Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, has affirmed Prof Kwesi Botchwey’s assessment that Ghana is in an economic crisis. In an interview on Neat FM, monitored by GhanaWeb, John Kumah said that the government acknowledges there are difficulties, but these difficulties are not beyond the strength of the country. The deputy minister …
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Bullion van robberies: Four more policemen arrested, five civilians on the run
The Ghana Police Service have announced the arrest of five suspects believed to be connected with bullion van robberies that happened between 2021 and 2022. Police had earlier announced the arrest of two officers suspected to be complicit in the robberies. Those two officers have been killed in the recent …
Read More »By-election looms as NPP MP is reported dead – Sources
Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs and Member of Parliament for Ahanta West Constituency in the Western Region, Ebenezer Kojo Kum has died according to a GhanaWeb source. Our source said the MP who had been sick for a while now and was receiving treatment died in the morning of …
Read More »Unlike Nigeria, I don’t feel safe walking freely in Ghana because I am famous – Black Sherif
Budding Ghanaian musician, Black Sherif, has explained why he believes he feels safer in Nigeria than in Ghana. According to him, due to his popularity, he feels unsafe walking around in Ghana. Explaining his thoughts on Twitter after he was accosted by a fan, Black Sherif explained that in Nigeria, …
Read More »BBNaija star Mercy Eke’s bashed after her intimate bedroom video hits the internet
Mercy Eke, a former Big Brother Naija housemate, has generated controversy on social media after showing her rear for free. Mercy Eke was spotted flaunting off her rear in a Snapchat video, and Nigerians have dragged her to degradation over the footage. While some criticized the BBNaija winner for being …
Read More »Video highlights of Bechem United 0-0 game against Asante Kotoko
A tough encounter between Bechem United and Asante Kotoko on Tuesday afternoon ended in a goalless stalemate. The Hunters today hosted the Porcupine Warriors at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park to honour a date on matchday 19 of the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season. The clash was scheduled to be …
Read More »Mzbel is my sister, we grew up in the same neighbourhood – Asamoah Gyan
The 40-day Islamic funeral ceremony held for the late father of singer Mzbel was a star studded event that saw in attendance the crème de la crème of Ghanaian showbiz and entertainment industry. Beyond the personalities from the showbiz industry, some politicians and sports personalities also attended the event held in Accra …
Read More »Sulley Muntari not fit to play Ghana vs Nigeria match – Charles Taylor
Former Ghana Premier League star, Charles Taylor believes Hearts of Oak midfielder Sulley Muntari is not fit enough to play in Ghana’s game against Nigeria in the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs. There has been a growing call for Muntari’s inclusion in the Black Stars by many football fans due to the …
Read More »‘World Bank Country Director is an NDC man’ – Sam George ‘mocks’ government
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has commented on a harsh verdict on Ghana’s economy by the World Bank representative, Pierre Laporte. The lawmaker sarcastically labelled the World Bank official a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, describing him further as a Jeremiah and naysayer who …
Read More »Thunder strikes ECG transformer at Abrepo-Bronikrom
Rainstorms coupled with thunderstorms have hit an ECG transformer stationed at Abrepo-Bronikrom resulting in a blackout in the area and has halted business activities in the community. Residents recounted that there was a heavy downpour for over two hours coupled with thunderstorms on Monday, March 8. They noted a great …
Read More »3 dead, several others injured in accident at Mim
Three persons died with several others injured on Tuesday, following an accident at Mim, a farming community in the Asunafo North District of the Ahafo Region, DGN Online can report. The incident occurred when a driver of a wooden laden KIA Rhino truck summersaulted and run over them. According to …
Read More »Girl who died at Volta Independence Parade rehearsal honoured
This year’s Independence Day celebration in the Volta Region was held in honour of 14-year-old- Etornam Gorni Attippoe who died ten years ago during a rehearsal for the 2012 Independence Day parade. The JHS 1 pupil of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Junior High School, Ho Fiave collapsed during …
Read More »Kickboxing: Ghana’s Stephen Bruce to battle Aaron McGahey in London on March 25
Former WKF lightweight champion, Stephen Bruce AKA Torado Bruce makes a return to the ring on March 25 when he takes on Aaron McGahey of the UK in a kickboxing lightweight fight in London. Bruce who also previously also won the PFFM lightweight title, faces McGahey at the Wimbledon Kickboxing …
Read More »Did an increase in the cost of Akufo-Addo’s favourite private jet lead him to fly commercial?
