Amidst reports that the ruling New Patriotic Party is planning to move for the declaration of the Dome Kwabenya seat in parliament as vacant, a member of the opposition party has described the move as a selective application of the law. The absence of Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo in parliament …
Read More »Husband of missing Land Commission staff rearrested after discharge by court
Dr. Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey, a KNUST lecturer, has been rearrested after he was discharged by the Asokwa District Court. The lecturer is standing trial for the alleged kidnap of his wife; a staff of the Lands Commission. He has been in police custody since October 6, 2021, for playing a …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines employees are fleeing the country by hiding in the planes they work on
Yohannes and Gebremeskel knew it would be cold inside the bulk cargo area of the Airbus A350 plane on the long flight from Ethiopia’s capital to Belgium. But the two ground technicians with Ethiopian Airlines, both of Tigrayan origin, said they felt a threat from the Ethiopian authorities that left …
Read More »Snake catcher on the mend after being bitten twice by black mamba
A Limpopo snake catcher is recuperating after being bitten by a black mamba while trying to retrieve it from a ceiling. Gideon Vorster, from Tzaneen, was helping to remove the snake which was shedding its skin — a process that makes them violent and territorial — and it bit him …
Read More »Savelugu SHS students protest quality of meals served by authorities
The students of the Savelugu Senior High School (SHS) in the Northern Region on Sunday, February 20, protested the quality of meals offered them by the authorities. The riot began after they accused school authorities of feeding them with expired milk and tin fish. The students also said the meals …
Read More »Five rooms, stores razed by fire in Tamale
Five rooms serving as bedrooms, and a number of stores near the Central Market in Tamale were gutted by fire on Sunday dawn. When the Ghana News Agency visited the scene, it observed that there was no casualty. However, property worth thousands of Ghana Cedis, including physical cash, had been …
Read More »Benin exhibits stolen treasures returned by France
Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic artworks returned by France last year, nearly 130 years after they were stolen by colonial forces. The 26 pieces, some considered sacred in Benin, will be displayed from Sunday in a 2,000-square-metre (21,500-square-foot) space in the presidential palace …
Read More »Two Ghanaian ‘money mules’ in $42 million romance fraud found guilty by US court
The scandalous trade they were engaged in earned them the names, ‘money mules’ but what makes the news of Linda Mbimadong and Richard Broni an ironic one is that they were not the main guys in the fraud case they have been found guilty in. Call them the middlemen and …
Read More »Three players to be called up by Otto Addo for Nigeria test
Stop gap Black Stars trainer Otto Addo is set to freshen up the squad that will face Nigeria in the two legged 2022 World Cup qualifier play offs against Nigeria with some fresh faces. The Borussia Dortmund Assistant coach is set to hand call ups to three players who have …
Read More »Nigerian woman’s body found by riverside
A body of an unidentified woman was recovered on Friday morning by a riverside close to Al-Amin Mosque in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Some residents said the woman, believed to be in her early thirties, was found lifeless and naked with only pants on her. It was gathered that …
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