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Ivory Coast sets 2023/24 cocoa farmgate price at 1,000 FCFA

Ivory Coast has increased its cocoa farmgate price by 11.1% from 900FCFA to 1,000FCFA ($1.62) per kilogram for the 2023/24 crop season. The minister for agriculture and rural development, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, also announced the new farmgate price for coffee as 900 CFA francs/kg, representing a 20% raise. Ivory Coast, …

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‘Nana we are dying’ – Watch how Teshie residents booed Bawumia at commissioning of astroturf

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia suffered yet another embarrassing moment as some residents of Teshie in Accra booed him during the unveiling of a newly constructed artificial pitch in the area. The facility which was constructed by the former Member of Parliament of Ledzokuku, Bernard Okoe-Boye in partnership with the …

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‘Buthelezi’s spirit is rejoicing at Umkhosi Welembe’

Praise singer of the Zulu Royal household, Buzetsheni Mdletshe, says the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s spirit will be rejoicing at Umkhosi Welembe or Shaka Day Celebrations at KwaDukuza on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on Saturday. Buthelezi died earlier this month at the age of 95. Today’s commemoration is in honour of Shaka …

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How running stomach caused a Ghana Air Force pilot to make an emergency landing at Ofori Panin SHS

A Ghana Air Force helicopter had to make an emergency landing on the campus of Ofori Panin Senior High School for the pilot to attend to nature’s call. Initial report by Edhub on Twitter indicated that the helicopter was brought to the school to pick up a student who had …

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Watch video of Dr. Bawumia’s convoy stuck at Asempaneye in Ashanti Region

The convoy of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has been sighted to be struggling to get past a ditch following what seemed to be heavy rain fall in the Ashanti Region. The footage which was posted on the X social media platform of Accra-based TV3 on Thursday showed some residents …

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KNUST student commits suicide at Wassa Akropong

A level 200 student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has committed suicide after a few misunderstandings with his father at Wassa Akropong. Isaac Ofori is said to have gone out with his friends where he took in some hard liquors. This didn’t sit well with …

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Ghanaians in the USA demonstrate at UN HQ for change in Ghana

In a remarkable display of unity and determination, Ghanaians residing in the United States of America came together on September 20, 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Their purpose was to voice deep concern about the critical challenges facing their homeland, Ghana, with messages like “IMF …

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Newborn baby dumped into a river at Manso Tontokrom

Residents of Manso Tontokrom in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region were thrown into a state of shock after discovering that a newborn baby had been dumped into a river. The female child which is about a day old was found in a river called Asuofu. Kafagyin, an …

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Watch banter between Appiah Stadium and Wontumi at EC’s registration centre

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (a.k.a. Wontumi), crossed paths with Frank Kwaku Appiah (a.k.a. Appiah Stadium), a popular National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, at a centre for the ongoing voter’s registration exercise in the Ashanti Region. The two men engaged in a heated debate about who was going to win …

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One dead at Taifa Timber Market as traders, land guards violently clash over eviction

There are reports of violent clashes between traders and landguards at Taifa Junction over an eviction exercise at the Muus Timber Market (Ofankor Timber Market). According to multiple reports, the altercation between the two groups came about when the original owner of the land, on which the traders use as …

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