Tag Archives: FIGHT

Only a government ready to lose power can effectively fight galamsey – Ken Agyapong

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has submitted that political commitment remained the missing link in the fight against illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey. He contends that any government that commits to fighting the scourge must be ready to lose the next election. Asked during an interview on …

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Big fight erupts over José Eduardo dos Santos burial

A row has erupted over the burial of former Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos who died on Friday at a Spanish hospital. The dispute arose after President João Lourenço decreed the setting up of a government commission to arrange a state funeral for his predecessor in the capital Luanda. …

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Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko ‘fight’ over Cameroonian striker Adolf Nkembe

Asante Kotoko have joined rivals, Accra Hearts of Oak to battle for the signature of AS Fortuna du Mfou’s leading marksman, Adolf Enow Nkembe according to reports. The 22-year-old striker will be out of contract at Fortuna du Mfou at the end of the month. With 13 goals, 9 assists, and …

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Ayitey Powers challenged me to a fight and I beat him mercilessly – Joshua Clottey

Former world champion, Joshua ‘The Hitter’ Clottey, has disclosed that he taught Ghanaian popular boxer Ayitey Powers a lesson in 2002 after he challenged him to a fight following an argument over the outcome of a bout. Joshua Clottey who is currently not active in boxing narrated that the tough-talking Ayitey …

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Obuasi residents ‘fight’ AngloGold Ashanti for mining concession, jobs

Obuasi residents are up in arms against managers of AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi mine over the company’s refusal to cede part of its mining concessions to community members. Some held placards which read: “We are tired of the joblessness”, Enough is Enough, AngloGold keeps failing us”, We are tired”, as they …

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Student stabbed in ‘gang’ fight

A school pupil has been stabbed outside Heathfield High School in Cape Town on Friday. Acting school head Colin Davids said he did not see what happened, but could confirm that paramedics took the pupil to the hospital. Western Cape Education Department (WCED) spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said a fight broke …

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Achimota Rasta star student stabs father in bloody fight – Dad alleges

Tyrone Marghuy has stabbed his father in a bloody dad-son brawl, Tereo Marghuy, the father, has alleged in a video on social media. According to him, his serial and incorrigibly violent son has been attacking and abusing him physically way before he became a media sensation after Achimota Senior High …

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Strengthen BoG to fight against use of foreign currency – Economist

Dr. Samuel Worlanyo Mensah, an Economist, with the Center for Greater Impact Africa, has called for a strategic policy to strengthen the Bank of Ghana to fight against the use of foreign currencies in the country. He explained that BoG needed to be resilient in stabilising the Ghana Cedi to compete with …

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ECOWAS Chair challenges Africa to fight for its independence

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on African nations and financial institutions to come up with an economic model that will benefit the Continent and not serve the interests of others. For far too long, profits from Africa’s resources had benefited foreign interests, while the Continent suffered abusive borrowing …

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JHS 3 student stabs junior to death in fight over boyfriend

A 16-year-old form 2 pupil of the Nkwadum D/A Junior High School (JHS) in Ankontombra in the Western North Region has been stabbed to death by her senior. The victim, Afua Kumah, was stabbed in the chest by a form 3 pupil, Francisca Hayford, when the two students were quarrelling …

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