A popular Cameroon radio journalist who had been missing following what a media rights group called an abduction has been found dead, his employer and police said on Sunday. Martinez Zogo was managing director of Yaounde-based private radio station Amplitude FM and the star host of a popular daily programme, Embouteillage (Gridlock). On the air, the 51-year-old regularly tackled cases ...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) entered into a 25-year finance lease agreement in 2020 totalling GHS15,265,000.00 for the use of a building as a COVID-19 isolation centre at Adaklu in the Volta Region, which was never used. According to the Auditor General’s report, the building was never used for its intended purpose. The report covering March 2020 to June 2022 ...

The High Court in Cape Coast has sentenced Bright Ellis, the man accused of killing Cape Coast-based dancehall artiste Unruly Grank, to death. The court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Lodoh, sentenced the accused person to death by hanging. Reacting to the court’s decision, the mother of the deceased dancehall artiste, Kate Swanzy, was happy that justice had been served. ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reacted to reports that the government has rolledover cocoa bills that matured Thursday, January 20, without the investors’ consent, a move that has sparked anxiety among the investor community. Investors received payments for the matured bills but their accounts were quickly debited, leading to agitations between some holders and their banks. “I received payments ...

Award-winning rapper, Sarkodie says he has received an outpour of love and support from industry players since his collaboration with Bob Marley was released. Industry colleague Shatta Wale in a tone some have said is cynical that Sarkodie should be applauded for being featured by a ghost on the song ‘Stir It Up.’ During an interview on Luv FM’s Drive ...

On Thursday, 19th January 2023, a six-month Cocoa bill with face value of GH¢940.42 million matured. The Bank of Ghana (BOG) went through the usual processes to reissue on behalf of Cocobod a new six-month Cocoa bill to raise funds to cover the maturing obligation, but the auction failed and was severely undersubscribed resulting in a shortfall of GH¢ 855.42million. ...

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) examiners who marked the recent Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have not been paid. This was disclosed by one of the WAEC examiners, Kwame Nsiah, demanding payment for the work done by the examiners recently. According to Mr Nsiah, “Teachers from different schools from different parts of the country are outsourced to mark examination ...

Leader of about 500 persons with disability toll collectors who were rendered jobless by the government of Ghana’s decision to close down all toll booths, Rashad Mahammed Rahmat has vowed to organise his colleagues to occupy the streets should the road tolls be reintroduced without them getting re-employed. The toll workers were promised redeployment after they were relieved of their ...

Cristiano Ronaldo made his competitive debut for Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr on Sunday, helping them to a 1-0 league victory over Ettifaq. Ronaldo joined the club last month on a contract that will reportedly pay him more than £177 million per year until 2025. The Portugal star scored his first goals in a friendly against PSG on Thursday, and he ...

Hearts of Oak defender Samuel Inkoom has apologised following his late penalty miss in their FA Cup defeat to Dreams FC on Sunday. The right-back had the opportunity to level the score for the defending champions in the dying embers of the game after Dreams FC had taken the lead. However, Inkoom’s tame effort was well saved by goalkeeper Augustine ...