The Presidency overspent its budget by some GHC75 million, the Auditor General’s report on the public account for 2021 has revealed. The office of the president, according to the report, was allocated some GHC 82,970,658 for expenditure on compensation for 2021. However, per the A-G’s audit, the office the president …
Read More »Former Ghana Premier League star battling for his life in US after car crash
Former AshantiGold SC striker Emmanuel Baffour is in critical condition with severe injuries after being involved in a car crash in Maryland, USA, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. Baffour was returning from his usual night shift job when the unfortunate incident occurred. The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded …
Read More »Meet the adorable white cubs at the Accra Zoo birthed in November 2021
On Sunday, August 28, 2022, the story of a man mauled by lions at the Accra Zoo sparked wild conversation across various platforms. Aside from the bizarre nature of the incident, there were concerns about what could have warranted the actions of the middle-aged man. Amidst this, a number of …
Read More »FULL LIST: All the judges named in AG’s report, model of cars bought and how much they paid
Some 19 judges of Ghana’s superior courts have been cited by the Auditor-General in his 2021 report submitted to parliament for purchasing state vehicles through irregular processes. Citing Regulation 158 of the Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019 (L.I. 2378), the report indicated that the purchases of vehicles were done without …
Read More »PHOTOS: Pentecost elder killed in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway
A middle-aged man has lost his life in a fatal accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The accident reportedly occurred on Tuesday at the Nsuapemso Junction between Akyem Nsutam and Osino in the Fanteakwa South district of the Eastern Region. It was a collision involving a Toyota 4Runner with registration number GR 348 …
Read More »Immigration officer lands in trouble for allegedly defiling two girls aged 9,10
The Asankrangwa Magistrates Court in the Amenfi West municipality of the Western Region has remanded into police custody a 50-year-old senior officer of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Elorm Tsekpor after he appeared before it charged with defiling two girls aged nine and 10 respectively in June this year. The …
Read More »Madagascar police shoot 18 dead in albino kidnap protest: Medic
Eighteen people have died after police in Madagascar opened fire on what they called a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of a child with albinism, a senior doctor has said. Dozens were also wounded in the incident on Monday. “Of the 34 injured, nine are between life and death,” …
Read More »Man with 2 wives shot dead by armed men in Amenfi East
A 52-year-old gold buyer, Issah Imoro, has been shot dead by a gang of armed men alleged to be armed robbers at Wassa Saaman, a community near Wassa Akropong in the Amenfi East Municipality of the Western Region. Information indicates that the deceased was attacked by the armed robbers after …
Read More »VIDEO: Hajia Bintu slaps a stripper’s buttocks with cash in Nigeria
Over the weekend, Ghanaian socialite Hajia Bintu traveled to Nigeria and has since shared a series of videos documenting her trip. In a video shared by blogger Nkonkonsa, the curvy socialite was captured in a club with a group of friends while spraying money on a stripper. Dressed in a …
Read More »2024 polls: NDC’s one constituency-one lawyer drive in the offing
A member of the communications team of the opposition National Democratic Congress has hinted at plans by the leadership of the party to assign seasoned lawyers to each of the 275 constituencies across the country. According to Mr Bernard Oduro Takyi, the lawyers’ duty will be to monitor the party’s …
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