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Manhyia shines with bright colours as Queenmother marks Awukudae

It was a festival of tradition, culture and costume as a sea of people gathered at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi to celebrate Awukudae with the Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III. The ceremony, which was attended by the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and the First and Second Ladies, coincided with …

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Woman, 33, Jailed 7yrs for Stealing a Child at Boadua

A 33-year-old unemployed woman, Priscilla Owusua has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment in hard labour by the Asamankese Circuit Court for stealing a three-month-old child in Boadua. Priscilla Owusua, also known as Haggar was charged for child stealing, contrary to section 23(1) and 93 of the Criminal offenses Acts …

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Government interfered with my work – Kwasi Nyantakyi

Experience they say is the best teacher, and that was a point reiterated by former President of the GFA Kwesi Nyantakyi when he appeared on GTVsports+ “Our Passion Our Game” on Thursday night (February 10, 2022). The issue of government’s interference in the activities of the GFA was topical as …

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Tamale: Police officer in Lamashegu shooting remanded

The Tamale Circuit Court has remanded General Corporal, Samson Kweku Darfour, into police custody after he was charged with unlawful discharge of a weapon and causing harm when he shot the driver of Toyota Camry at the Lamashegu Chief’s palace. The Court has adjourned the case to the 24th of …

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Mahama denies Abronye’s coup allegation

Former President John Dramani Mahama has responded to a coup allegation levelled against him by the New Patriotic Party Bono regional chairman, Kwame Baffoe alias Abronye DC. Joyce Bawah Mogtari, special aide to Mr. Mahama, in a statement on behalf of the former President described the allegation by Abronye DC as concocted stories. The …

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Commodities whose prices have skyrocketed in 2022

It’s been just two months since the year 2022 began but prices of goods and services have started shooting up aggressively. The national year-on-year inflation rate was 13.9% in January 2022, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the 12.6% recorded in December 2021. Inflation is the rise in the …

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NDC Western Regional Organiser passes on

Western Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Organiser, Japhet Baidoo, has passed on. According to reports, he died on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, after a short ailment. Until his demise, Mr Baidoo was working as the Safety and Environment Officer of the Takoradi Technical University. Western Regional Communication …

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58-year-old man found dead in river at Abesim

A body of a 58-year-old man, identified as Pascal Moro, has been discovered in River Wakoa at Wakogyamu, a suburb of Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono Region. The deceased, believed to be a Burkinabe national, had lived in the community for the past three years. Co-tenant and an eyewitness, …

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Accident at Bawjiase kills woman

An accident involving a cargo truck with registration number GE-819-Y on Tuesday, February 15 run over a woman believed to be in her early 20s killing her instantly at Bawjiase in the Central Region. The accident, according to eyewitnesses, happened in front of the Bawjiase Police station after the cargo …

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Why Michael Jackson was crowned chief in Ivory Coast in 1992

In 1992, Michael Jackson travelled to West Africa, specifically to Ivory Coast. It was there that he was crowned a chief under the name Michael Jackson Amalaman Anoh. His trip was triggered by supposed DNA tests and mystic messages that suggested that he was a descendant of the royal Sanwi …

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Fans disagree with KK Fosu’s ’41 years’ age claim

Some fans have grabbed their calculators and begun doing the maths after highlife musician, Kaakyire Kwame Fosu, popularly known as ‘KK Fosu,’ claimed he turned 41 on February 14, 2022. KK Fosu, whose birthday fell on Valentine’s Day, took to social media to celebrate himself with a short video loop …

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Ghana’s four AFCON trophies missing – Reports

Ghana’s four Africa Cup of Nations trophies have gone missing according to Accra-based Angel FM. The Black Stars of Ghana became the first team on the African continent to win four continental trophies in 1982. Angel FM however reports that the trophies are nowhere to be found. The Angel FM sports crew …

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Farmer attempts suicide after shooting wife over sex

A 31-year-old farmer has been nabbed by the Adansi Nyakumase police for attempting to kill his wife, 21-year-old Doris Amoah. Charles Soglo’s defence is that his wife, with whom he shares the same bed, has for some time refused to have sexual intercourse with him. He confessed that on the …

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FULL LIST: The most-watched TV station in Ghana

A globally acclaimed research agency named IPOS has furnished Ghanaians with its survey on Ghana’s most-watched television stations, with TV3 and UTV coming out on top as No.1 & 2 respectively. The study, which covered the months of January to December 2021, discovered that TV3 is the most-watched local television …

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