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, March 7, 2022, left Ghana to the United Arab Emirates as the head of Ghana’s delegation to the 2020 Dubai Expo. While the president’s travels generally generate news, his recent travel to Dubai has ignited another conversation that has always come up on all his …
Read More »Thomas Partey named Arsenal Player of the Month for February
Thomas Partey, a Ghanaian midfielder, has been selected Arsenal’s player of the month for the first time since his arrival at the club. With 49 percent of the vote, the 28-year-old edged out Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka to win the title for the month of February. Partey played a …
Read More »‘Our juices were flowing’ – Stephanie Benson recounts erotic moments with Samini
Popular International Ghanaian musician, Stephanie Benson, has recounted an instance where she and Samini were extremely aroused on set during a video shoot. Stephanie said they were both caught up in a tight chemistry during the kissing and smooching scenes. She said in one of the scenes where Samini laid on top of her, she …
Read More »Ghana’s 65th Independence Day on Twitter: The hashtags, messages & wishes
The spotlight was on the motherland, as Ghana marked its 65th Independence Day on Sunday, March 6. People from across the nation came together, in-person and across social networks like Twitter, to celebrate the day and honour the heroes who sacrificed their lives to liberate the country. Themed “Working Together, …
Read More »Dredge Masters MD Inducted Into Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame
The Managing Director (MD) of Dredge Masters Limited (DML), Captain Ansar Ahmed Khan, has been inducted into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame Awards 2022 at the plush Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra. He was presented with a plaque in recognition of his induction into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame. …
Read More »Four padlocks and a chain: Angry Subin NPP members lock-up party office
Some aggrieved members of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the Subin Constituency of the Ashanti Region have locked up the party’s office with padlocks and a chain. In a video of the incident sighted by GhanaWeb, the aggrieved party supporters attributed their action to what they say is a machination plot …
Read More »VIDEO: Shatta Wale squats on private jet to count money, fans react
In one of his usual mind-boggling antics, dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, was spotted on the wing of a static aircraft, whiles counting some dollar bills. The Shatta Movement boss made his way to the top of the plane, where he bent down, spread some cash, and posed for a couple of …
Read More »I was warned Akufo-Addo govt was ‘vindictive’ and will ‘come after’ me if I criticise them – Botchwey
Former Finance Minister, Kwesi Botchwey has said he was advised by some people close to him against criticising the Akufo-Addo government or risk incurring their vindictiveness. Speaking at the 65th Independence Day Lecture held at the Economics Department of the University of Ghana, Legon, on Monday, March 7, 2022. Prof …
Read More »Fire destroys 5 rooms at Bibiani Natwikumye
Fire has swept through five rooms at a compound house at Natwikumye, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The incident which occurred on Tuesday, 8 March 2022, destroyed the property of the occupants of the rooms and has left them displaced. …
Read More »Taxi driver stabbed to death
A Taxi driver in his early 40s has been stabbed in the neck area in what appeared to be a failed car snatching bid. The deceased, whose driver’s licence bore the name ‘Atta Yeboah Christopher’, was found lying in a pool of blood around 10pm on Saturday by two people. …
Read More »Wollacott, Attah, Nurudeen maintained as Black Stars goalkeepers for Nigeria games
Ghana coach, Otto Addo has maintained Jojo Wollacott, Richard Attah and Abdul Nurudeen as the Black Stars goalkeepers for the 2022 World Cup playoff games against Nigeria. The trio were the goalkeepers named by Milovan Rajevac for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] hosted in Cameroon. Wollacott, who was …
Read More »Meet the Nigerian merchant behind Aliko Dangote’s success journey
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote’s great grandfather, Alhassan Dantata, was a trader from Northern Nigeria who traded mainly in kola nuts and groundnuts. His distribution pool extended far into Europe and at the time of his death, he was the richest man in West Africa. But what exactly was the …
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