Former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah was counselled against wearing the number ten jersey, Randy Abbey, an Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association has revealed. The former Communications Director of the GFA disclosed on his Good Morning Ghana show that Stephen Appiah was advised not to wear the jersey due to fears of the …
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Driver dead, another in critical condition in tricycle accident
A tricycle rider has been confirmed dead and another seriously injured after his car failed brake on the Sawla road. The tricycle, which was plying a lone road from Jelinkong heading towards Sawla, was fully loaded with wood. It is said that the tricycle somersaulted and landed on the driver, …
Read More »Ghanaian football stars who switched to music
Though their primary job is to play football on the pitch, some footballers also prefer to enter the studio booth to explore their musical talent at their free time. As if the skill they exhibit on the pitch is not enough, these players who are blessed with football talent also …
Read More »¢27.5m from Capital Bank’s ¢620m liquidity support was my commission – Ato Essien
The Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has said that he received some ¢27.5m as finder’s fee, out of ¢620m given to his bank as a liquidity support According to Ato Essien who is standing trial for embezzlement, he earned the payment as commission, having facilitated payment of …
Read More »Nigeria awaits first ‘electronic’ polls as Buhari signs new law
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 into law. The signing ceremony took place inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja at about 12:30 pm on Friday. Africa’s most populous nation votes in keenly awaited presidential polls in 2023 and the amended law will allow …
Read More »NPP is heading to a ditch over ridiculous PURC prices – Kennedy Agyapong
Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to act against the high tariffs introduced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). In his view, the high electricity prices are threatening the survival of businesses in the country, a situation …
Read More »Ada West records 357 teenage pregnancies in 2021
The Ada West District in the Greater Accra Region recorded 357 teenage pregnancy cases and seven cases of abortion in 2021. The pregnancies were among girls between 10 and 19 years. In 2020, 317 cases of teenage pregnancy and 18 cases of abortion were recorded in the district as against …
Read More »Mass burial for Appiatse explosion victims slated for March 11
The Appiatse Disaster Relief Committee has set March 11 for the mass burial of persons who lost their lives in the Bogoso-Appiate explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The explosion occurred on January 20, 2022, after a truck carrying explosives owned by Maxam Limited got involved in …
Read More »UTAG-KNUST votes to reject NEC’s decision to suspend strike
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) chapter at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has voted to reject the decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) to suspend its strike action. NEC early this week announced through a statement after an emergency meeting that the over …
Read More »Yvonne Ayew: Meet the beautiful wife of Black Stars captain Andre Ayew
Ghana’s all-time top scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations, Andre Dede Ayew is married to Yvonne Ayew and they have two daughters. The two daughters of Andre and Yvonne are called Inaya and Maha Ayew. In our previous article, we dug deep into the personal life of the Black Stars captain but today …
Read More »Hearts of Oak, Kotoko fans ‘clash’ over ‘stolen but found’ Muntari iPhone
Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko fans at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle have clashed on the reported missing phone of former Black Stars midfielder, Sulley Muntari. Sulley Muntari was reported to have lost his iPhone 12 Pro max on Sunday, February 20, 2022, after the Ghana Premier League Super Clash between Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante …
Read More »Komenda Sugar Factory cannot restart operations in April – Minority
Minority in Parliament have said it is highly unlikely for the Komenda Sugar Factory to be operationalized in April this year. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disclosed that the factory was going to start operations in April this year. While addressing delegates from the Komenda Traditional Area, the President …
Read More »Police foil attack on motorists, gun down one robber at Obuasi
