LATEST UPDATES

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 …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

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, …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

Parts of Greater Accra, Eastern Region to experience power outage

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced it will be undertaking planned maintenance works, today, February 16. This is to improve service delivery in parts of the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions, according to a communiqué. The affected areas in Greater Accra will experience outages from 9:00 am to …

Read More »

Nigeria’s ‘super cop’ turned ‘druglord’ faces demotion

DCP Abba Kyari could be facing possible demotion to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) following a recommendation by the DIG Joseph Egbuniike-led Special Investigation Panel (SIP). The recommendation for his demotion comes after he was found culpable of fraternising with criminals and fraudsters most notably Hushpuppi which …

Read More »

NDC afraid E-levy will help NPP retain power in 2024 – Ephson

Pollster and Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper, Ben Ephson, has suggested the opposition National Democratic Congress may be afraid revenue accrued from the controversial E-levy if passed will help the NPP retain power in 2024 hence their stiff opposition. According to him, the extent of opposition by the …

Read More »

Abronye DC granted GH¢100,000 bail

The Bono Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties. The outspoken NPP chairman was at the Accra Circuit Court A on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, after he was detained by the police …

Read More »