Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a convener of the #FixTheCountry movement, spent another night in police custody despite being granted bail earlier on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. This was due to some challenges regarding his bail conditions. The Tema High Court granted Barker-Vormawor bail to the sum of GHC2 million with two sureties. …
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Prof Atuguba failed Conveyance Law at the law school – Kennedy Agyapong alleges
A recent warning by Prof Raymond Atuguba that the current bad economic situation of Ghana makes the country rife for a coup, has incurred the wrath of many members of the governing New Patriotic Party. One of such persons is Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, MP, Assin Central, who believes Prof Atuguba speaking about the …
Read More »Sarkodie to host music concert on Dubai desert
Popular Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie, has announced that he will be staging a concert in the desert of Dubai on March 20, 2022. The Ghanaian rapper will be the first African artiste to host a musical concert in the UAE desert. Although countless music videos are often shot in the desert, the …
Read More »Alcohol consumers cry over skyrocketing prices of their favourite drinks
Some alcohol consumers have expressed concerns over the astronomical rise in the prices of beer and other alcoholic drinks. According to them, even the local bitters they have resorted to for some time now also keeps increasing in price To them, this has made their lives very difficult since they …
Read More »3-year-old boy accidentally shoots mother to death
A three-year-old naive boy has accidentally shot and killed his 29-year-old mother Daejah Bennett, after picking up a gun and shooting her with it. The incident happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, after the kid found a gun while the family were sitting inside their car in …
Read More »“Your sex was whack” – Abena Korkor ‘exposes’ Stonebwoy
Celebrated Ghanaian musician Stonebwoy has been named by Abena Korkor as one of her suitors who eventually got in between her legs. In a fresh Twitter revelation, Abena Korkor named the Bhim Nation president as one of the top Ghanaian celebrities who got into bed with her. According to Abena …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: NPP Nasara Coordinator’s V8 involved in an accident at Bunso
A vehicle belonging to the National Coordinator of the Ruling New Patriotic Party’s Youth Wing, Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa, has been involved in an accident. The Nasara Coordinator has shared a video and pictures of his Toyota Landcruiser with registration number GW 142-20 which looked mangled from the accident. According to …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: Bongo Library turned water reservoir
It is so painful when those given the opportunity to serve sit adamant in their free paid air-conditioned office and careless about the things that benefit the ordinary people. The video below is evidence of what is going on in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. It was …
Read More »DR Congo hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts
Challenges and deep concerns are growing in the General Reference Hospital in Beni, northeastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts carried out by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Injured civilians, mostly women who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds, have …
Read More »Teachers paying rent for gov’t bungalows valid – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has justified the decision for teachers to pay 10 per cent of their salaries to occupy government bungalows. According to the GES, the letter from Western Regional Education Director was purely based on the Ministry of Finance’s circular which the GES fully endorse. “Management of …
Read More »WATCH: Asakaa boys and DJ Slim expose each other
The Asakaa boys have waged war against popular Kumasi-based radio presenter, DJ Slim, on social media. This comes after DJ Slim called them out for blacklisting media houses and failing to grant interviews after they rose to fame. According to Slim, he granted the Asakaa boys’ their first interview yet …
Read More »VIDEO: Soldiers injured in Bawku clash reportedly airlifted to 37 Military Hospital
Some three military officers who were caught up in a shootout with some residents of Buabula, a suburb of Bawku, in the Upper East Region have been airlifted to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. They are said to be critically injured. Seven persons are feared dead following Wednesday dawn’s …
Read More »Fuel prices shoot up by 18.2%, cumulative rise in 2022 at 53.9%
The ex-pump price of petrol and diesel has shot up by a record 18.2 per cent Wednesday afternoon, March, 16, 2022. The Ghana News Agency has observed that some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) adjusted their rates upwards from GHS8.2 per litre to GHS9.7 per litre, representing an increment of GHS1.50 …
Read More »Kwaw Kese mocks Bawumia over cedi depreciation
Ghanaian rapper, Kwaw Kese, has called out Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for failing to honour his campaign promise of reviving the Ghanaian economy. In a time when the cedi’s woes keep worsening, Kwaw Kese has noted that it is clear the current government couldn’t rescue the cedi against the American …
Read More »8 conditions Ghana must fulfil before hosting Nigeria game at Baba Yara
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has set eight conditions Ghana must meet before being granted final authorization to host the first leg of their 2022 World Cup play-off against Nigeria at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. Although FIFA rules allow match venues to be changed 90 days before the …
Read More »Withdraw 10% basic salary bungalow rent directive If you want peace – GNAT to GES
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately rescind its decision for its members to pay 10 percent of their basic salaries as rent for staying in government bungalows. The GES has directed teachers living in all government bungalows to get …
Read More »Police refusing to release Oliver after court order; activist back on hunger strike – #FixTheCountry
Youth activism group #FixTheCountry Movement has said that the Ashaiman Police Command has refused to release its lead convener, Oliver Mawusi Barker-Vormawor, despite an order issued by a Tema High Court. The Tema High Court, earlier on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, delivered a ruling on a bail application filed by …
Read More »Condoms, mosquito and drugs worth $100k go missing
Hundreds of thousands of condoms, mosquito nets and tuberculosis drugs worth $100,000 (£77,000) are alleged to have disappeared from a warehouse operated by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). They are believed to have been stolen and resold on the black market and to private chemists, according to the UN’s …
Read More »Bawku: Soldiers shoot, kill 9-year-old boy, injure 5 others in fresh gunfight
A nine-year-old boy has been shot dead at Missiga in the Bawku municipality of the Northern region this morning, Wednesday, 16 March 2022. Five others have sustained injuries. This comes barely 72 hours after One Muhammed Boore a Fulani who was on a horse back was shot dead at Koziesi …
Read More »Commercial sex workers go digital
Commercial sex workers in Kenya say they are yet to recover from the effects of Covid-19 despite the lifting of regulations by the government. This, some of them say, has forced them to look for other means of sustaining their trade. Thus, they have elected to digitize their business, in …
Read More »NPA awaits directives from Finance Ministry on fuel prices
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says it has made a request through the Energy Ministry to the Finance Ministry to “review or reduce or remove” some taxes and levies on petroleum products in the country. The NPA says it is waiting for the Finance Ministry to do its analysis on …
Read More »Confirmed: Baba Yara to host Ghana vs Nigeria match
The first leg of the 2022 World Cup play-off between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be played at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, GhanaWeb understands. GhanaWeb sources indicate that the team from the Confederations of Africa Football that inspected the stadium on Sunday and Tuesday, …
Read More »No matter how we feel, coup is not an option – Judge tells Barker-Vormawor
The Presiding Judge in the case involving #FixTheCountry activist Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor has advised him not to go to the extent of mulling coup d’etat no matter how he feels about a regime. Justice Daniel Mensah on Wednesday, March 16 granted Mr. Barker-Vormawor bail at GH¢2 million with two sureties, …
Read More »NADMO Staff arrested over GHC43K salary theft
A Staff of the Savelugu National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Alhassan Seidu Mahama has been arrested for drawing a total of Ghc43,000 unearned salaries. According to the Management of NADMO, the staff continued drawing salaries even after he had abandoned the post. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee to answer …
Read More »Trotro mate runs away with daily sales
An Accra-based Trotro driver identified only as Ato last Tuesday night cursed his stars after the conductor popularly known in Ghana as mate absconded with the daily sales when the day activities came to an end. The incident was said to have occurred at about 7:45 p.m. at Odorkor in …
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