The Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Abiodun Abdulramah, has refuted claims that two students were turned into tubers of yam in Ibadan area of the state by a suspected ritualist. The alleged suspected ritualist, a middle-aged man, was attacked by irate youth on Friday, December 3, after a security guard …
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Two suspected thieves escape lynching at Awutu Bereku
Two young men, believed to be in their late twenties, narrowly escaped lynching for stealing at Awutu Bereku, a district in the Central Region. The two suspects, identified as Sampson Quaye and another simply known as Rasta, were caught red-handed stealing electric cables and other materials from an uncompleted building. …
Read More »Buying a Ghana-used car – 3 mistakes you must avoid
Buying a car is a big decision especially for first time buyers because of the huge financial input it requires to get even a moderately priced vehicle in Ghana. Therefore, such a decision should be taken with the best awareness of what to look out for in order to get …
Read More »Three decades of 24th Night: Kojo Antwi returns with ‘The Lovers Celebration’
The first of his peers and blessed with the authenticity that powers victory, a class act with excellent musical delivery, Kojo Antwi celebrates 30 years of owning a date on Ghana’s national calendar. A pacesetter and the greatest at what he does, it’s been three good decades of serving music …
Read More »More burden as PURC factors US$7.5 billion excess capacity cost into tariffs
Energy experts are asking the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to factor the cost of excess capacity accrued to the energy sector into the computation of power tariffs. This, according to them, would help ease the burden of government in off-setting the about US$7.5 billion energy sector debt. Based on …
Read More »Police arrest two suspects for alleged robbery at East Legon Hills
The Police in Accra at dawn today Sunday, December 5, 2021, have arrested two men, Samuel Agyei and Sumaila Mahama, on suspicion of involvement in a robbery. The two suspects were arrested following a distress call received by the Police patrol team that some unknown men had invaded a neighbourhood …
Read More »‘‘Don’t travel outside this month’ – Akufo-Addo ban Ministers and deputies who’re MPs
President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed all Ministers and Deputy Ministers who are Members of Parliament (MPs) not to travel outside the country for the next one month. It is unclear the reason for this directive, but sources at the Jubilee House say the President wants all NPP MPs present when …
Read More »Omicron to hit Africa’s economies hard as leaders protest ‘Afrophobia’
As flight KL592 was in the air between Johannesburg and Amsterdam on November 26, the rules of the Covid-19 pandemic changed. The spread of an alarming new variant named Omicron, first reported by South Africa, had prompted an abrupt reappraisal of the risks of international travel. The Netherlands banned entry …
Read More »Wizkid ranks number 1 on Apple Music top 10 artistes of 2021
Annually, Apple Music keeps track of the most streamed songs, albums, and artists Read more: Tutulapato of TV3’s Talented Kidz gains admission to St. John’s Grammar SHS Also, Apple Music specially awards Top Artists on their platform and for the first time this year 2021, a new category “Artiste Of …
Read More »How South African government spends every R100 of taxpayers’ money
Statistics South Africa has published its latest data on government spending, and the key sectors where taxpayer money is used. The data shows that government spending flirted with the R2 trillion mark in the 2019/20 financial year, representing a 10% rise from the R1.79 trillion recorded in 2018/19. ‘General government’ …
Read More »Ramaphosa calls meeting over Omicron as cases continue to surge
President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to meet with the National Coronavirus Command Council as soon as he lands back in South Africa from a tour of Africa in the coming week, to discuss the rising number of Covid cases in the country. According to the City Press, the president will return …
Read More »A/R: One dead, 11 hospitalized in road crash at Akumadan
A female passenger died in an accident which occured on the outskirts of Akumadan on the Kumasi-Techiman road Saturday afternoon. At least 11 others said to have sustained various degrees of injury are receiving treatment at the A.M.E. Zion Hospital at Afrancho, near Offinso North District of the Ashanti Region. …
Read More »National Security and Custom Officers clash over confiscated fuel in Sekondi
