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 …
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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 …
Read More »How space is being used to track South Africa’s critically endangered ecosystem
Conservationists in South Africa have developed a new app that will help them to monitor South Africa’s unique renosterveld landscapes using satellite images to detect when farmers are illegally encroaching into this critically endangered ecosystem. The renosterveld means rhino fields. It’s a land of rolling hills stretching across the Western …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Haruna rejected de-escalation idea, I begged him to accept – Muntaka reveals
Parliament has formed a committee to de-escalate tensions The House has recently witnessed near-violent scenes The committee is made up of 10 members from both sides of the House Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has revealed that Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, was against the call for …
Read More »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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