Ghanaian footballer Joseph Amoako, who currently resides in Sweden, has been found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl and has been sentenced to two years in prison.The Asante Kotoko former footballer will also be banned from the Scandinavian country after serving his sentence. Amoako won’t be allowed to enter Sweden …
Read More »Former Sassa officials jailed for disability grant fraud
The Giyani Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Limpopo sentenced two former South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) officials on Tuesday to an effective five years in prison for disability grant fraud. Solani Agnes Baloyi, 56, and Jacob Manamela, 64, committed the fraud in January 2015 while working at the Sassa …
Read More »Former President Mugabe’s son arrested – report
A son of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe is being held by police in the capital, Harare, on allegations of being involved in the destruction of cars during a party over the weekend, the government-owned Herald newspaper reports. Robert Mugabe Junior is likely to be charged with malicious damage to …
Read More »Former IGP passes on
Former Inspector General of Police under the Jerry John Rawlings regime, Peter Nanfuri has passed on, a graphiconline report has said. The former IGP reportedly died on February 16, 2023 at age 81. He was the Director of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) in 1986 till he was appointed …
Read More »Ibrahim Mahama to fly former NSMQ genius to South Africa for treatment
Ahead of his planned return to school to continue with his medical programme and subsequent continuation abroad, Ningwei Leonard Lanyeli, a former participant in the popular National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will receive treatment for his mental health condition in South Africa. This will be courtesy of businessman, Ibrahim Mahama who …
Read More »Former NPP MP for Shama Dr. Ato Panford is dead
A former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Shama constituency in the Western Region, Dr. Ato Panford is reported dead. He was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic. Details about his death remain sketchy but a source close to Ghanaguardian.com says Dr. Panford died after a short illness. …
Read More »Kotoko sign former Hearts of Oak defender Mohammed Alhassan
Kumasi Asante Kotoko have confirmed the signing of former Hearts of Oak defender, Mohammed Alhassan on a free transfer. Mohammed Alhassan joins Kotoko after Hearts of Oak mutually terminated his contract. The defending league champions announced the signing of the defender on Wednesday, February 9, 2023. The 30-year-old is expected to be …
Read More »The sad story of the former NSMQ genius suffering from bipolar disorder
Ningwie Leonard Lanyeli is his name, a former participant in the popular National Science and Maths Quiz but his story today will most probably sadden you. He attended and completed the Ganaa Memorial Junior High School, emerging as the best-performing student with an aggregate of 8. In senior high school …
Read More »Black Stars vacant job: What Asamoah Gyan, three former players have said
Former Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan along with three other ex-Black Stars players have shared their thoughts on the vacant Black Stars coaching role. Mohammed Polo, Ntow Gyan, and Kwesi Appiah are the other three, who have all had their say regarding the vacancy. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is …
Read More »Germany offers to return 1,000 human skulls to former east African colonies
Berlin’s museum authority announced this week that it was ready to return hundreds of human skulls from the former colony of German East Africa, after studying the remains to establish to which present-day countries they belong. Scientists examined 1,135 skulls at Berlin’s Museum of Prehistory and Early History, assigning 904 to areas …
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