Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah has signed a bumper two-year deal with Saudi Arabian Pro League side Al Batin FC, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. The 29-year-old was available on a free transfer after leaving Turkish Super Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor where he spent two seasons. Al Batin played in the Saudi top …
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BoG in talks with Kantanka on production of armoured bullion vans for banks
In December last year, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) after a meeting with cash operation managers directed all deposit-taking institutions to acquire armoured bullion vans for cash operations. Six months down the line, not much has been seen in that regard. Recent attacks and subsequent loss of life of a police …
Read More »Fuel prices to hit GH¢7 per litre by close of year – IES predicts
Fuel prices could hit GH¢7 per litre by the end of the year, the Institute of Energy Security (IES) has said. On Saturday, June 19, some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) began to adjust their pumps, selling petrol and diesel at GH¢6.23 per litre. The 3 percent increment is attributed …
Read More »2020 Election Petition was about EC Chair’s declaration; not pink sheets – Tsatsu Tsikata
Lawyer for the John Dramani Mahama in the 2020 Presidential Election Petition, Tsatsu Tsikata, has explained that his client’s case was centred on the legality of Electoral Commission’s Chairperson’s declaration of the presidential results. He said the case had little to do with polling station results for which pink sheets would have been …
Read More »WATCH: CCTV captures scary moment armed robbers stormed barbering shop
The identities of a group of armed robbers have been revealed as CCTV captures the moment they raided a barbering shop In the videos uploaded on social media, two of the three robbers walked into the barbering shop, while one attacked a man standing outside. The robber pointed a handgun …
Read More »Two Karela United fans arrested for assaulting Medeama players, five suspects on the run
Two Karela United fans have been arrested for attacking Medeama players and smashing the windows of the team’s bus following a feisty FA Cup match at Aiyinase on Sunday while five more suspects remain on the run. Two men – David Yankey nicknamed Akpale, 32, and Jonathan Essien, 33, …
Read More »You are lazy if you manage pain with painkillers – Doctor
Health expert, Doctor Muftawu Mohammed, has asserted that it is wrong to manage body pains, whether internal or external, with pain killers. According to him, managing pain with painkillers is simply a lazy man’s approach and not recommended. He said this during an interview with Nana Yaw Odame on …
Read More »VIDEO: Computer Man begs Akufo-Addo to appoint COP Kofi Boakye as IGP
• Prophet Eric Amponsah has pleaded with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to appoint COP Nathan Kofi Boakye as IGP • According to Computer Man, COP Kofi Boakye has the capacity to deal with crime-related activities recorded in the country • He made the appeal while sharing his views on recent …
Read More »WATCH: Frail Gbagbo attends church in first public appearance since his return
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo attended mass in Abidjan on Sunday, one of his first public appearances since returning home after nearly a decade in exile. To the surprise of churchgoers, Gbagbo showed up at St. Paul Cathedral, where he was greeted by Cardinal Jean Pierre Kutwa. The …
Read More »Man, 34, stabbed to death with kitchen Knife by family member
A 34-year-old man Kwame Frimpong has been stabbed to death at Akyem Oda -Nkwanta in Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern Region. The deceased was stabbed multiple times with a kitchen knife in both left and right ribs by the suspect Nana Kwame, 36, who is a family member. The …
Read More »VIDEO: Fire guts warehouse at Madina
Fire has gutted the warehouse of Lesfam Company Limited, a beverages distributor at Madina Ritz Junction in Accra. The fire incident occurred in the late hours of Sunday, June 20, 2021 during a downpour in the area. The cause of the fire, which destroyed goods worth thousands of cedis, is yet …
Read More »VIDEO: 61-year-old man jailed for insulting ‘Abusuapanin’
A 61-year-old ‘drunk pastor’, Kwaku Amofa has been jailed for twelve months at the Kumasi Central Prison for insulting the head of his family. Speaking to crimecheckghana, the pastor admitted insulting his family head, but claimed, he thought it was a trivial issue that would not have ended him …
