The Cape Coast Sports Stadium has been home to the Black Stars in recent times when the team plays at home. The venue will be the center of attraction on March 25, 2022 when Otto Addo takes charge of his first game as Black Stars coach. The condition of the …
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Man in police custody for inflicting cutlass wounds on family members
The Obuasi District Police Command has in their custody a 43-year-old man for inflicting cutlass wounds on four of his family members at New Baakoyeden at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The suspect, Isaac Wiredu, is reported to have attacked his family members over a land dispute after he was …
Read More »Only 45 per cent of MASLOC loans paid in five years
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has recovered only GH₵90 million of the GH₵204 million disbursed over the last five years, representing 45 per cent payment. Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga on the sidelines …
Read More »I did the ‘Moonwalk’ before Micheal Jackson did – Reggie Rockstone
Legendary Ghanaian Rapper, Reggie Rockstone, also known as “Hiplife Grandpapa”, says he was the first person to do the ‘moonwalk’ before Michael Jackson. “I keep telling this story, people think I’m crazy, and I’m going to say this again, but this time, I can back it up with visual proof. I …
Read More »GIPC denies payment for Ghana flag lighting on Burj Khalifa
Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has denied paying for the lighting of Ghana flag on the Burj Khalifa on March 8, 2022. This is in reaction to reports on social media platforms that the centre paid for the lighting of the Ghana flag on the tallest building in the world …
Read More »Kenya is now the cheapest country to purchase diesel in Eastern Africa
Diesel prices in Kenya are the lowest in eastern Africa in the wake of the monthly subsidy, reversing the market structure that made the country’s fuel the most costly in the region. A litre of the commodity costs Ksh112.63 ($0.99) on average in Kenya, compared to Ksh118.44 ($1.04), Ksh139.08 ($1.22) …
Read More »I want to play in the Ghana Premier League – Samuel Inkoom
Former FIFA U-20 World Cup winner, Samuel Inkoom has revealed that he would love to play in the Ghana Premier League if he gets the opportunity. The 32- year old right back featured in the Ghana Premier League for Asante Kotoko from 2008 to 2009 after having stints with Sekondi …
Read More »Motor rider dead after colliding with tipper truck
A 35-year-old man, Mahama Adillah, has passed on after colliding with a tipper truck at Kojo Nkwanta in the Adansi Asokwa district of the Ashanti Region. Mahama, a mechanic, is said to have rammed into the stationary truck at around 9:00pm, Thursday evening. He was badly injured and succumbed to …
Read More »ECG to increase tariff
The Electricity Company of Ghana wants to increase tariffs and has, accordingly, tabled a proposal before the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PUC), the Director at the office of the Managing Director of ECG, Mr Noble Dorwume, has said. He announced the intention in Tamale, the capital of the Northern …
Read More »VIDEO: “Pay me my money” – Sex worker disgraces guy who fled after chopping her
A no-nonsense sex worker has finally gotten hold of a notorious guy who fleed after their bedroom activity upon refusing to make payment for the service that was rendered to him. Unfortunately, this guy unknowingly attended an event in which the sex worker was an invited guest. After they bumped …
Read More »VIDEO: Bisa Kdei, Kidi combine on a heartfelt romantic song ‘Love You’
Love, they say, is a beautiful thing and music does spark the synergy between love birds. Bisa Kdei and Kidi have sparked that sweet feeling of being in love with a sentimental song titled “Love You”. The new single produced by CJ Madeit is a beautifully curated duet between the …
Read More »‘Executive and the Judiciary are equally not above the law’ – Bagbin tells Akufo-Addo
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has directly replied a comment by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to the effect that Parliament was not above the law. Akufo-Addo in responding to a ruling by the Justice Jones Dotse-led bench that affirmed that Deputy Speakers can vote while presiding dismissed opposition opinion …
Read More »Nigeria’s prison pageant: Alleged murderer crowned ‘Miss Cell 2022’
A beauty pageant was this week held in one of Nigeria’s biggest prison facilities. The event which was held at Kirikiri correctional facility was to mark the 2022 International Women’s Day. Several inmates participated in the event labeled ‘Miss Cell.’ Various female inmates brought out their talents and skills in …
Read More »Delete names of absentee MPs – Joe Wise orders clerk