A Police operation has foiled an intended robbery attack on passengers and motorists on the feeder road between Nyamebekyere-Kokotenten which is robbery prone in Obuasi. The operation has led to the shooting of one of the suspected robbers. Four other suspected robbers who were not within the range of the …
Read More »Kenyan girl jailed for 2017 school fires that killed 10 of her peers
An 18-year-old Kenyan girl has been jailed five years for starting a school dormitory fire that killed ten of her schoolmates in Kenya. The girl committed the offence when she was 14 years old in 2017 while in her first year at Moi Girls Secondary School in the Kenyan capital, …
Read More »Soldiers allegedly kill two-year-old child at Ntoboroso
The Association of Small Scale Miners in the Ashanti Region have said some suspected military men have allegedly burned a two-year-old child to death at Ntobroso in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The two-year-old child according to them was allegedly burnt after fire from an excavator which …
Read More »VIDEO: KayKay Amponsah drops ‘Odo Bi’ as he rebrands to ‘Mr AmPossible’
Ghanaian US-based musician Kaykay Amponsah has officially changed his showbiz name to Mr AmPossible as he readies his latest banger dubbed Odo Bi. This isn’t the first time the musician who emerged in the music scene in 2009 will go for a rebrand as he was earlier known as Kwabena …
Read More »I’m out of Delay’s league but I wish she was mine – Amerado
Ghanaian rapper, Derrick Safo-Kantanka, popularly known as Amerado, has stated that even though he is very much interested in Delay, she is way above his league. Amerado established that he has an eye for good things, reason the popular TV presenter is one of his favourite women. The ‘abotre’ hitmaker said although …
Read More »Foreign students in Ukraine are being evacuated to Poland, Romania, Slovakia – Ghanaian student reveals
Foreign nationals in Ukraine are being evacuated to Romania, Slovakia, and Poland due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, a Ghanaian student in Ukraine, Nana Kwame Appiah Denis, has revealed. He said most of these foreign nationals are students. They have been asked not to carry too much luggage on them in …
Read More »Oil rises as Russia invasion nears Ukraine capital
Oil prices rose on Friday amid investor concerns over tightening supplies as Russian’s invasion of Ukraine entered its second day. The price of Brent crude oil rose by more than 2% to $101 (£75) a barrel as fighting appeared to intensify near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. But stock markets in …
Read More »Roman Abramovich: Chelsea owner’s assets should be seized- Labour MP tells government
Chelsea owner and Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich should have his assets seized, an MP has told the government. Speaking in the House of Commons, Labour MP Chris Bryant said he had a leaked Home Office document which suggested Abramovich should not be allowed to be based in the UK. It …
Read More »Some Ghanaian students in Ukraine find shelter in University’s bunker amid bombings
A Ghanaian student in Ukraine, Joseph Yankson has disclosed that he and some of his colleagues have found shelter in a bunker in the midst of bombings in the country. Speaking to GTV on Friday during the national television’s breakfast show, the student shared that there is a lot of …
Read More »NPP polls: Thugs set fire, vandalise Kumawu office over nomination forms
Thugs have vandalised and burnt beyond recognition equipment of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s office in Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti region on Thursday, February 24, 2022. The attack allegedly instigated by the constituency chairman Joseph Danso, secretary Fredua Agyeman and one Akoto (Research and Elections) started unfolding on …
Read More »Ukraine conflict: Champions League final moved from Russia to Paris
The 2022 Champions League final will be played in Paris after Russia was stripped of the match following the nation’s invasion of Ukraine. The final of Europe’s most prestigious club competition was due to be played in St Petersburg on 28 May. Uefa said the match would not be held …
Read More »PHOTOS: Pictures from celebrities this week that will sweep you off your feet
Attending a red carpet event is one of the reasons to turn up with the most fashionable clothes or wait on the latest trends to quickly jump on to express your innermost fashion style. The latest in celebrity trends are mostly style inspiration from Instagram these days, from your favourite …
Read More »Why Medikal intends to buy a horse
While passengers will from Saturday, February 26, 2022, pay more in transport fare due to the hike in fuel prices, many car owners like, Medikal, are thinking of ‘escape’ routes. Ghanaian rapper, Samuel Adu Frimpong, has cried over the hike in fuel prices which has drastically increased over two times in …
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