Eight persons are feared dead in a gory accident which occurred at Soko, a farming community in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region, on Monday, June 7. The cause of the accident is not known but an eye witness told Akoma FM‘s Kwame Yeboa that a …
Read More »More than 130 killed in Burkina Faso attack
IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionThe Burkinabe army has been struggling to contain militant violence Armed men have killed over 132 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s worst attack in recent years, the government says. Homes and the local market were burned during the overnight raid …
Read More »VIDEO: Police officer, soldier fight in public at Osu
A Police Officer has sustained cuts on his eye after he got into a physical fight with a military officer. The incident occurred at the Osu Bus Stop around the Osu Presby Church on Friday evening when he attempted handcuffing a Military officer for obstructing his lawful duty. The …
Read More »Jordan, Djiku, Owusu, Baba and Fatawu join Black Stars camp in Cape Coast for June friendlies
Jordan Ayew is one of the latest arrivals in the camp of the Black Stars in Cape Coast ahead of next week’s International friendly matches against Morocco and Ivory Coast. The Crystal Palace forward trained with the rest of the squad at the Cape Coast stadium on Friday, June …
Read More »NDC Youth Organizer found dead in his room
The Mempeasem branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been hit with a tragedy as its organizer has died under some bizarre circumstances. The NDc’s polling station’s youth organizer at Mempeasem in the Essikado-Ketan constituency of the Western Region was found dead in his room last Thursday. Abass …
Read More »Lioness dies from Covid-19 in Indian zoo
The outbreak was first observed on Thursday, with most of the lions asymptomatic. File image. Image: DANIEL BORN A nine-year old Asiatic lion has died from the coronavirus in a state-run zoo on the outskirts of the south Indian city of Chennai, the zoo said on Friday. There have been various …
Read More »6 percent increase in wages inadequate but bear with us – FWSC
The Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, (FWSC) Dr. Edward kwapong has admitted that, the 6% increase in wages may not be adequate but workers should bear with the commission as it expects a rebound of the economy to turn things around. The commission says …
Read More »Ghana’s economy, democracy in dire state – Mahama
Former President John Mahama says Ghana’s economy and democracy are in dire traits which require broad consultation to address. According to Mr. Mahama, time is running out “and yet we can make things right if we work as one nation with a common destiny”. In a statement to mark …
Read More »1 dead, 6 others injured in Tema Motorway accident
One person has been confirmed dead in the early Friday morning accident which occurred at the Ashaiman Underpass section of the Accra-Tema motorway. Six other persons sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident involving two commercial mini buses and a petroleum product haulage truck. According to the Motorway …
Read More »Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi touches down in Ghana after Champions League triumph
Chelsea youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi has touched down in Ghana after the season ended with him lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy last Saturday against Manchester City at the Estadio de Dragao. The 20 year old winger was an unused substitute as Chelsea lifted its second Champions League trophy. After being …
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