• Ghana’s Martha Pobee has been appointed by the United Nations as Assistant Secretary-General for Africa • Ms. Pobee succeeds Bintou Keita of Guinea • Pobee comes to the job with more than 30 years of experience in international affairs and diplomacy. United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, has on …
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Shatta Wale kneels before Archbishop Duncan Williams for prayers
Shatta Wale has paid a visit to Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams in his office The renowned prophet was captured in a viral photo praying for the dancehall artiste Shatta Wale in all humility knelt before the man of God A heart-warming picture of Archbishop Duncan Williams offering prayers to dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, …
Read More »Six dead, more than 50 injured after bus catches fire in Tshwane
Tshwane metro police spokesperson Isaac Mahamba said six people were burnt beyond recognition Image: Supplied: TMPD/Isaac Mahamba Six people died and at least 57 others were injured, one critically, when a bus caught fire in Tshwane on Friday afternoon. The incident took place on the R573 Moloto Road. Tshwane metro police …
Read More »Nigerian army chief Ibrahim Attahiru killed in air crash
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionGen Attahiru was only appointed to the post in January Nigeria’s army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash in the north-western state of Kaduna, officials say. The incident happened as the plane was trying to land in bad weather, the military said. …
Read More »Tema: ECG’s 33kv cable set ablaze by unknown persons
A 33kv Electricity cable connected to a Pylon (High Tension) belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana, has been set ablaze by unknown persons. The Pylon, which is fenced with a wire mesh adjacent to the Ghana Grid Company GRIDCo close to the Tema Oil Refinery, is suspected to …
Read More »Ho: Court remands 21 LGBTQ suspects
A Ho Circuit Court has remanded some twenty-one persons believed to be activists and members of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Society into police custody. The suspects were earlier arraigned before the court by the Volta regional police command. The suspects including sixteen (16) females and five (5) male counterparts …
Read More »EU to remove Ghana from money laundering list
Ghana is to be removed from the European Union’s money laundering list, government has announced. According to the Jubilee House, the EU is taking the decision as a result of Ghana’s efforts in implementing the Action Plan of the International Country Risk Guide. A government statement Friday also noted Ghana …
Read More »Adwoa Safo reverses decision to sack School feeding Boss
The Gender and Social Protection Minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has reversed her decision to sack the head of Ghana’s School Feeding program. Madam Gertrude Quashigah was fired in a statement issued by Adwoa Safo on Tuesday. The statement directed her to hand over to the chief director of the Gender …
Read More »Involve us in the fight against galamsey – Chinese Gov’t to Ghana
Chinese governmentt The Chinese government has expressed its disappointment following the involvement of their nationals in illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) as they proposed the Chinese government inclusion in the galamsey fight. They have also proposed a travel blacklisting of its nationals engaged in illegal mining. A delegation from the …
Read More »Man Butchered, Tongue Removed
The Police in Adeiso of the Eastern Region is currently investigating an attempted murder of a man found in a near-death situation. The man is currently in critical condition and had his tongue reportedly slashed and wounds inflicted on his face and jaw area. Rainbow Radio’s Prince Collins Bening reporting …
Read More »Man, 30, Drowns In Galamsey Pit
A 30-year-old suspected illegal miner has drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit at Akyem Akanteng in West Akyem Municipality in the Eastern Region The deceased, Fulam Tasira, a mechanic reportedly drown while escaping arrest after a false alarm that the military task force clamping down on illegal miners was trooping …
Read More »Traditional worshippers to get official public holiday
Traditional worshippers in Lagos State will soon get an official public holiday set aside for them to celebrate like their Christian and Muslim counterparts. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, Commissioner for Tourism in the state, and Special Adviser to the governor, disclosed this while giving an account of their stewardship in the last …
Read More »As Tanzania makes U-Turn; Eritrea, Burundi still without vaccine plans
