Baffour Ampong, cousin of embattled former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has asserted that her wealth and properties were acquired through legitimate means. Amid ongoing investigations by the Special Prosecutor into allegations of corruption, Ampong has come forward to dispel rumors surrounding Dapaah’s financial success. Speaking in an …
Read More »Gabon coup: Ousted president’s soldier cousin named leader of transition
The Committee of Transition and the Restoration of Institutions, the Gabonese military junta has named a new leader in the person of General Brice Oligui Nguema. He was declared the transition leader on Wednesday, hours after the ouster of President Ali Bongo, whose re-election was cancelled and he was subsequently …
Read More »24-year-old woman allegedly burning her cousin and boyfriend to death in suspected love triangle
A 24-year-old woman suspected to have set ablaze an apartment in Kampala, Uganda, killing two people has been charged in court and remanded to prison. Susan Kaitesi was arraigned before Nabweru Chief Magistrate?s Court and charged with two counts of murder and another count of arson. She?s accused of burning …
Read More »Five reasons Akufo-Addo does not want to sack his cousin Ken Ofori-Atta
The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party, NPP, government witnessed a tumultuous day on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 with majority of the NPP caucus in Parliament pressing for the removal of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The move by the over 80 Members of Parliament to go public with …
Read More »Two cousins, aged 7 and 8, die in fire at home
Two girls, aged seven and eight, died when their Mpumalanga home caught fire. iStock Two cousins, aged seven and eight, died when their Mpumalanga home caught fire while they were asleep. According to police, the girls’ parents were away and their uncle, who lives in the same house in Masoyi, …
Read More »Man stabbed to death by his cousin during family disagreement
Mr Isacc Kojo Boampong, a 50-year-old man, has been stabbed to death by his cousin during a family disagreement at Bodada in the Jasikan District of the Oti Region. Francis Brown, who allegedly stabbed his cousin to death, had fled from the town. Police Superintendent, Mr Lawrence Gbele of the …
Read More »Ebony’s cousin reportedly involved in accident 2 weeks after wedding
Accra-based presenter, Lordina Obeng, popularly known as Abena Moet, has reportedly survived an accident exactly two weeks after her wedding. The presenter, who also happens to be a cousin of the late Ebony, was said to be driving her ash car when the crash occurred. Though details of the accident …
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