It was a sight to behold at the Bosomtwi-Sam Fishing Harbor in Sekondi when personnel from the National Security and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority clashed over a confiscated fuel. The Bosomtwi-Sam Fishing harbour in Sekondi on any ordinary day experiences a number of busy activities. Fishermen …
Read More »4 die as bus carrying choristers plunges into a river
At least 23 people have drowned after a bus travelling to a wedding plunged into a flooded river in Kenya. Video footage shows the bus was swept away after the driver tried to cross fast-flowing water over a bridge in the Enziu River, about 200km (125 miles) east of the …
Read More »Another win for KETASCO trio as star girl Francisca’s plea gets all three Dubai tickets
Some updated good news coming in is that the three contestants of the Keta Senior High Technical School who won bronze for their school in the just-ended National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will all get the chance to travel to Dubai. This is coming after the girl of the …
Read More »15 family members, others die on their way to parent’s wedding
A rescue mission coordinated by Kenya Navy divers late Saturday night retrieved 23 bodies of members of Mwingi Catholic Church choir who perished after the bus they were traveling in plunged into Enziu River in Mwingi East area of Kitui County on Saturday. The bodies have since been airlifted by …
Read More »11 chainsaw operators arrested at Akyem Oda
Some eleven suspected chains saw operators who are illegally cutting down trees in the Akyem-Oda Forest in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region are currently in the grips of the Police. The suspects are; Yaw Toku, 60; Kwaku Fosu, 21; Kofi Yeboah, 36; Ibrahim Alex Adamu; Kofi Baffour, …
Read More »CNN fires Chris Cuomo
CNN said Saturday that anchor Chris Cuomo has been “terminated” by the network, “effective immediately.” The announcement came after an outside law firm was retained to review information about exactly how Cuomo aided his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, when the then-governor was accused of sexual harassment. CNN …
Read More »Grusah boys end Kotoko’s unbeaten run
Asante Kotoko suffered their first defeat of the season against King Faisal in the Kumasi derby at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday. King Faisal forward Zubairu Ibrahim stole the show with a hat-trick to help the Isha Allah Boys secure an impressive 3-2 victory. Cameroonian Mfegue Omgba’s brace wasn’t …
Read More »Bulldog and A Plus clash over Stonebwoy’s UK concert
Singer, Kwame A Plus, has clapped back at artiste manager and entertainment critic, Bulldog, for belittling Stonebwoy’s strides in the UK last month. The two pundits who appeared on UTV’s flagship show, United Showbiz disagreed on whether Stonebwoy deserved praise for selling out the Indigo 02 at his recent show. …
Read More »WATCH: Kofi Kinaata thrills fans with rib-cracking jokes at ‘Made In Taadi’
Video Archive Kofi Kinaata entertains fans with jokes Kinaata holds ‘Made In Taadi’ in Accra Kinaata hailed by fans at musical concert Ghanaian singer, Martin King Arthur popularly known as Kofi Kinaata, doubled the fan at his recently held ‘Made In Taadi’ Corporate Highlife Show in Accra. The award-winning Fante rapper …
Read More »70-year-old security guard attacked at Chorkor
A security guard and a 70-year-old man were attacked with yet to be determined objects in the early hours of today, Sunday, December 5, at Chorkor. A statement issued by the Police on Sunday said a good Samaritan together with the Police rushed them to the Police Hospital for medical …
Read More »Victoria Hammah slams Keta SHS girl for rejecting Dubai trip
Keta SHS finishes third in 2021 NSMQ Fransisca Lamini celebrated for being first girl to make final in 8 years Fransica Lamini rejects Dubai trip Former Deputy Communications Minister, Victoria Hammah, has described as a betrayal, a decision by Francisca Lamini, the female member of the Keta Senior High School’s …
Read More »Two drivers, another dead; 7 injured in accident at Sege
Three persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident at Sege in the Greater Accra Region. Seven others are said to have sustained various degrees of injuries. The incident happened on Saturday, December 4, 2021, involving a Sprinter bus and a Ford both with passengers on board. A witness, …
Read More »Omicron Covid-19 travel bans on African countries unacceptable – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says recent travel bans imposed on multiple African Countries following the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 by South African scientists is unacceptable and regrettable. The President’s comments follow the decision by the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) to bar entry to …
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