Nikki Ray, a 29-year English Tourist, has cycled about 10,000 kilometres across the Sahara Desert to Ghana for sightseeing in some parts of the country. The journey, which started from London in August 2018, took the cyclist eight months to arrive in Ghana. She passed through six other African countries – Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Cote D’Ivoire. …
Just when Ghanaians were gradually getting over news reports of students of Prempeh Basic School conducting themselves in a manner that should get parents worried, a video involving final year female students of Sakasaka Junior High School (JHS) taking turns to flaunt their tattooed boobs has emerged. In the less than one-minute video that has gone viral on various social …
The Zongo Girls’ Rise Project, aimed at sensitizing female students to perform better during the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), on Saturday educated 200 girls from four communities in Accra on how to excel in the upcoming examination. The final year students were drawn from Mamobi, Nima, Kotobabi, and Kanda in Accra to participate in the project dubbed: the …
The Police in Osenase, a community near Akwatia in the Eastern region have arrested a 32-year-old seamstress known as Humu Iddrisu for allegedly conspiring with a ‘Pastor’ in a failed ritual murder of a 31-year-old woman identified as Esther Dzakah. They allegedly lured her by pretending to offer her spiritual assistance for her husband to be more responsible. The victim …
The United Patriots Group carried out a research among members, past and present party executives, elders and financial donors of the NPP to find out which of the government ministers and appointees exhibited a degree of humility and respectfulness and who made themselves available to meet the grassroots. 150 names were mentioned at random but find below the top twenty …
Child Rights International (CRI), a child-centred organisation, has commended the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, for her continuous commitment and support towards the wellbeing of children and mothers in the country. The organisation particularly mentioned two projects put up by the First Lady in Kumasi and Accra under the Rebecca Foundation as exceptional gestures from the First Lady and her …
A 52-year-old businessman, Alhaji Imoro Seidu has been elected as the new regional chairman for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the newly created Savannah region. He polled 170 votes at an election conducted at Damango on Saturday. Alhaji Seidu, until his election was NDC constituency chairman for the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency, one of the seven constituencies in the Savannah region. …
A cargo truck has fallen on its side on the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange causing gridlock on that stretch. The driver of the vehicle, whose name was not given was however brought out of the vehicle unhurt. The vehicle was from the Ring road stretch and was headed towards Kaneshie when the accident occurred. The Police and the Ghana Fire …
The Bekwai Circuit court presided over by His Honour Frederick Nawula has granted Nana Kofi Asumanin, Chief of Fresco in the Bosome Freho District in the Ashanti region, bail for raping a 12-year-old primary 5 pupil. His lawyer pleaded for the bail stating that the Chief was arrested on 17th May, and all the necessary investigations should have been done …
The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfuor has charged the Power Distribution Services (PDS) to disconnect residents of Lower Manya Krobo off the national grid if they cannot pay electricity bills. The Minister’s comments follow a clash between residents and police officers on alleged over billing and disconnection exercise by PDS which led to death of a 15-year-old and injured …
