The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has described as “false and diversionary” claims on social media that its personnel are on rampage in Bawku and killing civilians. It said in a statement on Thursday, March 17 that its personnel at 11 Mechanised Battalion with the support of the police conducted a …
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Barker-Vormawor’s first post after being released
Pressure group, #FixTheCountry Movement sounded alarm bells over the arrest of one of their conveners, Oliver Barker-Vormawor on Friday, February 11. According to the group, Mr. Barker-Vormawor was ‘abducted’ by state security when he touched down from the United Kingdom at the Kotoka International Airport Confirming his arrest in a …
Read More »Self-acclaimed Nkwatia chief Boama Danso thrown out
The Judiciary Committee of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs has unanimously ordered the self-acclaimed chief of Kwahu-Nkwatia, Samuel Boama Danso with the stool name Nana Boama Ayiripe II to stop carrying himself as the chief of the town. This follows a final judgment and ruling given by the Judiciary …
Read More »I give my father money; My mother caused our broken home – Shatta Wale
Shatta Wale gathers momentum to face his mother’s accusations as he continues to spill more family secrets. Accordingly, he blames his mother for his tough childhood because she left her marital home. Mama Shatta, born Madam Elsie Evelyn Avemegah, accused her son of abandonment and neglect, which led to her homelessness. …
Read More »Fellow Ghanaians, Akufo-Addo to ease border restrictions
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is said to have been engaged in crunch meetings in the past few days over the restrictions imposed by the government in the fight against coronavirus. Two years after the advent of the pandemic, calls have been heightened for the country to review the curbs …
Read More »Knife attack on SWESBUS student: We are not enthused by headmaster’s response – Family of victim
The family of a Swedru Business Senior High School student who suffered a knife attack in the hands of some school mates, say they are unhappy with response of the headmaster of the school to the incident. Ishmael Agyei, who is a final year student of SWESBUS was attacked by …
Read More »Be a man – Captain Smart dares Samuel Inkoom over allegations against Kotoko CEO
Onua TV/FM presenter, Captain Smart has descended heavily on former Black Stars defender, Samuel Inkoom for denying the allegations he levellled against Asante Kotoko CEO, Nana Yaw Amponsah on their media channel. Samuel Inkoom was quoted by Onua FM/TV to have said that his intended move to Hearts of Oak is because Asante Kotoko CEO Nana Yaw Amponsah ‘feels …
Read More »Transport fares to go up by 20% as fuel price hit GHS10 per litre – GPRTU hints
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is planning to increase transport fares by 20%, this has been hinted at by the Union’s General Secretary, Mr. Godfred Abulbire. According to Abulbire, his outfit has already sent a letter to the Ministry of Transport to request a meeting following the latest …
Read More »Pastor arrested at Kasoa for multiple defilement, victims aged between 13-15-years
The Kasoa-Ofaakor Police Command has reportedly arrested a 36-year-old pastor for allegedly defiling three teenage girls aged between 13 and 15 years. The suspect identified as Ebenezer Kuma according to a report by Adomonline sighted by GhanaWeb, is a pastor with Faith Christian Ministry. Under the pretext of being a …
Read More »Former Wa All-Stars Team Manager allegedly shot dead one, injures four over land dispute in Wa
Alhaji Saani Inusah, the former Wa All-Stars Team Manager, has allegedly shot dead one Stephen Mane, a former lecturer at the Dr Hilla Limann Technical University, over land in dispute. Four other people also sustained various degrees of injury during the incident. An eyewitness told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) …
Read More »27 institutions that owe ECG scheduled for disconnection
The Accra East regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled about 27 public and private institutions for disconnection from the national grid. The institutions that include the Accra Sports stadium and parts of the Kotoka International Airport were last Monday disconnected for owing millions of Ghana cedis. Speaking to Citi News, …
Read More »Drink water if you can’t afford alcoholic beverages – GIHOC MD to consumers
Managing Director of GIHOC, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has stated that his company will continue increasing prices as long as inflation keeps rising. He explains that this has become necessary due to the increase in prices of raw materials and other production resources. According to him, the company needs to be …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s 2016 tweet on cedi depreciation comes back to haunt him
