Four mourners including a child have died in a fatal accident on the Nkawkaw-Kwahu-Atibie road in the Eastern Region. The accident occurred Tuesday, May 25 around 2:30 pm. The deceased persons were reportedly carrying funeral logistics from Tease in Afram Plains South District heading towards Nkawkaw but the break …
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3 uniformed policemen steal GH¢18,000, seize Mercedez Benz at gunpoint
A 3-member police patrol team have robbed a young man at gunpoint at Haatso, a suburb of Accra after they initially stopped and searched him for driving a sleek Mercedes Benz with DV registration 2508. The incident occurred on Friday 21, May at about 11:20pm when Abdullai Ibrahim, the victim, …
Read More »Minister Commends Oti Landfill Contractor
Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has commended the contractor working on the Oti Landfill in the Ashanti Region, describing work done so far as “very impressive and beautiful.” She consequently encouraged the contractor to work on schedule to enable the government to showcase the …
Read More »Flee from Ghana because it is no longer safe for you – Kate Gyamfua told
Chief Editor for Daily Democrat Newspaper Opare Gyan in an interview has advised the Women’s Organizer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kate Gyamfua to leave the country because she is not safe. Speaking in an interview on Radio 1 morning show with Nana Kwabena Addo, he alleged that Kate Gyamfua …
Read More »VIDEO: Police whip handcuffed suspect with broom
Police at Akyem Abomosu in the Eastern Region have been captured in a video physically assaulting a suspected notorious robber with a broom. The Police officers can be seen in the video hitting the head of the suspect identified as Olentei multiple times with a broom, while in handcuffs and …
Read More »C/R: Headmistress prevents five pregnant pupils from writing BECE
The headmistress of Efutu M/A Basic school has prevented five final year pupils from writing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) because they are pregnant. According to the students, the headmistress, Evelyn Efua Panyin, does not allow final year students who are pregnant to write their final exams. One of the …
Read More »Taxi driver found dead at Akyempim, vehicle missing
A thirty year-old taxi driver has been found dead at Akyempim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality. His vehicle has been taken away by the suspected criminals. The deceased who used to operate within Tarkwa and its environs has been identified as Ernest Essuman. The inhuman act happened in the late hours …
Read More »Net2’s Kweku Annan slaps GH¢2.5million defamation suit on Nigel Gaisie
• Kweku Annan has sued Nigel Gaisie • He is demanding GH¢2.5M in defamatory charges • Nigel Gaisie accused Kwaku Annan of using his platform to extort money The media war between Kwaku Annan of Net2 TV and Nigel Gaisie, the founder of Prophetic Hill Chapel, has finally ended up …
Read More »Akufo-Addo bans Ministers, deputies, other appointees from using sirens
• President Akufo-Addo has banned the use of sirens by some of his appointees • The president says anyone who violates the law on sirens will be prosecuted • The ban affects ministers and their deputies The nuisance associated with government officials disturbing road users with their sirens seems …
Read More »Akufo-Addo compromising NDC MPs with double salary case – Amidu
• Martin Amidu has written his latest epistle, touching on the subject of the double salary of MPs • He has denied ever investigating the case as claimed by the Attorney General, Godfred Dame • He also accuses President Akufo-Addo of using the case to hold some MPs down Martin Amidu, …
Read More »These are the five bills Ghana’s 8th Parliament will consider as it resumes after recess
• Ghana 8th Parliament will resume on Tuesday May 25, 2021 • The House is expected to consider number of Bills • The Bills when passed will be of key interest to businesses and consumers Ghana’s Parliament will resume after an almost 2-month long recess, a statement released by the Public Affairs Department …
Read More »VIDEO: ‘You will be missed’ – Jordan Ayew bids farewell to Roy Hodgson
• 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 …
Read More »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 …
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