Former President John Dramani Mahama has lamented the current state of Libya since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown over a decade ago. Mahama pointedly accused foreign powers of taking out Gaddafi which situation he said had thrown the North African country into a state of insecurity. He stressed that Libyans he was sure …
Read More »Ghanaian jailed 9 years by US court over US$36m scam, to repay US$2.9m
Three months on from when he was convicted for money laundering, a US-based Ghanaian, Fred Asante, has been jailed 9 years by a court in the Southern District of New York in the United States. Initially arrested on February 17, 2021, as a member of a criminal money laundering syndicate …
Read More »VIDEO: How a Ghanaian player was sacked by Italian club for engaging in juju
A Ghanaian player’s obsession with black magic (juju) cost him a career at an Italian club, former Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has alleged. According to him, the said player developed a habit of leaving the dressing room for game late. His unusual and strange pre-match ritual raised suspicions …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: 22-year-old woman dragged on the floor by a driver over GH¢80 MoMo
A Yango driver believed to be in his 30s is in the grips of the police after he was arrested for dragging a passenger in front of her house after the two got into a disagreement over a change of GH¢80. The victim, Sheila Taasha Osei-Boahene, a 22-year-old nursing …
Read More »Here is the military officer who has been banned by GFA for role in match fixing
An officer of the Ghana Armed Forces Danso Wiredu Mensah is among players who have been banned by the Ghana FA for their role in match-manipulation plot between Ashanti Gold and Inter Allies. Danso Wiredu Mensah who was the goalkeeper for Inter Allies in their game against Ashgold conceded seven …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: Suspected assailant beaten to death by man and his two wives
An unidentified assailant has been beaten to death by a man and his two wives at Sekyere Afram Plains in the Ashanti Region. The deceased is said to have attacked a house where a man married to two wives lived and shot the husband. As narrated by the District Chief …
Read More »Six children killed by saloon car buried at Ankaase
Six out of the seven school children who were knocked down and killed by a vehicle have been given a mass burial at Ankaase in the Krachi West District of the Oti Region. At the mass burial service, residents converged to pay their last respects while others cried their hearts …
Read More »Kotoko’s Frank Mbella handed call up by Cameroon
Asante Kotoko and Ghana Premier League top scorer, Frank Mbella Etouga has been handed a call up by the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The lethal striker has been invited for the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers next month against Kenya and Burundi in June. FECAFOOT per their letter sent …
Read More »Fuel pump attendant shot by armed robbers, one suspect arrested
A female fuel pump attendant has been shot by armed robbers during an attack on Glory Oil Fuel Filling station at Akyem Abenase in Akyemansa District in the Eastern region. Faustina Ampomaa, 23, who was shot in the face was rushed to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua for treatment. …
Read More »Here is why Afia Pokuaa will quit journalism by 2024
Afia Pokuaa, a broadcast journalist and Programmes Manager at Despite Media, has stated that before Ghana goes to the polls in 2024, she would have stopped practising as a journalist. According to her, she has suffered the worse form of abuse since she decided to be a political reporter – …
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