A handful of vaccine holdouts in the world’s least-inoculated continent could pose another big challenge for global efforts to end the pandemic. Burundi, Tanzania and Eritrea have so far rejected the World Health Organization’s advice to register for Covax, an initiative to distribute vaccines to poorer countries, with some officials …
Read More »Ugandan school detains 34 pupils after donor fails to clear fees
The administration of Christ the King Nursery and Primary School in Tororo Municipality of Uganda has resolved to detain about 34 pupils after their donors failed to clear fees amounting to about Shs16 million. The affected pupils are from poor families that were reportedly admitted to the school by Rebecca …
Read More »Ghana misses out on US$558.1 million G20 debt relief
Government has missed out on the opportunity to save nearly US$560m in debt servicing costs after it elected not to take part in a debt relief initiative for lower income countries badly hit by the pandemic. The Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), championed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and …
Read More »Nigeria army chief killed in aircraft crash
Nigeria’s army chief has died in a helicopter accident in the north central Kaduna State, multiple local media portals have reported. Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru was appointed to the top post months back after President Muhammadu Buhari changed the entire top brass of the military hierarchy. Government has yet to …
Read More »VIDEO: Kweku Flick copy’s all my style; He even talk like me – Kwesi Arthur
. Ghanaian rapper, Kwesi Arthur has asserted that Kweku Flick talks just like him . He has ‘squashed’ claims that Kweku Flick is emulating his style . Kwesi Arthur says he is considering a collaboration with the ‘Money’ hitmaker someday Ghanaian rapper, Kwesi Arthur has maintained that aside from ‘singing alike’, his colleague, Kweku Flick …
Read More »A-G’s witnesses contradicting themselves under cross-examination normal – Justice Honyenuga
• The Appeal court judges have come under criticism for throwing inconsistent account from witnesses under the carpet • Supreme Court Judge says the inconsistent witness accounts will not affect the outcome of the case. • The trial case involving the former COCOBOD boss has been ongoing for more than …
Read More »Shatta Wale kneels before Archbishop Duncan Williams for prayers
Shatta Wale has paid a visit to Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams in his office The renowned prophet was captured in a viral photo praying for the dancehall artiste Shatta Wale in all humility knelt before the man of God A heart-warming picture of Archbishop Duncan Williams offering prayers to dancehall artiste, Shatta …
Read More »Hearts of Oak move to 1st position with a win over Eleven Wonders
•Kwadwo Obeng Jnr’s strike moves Hearts of Oak from second to first • Accra Hearts of Oak are leading the Ghana Premier League table for the first time since 2016 • A win for Asante Kotoko over WAFA will send the Phobians back to the second spot Accra Hearts of Oak has moved to the …
Read More »VIDEO: Davido acquires 2021 Rolls Royce Cullinan worth about $500,000
Nigerian singer, Davido, has just acquired a brand new 2021 Rolls Royce Cullinan worth about $500,000, which is equivalent to GH₵2,888,072. The singer took to Instagram to share photos of his brand new car as he poses with it. He wrote in the caption: “We rise by lifting others but …
Read More »Atubiga leaves NDC, forms new party
A member of the National Democratic Congress’ communication team, Mr. Stephen Atubiga has ditched the biggest opposition party in Ghana. “I’ve resigned from the NDC, I’m no more a member of the party and officially, I’ve put out a release and the party’s copies would be dropped on them today”, Mr …
Read More »Israel-Palestinian ceasefire comes into effect
A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come into effect. The ceasefire began early on Friday, bringing to an end 11 days of fighting in which more than 250 people were killed, most of them in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas claimed …
Read More »NDC shoots down all EC’s proposed reforms
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has punched holes into all the proposed electoral reforms by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), calling them a “sham”. At a press conference addressed by the party’s Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah on Thursday, May 20, 2021, the party subjected all the four reforms to scrutiny …
Read More »VIDEO: Arrest Close Friends Of Leticia & All Teachers In The School – Opambour To Police
Opambour Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom popularly known as Opambour has spoken about the sad demise of Leticia Kyere. The death of the JHS 3 student of Miracle Junior High School has really hit the prophet. Speaking about the issue he said close friends of the girl should be arrested by …
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