Editor-in-Chief of Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt, has fired salvoes at the Minority for filing a law suit at the Supreme Court against the passage of the E-Levy Bill. After the Majority in Parliament passed the E-levy Bill, the Minority, who staged a walkout during the proceedings, have dragged the Attorney General to …
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Ramadan: Buhari urges Muslims to exercise discipline, feed the poor
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Friday in Abuja urged the Muslim Ummah nationwide to seek greater personal discipline, which is necessary for the realisation of a great nation. According to a statement signed late Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari said …
Read More »Terrorists kill seven soldiers in Nigeria
A combined team of soldiers, operatives of the Department of State Services and the police have been deployed in Kaduna to locate and possibly rescue passengers abducted by terrorists, who attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train on Monday. It was learnt that the Federal Government had given the Nigerian Air Force express …
Read More »‘False’ 10,000 km roads claim: How Akufo-Addo mocked Minority MPs during SoNA
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took his mockery of the Minority in Parliament to a new level earlier this week when he delivered the State of the Nation, SoNA, address. One of the contentious issues arising from his address was the claim that in five years, his government has constructed …
Read More »Price of bread increases to GH¢8
Effective Saturday, April 2, 2022, prices of bread in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, would be increased to GH¢8. A loaf of bread was previously sold at GH¢6. According to bakers that spoke to Adom News, the prices of flour, sugar and other ingredients have increased astronomically. The GH¢2 increment, …
Read More »Inaki Williams set to play for Black Stars at Qatar 2022 World Cup
Spanish La Liga side Athletic Bilbao goal monger Inaki Williams has fueled speculations about the possibility of playing for Ghana at the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar. The experienced player and his younger brother Nico Williams are likely to switch allegiance to represent Ghana at the 2022 FIFA …
Read More »Africa’s Top 10 teams in latest FIFA World Ranking
Despite missing out on the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are ahead of Ghana’s Black Stars in the latest FIFA world rankings. The Super Eagles were rated 30th on FIFA’s March rankings, which were revealed on Thursday. Ghana’s Black Stars are ranked 60th in the world, whereas Senegal’s …
Read More »Two jailed 60 years for stealing GH¢380
Two persons have been slapped with a combined jail term of 60 years by an Accra Circuit Court. Unemployed 21-year-old Abdul Rashid Issah and Abubakari Iddrisu who is a 27-year-old mason were found guilty of charges of robbery after they pleaded not guilty to the charges and their case taken …
Read More »National Chief Imam declares April 3 as start date for Ramadan 2022
The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usmanu Nuhu Sharubutu has formally declared April 3, 2022, as the start date for this year’s Ramadan fast. In a statement broadcast live on online TV platform, Sharubutu TV, the Imam addressed the Muslim faithful by stating a number of Islamic texts on the relationship …
Read More »Nadia Eke slams Prez Akufo-Addo for meeting Black Stars…
Nadia Eke, a triple jumper from Ghana, has expressed her concern with the men’s senior national team’s apparent preferential treatment in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, and Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, visited the Black Stars players and technical team at the Jubilee House on …
Read More »Social media users react to Ghana’s Group H draw at 2022 World Cup
Some Ghanaians on social media have reacted to the 2022 World Cup draw which placed Ghana in Group H. The Black Stars were placed in Group H with Portugal, Uruguay and the Korean Republic. Ghana played Portugal at the last World Cup in 2014 and suffered a heartbreaking lost to Uruguay at …
Read More »South African student who went on spending spree after bank error credited her account with $1m jailed
Five years ago, a South African student embarked on a spending spree and treated herself to the good things of life after a bank error credited her account with about $1 million. On June 1, 2017, Sibongile Mani, who was then a student at South Africa’s Walter Sisulu University (WSU), …
Read More »Chiraa: 20-year-old ‘pragyia’ rider allegedly murdered by unknown assailant
