President Yoweri Museveni has criticised the World Bank’s decision to suspend new funding to Uganda in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law and has promised to find alternative sources of credit. Museveni, who has been in office since 1986, said in a statement on Thursday that Uganda was trying to …
Read More »Otumfuo destools chief of Bekwai-Abodom over ‘abandonment’ of stool, galamsey
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has destooled Nana Saforo Koto, the Chief of Bekwai-Abodom. The destoolment is as a result of Nana Saforo Koto’s inability to defend himself against nearly 20 charges presented by concerned residents within his community. The charges against him predominantly revolve around the alleged unrestricted …
Read More »Mahama’s 2016 and 2020 defeats were due to his wife Lordina’s over control – Stephen Atubiga
In a lengthy Facebook post, former National Democratic Congress (NDC) member Stephen Atubiga is yet again on the neck of former President John Dramani Mahama and his wife, Mrs. Lordina Mahama. Mr. Atubiga claims Lordina’s alleged ‘over-control’ of Mr Mahama contributed to his defeats in 2016 and 2020. “One of …
Read More »World Bank suspends funding to Uganda over anti-gay law
The World Bank has suspended any future funding for projects in Uganda, citing human rights violations from the recent enactment of the anti-homosexuality law. A statement from the Bank says further funding is being frozen until authorities in Uganda provide adequate policy to protect minorities, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual, …
Read More »Wa police arrest serial paedophile for defiling over 30 girls
Rashid Anaata, a popular beautician and wedding decorator in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region has been arrested and is currently facing prosecution for defiling more than thirty girls in the municipality. The girls, mostly aged between 10 and 13, had similar stories about how the man lured …
Read More »Bolt driver stabbed over traffic dispute
A man in a military uniform has allegedly stabbed a driver associated with ride-hailing cab; Bolt over a traffic dispute. The driver, who suffered from losing significant amount of blood was later resuscitated by medics at the Deseret Hospital at Santa Maria in Accra. According to Citinewsroom.com reports, the driver …
Read More »Three persons arrested over stealing boxes of medicine at Bolgatanga Regional Hospital
The Police through an intelligence operation have arrested suspects Raymond Asoke, Noeyelle Bridget and Raheem Fasilat for stealing some boxes of medicine at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital. Suspect Raymond Asoke, a driver at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital was arrested on August 4, 2023 when he was monitored loading boxes of …
Read More »Onion shortage looms as importers get stranded in Benin over border closure
Truckloads of onions procured in Niger and headed for Ghana have been left stranded in Benin following the closure of the Benin border. The development if not addressed immediately could result in a shortage of the produce in Ghana since much of the onions consumed in Ghana are imported from …
Read More »Pragia operators block major road leading to Kejetia over KMA restrictions
Tricycle operators on Wednesday August 2, 2023 protested and blocked some roads in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region leading to a gridlock in parts of the Central Business District. The tricycle operators said they were protesting against the directive by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly KMA, to ban them …
Read More »This is sad; Mahama is due for ‘sainthood’ – Franklin Cudjoe reacts to viral video of man ‘crying’ over hardship
The President and Founder of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, was saddened by a man in a viral video complaining about the hardship he and his family go through under the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. In a Facebook post shared on July 30, 2023, Cudjoe agreed with the suggestion of the man in …
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