Bizarre: Kotoko, Aduana play first-half with 10 players each
Kumasi Asante kotoko and Dormaa based Aduana FC both fielded 10 players each instead of 11 in the first half Match Day 11 Ghana Premier League game due to superstitious beliefs. Kotoko midfielder Martin Antwi and Aduana defender Farouk Mohammed stayed out during the entire duration of the opening 45 minutes, both waiting on each […]
Julian Assange: Trump ‘offered pardon for Russia denial’
A witness in Julian Assange’s extradition hearing will claim President Donald Trump offered the Wikileaks founder a pardon if he said Russia was not involved in leaking emails during the US election. Assange’s barrister revealed the claim at Westminster Magistrates’ Court ahead of an extradition hearing next week. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled the witness’s […]
Feature: Religious activities more common in markets than churches
Gone are the days when religious activities were confined to the Church auditorium or chapel in reverence to God. It is common now, to find self-acclaimed mobile preachers in the markets and on the streets, evangelising, interlaced with loud songs. Whether true men of God or pretentious preachers, these self acclaimed evangelists, use loud speakers […]
Germany seeks to extend laws on online hate speech | #TheCube
The German Cabinet has approved a bill that requires social networks like Facebook and YouTube to report hate speech to the police. Social media companies are already required to delete harmful content in Germany within 24 hours The law extends to multiple forms of hate speech, including far-right propaganda, graphic portrayals of violence, murder and […]
Jawula grades GPL Management Committee ‘’A’’
Premier League Management Committee Chairman, Alhaji MND Jawula, has graded the management body “A” in his initial assessment of the ongoing 2019/20 Ghana premier league. The ten-week-old league has registered some interesting accounts since the season started such as the 726, 380 huge record gate proceeds that were gained from the super clash between Hearts […]
Sunyani: 8-member committee inaugurated to oversee 2020 Census
The Bono Regional Chapter of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), as part of national activities to see to the success of this year’s National Population and Housing Census has inaugurated an eight member committee to see to the successful execution of the 2020 Population and Housing census especially in the Sunyani Municipality. The Committee comprises […]
Police Wives Association pledge to resist corruption in new campaign
Some members of the Police Wives Association (POLWA) in Ghana say they disagree with an Afro barometer survey on corruption perception that ranked the Police Service as the most corrupt institution. They maintained that corruption takes place at many institutions and offices, but usually shrouded in secrecy, a situation which derails efforts in the fight […]
Libya peace talks in limbo after attack on main port
The UN-backed Libyan government says it’s pulling out of peace talks in Geneva after forces loyal to a rival parliament shelled the capital, Tripoli. Shipping in the port was targeted, prompting the national oil company to order all fuel tankers to be evacuated. An arms depot also reportedly came under fire from Gen Khalifa Haftar’s […]
GHS begins polio immunisation following detection of 16 cases since July last year
The Ghana Health Service says sixteen cases of type two polio have been recorded since July last year in four regions in the country. Samples of all these cases have tested positive. This prompted the Service to declare an emergency outbreak and subsequently enforced measures to curb the situation. The number of cases have therefore […]
Man grabbed for impregnating daughter
A 42-year old man, who allegedly had impregnated his 14-year-old biological daughter, has been arrested by the police at Anyah, a suburb of Accra, on Tuesday. Daniel Baah, 42, a scrap dealer, is in the custody of the police in Accra assisting in investigations. The Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, Deputy […]
