Tema: Ghana Armed Forces says further attacks will be met with “appropriate response”
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a stern warning following attacks on the Tema Naval Base and personnel. The incident, which began on Friday evening, April 12, involved a mob targeting a naval vehicle and later attempting to breach the base itself. According to a press release by the GAF Public Relations Department, a […]
Instagram to test new tools to fight so-called sextortion
Instagram will start testing new tools within weeks to fight “sextortion”, a form of blackmail involving intimate pictures sent online. The tools include “nudity protection”, which blurs naked images in direct messages. It will be turned on by default for under-18s. Pop-ups directing potential victims to support will also be trialled. Governments around the world […]
Kasoa Shrinking Penis: One jailed, others fined as court orders compensation for victim
A man who conspired with two others to beat up a student wrongly accused of causing a tricycle rider’s penis to shrink has been sentenced to four months imprisonment by Awutu Breku District Court. The three convicts Zakaria Zulkani, Seidu Abdul Nasir and Innusah Musah, are all tricycle riders and residents of Walantu, Kasoa, the court […]
Regular eating of blackberries may boost brain health- Nutritionist
Mr. Raphael Kwabena Angmortey, the Ada-East Nutrition Officer, has said that regular eating of blackberries known in the Ga Language as “shɔŋ” may improve brain health and prevent memory loss caused by aging. Mr Angmortey told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that the fruit contains antioxidants that protect cells from being damaged […]
John Mahama honoured for exemplary leadership at Africa Heritage Awards in Lagos
Former President John Dramani Mahama, has received the African Advancement Award for Exemplary Leadership at the 2024 African Heritage Awards Ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria. Organised by the Heritage Times of Nigeria, the African Heritage Awards is a platform that unites influential African innovators, entrepreneurs, and organisations, all of whom, like John Dramani Mahama, are instrumental […]
Lawyer Kwabena Boateng wins Ejisu NPP primary
Kwabena Boateng, the second Vice Chairman for the Ejisu Constituency, has won the New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate position for Ejisu in the upcoming December elections. Mr Boateng received 394 votes in Saturday’s primary, defeating Helena Mensah, who got 302 votes, and Yaa Akyemaa Aboagye, who got 229 votes. Former GFA President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, who […]
Former GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi loses Ejisu NPP Parliamentary Primary
A former Ghana Football Association President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has received a blow with a loss in the Ejisu NPP parliamentary primaries. Mr Nyantakyi, who described himself as ‘Ejisu Cristiano Ronaldo’ secured 35 out of more than 1,000 votes cast. Mr. Nyantakyi’s modest vote count positioned him in 5th place on the ballot, with the incumbent […]
Trucks of smuggled cocoa beans intercepted at Kpando Torkor
Three trucks of smuggled cocoa beans have been intercepted by the Kpando Municipal Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at Kpando Torkor in the Volta Region. The registration numbers of the vehicles, which were intercepted between 0040 and 0400 hours on Friday, April 12, are GE 1782-U, AS 7907-22 and GT 5932-12. Superintendent Michael Amoako-Atta, Head of Public Affairs, […]
Stonebwoy signs global distribution deal with Warner Music’s Ada Worldwide
Ghanaian Afro-dancehall sensation Stonebwoy has inked a global distribution and label services deal with ADA Worldwide, the independent label and artiste services arm of Warner Music Group. The partnership with ADA, which is through Stonebwoy’s own Burniton Music Group, also covers Stonebwoy’s upcoming sixth studio album, slated for release later this year. “This deal marks […]
Assembly shuts down unlicensed sachet water producing company
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has closed down KOFAB ICE, a sachet water producing company, for operating without a license at Ntankoful community in the Essikado-Ketan Sub Metro. This was after the STMA’s “Operation Clean Your Surroundings Campaign” task force undertook an unannounced visit to inspect the sanitary conditions of facilities and households in the […]
