The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, says the burning of excavators by the military task force clamping down on illegal mining is disheartening but a necessary evil in the fight against the canker. He said illegal mining is a threat to the environment, agriculture and sustainable development and therefore must …
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Mother of six murdered at Bekwai Huntaado
A fifty-year-old mother of six Yaa Adubia has been murdered by unknown assailants at Huntaado off the Mason road in the Asante Bekwai municipality of the Ashanti region. The incident happened on Monday, May 17, 2021. The lifeless body of the deceased was found in her garden. The body has …
Read More »Ghana’s Premier League is of low standard – Obiri Boahen
Ghanaian politician and astute Lawyer, Nana Obiri Boahen has revealed in an interview with Amansan Krakye that having watched a number of matches in the Ghana Premier League, he believes the standard is the lowest in the world. “I have watched a lot of matches in the current ongoing …
Read More »Police await final report on two-year-old boy sacrificed by father
Police Sergeant Apewe Achana told the Kaneshie District Court that the Police had been informed that the cause of death was “severe injury.” The prosecution said the final report of the cause of death would also enable the Police to prepare a duplicate docket to be forwarded to the Attorney …
Read More »Sammy Gyamfi ‘schools’ Nana Aba on NDC’s track record in the health sector
For people supporting the #FixTheCountry campaign, successive governments are equally to blame for their failure to ensure adequate development and governance which they say Ghana lacks after 64 years of independence. Media personality, Nana Aba Anamoah on Sunday took to her Twitter page to call out members of the opposition National Democratic …
Read More »Suspected Kidnappers Arrested In Tamale
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in Tamale in the Northern Region. Briefing the media at the Northern Regional Police Headquarters, the Northern Regional Police Commander, COP Timothy Bonga Yoosa, indicated that on May 13, 2021, at about 6:27 pm police picked up intelligence that three …
Read More »Heartbroken man commits suicide after wife dumped him for another man
suicide A man believed to be in his early 30s identified as Kwame has hanged himself after his wife dumped him for another man at Ohwim near Bantama in the Ashanti Region. The unfortunate incident has thrown residents of Ohwim and family members in a state of shock and mourning. …
Read More »NPP’s Kate Gyamfua to seek justice over burnt excavators
Kate Gyamfua, the National Women’s Organiser of the governing NPP has vowed to seek legal redress over the burning of her excavators and other mining equipment by members of ‘Operation Halt’. Her spokesperson, Ernest Yaw Kumi told Adom FM that, the action by the officials deployed to clamp down …
Read More »Gunshots fired as NDC supporters disrupt meeting of Salaga South executives
• Some persons believed to be supporters of the Salaga South MP stormed the constituency office to cause chaos • The incident happened during a meeting on Sunday • Some persons were assaulted while some properties were vandalised Uneasy tension is brewing in the camp of the opposition National Democratic …
Read More »I’ll never encourage my child to do music – Highlife legend
Ghanaian Highlife legend, Paa Solo of Sibo brothers has emphatically stated that he will never agree for any of his children to pursue music as a career. Stating his reasons for making such a statement especially after being in the music industry for over 15 years, he shared that, “Ever …
Read More »Two die in car accident, one electrocuted
Three people died in two separate accidents in the Kadjebi District. The first, which happened at Mempeasem, a farming community along Nkwanta-Kadjebi highway involved two people, whose tricycle crashed into KIA Hyundai vehicle at Poase-Cement and the second was a 14-year-old boy of Menuso, who was electrocuted. Mr Damian Abofua, …
Read More »Kenya rasta society in court over criminalization of weed smoking
• The Rasta Society of Kenya is in court over criminalization of weed smoking • RSK wants court to declare smoking a means of connecting with their maker • A court in 2019 said Rastafarianism was a religion Adherents of the Rastafarian faith in Kenya have gone to court over …
Read More »Exchange Rate: Outlook of Ghana’s cedi against foreign currencies
On the interbank board today May 17, 2021, the Ghana Cedi started the 21st trade week of the 2021 fiscal year on a stable note as it is trading against the dollar at a buying price of 5.7278 and a selling price of 5.7336. This means the exchange rate hasn’t …
Read More »Love Locked Down: Okyeame Kwame, wife tell their love story in book
