• Roy Hodgson has left his role as Crystal Palace manager • Jordan Ayew scored just once in the just ended season • The Ghanaian had a lot of games under the English man Black Stars striker, Jordan Ayew, has bid farewell to his departing Crystal Palace manager, Roy Hodgson. Roy Hodgson won’t …
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Two pickpockets nearly lynched by angry mob, Ghanaian celebrities react
• A viral video showed two alleged pickpockets accosted and beaten by members of the public at the Accra Mall • According to the celebrities, such mob action stood, condemned and citizens must be extensively enlightened on the need to follow due process of the law • To them, identities …
Read More »Amerado shares ordeal about coming up as a rapper
Ghanaian rapper Amerado has said the decision to pursue rap music has been challenging though he is gradually fitting into the music industry. According to the rap sensation known in real life as Derrick Sarfo Kantanka, many talented rappers have fallen along the line due to their inability to change their …
Read More »Kojo Antwi makes rare appearance at Stonebwoy’s ‘Anloga Junction’ virtual concert
Stonebwoy brought the fire and the rave to the Bayview Village arena Saturday (May 22) at the first anniversary of “Anloga Junction” in a grand virtual concert and brought out a special guest – Ghanaian legendary highlife artiste, Kojo Antwi. Performing “Nkuto” (featuring Kojo Antwi) from his critically acclaimed chart-topping fourth career studio …
Read More »Young Nigerian entrepreneur receives $2 million to expand his startup operation
Mono, a Nigerian startup, has raised $2 million from five investors, to help digital businesses to access financial data and accounts of customers. This fundraising is one out of many. The recent funds was obtained from a seed round, however, the Nigerian API firm, which wires customers and digital businesses …
Read More »Nigerian drug kingpin offered $24,500 bribe to evade arrest at Lagos airport
• The suspect is a Brazil-based Nigerian drug kingpin, Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku • He was arrested at the Lagos airport by operatives of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA • He failed to compromise NDLEA officials with a bribe of $24,500 A Brazil-based Nigerian drug kingpin, Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku …
Read More »Exhume, rebury Robert Mugabe: Zimbabwe court slaps livestock fine on widow
Two years after the death of the enigmatic and charismatic Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace has been fined five cows and two goats by a traditional court in the country for the transgression of not burying her husband according to traditional customs. Mrs. Mugabe was tried in absentia …
Read More »Malian president, PM ‘arrested,’ hauled to military HQ
• President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane were arrested late Monday • They were hauled to Kati, the centre of Mali’s military apparatus • The reason for the arrest has been put down to a cabinet reshuffle that sidelined two military officers from the transitional government Malian soldiers unhappy …
Read More »Video of woman fighting health worker for not speaking Ewe causes stir on social media
• The incident reportedly occurred at the Sogakope Hospital • According to the patient’s relative she does not understand why her mother who does not speak the Twi language was being addressed by a worker who could not speak their native Ewe language in the Volta Region • The …
Read More »Nigeria protesters block Abuja highway after kidnapping surge
Hundreds of protesters partially blocked a highway into Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Monday after residents reported a spate of kidnappings in the area. Setting tyres on fire, the crowd barricaded a section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway in the Tafa area of Niger state, bordering the federal capital, an AFP …
Read More »Two grabbed in possession of heavy weapons at Tamale
Two persons are in the grips of the Northern Regional Police Command for allegedly possessing firearms without authority in Tamale. At a media briefing in Tamale, Deputy Northern Regional Police Commander DCOP Moses A. Atibilla said a joint operation by the Counter-Terrorism Unit, Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the …
Read More »Nigeria examines the causes of rampant plane crashes
Observers in the aviation industry note that in February, a military aircraft crashed near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in which seven people died. They recalled that in 2021 alone, we had three crashes associated with the military — on February 27, March 31 and the third one was …
Read More »Three perish, five injured in fuel tanker accident
