New Patriotic Party (NPP) Stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has acknowledged Ghanaians are suffering. But he is quick to add it is a global phenomenon in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Taking to his Twitter page, the Danquah Institute founder, however, indicated the incumbent government has shown commitment to alleviate the …
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Sacked Ghana Airport Managing Director is a hero– Manasseh
Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has said Mr. Yaw Kwakwa, the Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited who was unceremoniously sacked by President Nana Akufo-Addo is a hero who was ensuring McDan Aviation complied with the law. The appointment of Mr. Kwakwa was terminated in a letter dated February 4, …
Read More »I’m honored to have known Ebony – Reggie Rockstone
Ghanaian rapper and pioneer of the Hip-Life genre, Reggie Rockstone has expressed how proud he was to have known and had a personal relationship with late dancehall songstress Ebony Reign. He mentioned that, the late Ebony was more like family to him and one he really cherished. Reggie Rockstone described Ebony as …
Read More »‘Tax and chop’ – Social media users react to Majority Leader’s E-Levy birthday cake
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, celebrated his 65th birthday on February 3, 2022, with a touch of class and glam. The plush birthday party to celebrate the Suame MP saw many attendees dazzle in their attires whiles dancing to melodious music in the background. Prominent amongst people who attended the event were …
Read More »I have not been arrested – Hopeson Adorye
Former Deputy National Security Coordinator in Charge of Airports, Hopeson Adorye, has quashed reports claiming that he has been arrested by National Security Operatives for fraud. According to him, those reports are false, untrue, hence it must be treated with the contempt it deserves. “All those reports are propaganda, I …
Read More »Sammy Kuffour grabs Black Stars post
Bayern Munich legend Samuel Osei Kuffour has been named a member of the newly-constituted management committee of the Black Stars. The Ghanaian football legend will serve as a member of the committee whose core duty is to handle all off-field issues relative to the Black Stars. Sammy is on a …
Read More »From Algeria – Zimbabwe: The A – Z of AFCON 2021
As Sadio Mane’s ferocious penalty kick hit the bottom-left corner of the post, not only did it mark the highest point in Senegal’s football history, it also marked the end of the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. The tournament that appeared uncertain at some point came off …
Read More »Driver, 39, jailed 20 years for defiling co-tenant’s six-year-old daughter
A 39-year-old driver has been convicted and jailed for 20 years after pleading guilty to defiling his co-tenant’s six-year-old daughter. Daniel Hodzi was convicted on his own guilty plea before the court presided over by Her Honour Mrs Christiana Cann on his first appearance. Hodzi was charged with defilement after …
Read More »Gov’t Spends $305m On COVID-19
The government of Gahan says it has spent $305.42 million out of the total of $430.00 million released by the World Bank for the country’s COVID-19 response. Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, who announced this at the Information Ministry’s ‘Meet the Press Series’ in Accra, said the amount was used …
Read More »‘What a mockery’ – Rex Omar reacts to Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s E-Levy cake
Photos emerged late Wednesday, February 9, 2022, of a party held to grace the 65th birthday of the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and the Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. The event attended by the Second Family – VP Mahamudu and Samira Bawumia – and other top officials in Parliament, …
Read More »‘Name NDC MP who sent you the cake’ – Sam George dares Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
Sam Nartey George, MP, Ningo Prampram, has challenged his colleague from the governing NPP, who is also the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, to name the NDC MP who sent him the viral E-Levy birthday cake. Speaking on Joy News’ ‘PM Express’ show, the MP gave a 24-hour ultimatum and indicated that …
Read More »Rare photos of goat born with eyes in the middle of forehead
A mutant goat with eyes in the middle of its forehead has been found on a Turkish farm. Ahmet Kartal, 40, a livestock farmer, said he had been raising animals for 25 years in the village of Gokmusa, in the province of Kilis, and had never seen anything like the one-eyed …
Read More »‘I will do the coup myself’ – #FixTheCountry convener warns
Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a convener for the #FixTheCountry Movement, has hinted that he will organise a coup in the country if Parliament passes the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). He described the army as useless, whilst commenting on the viral photos and videos of an E-Levy cake presented to the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, …
Read More »Ebony’s legacy in the music industry would never fade – Father
Mr. Opoku Kwarteng, father of the late musician Ebony Reigns, says his daughter’s legacy in the music industry will live forever in the annals of Ghana’s music. The sensational female songstress who took Ghana by storm with her musical prowess passed away on February 8, 2018, after an accident. Yesterday, …
Read More »Economy under me, even with pandemic, is better than what Mahama left – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his commitment to building the local economy in order to improve the standard of living of the people despite the pandemic. Mr Akufo-Addo indicated that his administration has managed the economy, in spite of the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, better than what …
Read More »Black Stars will host Nigeria in Cape Coast, it’s non-negotiable – GFA
Ghana Football Association(GFA) has confirmed that the Cape Coast Sports Stadium is the selected venue for Black Stars 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against Nigeria. Despite National Sports Authority(NSA) communicating to the GFA to change the venue for the match, the FA’s communications director, Henry Asante Twum has said the …
Read More »2022 Aboakyer Festival unveiled
The 2022 Aboakyer Festival of the chiefs and people of Effutu has been launched with a call on the celebrants to be circumspect in their actions in order not to mar the beauty, peace and success of the festival. The festival, which commences on Saturday, April 30, with a sanitation …
Read More »Ghana Card now e-passport — ICAO declares
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has Wednesday February 9 given its seal of approval for Ghana’s National Identity Card, the Ghana Card to be recognized globally as a valid e-passport. Now, holders of the Ghana Card, as well as its future biometric equivalents, can present it as official documentation …
Read More »Sacked GACL MD Okays McDan’s private jet lounge
The Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) Mr Yaw Kwakwa has given the McDan private jet lounge at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) a clean bill of health. “At the moment I will say we are okay,” he told TV3’s Komla Kluste in an interview after conducting …
Read More »Inflation rate hits 13.9%
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. The Month-on-month inflation between December 2021 and January 2022 was 2.1% . Two Divisions (Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels, and Transport) recorded inflation rates above …
Read More »Kasoa Police grab notorious rent fraudster
The Kasoa Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old resident of Kasoa in the Central Region for allegedly defrauding dozens of persons via popular e-commerce platforms, Tonaton and Jiji. The suspect according to the Kasoa Police Command by his modus operandi advertises rooms for rent on the said platforms under the …
Read More »Meet the four-man team tasked to qualify Black Stars to 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
The Ghana Football Association has unveiled a four-man task force for the upcoming Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The GFA after parting ways with coach Milovan Rajevac for supervising Ghana’s worst performance at the Africa Cup of Nations has appointed Otto Addo who was the assistant …
Read More »Wizkid bags 2 certifications in Canada
Wizkid continues to make good records in 2022 despite his gaint breakthroughs in the year 2021. In 2022, he starts off on a good note as he bags two certifications in Canada. His song “Joro” has been Gold-certified while “Essence” which featured Tems has also received Platinum certification. “Essence” became …
Read More »How dare you touch Gabby, Akufo-Addo’s friend? – Edudzi ‘mocks’ sacked GACL MD
An aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Edudzi Tameklo, has claimed that the sacked Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), Yaw Kwakwa, was axed to appease Daniel McKorley. In an earlier letter signed by the Minister of Transport, Kwaku Asiamah, announcing the sacking of the MD …
Read More »VIDEO: Police arrest Pastor Blinks who baths and shaves private parts of church members
Nana Mensah-Mark, a so-called Ghanaian pastor popularly known as Pastor Blinks, has been arrested by the police over an unapproved movie he premiered in the country in 2017. Pastor Blinks went viral after a video of him shaving the armpit and pubic hairs around the private parts of his female …
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