Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has expressed disgust over the behavior of Ghanaians as he wonders what they actually want government to do for them. Commenting on the controversial e-levy which is strongly opposed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and many Ghanaians who complain it will compound their hardships, …
Read More »Prampram: 77-year-old man shot dead in his room by unknown assailants
A 77-year-old man, Daniel Akwetey Awulley, has been shot dead by unknown assailants in his room at Miotso in Ningo-Prampram District in the early hours of Wednesday. Chief Inspector Stella Dede Dzakpasu, the Public Relations Officer, Tema Police Regional Command, confirming the incident to the Ghana News Agency, said the …
Read More »Fire Service saves the day as fire engulfs shops in Tamale
File ph The Ghana National Fire Service in the Northern Region has prevented more than 20 shops in Tamale from engulfing in fire. The fire, which began in the wee hours of Thursday morning, is said to have spread to other adjoining shops. The inferno started at a restaurant and …
Read More »Dangote Peugeot Automobiles begins operation in Nigeria: Some key details
Dangote’s auto assembly company starts production Africa’s richest man has three partners in the DPAN project The plant has daily production capacity of 120 vehicles A company partly owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has started assembling vehicles in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy. A recent report by the …
Read More »Convict soldier, 3 others in court for another car snatching case
Mohammed Mustapha Yussif, who was sentenced to 15years in prison with three others has been arranged before the Tamale Circuit Court in connection with another alleged car snatching incident in Tamale in the Northern region. The accused person has been accused of stealing a Toyota Camry Spider with registration number …
Read More »Tamale: Popular food vendor allegedly caught in illegal water connection
1 HOUR AGO LISTEN 1 The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Northern Region has begun clamping down on illegal water connections in the region. The company shut down an illegal connection at a construction site in the Tamale metropolis. The two-storey building at the site is allegedly owned by a …
Read More »Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says
The leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in an overnight US special forces raid in north-west Syria, President Joe Biden says. Mr Biden said the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had “removed a major terrorist threat to the world”. Qurayshi detonated a bomb that killed …
Read More »E/R: Dozens of electricity poles burnt in bushfires
Dozens of Electricity poles in the Eastern Region have been burnt as bushfires ravage parts of the region. The increasing bushfires is threatening uninterrupted power supply and causing damages as many electricity poles have been affected. Over 140 bushfires have been recorded so far in the region this year. The …
Read More »Five people including a child die in fiery collision
Four adults and a child in the sedan were killed. Image: ER24 Five people were killed in a collision between a truck and a sedan on Wednesday night when the vehicles burst into flames. The crash happened at the Swartkoppies and Kliprivier intersection in Kibler Park, south of Johannesburg. ER24, City …
Read More »Where is legitimacy in Ghana Beyond Aid ‘kronfonomics’? – Nana Frema Busia asks
Nana Frema Busia accuses President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo She thinks E-levy a dubious fixed penalty on the money of Ghanaians Nana Frema Busia is a daughter of Prof KA Busia Nana Frema Busia, one of the daughters of Prof Kofi Abrefa Busia, has chastised the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government …
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