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Gambians await presidential result in test for young democracy

Gambians voted by dropping marbles into coloured tubs, due to high levels of illiteracy. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP/File) Gambians were waiting Sunday to find out the winner of the first presidential election in the tiny West African nation since former dictator Yahya Jammeh fled into exile, with incumbent Adama Barrow …

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Pastor guns down 2 people over wive’s divorce claims

Residents of Ahwiaa Anyinam, a suburb of the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti region were thrown into a state of shock and mourning after a 41-year-old pastor shot his brother-in-law and one other woman who had come for a counseling. A visit to the house by GhanaWeb’s Nana Peprah …

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2 men fight over the paternity of 2-month-old baby

Confusion at Saabo over paternity issues I only identify Kofi Wusu as my daughter’s husband – Parent I know who the father of my child – Akosua Margaret There is confusion among residents of Saabo, in the Asante Akyem South district in the Ashanti Region. According to an Adom TV …

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Uganda denies hitting civilians as it pursues rebels in DRC

Uganda on Friday dismissed as “baseless propaganda” reports that its airstrikes and artillery bombardments launched at several bases of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the Eastern Congo provinces of North Kivu and Ituri killed civilians. This come barely days after Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and their Congolese counterparts …

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Gyakie breaks music charts in Nigeria

Gyakie tops music charts Apple names Gyakie in top 100 annual music charts Gyakie’s remix song with Omar Lay pins her on the map Gyakie is making waves with her remixed version of her song ‘forever’ in Nigeria and has been named top 100 on Apple Music annual charts. Afrobeats artiste, Jackline Acheampong …

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10 stunning pictures of African goddess Hamamat

Hamamat Montia is considered a goddess for her beauty, relentlessness, business attitude, the mindset to succeed and put Ghana on the map, especially in the Northern region. Hamamat, since she settled in Ghana with her two daughters after her divorce, has delved into shea butter production. She has since worked …

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3 strange sex rituals practiced in Africa

Africa is indeed a strange continent with some of the weirdest traditions: from cleansing corpses and using the water to prepare communal meals to beat one another senselessly just to impress a woman, the continent is undeniably rich in culture. Whether these customs are beneficial in any way to those …

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Cocoa Farmers boycott National Farmers’ Day celebration

Cocoa farmers say they have been treated unfairly by COCOBOD Address issues regarding our pensions immediately, farmers to COCOBOD 60% of cocoa farmers in Ghana are poor, Research Members of the Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association (GNACOFA) boycotted this year’s farmers’ day celebration following what they described as the Ghana …

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What are the symptoms of Omicron?

The first cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have now been detected in the United Kingdom (UK). It was highlighted by scientists in South Africa as a potentially worrying new strain. What tests are used to detect Omicron? Swabs from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are sent …

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One shot dead as irate youth clash with police at Kotobabi

One person has reportedly been shot dead with another in critical condition after a group of irate youth clashed with the police at the Kotobabi market near Spintex. READ ALSO: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote against it The incident occurred on Wednesday …

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10 feared dead in gory accident at Sege

Ten persons are feared dead in a fatal accident at Sege in the Greater Accra Region on Saturday afternoon. It’s immediately not known what caused the accident involving two commercial mini buses. Both drivers and 3 passengers are still stacked in the wreckage at the time of filing this story. …

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Speeding motorbike runs over pedestrian at Nungua

A motorcycle with registration number M-19-GR 809 has knocked down a pedestrian on the Nungua- Kantamanto Road today. The rider whose name is yet to be known allegedly failed to stop when cars had stopped in an attempt to make way for a pedestrian to cross. However, the rider ended …

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PHOTOS: Akufo-Addo, South African president jet off to Kumasi

The President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday, December 4, 2021, welcomed the President of South Africa, H.E Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa to the Jubilee House. The South African leader arrived in the country this weekend for a 2-day state visit. READ ALSO:44 villages in …

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‘NMC you’re sick!’ – Captain Smart hits back

PLAY VIDEO Click Here to Watch in Twi   Captain Smart has responded to NMC Captain Smart was arrested for comments he made on his show NCM following his [Captain Smart] arrest said he crossed the line Blessed Godsbrain Smart, known popularly as Captain Smart, has vowed to speak to …

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The ghost town inside one of the richest neighbourhood in Accra

Housing issues affecting a great number of people in Accra Ghanaians pay huge sums of money for proper accommodation Houses of houses abandoned by the govt Overpopulation and housing issues are some of the major challenges the government of Ghana is facing currently in the country. In Accra, one would …

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How Alban Bagbin walked out of meeting over Kevin Taylor insults

Kevin Taylor accuses Bagbin of colluding with government to approve 2022 budget Parliament rejects 2022 budget Chaos in Parliament over 2022 budget Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, walked out of a meeting convened to deliberate on the 2022 budget over insults by US-based social commentator Kevin Taylor, Deputy Majority Leader, Alex Afenyo-Markin claims. …

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