Asante Kotoko had a goal disallowed in their comfortable victory over Dreams FC at the Baba Yara Stadium. Cameronian striker Franck Etouga continue his scoring form as he netted a brace to help Kotoko win the fixture by 2-0. During the match, Mudasiru Salifu scored what could have been the nail …
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Deadly attack at Zimbabwe opposition rally
At least one person was killed and 10 others injured in skirmishes at an opposition party rally in Kwekwe, central Zimbabwe, on Sunday. The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters were attacked by a group of men armed with spears, machetes, iron bars and stones. One man was stabbed to …
Read More »Shut down Legon if lecturers won’t teach from Monday – NUGS demands
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is demanding the immediate shutdown of the University of Ghana, Legon (UG), if the school’s lecturers are not ready to return to the lecture halls. Following an emergency meeting on Sunday, February 27, UG’s branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) …
Read More »Liverpool beat Chelsea to win Caraboa Cup for record ninth time
Liverpool won a dramatic penalty shoot-out to secure the first domestic trophy of the season after a classic Carabao Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley. Kepa Arrizabalaga, brought on in the closing moments of extra time as a penalty specialist, missed the decisive spot-kick after a magnificent game came down …
Read More »‘It’s not true that gov’t can’t pay salaries from next three months’ – John Kumah
A Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr. John Kumah, has debunked the Speaker of Parliament’s assertion that government may not be able to honor its salary obligations from the next three months. The Speaker of Parliament made this disclosure last week in parliament attributing it to his sources. Making the revelation …
Read More »Court ordered arrest of freelance journalist – Nat’l Security
The Ministry of National Security has refuted claims that, its operatives have unduly arrested and detained a freelance journalist, Sacut Amenga-Etegu. This follows a reports on social media that the freelance journalist has been unduly arrested at a court premises. According to the reports, the journalist was arrested after he …
Read More »We won’t comply with your directive – UG-UTAG
The University of Ghana, UG, branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, has rejected the call for academic work to commence on Monday, February 28, 2022. According to a release signed by Prof Ransford E.V. Gyampo, Secretary UG-UTAG, lecturers of the University of Ghana cannot comply with an …
Read More »How three war veterans were killed at Christianborg Crossroads 74 years ago
The history of Ghana can never be told without the story of how three war veterans in the colonial era were shot and killed at the Christianborg Castle Crossroads on February 28, 1948. The three World War II veterans were; Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey. Today, February …
Read More »Refund GH¢5.7m To The State – CHRAJ Directs Former PPA Boss A.B. Adjei
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has directed a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, to refund GH¢5.7 million to the state. The amount is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund within six months and the receipt evidencing …
Read More »You behave like kindergarten kids – NPP communicator to MPs
A member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team Ellen Ama Daaku has lashed out at parliamentarians, saying they behave like preschool kids when the House is in session. Ghana’s current Parliament is split down the middle between the two main political parties, posing the risk of gridlock …
Read More »Lazy thinking Ofosu Ampofo is NDC’s bane – Atubiga
Former Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Stephen Atubiga has condemned the leadership of his former party for not protecting their Members of Parliament. Currently, the Member of Parliament for Assin South is standing trial over his citizenship so is the Member of Parliament for Jomoro. But Stephen Atubiga believes that this could have been avoided if the party …
Read More »High exchange rate affects Ghana’s petroleum prices more than Russia-Ukraine crisis – Alex Mould to govt
The ongoing geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine will not have much impact on Ghana’s petroleum products, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Mr Alex Mould, has said. Therefore, he said, there should be no panic at all among stakeholders. Instead, Mr Mould asked …
Read More »Four things that used to be considered luxury but now a necessity