Celebrated Ghanaian music Kwame Nsiah-Apau popularly known as Okyeame Kwame and his wife Annica Nsiah-Apau, have launched their first book titled ‘Love Locked Down’. The book which chronicles their love journey and proffers solutions to some marital and relationship issues was launched on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the Ecobank Headquarters …
Read More »Here is why your wife or girlfriend faking orgasms
Experienced sex and relationship coach, Dzifa Sweetness, has revealed on eTV Ghana’s In Bed with Adwen four major reasons why some women fake orgasms during sexual intercourse. Speaking with the host, Adwen the Love Doctor, on the popular adult show, Dzifa disclosed that there are instances where the women do …
Read More »Galamsey: NDC defends NPP’s Kate Gyamfua; says she was ‘scapegoated’ for fighting Akufo-Addo’s cousin
The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Eastern Region has accused the government of using the fight against galamsey to scapegoat one of its own, Kate Gyamfua, the Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and General Manager of licensed gold mining firm Xtra-Gold, by burning down 16 excavators and …
Read More »Andre Ayew hits stunner as Swansea City defeat Barnsley in Championship playoff semifinal
Ghana forward Andre Ayew scored a marvellous goal to propel Swansea City against Barnsley in the semifinal of the Championship playoff on Monday. The Jack Army inflicted a 1-0 loss on Barnsley at the Oakwell Ground to keep their qualification hopes to the English Premier League next season alive. Ayew …
Read More »Palestine hails Ghanaian journalist for covering London protest against violence in Gaza
Ghanaian journalist Mustapha Nii Okai Inusah known by the pen name Attractive Mustapha covered a protest at BBC Radio Northampton in the United Kingdom against the ongoing violence in Gaza Strip. Scores of UK citizens believed to be Palestinians gathered at Northampton to demonstrate their displeasure towards the seemingly unending …
Read More »Exlusive: Akufo-Addo Reviews Appointment Of Asomah-Cheremeh As Ambassador
President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has varied the ambassadorial appointment of former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh. Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh was initially appointed by the president to be Ghana’s Ambassador to Beijing/China but that appointment has been reviewed. Information from the grapevine indicates that following consultation with the Council …
Read More »I stopped Delta Force from doing galamsey – Removed Ashanti regn. Security boss
The Ashanti regional security coordinator who was recently attacked in his office by members of the vigilante group Delta Force has said the group targetted him because he prevented them from undertaking illegal mining. According to DCOP Ayensu Opare Addo, he has often had brushes with members of the group …
Read More »WATCH LIVE | Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial starts
Patricia de Lille will be in court today for Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial as the first witness to take the stand. While the state is ready to proceed with the trial, the proceedings are likely to be adjourned as Zuma’s new legal team will have to familiarise itself with the …
Read More »Galamsey fight: Change the approach else you’ll fail – Kennedy Agyapong to Akufo-Addo
Kennedy Agyapong, a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, has advised government to alter its approach in dealing with the menace of illegal small scale mining else it will fail. According to the Assin Central MP, the use of force which is currently the case with …
Read More »PHOTOS: 3 Paddies Grabbed For Stealing Goats, Sheep, Fowls
THREE suspects are currently in the grips of the Kyebi Police for allegedly stealing 20 livestock- 13 live goats, 5 dead goats, and 2 sheep at Akyem-Akropong in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region. The suspects-Bismarck Togbor, 43; Kwame Danso, 32, and Eric Owusu, 20, were grabbed at …
Read More »8-day ‘dumsor’ ends today
A scheduled 8-day load shedding exercise in parts of Accra is expected to end today Monday, 17 May 2021. Load shedding exercise began on Monday, 10 May 2021. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in a statement indicated that the power cut is necessary to enable its contractors to …
Read More »Couple killed, three injured as rains batter Kumasi suburbs
A man and his wife were killed while three others got injured following a downpour in parts of the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, over the weekend. The couple have been identified as Doye Baanda, a 32-year-old artisan and his wife Joyce Larweh, a 42-year-old petty trader. The couple, who …
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