Majority, Minority MPs fight over E-levy bill Parliament suspends sitting to allow for broader consultation on e-levy Parliament resumes January 25, 2022 The Majority caucus in Parliament has stated that the controversial electronic transaction levy otherwise known as E-levy will eventually be passed despite the strong opposition by their colleagues on the Minority side. …
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‘I regret to accept it’ – Rawlings’ response to Kufuor’s resignation from PNDC
JA Kufuor was a member of the PNDC He was the Secretary for Local Government He later resigned in August, 1982 Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, on August 2, 1982, wrote a letter to the leader of the Provisional National Defence Council, PNDC, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, requesting to resign as …
Read More »Medeama’s Justice Blay signs two year deal with Kotoko
Medeama SC midfielder Justice Blay is now a Kotoko player after penning a two year deal with the reds after leaving the mauve and yellows as a free agent. He played his last game for the club in their 1-0 win over AshantiGold on Monday and will be registered by …
Read More »Ivorian player Oussou Konan poisoned by his cousin whilst on Xmas holidays
The football fraternity has been thrown into a state of shock as 32-year-old Ivorian striker Oussou Konan has reportedly been poisoned by his cousin whiles on the Christmas holidays back home in his hometown of Yopougon. Whilst initial report suggested that the 32-year old had passed away from illness, further …
Read More »‘I saw her pregnant’ – Husband of Taadi ‘fake kidnap’ woman tells Court
The husband of Josephine Panyin Mensah, the supposed pregnant woman in Takoradi who also allegedly faked her kidnap and claimed her fresh baby was taken away, appeared before the Takoradi Circuit Court ‘A’ as the first witness in the case. Michael Simons is one of the eight witnesses expected to …
Read More »Death of half-penis ‘rapist’ brings joy to victim
Twenty-four-year-old Justina Donkor, who bit off the penis of an alleged rapist at Abompey in the Obuasi Municipality, says the death of her assailant brings joy into her heart. She explained hearing the news of the man who raped her was a beginning to the end of the trauma she …
Read More »Hotel owner, 4 others charged with murder of American IG model; granted Ghc500k bail
A hotel owner Bright Udiagbe alias Big Slim who doubles as a businessman in the hospitality and entertainment industry and four of his employees have been arraigned for the murder of an American strip dancer Julie Williams. The five who appeared before the Kaneshie District Court are on two counts …
Read More »Two traditional leaders remanded over attempted assassination
The Ofaakor District Court has remanded two traditional leaders over an attempted assassination of Gomoa Fetteh chief. The two, Nana Essel Amoquandoh III and Nana Yaw Kudu Manu, Gomoa Fetteh Kakraba Odikro, and Mankrado respectively are scheduled to reappear before the court on January 19, 2022. On December 19, 2021, …
Read More »Couple beat 4-year-old daughter to death for bedwetting
A couple based at Enchi-Yakase in the Western North Region has been caged by the police for beating their four-year-old daughter to death for bedwetting. Salome Oteku, 27, and her 34-year-old husband, Effah Donaldson are said to have beaten the victim from dawn till morning, leaving her unconscious. Investigations also …
Read More »Prophetess twerks to Reggae music in church
A Nigerian prophetess chased the Holy Spirit out of her church when she paused preaching to deliver a hot twerk. Popularly known as Mummy G O, the controversial prophetess was captured in the viral video jamming to a Reggae track to the admiration of her congregation. When the rhythm of …
Read More »Five suspected armed robbers killed, six others arrested
The Police says it has killed five suspected robbers in a series of special Anti-Robbery intelligence-led operations. Some six others were also arrested in the operation conducted in the past 48 hours nationwide. “During the operations, 6 robbery suspects were arrested and five others killed in a gun battle with …
Read More »France fines Google, Facebook for making cookies difficult to refuse
France’s data privacy watchdog has fined Google a record 150 million euros and Facebook 60 million euros for making it difficult for French internet users to opt out of online trackers, known as cookies. Read More: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote …
Read More »Social media student grabbed with narcotics
The Eastern Regional Police Intelligence Department (RPID) has nabbed a 23-year-old student of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) and his girlfriend for displaying guns on social media and allegedly dealing in narcotics. The suspects Samuel Oduro Amoah alias Tattoo Guy, 23, and his cohabiting girlfriend Sakina Abubakar, 25, a hairdresser …
