• The #FixTheCountry demonstration was held on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • The protest was covered extensively by both local and international media • The media highlighted the issues raised by the demonstrators After months back and forth with Ghana Police Service, the #FixTheCountry campaigners on Wednesday got their wish …
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Leave Buduburam Refugee camp before Sept 30 – DCE warns occupants
The Gomoa East District Security Council has charged persons occupying the Buduburam Refugee camp and the Ghettos to move from that enclave before 30th September 2021. The District Security Council said, there are no refugees in Buduburam again according to their records and they are going to mark all the …
Read More »Captain Smart invokes Dr. Nkrumah’s spirit through libation at #FixTheCountry demo
• Captain Smart has been captured seeking ancestral help to save the country • The viral video was taken during the #FixtheCountry demonstration held on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • The hashtag which began on social media has now morphed into a youth-led movement to protest against the unbearable living …
Read More »These big names were missing at the #FixTheCountry protest Thousands joined in the protest
• Protestors came out on August 4 for the #FixTheCountry protest • A number of big names were absent • They included names like John Dumelo and Yvonne Nelson After the #FixTheCountry protest and the magnitude of the numbers of protestors who hit the streets to register their displeasures with the way politicians …
Read More »Saglemi Housing: Four granted $322m bail, Collins Dauda on self-recognisance bail
The former Minister of Works and Housing, Collins Dauda, has been admitted to a self-recognizance bail in the Saglemi Affordable Housing project case. He was granted bail after he pleaded not guilty to charges, including causing financial loss to the state and was ordered to deposit his Ghanaian passport with …
Read More »Three persons killed in Sogakope road crash
Three persons have died in a ghastly road crash that occurred at Vume near Sogakope, on the Accra-Sogakope highway at about 6:30 pm on Tuesday, 3 August 2021. The deceased persons who are yet to be identified were plying the route in a tricycle (aboboya) when an over-speeding vehicle from …
Read More »Chief’s linguist shot dead during robbery operation in Bono Region
The linguist of the Abease Traditional Council’s chief has been shot dead in a robbery on the Prang road in the Pru West District of the Bono East Region. The deceased has been identified as Kofi Yeboah, who is also a teacher at the Abease Presbyterian Junior High School. The …
Read More »#FixTheCountry Protest: Angry protestor curses Akufo-Addo, breaks schnapps bottle
• An angry protestor smashed a schnapps bottle during the protests • He did this while raining curses at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo • According to him, he was calling on his ancestors to intervene in the affairs of the country An angry protestor at the just ended #FixTheCountry protest, …
Read More »StarTimes extends exclusive media rights to Coppa Italia & Supercoppa Italiana
Africa’s leading digital TV operator StarTimes has renewed exclusive rights to broadcast Coppa Italia & Supercoppa Italiana for further three seasons in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the contract with Lega Serie A, StarTimes extends the exclusive rights to the two Italian premier Cup competitions in English, French, Portuguese and African …
Read More »Staunch Asante Kotoko Fan Pledges To Dash Entire Team Perfumes If They Win 2021/2022 League
A businessman cum philanthropist Mr Kennedy Antoh has promised to give the entire Asante Kotoko team perfumes should be crowned as champions in the upcoming 2021/2022 league season. Mr Antoh is the Chief Executive Officer of the King of Perfumes Limited, a leading perfumes company in Ghana’s capital Accra. “I …
Read More »President Jacob Zuma to be allowed out of prison for trial
Former South African President Jacob Zuma will be allowed out of the prison to appear in person before the commission of inquiry on state capture. Zuma is expected to appear before a Pietermaritzburg court next week Tuesday. In a court order dated 4 August, Koen said the hearing will be …
Read More »AfCFTA provides platform for Africa’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery – Trade Minister
Alan Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has reiterated that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), will provide a unique platform to guide Africa’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery effort. Mr Kyerematen said this in his address at the maiden AfCFTA – Angola Business Investment Forum in Accra. The event …
Read More »Medeama beat Hearts to signing of Felix Annan – Reports