A 20 year old pragyia rider, identified as John has reportedly been murdered by unknown assailants at Bodamnii Nkwanta, a suburb of Chiraa in the Sunyani West of the Bono Region. The incident is believed to have occurred on Thursday, evening March 31, 2022. However, his lifeless body was however …
Read More »32 year old man rapes 75 year old grandmother to death in Nigeria
A 32-year-old, Iliya Musa, has allegedly raped a 75-year-old grandmother to death in Adamawa State in Nigeria. SaharaReporters further learnt that the incident happened last Saturday in Maduguva community in the Mubi North Local Government Area. Samuel Adamu, who is the son of the rape victim, said, “The rapist come …
Read More »Dozens feared dead as building under construction collapses
Dozens of people have been feared killed after a one-storey building collapsed in Taraba State. SaharaReporters learnt that the building, which is under construction, was reduced to the ground on Friday with several workers stuck in the rubble. An eyewitness who does not want his name mentioned, said the building …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: FIFA World Cup draw in Qatar
The draw for the group stage of the World Cup will take place on Friday, April 1 at 12:00 pm ET, at a gala event to be held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha. The draw will determine the composition of the eight groups of four teams …
Read More »Lighting kills four in Ondo community
Four youths have lost their lives in Ago-Dada in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following a lightning strike in the community. The incident was said to have occurred during a rainstorm in the community. A source in the village said the killing of the young boys sparked …
Read More »‘Tamale Interchange’ is a flyover – Civil Engineer
Civil Engineer, Abdular Mahama, has clarified that the edifice recently inaugurated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale, is a flyover. According to the engineer, for the road infrastructure (bridge) in Tamale to be an interchange, it must offer the opportunity for road users to switch roads. …
Read More »Youth besiege Essiama police station after officers allegedly shoot and kill resident
A 33-year-old Andrews Donkor is believed to have been killed by security personnel at Nkroful during an attempt to disperse an agitated crowd who massed up in front of the Nkroful District Court after some 28 illegal small scale miners (galamseyer) were brought to the court. According to an eyewitness, …
Read More »NHIA officials sacked by Parliament’s Committee on Health
Parliament’s Committee on Health on March 31, 2022, sacked officials of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) after it emerged that less than 10 percent out of a total of over 2billion Ghana cedis collected last year was deposited into the health fund. According to the Ranking Member of the …
Read More »All about the one-shilling Gold Coast tax which was abolished after nine years
The introduction of taxes by any government has somehow been met with discontent by citizens or residents of that state. Although taxes are paid to ensure a nation generates domestic revenue for socio-economic development, payment of taxes have become unpopular, especially in the Ghanaian context. Many still question why they …
Read More »I use magic cream to attract men – Sex worker reveals
Not all that glitters is gold, so if you get your orgasm from commercial sex workers, you may want to rethink your source of orgasm. Simply looking into the eyes of a sex worker will draw you in and leave your pockets dry. A sex worker dedicated the best part …
Read More »INTERPOL nabs Ghanaian gospel musician in Cotonou
The International Police (INTERPOL) in Cotonou has arrested a Ghanaian gospel musician Jacklin Sarfo Gyamfua aka Ohemaa Jacky who absconded from Ghana whiles on trial for defrauding by false pretenses. She was arrested by INTERPOL, Cotonou when INTERPOL, Accra sent a signal for her arrest and upon that also found …
Read More »Two dead, three in critical condition in accident at Gomoa Bewadze
Two people have died in an accident at Gomoa Bewadze in the Central Region after a trailer with registration number GM 6184-14 crashed with a Hyundai H 100 minibus Friday afternoon. Eyewitnesses say the speeding trailer made a wrong overtaking causing it to ram into the minibus destroying it beyond …
Read More »Qatar 2022: Black Stars in Group H with Portugal, Uruguay, Korea
The Black Stars of Ghana have been paired in Group H for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. The groups were outdoored in a live draw ceremony in Doxa today April 1. Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo has assured the Black Stars of his maximum support ahead of the Qatar 2022 World …
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