Read More »NPP suspends Alan’s ‘boy’ from communications team
NPP suspends communication member for campaigning NPP communication team member campaigns for Alan Kyerematen NPP warns against campaigning for flagbearer The Northern Regional branch of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended one Alhaji Ibrahim Kaleen, for partaking in a radio show which sought to campaign for a flagbearer aspirant. Alhaji Ibrahim …
Read More »Dr Isaiah Blankson, NASA’s ‘Speed Demon’ passes on
Celebrated Ghanaian-born Aerospace engineer, scientist, and inventor, Dr. Isaiah Blankson who became synonymous with the American Space Programme, and earned the accolade of SPEED DEMON, in his thirty-three-year career at National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), has passed on. Dr. Blankson died on November 19, 2021. Dr. Blankson left an indelible …
Read More »Police fire gunshots, ‘rescue’ Jamaican star Popcaan from popular East Legon bar
Jamaican dancehall artiste Popcaan has been in Ghana for a while now having the best time of his life judging by news items on his stay. However, around midnight on Wednesday, January 5, 2021, the award-winning international artiste reportedly run into an altercation at a popular bar. Although reports around …
Read More »Shatta Wale smiles at the money he made from December shows
Shatta Wale shares he made so much money from shows in December Shatta Wale attacks Nigerians Shatta Wale and Burna Boy brawl on social media Shatta Wale has revealed he made enough money from his December shows in a social media post. Taking to his Twitter page, Shatta Wale disclosed, he was surprised he …
Read More »FIFA outline 3 reasons South Africa protest against Ghana was dismissed
FIFA has explained in a detailed report, their decision to dismiss South Africa’s protest against Ghana. South Africa lodged a protest and complained about the conduct of Senegalese referee Ndiaye Marguette following Bafana Bafana’s 1-0 defeat against Black Stars in November last year. The defeat, as a result of a controversial …
Read More »Akufo-Addo confirms 7 percent increase in salaries of public workers
Labour unions reject 4 percent increment in salaries Labour unions threaten to strike over the four percent increment 7 percent increment takes effect 2022 Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has confirmed the 7 percent salary increase to all public sector workers. This implies workers including the police, doctors, nurses, teachers, …
Read More »SSNIT extends merger of NIA and SSNIT numbers to June 30
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced an extension of the deadline for the merger of SSNIT and National Identification (NIA) numbers for members of the scheme. Announcing the extension in a release dated January 5, 2021, the management of SSNIT said the deadline initially fixed for …
Read More »Ghanaians in Qatar mock Black Stars’ poor performance against Algeria
Black Stars suffer 3-0 humiliation at the hands of Algeira Ghanaians disappointed in Black Stars performance Ghana to commence AFCON campaign on January 10 Some Ghanaians living in Qatar have mocked the Black Stars following their 3-0 defeat to Algeria in a pre-AFCON friendly match on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Napoli winger Adam Ounas …
Read More »A – Z of 2021: A for Agenda 111 – Z for Zionfelix
2021 brought up lots of news A number of personalities hogged headlines for good and bad reasons Corruption and controversy but also calm played out in other areas CHECK OUT THIS: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote against it Tuesday, January 3, …
Read More »‘He is my uncle’ – Lady in viral video with Nigel Gaisie speaks
The young lady seen in a viral video with Prophet Nigel Gaisie of the Prophetic Hill Chapel has spoken. Sandra Mantey, a daughter of Prophet Nigel Gaisie’s sister was seen in a video that has since Wednesday, January 4, 2022, gone viral on social media in what many described as …
Read More »I’m tired of collecting dead bodies at Kumasi Children’s Park – Assembly Member
The Assembly Member for the Afful Nkwanta Electoral Area in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, is appealing to government and security agencies to check increasing criminal activities in and around the Kumasi Children’s park. According to Daniel Otuo Acheampong, with the support of Zongo Police command, they pick at least …
Read More »Careless driver arrested by police after social media report
A 31-year-old driver who was captured on camera and reported on social media for recklessly overtaking other vehicles on the Accra-Kumasi highway has been arraigned before court. A staff of the Ministry of Information, George Sarpong on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, reported on social media about how a driver of …
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