Read More »Liverpool sign Abdul Fatawu Issahaku as club president confirms deal
Liverpool has reportedly completed the signing of Ghanian wonderkid Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, according to his current club’s chairman. Issahaku has become a rising star for Steadfast FC in the second tier of Ghanian football and for his national team’s youth sides over recent seasons. In fact, he has impressed …
Read More »Five illegal miners grabbed in Obuasi
Five illegal miners have been arrested at Buabenso in the Adansi Akrofuom of the Ashanti Region. The Obuasi police acted upon a tip-off that a group has defied the government order to halt illegal mining also known as Galamsey. The police command swooped on these five illegal miners at Buabenso …
Read More »Armed boys in viral video charged
The three gun-wielding boys captured in a viral video have been charged by the police. Two of the three in the video together with a pastor brother of one were arrested by the police in Obuasi on Thursday, June 17. They were quickly transferred to the Ashanti Regional Police …
Read More »11-year-old alleged robber butchers security man in Kokode
A 30-year-old Security man, Kwadwo Ayem, has allegedly been attacked and butchered by an 11-year-old boy identified as ‘Aboade3’ at Kokode in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region. According to reports, the victim Kwadwo Ayem was attacked in broad daylight by Aboade3 and his gang. The victim Kwadwo …
Read More »Ghanaians on social media hound Rebecca Akufo-Addo over husband being ‘sleepless’
What looked like a romantic father’s day message to her husband, President Nana Akufo-Addo, turned sour as Ghanaian social media users directed their anger on first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo. She took to social media Sunday to praise her husband on father’s day and expressed how proud she was that Nana …
Read More »Police on the hunt for killer of Besease Basic School teacher
The Police in Okorase in the Eastern Region are on the hunt for the killer[s] of Besease Basic School teacher who was shot dead over the weekend. According to reports, Mr. Solomon Arhin, a 36-year-old man was murdered on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The sad incident reportedly occurred around …
Read More »Akufo-Addo re-elected ECOWAS chair
President Akufo-Addo has been re-elected as Chairman, Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Heads of States of the Authority at its 59th Ordinary Session held on June 19, 2021 in Accra, by consensus, decided that President Akufo-Addo should stay on …
Read More »Mining pit kills man at Esaase
A 25-YEAR-old man has been trapped to death in a mining pit at Esaase in the Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region. Solomon Zakari, the deceased, allegedly met his untimely death whilst mining for gold with his two other colleague illegal miners. The deep pit caved in and trapped …
Read More »Dagbong SHS probes ‘sexual gestures’ by students
The management of the Dagban State SHS in Yendi in the Northern Region has begun probing circumstances that led to first year students of the school being ordered to perform sexual gestures as part of their initiation to the school by their seniors. The immoral gestures were videoed and disseminated …
Read More »Here is how the cedi is performing against major foreign currencies as of June 21
• The cedi traded against the dollar at a mid-rate of 5.7512 • It’s trade value against the Pounds Sterling stands at 7.9450 mid-rate • The Euro, however, went up at a mid-rate of 6.8242 On the interbank board today, June 21, 2021, the Ghana Cedi is trading against …
Read More »VIDEO: Yaw Dabo flaunts adorable baby
Kumawood actor, Samuel Yaw Dabo, has claimed his position as a father in a bid to be celebrated in this year’s Fathers’ Day. Yaw Dabo was captured rocking a half-caste baby he paraded as his, while enjoying a cozy ride with some persons. The actor, who is believed to be …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: A Rich Man Promised Me $5,000 But Don Little Sold Me Out With Lies – Funny Face
Award winning Ghanaian actor and comedian Funny Face opens up on how colleague actor and friend Don Little made him loss $5,000 According to him, Don Little sold him out to a rich man who wanted to give him $5,000 dollars for helping Don Little become a star Funny …
Read More »50 Cent is not Dead
News of rapper 50 Cent’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the June 2021 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the rapper best known for hit …
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