Ghana Premier League side Medeama SC are set to announce the signing of goalkeeper Felix Annan who is leaving Asante Kotoko this summer. The 26-year-old, who joined Kotoko in 2015 from WAFA, is heading for the exit and his next destination has been made, according to reports from Tarkwa. Hearts …
Read More »Olympic Games: Ghana qualifies for final of men’s 4x100m race
Ghana’s relay team has qualified for the final of the 4x100m event of the 2020 Olympic Games as the second fastest losers. Ghana’s team of Benjamin Azamati, Emmanuel Yeboah, Sean Safo Antwi and Joseph Paul Amoah managed to secure a ticket to the final despite finishing fifth in the heats. …
Read More »Pastor, 47, commits suicide after wife threatened to divorce him
A 47-year-old pastor, Francis Hammond, has committed suicide by hanging at Etii Sonkwa in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region over alleged threats by his wife to divorce him. Information gathered by EIB Network Central Regional Correspondent, Yaw Boagyan, indicated that the deceased went to his hometown …
Read More »The ‘hidden’ photo of Nkrumah you may never have seen
• Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is one of Ghana’s Founding Fathers • He was at the forefront of the independence declaration in March 1957 • A rare photograph was taken of Nkrumah on the day 6th March, 1957 was a day of joy for all Ghanaians. It was the day …
Read More »Qualified US-trained Ghanaian plastic surgeon Dr Michael K. Obeng arrested
• Dr Michael Obeng has been arrested by the MDC • He was arrested together with some quack doctors and dentists • Dr Obeng was operating without a valid licence Dr Michael K. Obeng, a US-trained Ghanaian qualified plastic surgeon has been arrested for working without a valid licence from …
Read More »Covid-19: Active cases spike to 6,766 as Volta, Bono emerge as hotspots
Volta, Bono and Bono East Regions are emerging as new hotspots for the Coronavirus infections, especially the Delta Variant.The Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions remain the traditional hotspots. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) said for instance, the Volta Region, which previously recorded 16 active cases on July 1, had recorded …
Read More »PHOTOS: Sam George shows romantic side
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Sam George, has shown his romantic side in a new social media post. The post was in commemoration of his ninth marriage anniversary with his wife, Vera George on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Mr George took to his Facebook page to celebrate the lady …
Read More »Ghana’s debt: Check out how much each citizen owes
Ghana’s current public debt stock of GHȼ334 billion means each citizen owes GHȼ11,133. That is, if the provisional public debt stock was evenly distributed among the 30 million Ghanaians at the end of June this year. Inference drawn from data provided by the Bank of Ghana suggests that the increase …
Read More »VIDEO: Angry #FixTheCountry demonstrators throw objects at journalists
Ghanaians championing the FixTheCountrydemonstration, including some celebrities, took to the streets to protest against the government on Founders’ Day, August 4, 2020. The march, which started from the Obra Spot at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, was a peaceful march. However, events took a different turn when the protesters …
Read More »Meet Edem, the man praised by the US govt for being the ‘engine’ behind LGBTQ+ advocacy in Ghana
At this year’s Pride Flag hoisting, United States Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie Sullivan singled one man out for praise for his work in advocating for the rights of the LGBTQI community in Ghana. The man is Shone Edem Lawrence who serves as an official mouthpiece for the LGBTQI community in …
Read More »FULL TEXT: Ruling by Accra High Court on Odartey Lamptey’s divorce case with Gloria Appiah
•Odartey Lamptey was granted ownership of his East Legon house •The court also accepted claims that he assaulted his wife •The court noted that the marriage could not be repaired On July 16, the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Cecilia Don-Chebe threw out an appeal by Gloria Appiah, …
Read More »VIDEO: Confusion rocks #FixTheCountry demo as protestors sack Some media house
Drama on the streets of Accra as a section of Ghanaians embark on the #FixTheCountry demonstration on August 4, 2021. A video which has emerged from the ongoing #FixTheCountry demonstration in Accra has shown livid protestors sacking some media houses from covering the protest. In a new video sighted by …
Read More »VIDEO: 76-year-old man with walking stick joins #FixTheCountry protest
• 76-year-old Solomon Boadu has joined the youth in the ongoing #FixTheCountry protest happening in Accra • Hundreds of Ghanaian youth have hit the streets of Accra to demand better economic management and jobs • The march which started at Obra spot at Nkrumah Circle is expected to end at …
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