Over the weekend, a video went viral in Uganda in which a vendor of a grasshopper delicacy was seen selling the produce in a Ugandan Airlines flight. The flight was confirmed as UG 446 heading to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, UAE on Friday, November 26, 2021. The video showed …
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Immigration Service processes 202 African nationals for repatriation
A total of 202 African nationals arrested for unlawful entry into Ghana through unapproved routes along the Ghana-Togo border are currently being processed by the Aflao Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for repatriation. Ninety-two of the illegal travellers were arrested on Saturday by the Defence Intelligence of …
Read More »Parliament is bloated, we can do with maximum 200 MPs – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
Majority Leader and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated that Ghana’s legislature has more lawmakers than required in his opinion. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu adds that the country can do with 200 Members of Parliament lamenting how increments of the numbers have been tainted with political considerations. He was responding to a question …
Read More »Rapper Gambo’s Father Passes Away
The father of versatile Ghanaian rapper, Gambo, has passed away. African Entertainment understands that his father, Bashir Annan passed away on November 26, 2021. The late Annan was born on November 11, 1948. He has since been buried in Kasoa, in the Central Region, in accordance with Islamic burial rites. …
Read More »Student Sentenced to death for Smuggling Squid game into North Korea
A man has reportedly been sentenced to death in North Korea for smuggling copies of Netflix’s blockbuster series “Squid Game” into the country. According to Radio Free Asia (via Variety), authorities were led to the man after they caught high school students watching the series. The report states that “Squid Game” was smuggled …
Read More »Stop migrating to urban cities for non-existing white color jobs – Chief lmam to youth
The Chief Imam of Achiase, a town along the Kumasi-Barrekese road in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of Ashanti Region, Imam Ahmed Adams Antwi has admonished the youth to stop migrating from their villages to the urban cities in search of non-existing white color jobs. The Imam was reacting to …
Read More »We’re on high alert against terrorism, other crimes – National Security Advisor
National Security Advisor, Brig-General (Rtd.) Emmanuel Okyere, says adequate measures have been put in place to deal with possible terror attacks in Ghana. Brig-General (rtd) Emmanuel Okyere maintains that recent terrorist attacks in neighboring West African countries have prompted the government to put measures in place. The National Security Advisor …
Read More »E/R: Bus carrying police band crashes
Three officers with the Eastern Regional Police Command are receiving intensive care at the Koforidua Regional Hospital after they got involved in an accident on the Aperede-Somanya road in the Eastern Region. They were among 17 members of the Command’s band on board a Mercedes Benz Sprinter Bus travelling from …
Read More »IGP cause arrest of police officer for allegedly harassing female victim
General Lance Corporal Victor Antwi Yeboah has been arrested for allegedly harassing and “violating the dignity” of a female victim. Dr George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector-General of Police, has reached out and spoken to the victim and assured her of thorough police investigations and any other necessary Police support, including psychological …
Read More »Anas wins ‘Foreign Journalist of The Year award’ in US
Anas Aremeyaw Anas, renowned Ghanaian undercover journalist, has been named the 2021 NABJ Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist of the Year Award recipient to be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021 in the United States of America. This was made known in a letter addressed to the investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw …
Read More »Andy Dosty recounts how he was embarrased in South Africa for playing KiDi’s ‘Touch It’
TWI NEWS Popular Ghanaian DJ cum radio presenter, Andy Dosty, has recounted a recent embarrassing moment at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2021 held in South Africa for playing KiDi’s ‘Touch It’. Speaking in an interview with his colleague KMJ on Joy Entertainment’s Daybreak Hitz, Andy Dosty disclosed that he had …
Read More »GISPA Conference Highlights The Need For Data Localization, Protection And Economisation
Business magnates within the telecommunication and data industry have underscored the need for Ghana to safeguard its data space in order to leverage on its predictability to spur economic growth. This was revealed at the Ghana Internet Conference 2021, headlined by the Ghana Internet Service Providers’ Association (GISPA) as part …
Read More »Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu narates how Bagbin sacked finance Minister Ofori-Atta from parliament
