LATEST UPDATES

19-year-old ‘galamsey’ operator sentenced

The Bole Magistrate Court has sentenced a 19-year-old old illegal mining (galamsey) operator, Issahaku Aziz, to 18 months imprisonment. The sentence was handed to him by His Worship, Andrew Prince Cudjoe, for possession of a stolen unregistered Apsonic Aloba motorbike valued at GHS 4,800.00. The prosecutor in the case, Chief …

Read More »

Ghana FA to decide on Coach CK Akonnor’s future on Friday

The Ghana FA will decide on the future of Black Stars coach Charles Akonnor on Friday at its emergency meeting. A meeting has been scheduled to review the performance of the Black Stars in their last two games in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the way forward for the team. …

Read More »

Nigerian military order troops to kill all bandits, protect civilians

Service Chiefs have ordered the elimination of all identified bandits terrorizing Nigeria. They also reminded troops to always observe the rules of engagement in the battle with bandits in Zamfara and other states. The Armed Forces directed commanders in charge of the ongoing anti-banditry operation in the North-West to personally …

Read More »

Morocco ruling party suffers heavy election defeat

Morocco’s long-ruling Islamists have suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections to liberal parties seen as close to the palace, according to provisional results announced early Thursday. The Justice and Development Party (PJD), which headed the ruling coalition for a decade, saw its support collapse from 125 seats in the …

Read More »

Guinea coup leaders ‘should get out’ – Uganda prez Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni has condemned the coup d’état that happened in Guinea on Sunday, describing it as “a step backwards”. He said the coup leaders should face sanctions and “get out”. “That’s unfortunate and it is a step backwards. Those military coups are of low value, we had them in …

Read More »

VIDEO: Afia Schwarzenegger, Ayisha Modi war turns spiritual

• Afia Schwarzenegger and Ayisha Modi’s fight has taken a spiritual turn • Afia has made a mockery of Ayisha Modi’s threats • The two have been engaged in several banters on social media lately At exactly 3pm on September 8, 2021, controversial Ghanaian comedienne, Afia Schwarzenegger took to social media and posted …

Read More »

hiSky expands its cooperation with Avanti Communications, offering satellite IoT network as a service over  Africa, Middle East, UK and Scotland

Due to the increasing demand for satellite connectivity in the IoT market, hiSky and Avanti Communications have decided to expand their cooperation, powering hiSky’s Agile IoT network with Avanti’s HYLAS HTS Ka-band beams, enabling affordable IoT satellite services across the British Isles. Tel Aviv, September 6, 2021 – The growth in …

Read More »

‘5.7M To Benefit From Government Water Projects’

The government is determined to ensure that by the year 2023, 5.7 million Ghanaians are put onto its ongoing water projects across the country. She said these included water projects in Keta, Damongo, Tamale Water, Sekondi, Wenchi, Yendi and Sunyani. According to Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Mrs …

Read More »

Nigeria still poverty capital of the world – FDC

Nigeria has maintained its position as the poverty capital of the world with 93.9 million of Africa’s most populous country currently living below the poverty line, analysts at Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited, have stated. Quoting the World Bank data, FDC said seven million Nigerians fell into extreme poverty in …

Read More »

Police warn troublemakers as Buhari visits IMO State

As the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) visits Imo State today (Thursday), the police have warned troublemakers to stay away from the state or risk the wrath of security operatives. This was as the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra surprisingly issued a sit-at-home order in Imo and four other …

Read More »

Societe General Ghana declares dividend of GH¢0.114

Societe General Ghana PLC has announced that the company’s directors will be recommending to the shareholders at the upcoming Annual General Meeting, the payment of a final dividend of GH¢0.114 per share for the 2020 financial year. All shareholders registered in the books of the company at the close of …

Read More »

Celebrities whose ‘unusual’ body types made them popular

• These celebrities won the hearts of Ghanaians with their unique body statures • They gained popularity by leveraging on the nature of their bodies • They have made money from their exposure There have been multiple instances where several Ghanaians have gained popularity overnight and this is not as …

Read More »

Buju speaks on his exit from Burna Boy’s label

Rising Nigerian musician, Daniel Benson aka Buju has spoken about his exit from Burna Boy’s independent record label, Spaceship Collective. Interviewed by host, Kojo Manuel on Y107.9FM’s Dryve of Your Lyfe, he explained that leaving the label was not because there was any bad blood between them but simply because …

Read More »

WATCH| Remembering Suzzy Williams 16 years after her death

• Today marks 16 years of the death of Suzzy Willaims • Suzzy died in a car crash on September 8, 2005 • She starred in movies including Tentacles and Calamity Today, September 8, 2021, marks exactly sixteen years of the demise of the celebrated young actress, Suzzy Williams, who died …

Read More »

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,083, active cases fall

As of 3 September 2021, Ghana’s COVID-19death toll was 1,083, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have indicated. Some 420 new cases were also recorded within that period. The active caseload has, however, fallen to 6,539. Out of that number, 44 are critical and 126 severe. Since …

Read More »