NPP Chairman’s Murder: Retrial begins in Accra
A retrial of the man accused of the alleged murder of a former Upper East Regional Chairman of the NPP Adams Mahama has begun at the High Court in Accra. The accused Gregory Afoko and his accomplice Asabke Alangdi are being tried jointly for murder according to the Bill of Indictment filed in 2018. Afoko […]
Tributes pour for Late Mawuena Trebarh; family requests “utmost privacy”
The family of Mawuena Trebarh, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), has announced her passing. The family has requested “utmost privacy” in their time of grief. A statement signed by Prof Ernest Dumor, father of Mrs Trebarh, said, “Professor Ernest Dumor, the Dumor, Gbeho and allied families announce with […]
GRA clears 14 out of 182 containers of pharmaceutical products locked up at Tema Port
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has handed over 14 out of the 182 containers of locked up pharmaceutical products needed in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis to the Ministry of Health. The essential medical commodities, including antiretroviral drugs for HIV patients, were stuck at the Tema port for almost a year due to […]
Someone I trust disappointed me- Gyakie reveals why she wrote “December” Song
By Vivian Amoah Jackline Acheampong, known professionally as Gyakie, aka Song Bird is a Ghanaian R&B and afro-fusion singer. In 2019, Gyakie released her first single titled “Love is Pretty”, which paved the way for another single, “Never Like This” Gyakie has disclosed what triggered the writing of her newly released “December” song. The songstress […]
Fire ravages office of late Krachi East MCE Bernard Aboakogya
By David Bawanke The Office of the late Municipal Chief Executive, MCE for Krachi East in Oti Region, Bernard Aboakogya has been destroyed by fire, a week after his death. Mr. Bernard Aboakogya died last week after he collapsed when he was addressing Students of Dambai College of Education in the Krachi East Municipal of […]
Hohoe MCE nominee unanimously approved
Mr Francis Fiakpui, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) nominee for the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta region, has been unanimously approved by the Assembly members. Mr Fiakpui, who polled 25 ‘Yes’ out of the 25 votes cast, was sworn-in by Mr John Evans Ocran, the Hohoe Magistrate, to replace Mr Daniel Noble Awume, the former […]
South Africa scraps controversial e-toll system in Gauteng
Gauteng province, home to South Africa’s major cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria, has officially scrapped tolls on freeways, ending more than a decade of public defiance. The e-tolls were permanently disconnected at 23:59 local time on Thursday. Motorists will no longer be charged to use freeways in the province. Gauteng introduced e-tolls in December 2013, […]
Bobrisky jailed for six months for spraying money
One of Nigeria’s most popular celebrities, a transgender woman known as Bobrisky, has been sentenced to six months in jail for “spraying” naira banknotes at a film premiere. She has not been given the option of paying a fine instead, local media report. Throwing money in the air is a sign of appreciation commonly done […]
Ja Rule partners Pencils of Promise to build classroom block in Ghana
Jeffrey Bruce Atkins Sr, an American hip hop artist popularly known as Ja Rule, cut sod on Wednesday for the construction of a six-unit classroom block at Nuaso Anglican Primary School in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The project is being executed in partnership with the Pencils of Promise, […]
Nollywood star Junior Pope dies in boat accident
Nollywood actor Junior Pope Odonwodo, popularly known as Jnr Pope has died in a boat accident while traveling to film a movie in Nigeria’s Delta state, his fellow actors have said. The film star was earlier reported to have survived the accident when doctors attempted to resuscitate him in a hospital. “It’s so so sad […]