While in opposition, one of the strong points of campaign for then candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was the exchange rate of the cedi against the dollar. Currently in government, the cedi under President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo-Addo is trading at about 7.38, a situation that has elicited several concerns. As of May …
Read More »VIDEO: Man slapped by Afia Schwarzenegger ‘tearfully’ narrates side of story
Kwesi Hankson, a 34-year-old man who received a resounding slap from Afia Schwarzenegger during her late father’s funeral, has opened up about his ordeal. Describing it as an unforgettable experience, he said Afia Schwarzenegger has since reduced him to a laughing stock among his peers in his neighborhood. He said among other things …
Read More »WATCH: Shatta Wale narrates how his mother bolted from home and never returned
Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has recounted a period when his mother, Ms. Elsie Avemegah, left home and abandoned his father. Recalling the encounter which he has described as painful, Shatta established that his mother left during his first year in Senior Secondary School. The SM boss, while admitting that he is …
Read More »Cambridge University issues statement on Barker-Vormawor’s arrest
The University of Cambridge has expressed concern about the wellbeing of embattled #FixTheCountry Movement convener, Oliver Mawusi Barker-Vormawor. The activist, who is a PhD candidate in the English university was arrested by Ghanaian security officials after he had arrived in the country at the Kotoka International Airport on February 11, …
Read More »Stephen Appiah breaks silence on Abena Korkor’s sexual allegations
Former Black Stars player, Stephen Appiah has denied having an amorous relationship with Abena Korkor. According to the former Ghana captain, he has only come into contact with the former UCC student at public events. “Let me place on record that, I have never encountered the said author in any special way …
Read More »Hushpuppi allegedly commits $400,000 worth of fraud from prison
New charges have been filed against apprehended Nigerian fraudster and influencer, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi for allegedly committing fraud and laundering more than $400,000 while in jail in the United States of America. The news was reported by verified Nigerian blog, ‘Instablog9ja’, with some documents stating that a …
Read More »Minority shoots down approval of another €20m loan facility
The minority in parliament for the second time this week has scuttled approval of a 20 million Euros Loan Facility agreement between the government of Ghana and Germany over lack of quorum for decision making. The facility which is to finance Green Credit Line under the Reform and Investment Partnership …
Read More »Two female miners dead as pit caves in at Denkyira Ayamfuri
Two females have reportedly died after a pit they were illegally mining at Denkyira Ayamfuri caved in. The small scale mining pit is said to have collapsed at about 3:00pm, Wednesday, March 17. The bodies of the two middle-aged women, believed to be Northerners, were trapped, while other miners managed …
Read More »Restore our Embassy – Bulgaria to Ghana
The Bulgarian government is demanding the government of Ghana restore its Embassy in Accra after it was demolished by a private developer who has been identified as President Akufo-Addo’s appointee on the National Development Planning Commission (NDCP) Board, Dr Yaw Adu-Ampomah. Dr Adu-Ampomah allegedly entered the property illegally with heavy …
Read More »Barker-Vormawor released
Lead convener of #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Mawusi Barker-Vormawor has finally walked out of the custody of the Ashaiman Police Command following the bail granted him by a Tema High Court on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. More soon Source: www.ghanaweb.com
Read More »Embassy demolition: We won’t retaliate – Bulgaria to Ghana
The Bulgarian Ambassador to Ghana and Nigeria, Mr Yanko Yordanov has said Bulgaria will not retaliate against the downing of its Accra Embassy despite the illegal action being in contravention of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961. A private developer who has now been identified as President Akufo-Addo’s appointee …
Read More »VIDEO: Why you shouldn’t feed the baboons at Shai Hills
It’s instinctive, the urge to feed these intriguing creatures which line up the Dodowa-Doyumu stretch to Akosombo. These big and small olive baboons, sometimes mothers with babies are unavoidable and their entrancing looks will definitely get to you. So perhaps you keep it in mind to have a bunch of …
Read More »Ahead of rainy season: Minister Inspects Dredging Works in Korle Lagoon
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Francis Asenso Boakye, has undertaken an inspection tour of ongoing dredging works in the Korle Lagoon in Accra. For the past years, Dredge Masters Limited (DML), a Ghanaian-owned leading provider of dredging services, has been carrying out dredging works in the lagoon in …
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