Tag Archives: US

VIDEO: Father of Ghanaian female singer killed in the US speaks

The father of Ghanaian-American gospel musician, Britney Boateng, Ernest Boateng, has spoken out for the first time following the death of his daughter. Speaking in an interview with Frank Ntiamoah, monitored by GhanaWeb, Ernest Boateng said that the last time he spoke to his daughter, she asked him to prepare her …

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‘Now his son is here’ – Liberia president’s son playing for US at World Cup speaks

Timothy Weah, son of Liberian president George Weah has spoken about how it feels to be playing at a World Cup. Despite being son to the president, Timothy plays for the United States Men’s National Team and is so far the sole goal scorer for the team after two games. …

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‘God will cater for us’: Watch Hopeson Adorye announce his dismissal from National Security post

Hopeson Adorye, a one-time parliamentary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced on live radio this week that he had been fired from his government job. He said during a discussion on Oman FM’s Boiling Point programme, on which he is a regular guest; that he had been fired …

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Ghanaian US-based singer shot dead by sister-in-law over an argument

A Ghanaian female singer based in the United States of America, Britney Boateng, has been reportedly shot dead by her sister-in-law. Information gathered by GhanaWeb from multiple international online platforms indicates that there was an argument between the singer and her sister-in-law, 41-year-old Tyona Dodson. The incident, which took place in East …

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You can’t lecture us on which language to use – Ablakwa hits back at Ofori-Atta

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has criticized Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta for trying to school the Minority on their choice of words in their grounds for their vote of censure. The 5th ground the Minority cited for the vote of censure says …

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US offers $30m for information, arrest of Shabaab top leadership in Somalia

The US Department of State is offering a reward for information that would lead to the arrest or disruption of three Al-Shabaab leaders said to be responsible for attacks in Somalia, Kenya and the neighbouring countries. Anyone with information on any of the three could receive a reward of up …

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I’m ready to mingle with Ghanaian men – US-based artiste

Ghanaian artiste born in the US, Aakosya has stated that she is single and ready to date Ghanaian men, however, only if they ‘approach correctly.’ Speaking on SVTV Africa with DJ Nyaami, the Afro RnB artiste mentioned that she is currently ready for a relationship and does not mind dating …

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You’ll break the 8 for us to see – Countryman Songo to NPP

Radio personality, Patrick Osei Agyemang known widely known as Countryman Songo has pooh-poohed the New Patriotic Party’s ‘break the 8’ agenda for the 2024 elections. Songo holds that the party will not be able to break the 8-year political cycle in the country due to some bad policies of the government. …

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‘White rebel’ label for journalist killed in South Sudan angers US

The United States embassy in Juba has condemned the recent statement by South Sudan’s Information minister describing its journalist killed on the war front years ago as a ‘white rebel’. Christopher Allen, a US-British journalist, was killed in a crossfire in Kaya Central Equatoria State in August 2017 during clashes …

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US student loan relief applications halted

The US government has stopped taking applications for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan after a judge ruled it was illegal. District Judge Mark Pittman wrote on Thursday that the plan was unlawful because it overstepped the power of Congress. The judge’s ruling blocked debt relief for 26 million …

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