Known for the nnwonkoro hit song ‘Aputor’, Maame Abena Ode has gained prominence not only for her innuendo-inspired songs; she is popular for being a professional mourner, one paid to cry at funeral grounds. Maame Ode does not need to be a relative of the deceased or the bereaved. Once …
Read More »VIDEO: Tems performs Bob Marley’s ‘No Woman, No Cry’ in official teaser for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Award winning Nigerian singer, Tems, have received several accolades from fans after she sang a stunning cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry” in the official trailer for Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The song plays through the first half of the trailer, when the line “Everything’s going …
Read More »Seeing my father cry makes me angry, wicked – Shatta Wale
Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale has expressed rage over his father’s ‘mountain of grief’ in the past few days. It appears that Shatta Wale’s father, Nii Akrama Mensah, has been caught up in a series of controversies amidst the death of his wife. Topical amongst them is that he …
Read More »Parents cry after Police use tear gas on demonstrating Islamic SHS students
Hundreds of parents of students of Islamic Senior High School (SHS) in Kumasi are currently wailing at the entrance of the school demanding to see their children. Some students of the school today embarked on a demonstration to protest over regular knockdowns by vehicles. The latest incident was on last …
Read More »Our juniors paid GH¢7,000 to be posted while we stay home – Unposted nurses cry out
Some nurses have accused the government of taking huge sums of money to post their colleagues into various health facilities after their service. According to the nurses, who were speaking in a radio interview, some of them are yet to be posted because they are unable to pay the monies …
Read More »VIDEO: WAEC students cry after headteacher absconds with their fees
Some students in Edo state are in tears after their headteacher absconded with their WAEC fees and put the school up for sale on exams day. A video making rounds show the students gathered at the entrance of the school gate standing in shock as they stared at a card …
Read More »Bompata, Asankare farmers cry over destruction of farmlands by developer
Several farmers in Bompata, Asankare and Adansi in the Asante Akim South District of the Ashanti Region, say they have lost their source of livelihood after a private developer claiming ownership to their farmlands destroyed several acres of their cocoa farms and other crops. The affected farmers who have dragged …
Read More »E-Levy: Some Ghanaians cry over being charged for GH¢100 threshold transactions
Some Ghanaians have taken to Twitter to experience disappointment over the E-Levy tax deduction of transfer which is less than the GH¢100 threshold. This follows the implementation of the 1.5% Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) which began Sunday, 1 May 2022. The government had earlier stated that no matter the amount …
Read More »MPs cry in Parliament after being marked absent on E-Levy consideration day
Some Members of Parliament whose names were not captured as part of attendees during Tuesday’s proceedings in Parliament, have raised concerns. According to the MPs, the absence of their names has courted attacks from constituents who have criticized them for being absent on a critical day E-Levy was being considered. Speaking on the …
Read More »Teacher trainees cry over 4-months unpaid allowance
The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana is unhappy over delays in the release of their monthly allowances which have been in arrears for four months. According to the association, the arrears owed them fall between May and August, for the 2020/2021 academic year. In an interview with Citi News, the President …
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