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has bemoaned the embarrassing manner in which the Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin ordered Finance Minister Ken Ofori -Atta out of the parliamentary chamber. He likens it to an order given to a lamb stating that under the standing orders, the finance minister is a member of …
Read More »Methodist Bishop, two others in court for destroying palm farm
A Bishop of the Methodist Church in Goaso, Bishop O.S.K Boakye, and two other individuals have been dragged before a High Court in Sunyani for unlawfully entering into a palm farm and alleged destruction of some cash crops and several foodstuffs. Plaintiff, Amma Serwaa, also of Goaso, through her lawyers …
Read More »17 police officers in near fatal crash, three in critical condition
About 17 police officers from the Eastern Regional Police Headquarters have been involved in a near-fatal accident on the Apirede Akuapem to Somanya road. Three of the officers in critical condition have been rushed to the Eastern Regional Hospital while the remaining are receiving treatment at Atua Government Hospital. The …
Read More »Watch how NDC’s Twum Boafo danced to celebrate rejection of 2022 budget
Parliament rejects 2022 budget Majority stages walkout prior to voting on budget approval Twum Boafo shares wild dance moves after budget rejection A video has emerged showing the reaction of former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Board to news of the rejection of the 2022 budget by Parliament. …
Read More »Inside story of why Minority refused Ofori-Atta’s request to see leaders in ‘chambers’
Minority demands Ken Ofori-Atta engages them publicly Sammy Gyamfi accuses minority leadership of championing their parochial interest Parliament rejects 2022 budget statement The minority caucus in parliament on Friday, November 26, 2021, in a voice vote shot down Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s request to engage the leadership of their side …
Read More »‘He’s going to destroy all my records – I want to cry!’ – Drogba hails Salah
Didier Drogba, has conceded that it is just a matter of time until Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah breaks all of his records. The Reds’ Egyptian star has proven to be one of the finest Premier League purchases in Anfield history. While he has had steady goal-scoring form since joining the club …
Read More »AU endorses Togo’s vaccine passports, first in Africa
Togo becomes the first African country to have a certified vaccine passport Sun, 28 Nov 2021Source: 3news.com The African Union (AU) has endorsed vaccine pass standard (Trusted Vaccines) and COVID-19 testing certificate standard (Trusted Travel) of the Republic of Togo. Togo is the “first country to offer a continental vaccine pass …
Read More »AFCON tickets to go on sale in December
The tickets for the Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Cameroon next year are set to go on sale from December. The competition’s Local Organizing Committee said on Wednesday that it has agreed with the Confederation of African Football to sell the tickets online and in established kiosks …
Read More »World Bank urges Ghana to create more decent jobs to spur economic growth
Ad The World Bank has urged Ghana to accelerate economic transformation by creating more decent jobs for its growing youthful population to address the fast-paced unemployment challenge in the country. The Bank noted that although the country had over the last two decades, become a rising star in Africa, nearly …
Read More »These are some proposals MPs received on resetting E-levy
Members of Parliament received a number of proposals from tax experts on the issue of the now controversial Electronic transactions levy (E-levy) that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta included in the 2022 budget. Whereas one expert asked for the total scrapping of the tax, another hailed it as ingenious with a …
Read More »VIDEO: I need to clean my private parts well so you can sniff it – Stephanie Benson to husband
Stephanie Benson displays couple goals with husband on social media Ghanaians react to Stephanie Benson’s ‘shower video’ on social media Stephanie Benson, husband mark 32 years of marriage READ ALSO: Tutulapato of TV3’s Talented Kidz gains admission to St. John’s Grammar SHS Ghanaian singer, Stephanie Benson, and her husband are ‘lovey-doveying’ on …
Read More »WATCH: Relive Nana Ama McBrown’s pumped-up ‘mini Samini’ concert on UTV
Actress, businesswoman, presenter, brand ambassador Nana Ama McBrown is surely a character with many parts and she delivers on each as and when. Of course, perhaps her best role is being the mother to Baby Maxine, her daughter who is clearly the apple of her eye. Singing it turns out …
Read More »Visually challenged man wins best farmer in AAK District
Madam Lydia Ama Aberesi, a 24-year-old blind farmer, emerged the overall best farmer in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) District of the Central Region. Madam Aberesi, together with her spouse, Mr Stephen Nkrumah also a farmer, have large acres of cassava, okra, maize, plantain, and pepper. For her prize, she was presented …
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