a much later date, he told his appointees: “My message to any of you, or anybody for that …
Read More »Pensioner, 65, electrocuted to death at Breman Asikuma
A 65-year-old pensioner named Openyin Ebow Takyi met his untimely death after he was electrocuted at Breman Asikuma in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District of the Central Region. The deceased was electrocuted in his store during a heavy downpour Sunday, May 22, 2022 afternoon. An eyewitness narrating how the incident …
Read More »Chaos in KALISCO as ‘town boys’ clash with students during jams
A group of outsiders invaded the Kalpohin Senior High School in Tamale and clashed with the students having an entertainment session last night. The clash occurred as the students attempted to stop the outsiders who had illegally entered the school campus from joining the entertainment programme. According to reports, one …
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