The Police in the Ashanti Region is on a manhunt for some suspected Fulani armed robbers who attacked a Yeji bound bus at Woraso on Thursday dawn. According to an eyewitness, the robbers blocked the main Ejura-Mampong road at Woraso to embark on the robbery. “They wielded assault rifles and …
Read More »11-year-old girl found dead by hanging at Old Tafo
Blessing Asamoah, 11, has been found dead hanging on a metal pole at Old Tafo in the Ashanti. Father of the deceased, Isaac Asamoah in a close interview with GhanaWeb’s correspondent in the Ashanti Region narrated that his 11-year old daughter returned from school on Wednesday day fit and sought permission …
Read More »17-year-old boy stabbed to death at Obuasi
A 17-year-old boy at Anyinam in Obuasi Municipal of the Ashanti Region, with the name Captain, had been mercilessly stabbed to death. Captain is a student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SEC_TECH). Information coming out indicates the victim was hanging out with friends at a night club during a …
Read More »Ghana’s Eurobond yields hit 10-year high
Yields on Ghana’s Eurobonds have risen to their highest level in 10 years, as international investors continue to dump the country’s bonds amid fiscal and debt challenges – and now the Russian-Ukrainian war. Data from the CBonds indicate that the country’s sovereign US$ yield to maturity (YTM) index had risen …
Read More »VIDEO: Meet 68-year-old Agya Polo: The oldest Ghanaian footballer
At age 68, most footballers would be looking back at their journey in life after hanging their boots many years back. Same can however not be said about Agya Polo, who plays in the Ghanaian third-tier league. Born in 1954, Polo was three years old when Ghana had independence in …
Read More »VIDEO: 85-year-old ex-president of Nigeria scores 2 goals during friendly match
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, captained his team to victory in a novelty football match. This was part of activities to mark his 85th birthday on Friday. Obasanjo, who starred for his team against the Ogun State Government team led by the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, scored two of …
Read More »15 year old pupil stabbed to dead
A 15-year-old boy died after being stabbed in the stomach during a violent altercation with a fellow pupil outside a Durban school on Friday. KwaZulu-Natal police said a case of murder was being investigated by the Pinetown police following the incident. “It is alleged that at approximately 14:45 a male, …
Read More »Sogakope: Missing 17-year old boy found dead
A 17-year-old boy, Obed Johnson Kotoku Deh, who was reported missing some four days ago in Sogakope, in the South Tongu District of the Volta region has been found dead. The deceased, an immediate past school prefect of the Sogakope E.P Basic school was reported to have left home on …
Read More »Free SHS to cover first year public TVET institution students this year – Akufo-Addo
Government will from this year, expand the free Senior High School (SHS) programme to cover public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution first year students, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. President Akufo-Addo who emphasised investments in the educational sector as being a key priority of his …
Read More »17-Year-Old Herdsman Shot Dead In Oti
Residents of Sibriso, a village near Kwamekrom in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region are distraught by the alleged killing of a 17-year-old herdsman identified as Sani Mohammed. The incident which occurred on March 1, 2022, has revived several concerns about the delicate relationship between farmers and herdsmen in …
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