Defeated aspiring Ashanti Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Robert Asare Bediako has said he was surprised he lost the election after paying GH¢1k each to delegates for a votes. While expressing concern about the seeming monitisation of politics in the country, Asare Bediako said he later discovered that …
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500 Life Guards Pass Out To Save Lives On The Volta Lake
A total of 500 trained life guards passed out yesterday at the Eastern Naval Base in Tema New Town. The trained life guards, drawn from about nine regions in the country, comprised both males and females, and they will be deployed to save lives on Ghana’s water bodies in the …
Read More »PHOTOS: Cape Coast flood kills 3, including UCC Security officer
Three persons have been washed away by flood at Kwaprow a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region after heavy rains on Friday evening. The deceased include two old women and a Security Officer working with the University of Cape Coast. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan revealed …
Read More »Aburi garden, others undergoing renovation – Gov’t
The government of Ghana has announced the renovation of some tourist sites across the country. “We have embarked on a product improvement plan, in which several tourists sites in the country are currently undergoing site renovations”, the Presidency announced in a tweet on Monday, 30 2022. The tourist sites currently …
Read More »Government gives over 400 acres of military, other state land to Asantehene
The government has given more than 400 acres of state lands, including a section of the military barracks in Kumasi, to the Asantehene. The Fourth Estate has sighted a directive to public institutions to that effect. It is signed by the Chief Director of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, Mrs. …
Read More »Re-channel part of your SDR portions for Africa – Akufo-Addo to developed economies
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, through a declaration, called on wealthy economies to channel a portion of their Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for Africa through the African Development Bank (AfDB). “Call on wealthy economies to channel a portion of their Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for Africa through the African Development …
Read More »Ghanaian artist shocks citizens with naked Sir John sketch in Achimota forest
Ghanaian artiste, Bright Ackwerh, has sketched the late Forest Commission boss, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, also known as Sir John, naked in the Achimota forest. The art which connotates a deeper meaning was shared on Instagram on May 30, 2022. The art captures the late Forest Commission boss covering his private …
Read More »VIDEO: Meet the tallest female basketball player in Ghana
Catherine Maame Serwaa Banahene is a female basketball player who plays for Charm Basketball Academy in Ghana. She aspires to become a global star, playing in her role of a Power Forward. Catherine ticks the boxes of becoming a good basketball player with her flicks and trick and her ability …
Read More »Gunshot wound exposes runaway armed robber
Police in the Effiduase District of the Ashanti Region has arrested a 27-year-old armed robbery suspect who fled after being shot during an operation. Darlington Worchie plastered the wound on his right shoulder and same at his back, suspected to have been done following the gunshot wound he suffered while …
Read More »Sannie Daara abandoned a defamation suit against Anas – Lawyer
Sammy Darko, one of the lawyers for the investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has disclosed that Ibrahim Sannie Daara, a former Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, GFA, decided to run away from a defamation action he had filed against the journalist for his alleged role in the Number 12 …
Read More »Tema District Court fines man GHS ₵5,000 for selling dogs without permit
The Tema District Community Centre Court has fined Essien Terry, a dog keeper Gh₵5,000 for rearing dogs for commercial purposes in a residential area without a permit from the Tema Metropolitan Assembly. The court presided over by Mr. Festus Fovi Nukunu, slapped the fine on Terry on his plea …
Read More »GH¢50m released to NHIS – Annoh-Dompreh
The government has released an amount of GH¢50 million to the National Health Insurance Scheme, according to the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh. The amount is part of the budgetary allocation of the scheme for the year. Earlier in the month, the Minority Caucus in Parliament bemoaned the effects of …
Read More »Ghanaian players who retired from Black Stars before age 30
Fiorentina midfielder Alfred Duncan has announced his retirement from international football following his absence from Ghana’s latest squad for the upcoming games against Madagascar, the Central African Republic, Japan and Tunisia/Chile. In a statement released on Saturday, the 29-year-old cited “humiliation and discrimination” among the reasons for his decision, which …
