It’s been just two months since the year 2022 began but prices of goods and services have started shooting up aggressively. The national year-on-year inflation rate was 13.9% in January 2022, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the 12.6% recorded in December 2021. Inflation is the rise in the …
Read More »58-year-old man found dead in river at Abesim
A body of a 58-year-old man, identified as Pascal Moro, has been discovered in River Wakoa at Wakogyamu, a suburb of Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono Region. The deceased, believed to be a Burkinabe national, had lived in the community for the past three years. Co-tenant and an eyewitness, …
Read More »Why Michael Jackson was crowned chief in Ivory Coast in 1992
In 1992, Michael Jackson travelled to West Africa, specifically to Ivory Coast. It was there that he was crowned a chief under the name Michael Jackson Amalaman Anoh. His trip was triggered by supposed DNA tests and mystic messages that suggested that he was a descendant of the royal Sanwi …
Read More »FULL LIST: The most-watched TV station in Ghana
A globally acclaimed research agency named IPOS has furnished Ghanaians with its survey on Ghana’s most-watched television stations, with TV3 and UTV coming out on top as No.1 & 2 respectively. The study, which covered the months of January to December 2021, discovered that TV3 is the most-watched local television …
Read More »I’m happy E-Levy impasse in parliament has woken your consciences – Mahama to clergy
Former President John Dramani Mahama has justified the fight that occurred in Parliament over the E-levy, saying the Minority lawmakers were not expected to sit timidly to allow unconstitutionality to pass in the House. He told the clergy who visited him that the constitution is clear on how proceedings should be conducted in Parliament. …
Read More »NDC afraid E-levy will help NPP retain power in 2024 – Ephson
Pollster and Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper, Ben Ephson, has suggested the opposition National Democratic Congress may be afraid revenue accrued from the controversial E-levy if passed will help the NPP retain power in 2024 hence their stiff opposition. According to him, the extent of opposition by the …
Read More »Watch heart-warming photo of former Kotoko player Adu Amofah and wife in US Army uniform
Former Ghana U20 and Asante Kotoko player Mark Adu Amofah and his wife Pearl Amofah are now in the United States Army. The former Asante Kotoko striker was enlisted in the United States Army more than a year ago. The 35-year-old relocated to the United States after retiring from football …
Read More »Rise in use of traditional medicine in China causing new crisis in African nations: Report
A rise in use of Chinese traditional medicines in several African nations have created a new crisis as it is fueling demand for endangered species whose body parts are used to make certain ingredients. The Chinese government has been ramping up the export and production of TCM products in Africa …
Read More »One dead, 4 injured in Kwame Danso fire tender accident
One person has died with four fire officers left in critical conditions following an accident involving a motorcycle and a Fire Tender at a section of the Kwame Danso-Atebubu road. The accident occurred at about 10:40 am on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, when the motorbike rider carelessly crossed a Fire …
Read More »Kwame Danso fire service truck somersaults, leaving 5 officers in critical condition
A near fatal accident involving the Kwame Danso Ghana National Fire Services’ fire truck has left five officers in critical condition. According to the Ghana National Fire Service, the incident occurred at about 10:40 am on Tuesday, on a section of the Kwame-Danso Atebubu highway when the fire truck was …
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