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 …
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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 …
Read More »‘Educate Youth In Management Of Plastics’
The Ministries of Sanitation and Water Resources, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Local Government and Education have been urged to sensitise the youth in the management of plastics and waste in general. Making the call during a facility tour of some Zoomlion Ghana Limited’s plastics production plants (PPP) in Accra on Wednesday, …
Read More »Bawku: Military, police forceful evict traders from Highways market; scores injured, vehicles destroyed
Residents and traders at Highways, a suburb in Bawku in the Upper East Region have sustained varying degrees of injury after a joint police-military team forcefully dispersed them from their current place of trade. The security officials reportedly used force in an attempt to get the traders to move from …
Read More »Bawku: Five arrested over clash with soldiers
Five persons have been arrested following a gun battle with the military in Bawku in the Upper East Region on Wednesday dawn, leading to the death of two civilians and injuring three military officers. The five are currently in police custody assisting with investigations while the injured military officers have …
Read More »How football club owner used monies from player sales for butt enhancement surgery
Ghanaian actress, Kisa Gbekle, has narrated how she used revenue from player transfers for her buttocks enhancement surgery in Turkey. Speaking on the Delay Show, Gbekle said she personally funded the surgery that is said to cost about GHC60,000. When asked how she generated the fund, the actress said she …
Read More »Nuru E/A primary school roofing ripped off, headteacher seeks support from government
A rainstorm that lasted more than an hour at Janga in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region on Sunday evening (13 March 2022) has razed down several houses including school buildings and other structures in the community. Many of the residents have been rendered homeless including women …
Read More »VIDEO: Kwahu fired up for 2022 Easter celebrations after 2 years of COVID-19
It’s just about a month away from the Easter celebrations and Kwahu is geared up already ahead of the celebrations. Annually, thousands of revelers throng the township to join in the host of fun activities that usually take place on the mountain top. With back to back events, scheduled from …
Read More »Transport fares to go up again on Monday
Barely three weeks after transport fares were increased by 15 percent, road transport operators have warned of yet another increment from Monday, March 21 if fuel prices are not reduced. The recent transport fares took effect from Saturday, February 26 and due to the escalating fuel prices in Ghana, transport …
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