Author Archives: larryehu

Stop Light fishing – Akufo-Addo appeals to Ga Mashie fishermen

President Akufo-Addo has appealed to fisher folks in the Ga Mashie area of the Odododiodioo Constituency, in the Greater Accra Region, to put a stop to the phenomenon of light fishing as it is largely an environmentally unfriendly method of fish farming. Addressing a durbar of Chiefs, people and fisher folks at Ga Mashie in the Odododiodioo Constituency, President Akufo-Addo ...

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How Stonebwoy and Medikal’s concert ended major industry ‘beefs’

Sometimes, a second chance and peace of mind are worth a shot. Some Ghanaian celebrity rivals, such as Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Medikal, Strongman, Fella Makafui and Deborah Vanessa have proven that a break or fight is necessary to strengthen a relationship. Their feuds over a period of time have been on a completely different level. Their personal businesses have been ...

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Anas exposé: Nursing mother beaten by AMA city guards at Makola

Trained and tasked to tackle tricky trading and traffic to tidy up our town, AMA taskforce top shots have totally turned into treacherous tyrants and tin gods, terrorising traders, taking tips, toying with and turning the whole thing into a tangle of thievery and turpitude. Tiger can tell in truth this time that things are not tidy. Time the top ...

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Ethiopia Navy to be based in Djibouti, command HQ in Bahir Dar – Report

Ethiopia’s naval presence is to be revived soon after its dissolution in 1991, a privately-owned portal, ‘Capital Ethiopia’ reported on Monday. Given that the country has no coast, neighbouring Djibouti will be hosting its operations whiles the headquarters will be based in Bahir Dar, located in the northern Amhara regional state. Reviving its naval operations was one of the major ...

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Why shake Mahama if you claim his hand is soiled with blood – Appiah Stadium fires Owusu Bempah

Appiah Stadium, an avowed loyalist of ex-President John Mahama has criticized his god father for exchanging pleasantries with controversial Prophet, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah whom he describes as a charlatan. According to him, the ex-President made a very big mistake shaking hands with the man of God who has consistently prophesied doom including death about him, adding that this show ...

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Passenger bus somersaults at Okponglo after failing brake

A Mini Benz bus carrying passengers has somersaulted at the Okponglo section of the Accra-Madina highway. According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle with registration number GW 5295-12 was heading from the Madina end of the road to Accra but failed brake while approaching the traffic light. No other vehicle was involved in the incident. Emergency workers have arrived at the scene ...

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Ballon d’Or 2019: The votes cast from country to country

The Ballon d’Or has been awarded by the French magazine since 1956 and sees their editorial staff put together the initial 30-man shortlist. The crucial stage of voting then goes to leading journalists from all over the globe, with one vote per nation. As expected, there was plenty of country bias as the likes of Netherlands, Portugal, Argentina and Egypt all ...

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Partisan GUTA pursuing us for popularity – Nigerian traders

The leadership of the Nigerian Traders Association in Ghana has accused the leadership of GUTA of pursuing Nigerian traders in market centres for political gains. According to the leader of the Nigerian traders in Ghana, Chief Emeka Nnaji, some members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) are seeking political office in the ensuing year and so need to ...

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Mugabe left behind ‘$10m in cash’

Zimbabwe’s late President Robert Mugabe left behind $10m (£7.7m) in the bank and several properties in the capital, Harare, the state-owned Herald newspaper has reported. Mugabe, who died in September at the age of 95, had failed to leave a will, prompting legal authorities to call a meeting this week to appoint an executor, it added. The ex-president’s daughter, Bona ...

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Digital economy provides opportunities to reduce poverty, create jobs – Iain Walker

The 6th edition of Tech in Ghana, the leading conference bringing together Ghana’s tech ecosystem for global knowledge sharing, valuable networking, and to showcase innovation has ended in Accra. The two-day event, which was held at the Accra Digital Centre (ADC), was organised by AB2020 and supported by the Ministry of Communications, the British High Commission Ghana and GIZ. It ...

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