Tag Archives: to

17 burnt to death as petrol tanker catches fire in Nigerian state

No fewer than 17 persons died when a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan highway in the Ogun State of Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident happened around 5 am on Friday, February 18 before the Isara bridge. The spokesperson of the FRSC in Ogun, …

Read More »

Settlement residents mount roadblock to protest deplorable roads

Aggrieved residents of Agric Settlement, suburb of Canteen in the West Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region have mounted a road barricade in protest of deplorable road network leading to the community. The residents say there was an urgent need to fix the deplorable road network which has since become …

Read More »

NDC serial caller allegedly beaten to death

A 34-year-old serial caller of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been beaten to death by a mob at Bibiani Natwikumye, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. Issac Asare, commonly known as Maazoa Newman, a freelance sports commentator was assaulted …

Read More »

US-based Ghanaian pleads guilty to laundering $35m from Americans

US-based Ghanaian, Fred Asante, who was arrested on February 17, 2021, as a member of a criminal money laundering syndicate in Ghana, has now pleaded guilty. Fred Asante pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and …

Read More »

Agona Nyarkrom: Angry youth rip off palace roof in attempt to steal stool [PHOTOS]

Some angry youth of Agona Nyarkrom in the Central Region have besieged the Nana Ampiawkoko Palace and ripped off portions of its roof in a bid to steal a black stool in a protracted chieftaincy dispute. Elders of the community according to Citi News sources had to run for cover for fear …

Read More »

Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s application to seek answers on detention beyond 48-hours dismissed

The High Court in Tema has thrown out an application by the embattled convener of the #Fixthecountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, to compel the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Attorney-General to answer some questions about his detention. Mr. Barker-Vormawor, who has been charged with treason felony was arrested on Friday, …

Read More »

Central Gonja nurses, midwives say ‘no security, no posting to Boachipe CHPS’

The Central Gonja branch of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has said until the security of health workers is guaranteed, no health worker must be posted to the Boachipe CHPS in the Savanna region. The group’s comment follows a shooting incident that occurred at the Boachipe CHPS …

Read More »

Otto Addo to name Duncan, Schlupp in Ghana squad to face Nigeria

Ghana coach Otto Addo is set to name Cyprus-based Kingsley Sarfo, Alfred Duncan and Jeffery Schlupp in the Black Stars squad to face Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup playoffs. The interim Black Stars coach is reported to be interested in lining up the trio to man activities from the center of the …

Read More »

70-year-old man jumps into water well to end his life

A seventy-year-old man on Thursday, February 17 night ended his life by jumping into a well that serves as a source of drinking water at Kurantumi in the Abuakwa municipality of the Eastern Region. According to an eyewitness report, the late Kojo Owusu believed to be a pensioner committed suicide …

Read More »

How Nigerians reacted to Shatta Wale’s kissing video

Nigerians have waded into the ongoing buzz surrounding a viral video in which Shatta Wale kissed one of his team members, Kumordzie. This comes after Nigeria media, including a popular Instagram blogger, ‘Instablog,’ shared the video on their social media page, causing a massive stir. Instablog’s comment section went wild, and …

Read More »