In May this year, the host of United Showbiz, Nana Ama McBrown clarified that she hasn’t been sacked from United Television (UTV) as reported by some blogs. She explained that her absence from her show had nothing to do with dismissal and urged fans to ignore such rumours including one …
Read More »Welcome to Iwoye-Ketu, the Nigerian community where it is taboo to use umbrella
An umbrella is an object for protection against rain or hot sun. When it starts to rain, people stop to put up their umbrellas at once against the rain, but not in Iwoye-Ketu, a border community in Imeko/Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. There, residents would rather be …
Read More »Belgium to return Patrice Lumumba’s tooth to DR Congo
Congo’s first prime minister, Patrice Emery Lumumba, will finally have a burial in the Democratic Republic of Congo — 61 years after his assassination — as Belgium returns to the family of the Congolese independence hero his remains, a tooth which was removed on January 17, 1961, the day the …
Read More »Nigerian final-year undergraduate sentenced to wash toilet for eight months
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, said it has secured five convictions from the Federal and State High Courts in Ibadan, Oyo State and Osogbo, Osun State respectively. According to a statement by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, one of the convicts is a final-year …
Read More »Kantanka lawsuit: Plaintiff apologises to Sarkodie for ‘bench warrant’ comment
Jude Osei, the plaintiff of a suit against Kantanka Automobile has rendered an unqualified apology to Sarkodie for stating in his interview that the court would be compelled to issue an arrest warrant for the rapper should he fail to appear before the court to testify having been served the notice. Sarkodie who …
Read More »I’m a child of God, foolish curses don’t work against me – Maurice Ampaw reacts to Afia Schwarzenegger’s Nogokpo curses
Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has rubbished the infamous curses heaped on his head by Afia Schwarzenegger. He bluntly stated in a new interview conducted on Wontumi TV that the curse won’t work because it’s fraught with foolishness. Beyond that, he said he’s a child of God and nothing will happen to him if …
Read More »I no longer talk to Akufo-Addo – Boakye Agyarko
Former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko says his relationship with President Akufo-Addo has broken down. According to him, the last time he spoke to the President directly was over a year ago adding telephone conversations have been nonexistent for some years now. “I do not have a relationship with him …
Read More »Alleged coup trial truncated after accused person was rushed to hospital
The Hearing of the case in which some 10 persons are standing trial for their alleged involvement in an attempted coup was truncated after Warrant Officer Class Two (WOII) Esther Saan, the Sixth Accused person fell ill and started throwing up in court during proceedings. Lawyers of Yohanne Zikpi, the …
Read More »Licence your luxury ships in 15 days or be sued – GMA to ship owners
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has given luxury or pleasure ship-owners a 15-day ultimatum to register or licence their ships or face legal actions. According to the GMA, every ship owner operating within Ghanaian waters is mandated under section 3 and 40 of Act 645 to register or licence their …
Read More »Mahama ignored my advice to establish a university at Bunso – Okyenhene
One of the legacies of former President John Dramani Mahama was the establishment of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, UESD, located at Somanya. The Eastern University was one of many campaign promises of the former administration prior to the 2012 elections. Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has stated that he advised the …
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