Three people, including a two-year-old boy, perished when a speeding fuel tanker was involved in an accident at Onyinanumfo in the Ahafo-Ano South-West District of the Ashanti Region, on Monday, May 24. The tanker said to be carrying diesel from Kumasi, which was to be off-loaded at Tepa, reportedly …
Read More »Government releases funds for SHS Feeding
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has released an amount of Gh¢125,998,145.00 to the Buffer Stock Company and Headmasters of Senior High Schools for the payment of perishable food items for the school feeding programme across the country. Out of the total amount paid on May 14, 2021, Gh¢83, 184,673.00 was …
Read More »Central University Kumasi Law Faculty shut down by National Accreditation Board
• The Kumasi Law Faculty of the Central University College was closed down for operating without authorisation from NAB • Affected students for the 2020/2021 academic year are being sorted out by the university • The main campus of the Central University College remains a top tier accredited tertiary institution …
Read More »Three perish, five injured in fuel tanker accident
Three people, including a two-year-old boy, perished when a speeding fuel tanker was involved in an accident at Onyinanumfo in the Ahafo-Ano South-West District of the Ashanti Region, on Monday, May 24. The tanker said to be carrying diesel from Kumasi, which was to be off-loaded at Tepa, reportedly caught …
Read More »Niger Delta gangs attack Ghanaian vessel at sea
• The Gang men gained access to the vessel and sorted the expatriate crew from the Ghanaian counterparts, where they took the former in their skiffs • Reports say MV Atlantic Princess crew failed to post lookout personnel • Information gathered said the armed gangsters disconnected all the communication systems …
Read More »Nigeria examines the causes of rampant plane crashes
Observers in the aviation industry note that in February, a military aircraft crashed near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in which seven people died. They recalled that in 2021 alone, we had three crashes associated with the military — on February 27, March 31 and the third one was on …
Read More »Kejetia market to close at 7pm from June 2021
Kumasi City Markets Limited, Managers of the Kejetia Market, one of the landmark trading centres in the West-African sub-region, has announced that the facility will close at 7pm from June 1, this year. Managing Director, Kofi Dufour Addai, said the decision was to reduce the cost of operation, and also …
Read More »Massive reshuffle hits Minerals Commission
The Minerals Commission, as part of efforts to restructure its hierarchy, has undertaken a massive reshuffling of its staff in various parts of the country. The Commission has also created more regional, districts and satellite offices to decentralize the licensing regime and enhance monitoring of mining operations. According to the …
Read More »MP to appear before court over US$2.4 million fraud
• David Vondee is alleged to have collected US$2.4 million between August 2015 and July 2016 when his NDC party was in • He has been charged with two counts of defrauding by false pretence contrary to Section 131 (1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 • Investigation showed later that …
Read More »Black Lives Matter activist shot in London
Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head, her party says. The Taking the Initiative Party said she was being treated in intensive care after being “brutally attacked” in the early hours of Sunday. The 27-year-old was taken to a south London …
Read More »VIDEO: Lady roaming for network falls off storey building
A yet-to-be identified Ghanaian lady based in Egypt is currently battling for life after falling off a three-storey building. The incident is said to have occurred while she was roaming in her apartment in search of mobile network. Reports indicate she roamed the entire apartment but to no avail. Though details …
Read More »Don’t cry foul if you lose 2024 after boycotting IPAC meetings – NDC told
Former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Stephen Atubiga has chided the political party for staying out of the Electoral Commission’s forum to discuss new reforms to make Ghana’s electoral process better. According to him, it’s imperative that every political party join the Electoral Commission and support it to deliver …
Read More »NDC runs to Appeals Court for cover in Techiman South case
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is currently seeking cover at the Appeals Court after a move to amend its earlier stance on a ‘no collation’ in the Techiman South Constituency was rejected by the Wenchi High Court. The petitioners had originally claimed there was no collation of the 2020 parliamentary election …
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