Read More »Body of 3-year-old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney who went missing 10 days ago found in garbage can
Investigators in Birmingham, Alabama, have found the lifeless body of Kamille McKinney – the three-year-old, who went missing more than a week ago. Affectionately called ‘Cupcake’, Kamille vanished outside a birthday party on October 12, only for her remains to be found 10 days later in a garbage bin after …
Read More »Musah Superior proposes roles for the Vice Chairmen of NPP
A General Secretary hopeful of the New Patriotic Party, Musah Superior, has proposed that the Vice Chairmen of the Party should be assigned specific roles in addition to what the NPP constitution has prescribed. He said the Party should assign the 1st Vice-Chairperson to be in charge of logistics, the …
Read More »‘See comedy, the masons lost its relevance centuries’ – Afenyo-Markin trolled on Twitter
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Effutu constituency, Hon. Alexander Kwabena Afenyo-Markin, has been trolled on social media. This was after a picture of him clad in freemason apparel surfaced online Sunday, May 29, 2022. Years before this development, Mr. Afenyo-Markin, who is also the Deputy …
Read More »Police releases Officer Kweku Nyame’s body to family; burial set for June 11
After a turbulent period between the Ghana Police Service and the Nyames, the body of late Lance Corporal Stephen Kwaku Nyame has been released to the family for burial. It would be recalled that in March 2022, the Police Administration informed the public of an intelligence-led raid conducted near Ashaiman …
Read More »Here are the Cardinals from Ghana
A Cardinal in the Catholic Church is a senior member of the clergy and immediately behind the pope in the order of precedence. Collectively, they constitute the College of Cardinals and are appointed for life. Their most solemn responsibility is to elect a new Pope in a conclave, almost always …
Read More »Sex-for-roles: I am not clearing any air, people can believe whatever they want – Zicaloma
Popular skit maker Isaac Aloma, aka Zicsaloma, has described a sexual allegation as false. A few days ago, a blog accused the comedian of demanding sex from male actors he wanted to use in his skits. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, Zicsaloma said the allegations are false and urged …
Read More »I thank the Vatican for my elevation – Most Rev. Baawobr
The Most Reverend Richard Kuuia Baawobr, the Bishop of Wa, has thanked the Holy Father, Pope Francis, for the trust reposed in him by elevating him to the status of a Cardinal. He said he received the news of his elevation with shock and surprise as he never anticipated that …
Read More »Asante Kotoko one win away from winning 2021/22 Ghana Premier League title
Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko are one win away from winning the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League title after beating Medeama on Sunday. The Porcupine Warriors who have been poor in their last few games returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over the Yellow and Mauves at the Akoon Park …
Read More »15-year-old girl missing for nearly a year found after mother found videos of her on adult sites
A 15-year-old who has been missing for nearly a year has been found after her mother chanced upon dozens of adult videos of her online. The mother alerted the police of the videos in which her daughter was being abused, leading to the teen’s rescue. Police arrested a 30-year-old man, …
Read More »GPL match report: Etouga on target as ten-man Kotoko beat Medeama in Tarkwa
Asante Kotoko returned to winning ways after enduring a difficult run in their last few games in the Ghana Premier League. The Porcupine Warriors who had won just one of their last five matches in the league ensured they ended their poor run of form by beating Medeama away. The …
Read More »Speeding car kills two siblings at Ejisu
Two siblings have been crashed to death by a speeding vehicle after the driver lost control at Ejisu-Besease on Sunday morning. The accident is said to have occurred around 8:40am. According to sources, the car was trying to overtake another vehicle when it veered off the road. The victims, Hamidu …
Read More »Team Bawumia floors Alan in his own backyard as race for NPP flagbearer takes shape
The question of who leads the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 polls is gradually becoming clearer if the outcome of the recent Polling Station, Constituency and Regional contests is anything to go by. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia appears to be far ahead of his closest contender and Minister of …
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