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has directed the Clerk of Parliament to delete names of Members of Parliament who have smuggled their names onto the attendance sheets. Some MPs have been accused of smuggling their names into the attendance sheets even when they do not show up for work. On Thursday, March …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s comment on Supreme Court ruling unfortunate and myopic – Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has described as unfortunate, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s reaction to the recent ruling by the Supreme Court on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers when presiding over the House. The Apex Court on Wednesday, March 10, 2022, in a landmark ruling affirmed that a Deputy Speaker …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: Apiate explosion: Tears as victims are laid to rest
It was a heartbreaking moment as seven persons including a 15-month-old baby, Ella Baidoo, who perished in the Apiate explosion, were laid to rest. The incident claimed 13 lives leaving 59 others severely injured, with the town declared a dead community as humans could no longer live there. The seven …
Read More »Downgrade of two Ghanaian banks: GH¢22 billion clean-up exercise was a waste – Adongo
A deputy Ranking Member of Parliament‘s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo has questioned the motive behind government’s decision to spend GH¢22 billion on the banking sector cleanup. His comments come following a downgrade of two of Ghana’s biggest banks; GCB Plc and Ecobank Ghana Limited by rating agencies Moody’s and Fitch. Fitch Ratings assigned …
Read More »Why Sulley Muntari will miss Hearts of Oak game against Aduana – Reports
Hearts of Oak midfielder, Sulley Muntari is said to miss the club’s Ghana Premier League week 20 fixture against Aduana Stars. It has been reported that Sulley’s unavailability for the game is on the account of the unavailability of flights operating from Accra to Dorma. Muntari, hence, did not travel with …
Read More »Voting rights of Deputy Speakers: Bagbin charges plaintiff to go for review after SC ruling
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin has urged the applicant of the petition to the Supreme Court for a ruling on the voting rights of a Deputy Speaker, Justice Abdulai to go for a review. In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, a seven-member panel of the Supreme …
Read More »Your failure to act on my directives caused Dakpema Palace attack – Ya Naa to NR Minister
The King of Dagbon Ndan Ya-Naa Abukari II has chided the Northern Regional Minister Alhaji Sayibu Saani for failing to act on his directive to stop the Tamale Dakpema from performing chiefly roles. He said the Regional Security Committee’s (REGSEC) reluctance in ensuring the two talking drums are seized and …
Read More »Confusion in Damongo NDC as organiser for ‘Lordina Ladies’ is sacked
Confusion has rocked the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Damongo Constituency of the Savannah Region over the relieving of the post of the organizer of the Lordina Ladies Wing of the party in the constituency. A letter signed by the NDC Chairman of the Damongo Constituency Mr Sulemana Abdulai stated …
Read More »Doctors say I have only five years to live – Actress Kemi Afolabi weeps
Popular Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi has tearfully revealed that her doctor has told her that she has five more years to live, out of which she has already spent one. The 43-year-old made this known in a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, where she also disclosed that she …
Read More »We won’t go to IMF for ‘small small boys’ to dictate to us on how to manage our economy – Baafi
Falling on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout means that we cannot manage our own economy and that they should come to our rescue, Michael Okyere Baafi, Member of Parliament for New Juaben South has asserted. Making a case for Ghanaians and the Minority in Parliament to accept …
Read More »Swine fever kills 575 pigs in Ahafo Ano North
Some cases of the African Swine Fever (ASF) have been detected at some farms in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality in the Ashanti Region. Hundreds of pigs in four farms located in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality have been affected. Some 575 pigs have so far been confirmed dead in …
Read More »I’ve been cooperating, treason felony charge baseless – Barker-Vormawor to AG
#FixTheCountry Movement convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who has been in detention for a month over his coup threat on social media, has, in his affidavit to counter that of the Attorney General in which the Minister of Justice is praying the court to deny him bail, said the treason felony charge …
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