Tag Archives: YEARS

About 5,306 terror-related attacks took place in West Africa in three years, claiming over 16,726 lives, thousands of injuries and millions displaced and living under austere circumstances. Mr Dominic Nitiwul, Minister of Defence, also said that as of the end of the first quarter of 2022, 840 attacks had already …

The High Court in Accra has sentenced one Bright Boso, a driver, who was charged for allegedly pouring an acid on his girlfriend to 10 years in prison. The court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo convicted him after the court found him guilty of the offence before sentencing …

The Asamankese Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Abass Abubakari Adams has convicted two car snatchers to a total of 40 years imprisonment. The convicts are Desmond Okyere,20, a cobbler, and Delay Adu Frank,26, a driver. The facts of the case presented by the Prosecutor Inspector Samuel Owusu, are …

The Ghanaian Times newspaper report of Friday, April 28, 1972, had the bold headlines “Kwame Nkrumah is dead, State Burial for him,” and “The man, Nkrumah,” announcing the death of Ghana’s first president. Looking at 50 years since that announcement was made, GhanaWeb brings back a photo of that newspaper page that detailed …

Fabrice Iradukunda was just a baby when his father, a pharmacist, was killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi. His mother also passed a few years later, and as an orphan, he was left in the hands of a family that was friends with his parents, and has …

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has sent a message to the Chief Imam of Ghana, Shiekh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, as he marks his 103rd birthday. The Chief Imam was born on April 23, 1919. In a post shared via his social media accounts, the president prayed for good and …

Ghanaian music sensation, Kwesi Arthur, has finally released his highly anticipated body of work dubbed ‘Son of Jacob’. Following its release on April 22, the album became the number one trending topic on social media. Kwesi Arthur among several things has disclosed that it took him approximately four years to create the …

Two men who robbed a businesswoman of her bag and inflicted cutlass wounds on her right hand in Cape Coast have been sentenced to a total of 65 years in prison by a Cape Coast circuit court. The convicts, Daniel Bentum, a 33-year-old driver, who had already served a 15-year …

Ghanaian musician Fuse ODG is set to marry her long-time girlfriend on April 10, 2022. The private wedding which is happening in Accra has been confirmed by close sources according to ameyawdebrah.com. The popular singer and her girlfriend Karen Tino Jonga have dated for 10 years and are finally binding their long …

Will Smith has been banned from the Oscars gala and other Academy events for 10 years after the US actor slapped comic Chris Rock at the Oscars. In a statement, the Academy said the 94th Oscars had been “overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behaviour we saw Mr Smith exhibit …