The Ghana Police Service have arrested three men in the viral video who were spotted flogging two people captured in a sex tape at the Wa Naa’s palace. According to the police, the suspects were arrested with the support of the Wa Naa and some community members and will face the full …
Read More »Man in court for stealing skull from cemetery
The police on Tuesday May 31, arraigned a 38-year-old man, Ebuka Enuma, before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos for alleged possession of a human skull. The suspect who lives at Bariga area of Lagos, is said to have stolen the skull after he broke into Amukoko Cemetery and excavated an old grave on …
Read More »NRC: World’s 10 ‘most neglected’ refugee crises all in Africa
The world is paying too little attention to a slew of mass displacements of people across Africa, risking starvation deaths and prolonging conflicts, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned. “With the all-absorbing war in Europe’s Ukraine, I fear African suffering will be pushed further into the shadows,” the aid …
Read More »Wontumi spent over ¢1 trillion in winning the regional election – Aid alleges
Duncan Opoku Boateng, an aid to New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has stated that his boss spent over ¢1 trillion to win the just ended regional elections. Speaking in a Top FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Opoku Boateng said that he was surprised by the amount …
Read More »Chicago man who spent 20 years in prison for murder he didn’t commit gets $14.25M
A Chicago man who spent over 20 years in prison after he was allegedly beaten and coerced to confess to a double murder he did not commit has reached a $14.25M settlement with the city. According to Chicago Sun-Times, Daniel Taylor was 17 years old when he was convicted for …
Read More »Wa Naa condemns flogging of youth seen in leaked sex video
The Wa Naa has distanced his Palace from the public flogging of a girl and boy at the forecourt of the Palace on Tuesday afternoon. Through his spokesperson, he has disassociated himself and condemned the floggers of persons seen in a leaked sex video. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports that Naa …
Read More »President Samia receives Fifa World Cup trophy in Dar
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, received the 2022 FIFA World Cup trophy at State House Dar es Salaam. The coveted Fifa World Cup trophy has arrived in Tanzania for the much-awaited, two-day tour. The trophy is on a world tour ahead of the World Cup …
Read More »Finance Ministry ranked most fiscally reckless institution in Ghana – IMANI Index
A report by IMANI Africa has ranked the Finance Ministry as Ghana’s most financially reckless ministry. According to the report dubbed the ‘2022 Fiscal Recklessness Index,’ the Ministry has recorded over 11 billion cedis in losses to the state due to acts of omission and commission by its officials. The …
Read More »Woman in grips of Odumase police over alleged torture of 6-year-old girl
A seamstress based in Berlekope, a suburb of Kpong in the Eastern Region has been arrested over allegations of abusing and torturing her foster child, aged 6, officials have said. According to information gathered from the Odumase District Police Command, 29-Year-old Nora Fumador was arrested on Monday, May 30, 2022, …
Read More »From dishwashing in Germany to vying for flagbearership – The story of Ken Agyapong
Most Ghanaians know Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, as a no-nonsense politician who even criticizes his own political party without fear or favour. His ability to rise beyond political affiliations to speak truth to power has won him a lot of admiration among many Ghanaians. Aside from his …
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