A few years ago in Ghana, owning certain items that brought a level of comfort were deemed to be of luxury and used by only the ‘high class and elite’. But with growing demand and supply for these items in recent years, coupled with increasing population figures, there has been …
Read More »PHOTOS: Two women crashed to death by cargo truck in Kumasi
Two persons have been confirmed dead after they were knocked down by a cargo vehicle at Dr. Mensah in Kumasi on Sunday afternoon, February 27, 2022 According to police sources, the driver of the cargo vehicle says he developed a faulty brake before running into the two women and killing …
Read More »Tyson Fury to fight Dillian Whyte at Wembley on 23 April
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will meet Dillian Whyte in an all-British fight at Wembley on 23 April. Whyte signed a contract to meet the WBC champion earlier this week just hours before the deadline. Fury, who is unbeaten with 31 wins and one draw, has not fought in the UK since …
Read More »Ethnic cleansing: Ethiopian allies accused of Abala massacre
Desta Gebreananya remembers seeing hundreds of bodies littered all over the street – young men, children and even pregnant women – on December 24, 2021- just days after Ethiopian allied forces raided her hometown of Abala in the Afar region. The 41-year-old and her five children were fleeing the community, …
Read More »Ministry releases contact details of persons to assist Ghanaian nationals in Ukraine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has released the contact details of persons on standby to assist Ghanaian nationals especially students in Ukraine in the evacuation exercise. This was contained in a press statement released on Saturday February 26. The Ministry also cautioned the general public to be …
Read More »Christianborg Crossroads Shooting: 74 years on
Tomorrow, February 28 Ghana will mark the 74th anniversary of the 28th February Christianborg Crossroads shooting incident, which led to the killing of three war veterans in the colonial era. The landmark incident, which occurred in 1948, led to the killing of Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey. …
Read More »Two female adults killed in gory accident at Dr. Mensah in Kumasi
A cargo truck lost control at Dr. Mensah, a popular commercial area in Kumasi, killing at least two women Sunday. The accident which happened around 1:30p.m., has also left another man injured, according to police sources. The truck which carried groundnuts reportedly lost control while descending a hilly portion of …
Read More »I own £150,000 pounds worth watch – Kwadwo Safo Jnr talks about his wealth
Kwadwo Safo Kantanka Jnr has shown how wealthy he is by telling media guru Bola Ray in a yet-to-be-aired program on GHOne TV that he has lost count of the number of cars he possesses. The boss of Kantanka Automobiles CEO Kwadwo Safo Jnr was sighted in a trailer video …
Read More »Black Sherif, Ras Nene, Lydia Forson, others win big at Citi TV’s 2022 EAAwards – See full list
The second edition of Citi TV’s annual Entertainment Achievement Awards came off at the Marriott Hotel in Accra on February 26, 2022. This year’s award honoured people in the showbiz sector whose works fall within the 2021 eligibility year. Among the big winners on the night were Ghanaian musician Black Sherif …
Read More »Bees sting one-year old child to death in church
A one-year-old baby has been reported dead after swarm of bees invaded the Seventh-Day Adventist Church at Wasa Atieku near Assin Fosu in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region while Church service was ongoing. The sad incident happened Saturday morning February 26, 2022 during Church Services. According to …
Read More »Coalition against TUC leadership threatens demo
A coalition against the leadership of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Organised Labour has declared that they would embark on a demonstration if government tempers with salaries. According to the Executive Secretary of the group, Azumbila Emmanuel Abdul-Salam, not paying workers due to the failure to pass e-levy is …
Read More »Even Ofori-Atta is against his own e-levy – Naana Opoku-Agyemang
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is one of those against the e-levy, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has said. In the reasoning of the 2020 vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), a recent comment by President Nana Akufo-Addo’s cousin that there is no money means he is hostile to the e-levy, a …
Read More »Watch highlights of Kotoko’s 2-0 win over Dreams FC
Cameroonian striker Franck Mbella Etouga scored a brace in Asante Kotoko‘s first victory in the second leg of the Ghana Premier League. Asante Kotoko continued their dominance in this season’s Ghana Premier League with a 2-0 win over Dreams FC. The Still Believe lads who played as visitors at the Baba Yara …
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