The High Court in Accra has ordered the former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, and a former Deputy Communications Officer, Anthony Kweku Boahen, to open their defence to charges. The two were charged in 2019 with conspiracy to cause harm following a leaked audio …
Read More »Uganda court orders woman to pay ex-fiancé for breaking his heart
A court in Uganda has ordered a woman who broke up with her fiancé to pay him financial damages for psychological anguish. According to the court, Richard Tumwine paid 9.4m shillings ($2,550) for Fortunate Kyarikunda’s law studies, which she must repay, including his legal fees. The presiding judge, Magistrate Asanasio …
Read More »Ayisha Modi to abandon ‘controversial’ lifestyle after being crowned Queen mother
Controversial Ghanaian socialite cum music investor, Ayisha Modi, has established her intentions to stop exposing her body on social media. Speaking with actor Kwaku Manu, she said it is required that after being installed queen mother for Sowutuom (Sowutuom F333 Noya Manye/Diaspora Noya Manye), she is required to maintain a …
Read More »National Security operative allegedly beats wife to pulp for chatting man on Facebook
The family of a 44-year-old woman who was allegedly physically assaulted by her husband, a National Security operative, is calling on the Inspector General of Police to come to their aid to ensure that the man is prosecuted. The woman, Habiba Halid, who is now seeking refuge in her family …
Read More »Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine laid to rest
The Zambian student who died in battle in Ukraine was buried Wednesday in a private ceremony in his home country, a family spokesman told CNN. Lemekani Nathan Nyirenda died on the frontlines of the Ukraine war while fighting for the Russian mercenary group Wagner in September last year. His family …
Read More »Meta to restore Donald Trump’s Instagram and Facebook account two years after ban
Facebook-parent company, Meta has said that it will restore former President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram in the coming weeks, just over two years after suspending him in the wake of the January 6 Capitol attack. Meta made the landmark decision to bar Trump from posting …
Read More »Traditional leaders to demonstrate over delay in the passage of anti-LGBTQ bill
A section of traditional leaders in Ghana have threatened to organise a nationwide demonstration if Parliament fails to pass the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill in the first quarter of 2023. The traditional leaders added that all chiefs across the country will be forced to hit the streets with their citizenry to demand …
Read More »Germany to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine- Report
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, and allow other countries to do the same, reports in Germany say. Leopard 2s are made in Germany and Berlin needs to approve their export. Germany has been hesitant to send its own – or allow other …
Read More »South African student turns down offer to study in U.S., chooses local university
South African student Aphiwe Hlatshwayo has rejected an offer to study in the U.S. on a scholarship. Aphiwe, who achieved six distinctions in her final matric exams at Redford House The Hills in Pretoria, has been accepted to study anatomy at Seattle University in the U.S. But she declined that …
Read More »Who told you we are unhappy with our leadership? – NDC MP to party’s national executives
The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has criticised the national executives of his party, the National Democratic Congress, for replacing the leadership of the minority caucus. According to him, the replacement of the leadership of the minority caucus was totally necessary. Speaking in an interview on JoyNews, on …
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