Nigerian kidnapping kingpin Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, widely known as “Evans”, has been sentenced to life in prison. A judge in Lagos also sentenced two co-defendants to life for abducting businessman Donatus Dunu in 2017. The CEO of a pharmaceuticals firm was held for nearly three months before managing to escape and …
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Ghana textiles staff want MD sacked
Staff of the Ghana Textiles Limited (GTP) have embarked on a demonstration to draw the attention of the government to remove Madam Fatoumata Doro, the Managing Director. The staff, clad in red bands, closed the main entrance of the company and prevented vehicles from entering the premises. Holding placards, the …
Read More »Asante Kotoko reach deal to sign Togolese star Adebayor – Reports
Ghanaian giants, Asante Kotoko have reportedly reached a deal to sign Togolese international, Emmanuel Adebayor. According to sources, the Porcupine Warriors club have been in talks with the former Arsenal and Real Madrid star and a deal has finally be reached. Asante Kotoko currently leads the Ghana Premier League table …
Read More »Ghana missing out on international gold trade – UK Trade Envoy
Baroness Catherine Hoey, UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Ghana, says the lack of international certification in gold trade is making it difficult for countries to directly buy gold from Ghana. She said the UK had interest in buying gold directly from Ghana but the country could not do so …
Read More »You criticized Mahama when a pin dropped, why stop now? – Clergy questioned
Communication Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Haruna Amalibah, has described the clergy in Ghana as hypocrites for refusing to point out the ills of the Akufo-Addo government when they were vocal during former President Mahama’s tenure. Although a Christian, Haruna Amalibah says he has a problem when …
Read More »Akufo-Addo expected to launch Asamoah Gyan’s memoir in April
Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan will officially outdoor his memoir in a star-studded ceremony in Accra on April 30. The event is expected to take place at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra. The book will contain a full, revealing, candid and detailed account of Gyan’s football career that took him …
Read More »Shatta Wale’s mother now homeless; landlady evicts her over unpaid rent
Hotfmghana.com is reliably informed that the mother of celebrated dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, Madam Elsie Avemegah better known as Shatta Mama has been evicted from her East Legon residence by her Landlady over unpaid rent. According to hotfmghana.com’s checks, six years ago, Shatta Wale relocated his mother to the East Legon residence in …
Read More »UPSA-UTAG also rejects suspension of strike
The University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has rejected the decision by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to suspend the strike. One Hundred and Seven members of the UPSA-UTAG, out of the total of 170 members voted on Friday, February 25 …
Read More »Juju in Black Stars: Stephen Appiah rejected advice not to wear number 10 jersey – Randy Abbey
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 …
Read More »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 …
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