Five persons are reported dead in a fatal accident which occurred along the Odumase-Assesewa road in the Eastern region . Three of the deceased died on the spot while two others died at the St. Martin De- Porres Hospital at Agomanya, according to an eyewitness. According to the eyewitness Emmanuel Tetteh, the accident occurred Thursday afternoon when a Tipper Truck ...
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Kaneshie MTTD impounds 46 motorbikes
The Kaneshie Division of the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) on Thursday impounded 46 motorbikes after a routine swoop at Kaneshie in Accra. According to the Kaneshie Divison MTTD Commander, DSP Elvis Bawa Sadongo, the swoop was part of routine efforts to reduce the rate at which motorbike riders flout traffic regulations in the country. “First and foremost we ...
Read More »Leander Dendoncker to Man Utd: Anderlecht star is a transfer alternative – report
MANCHESTER UNITED are monitoring Anderlecht midfielder Leander Dendoncker, according to reports. Manchester United are aiming to tie up transfer deals as the new Premier League season edges closer. The Red Devils acted swiftly to sign Victor Lindelof from Benfica last month, with the Sweden international moving to Old Trafford six months after interest was first shown. They then added Romelu ...
Read More »Kufuor consoles Kotoko, Pollack undergoes surgery
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has expressed his sadness at Wednesday’s accident at Nkawkaw in the Eastern region that claimed the lives of two people, including Thomas Obeng Asare, Equipment Officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club. The accident occurred when the bus on which players and officials of Kotoko were travelling run into a truck at Nkawkaw on the ...
Read More »Liu Xiaobo: China’s most prominent dissident dies
Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who was China’s most prominent human rights and democracy advocate, has died aged 61. The activist had been serving an 11-year prison term for “subversion” and was recently moved to a hospital for treatment for terminal liver cancer. A university professor turned tireless rights campaigner, Mr Liu was branded a criminal by authorities. The Nobel Committee ...
Read More »Lapaz robbers arrested on Mallam-Kasoa road
Two suspected robbers who shot and killed a policeman and injured another have been arrested by the police on the Mallam-Kasoa road according to police sources. It is not immediately known if the two are actually those linked to the shooting but police indicate that they are yet to caution them in order to ascertain their true identity and to ...
Read More »NPP dumps Minister over ‘whining’ comments
Even though Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay has apologised for his whining comments that got a section of Ghanaians and Diasporians angry, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has dissociated itself from the comments. Acting Communications Director, Yaw Adomako Baafi has subsequently apologised to Ghanaians and persons from the Diaspora indicating that the comments are indefensible and not ...
Read More »US not deporting 7000 Ghanaians – Gov’t
The Government of Ghana has dismissed claims by the US Ambassador that over 7,000 Ghanaians are due for deportation by the Donald Trump administration. Ambassador Robert Jackson made the revelation before the deportation of over 60 Ghanaians last month. “In fact about 7000 of them are currently at different stages of the deportation process. And we are not apologetic about ...
Read More »US to deport 365 Ghanaians, not 7000 – Ayorkor Botchwey
There are conflicting reports over the number of Ghanaians to be deported from the United States of America this year. While the US Embassy in Ghana insists that 7,000 Ghanaians will be sent back home after the detection of their illegal stay in the country, Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry claims that only 365 Ghanaians have been penned down to be ...
Read More »My comments were harsh – Casely-Hayford begs Parliament
Financial Analyst and Social Commentator, Sydney Casely-Hayford has stated that he will retract and render an unqualified apology to Parliament for scathingly berating it. He said this after the MP for Kumbungu urged the leadership of the House to drag him before it to answer charges of contempt. Mr. Casely-Hayford speaking recently at a summit on “The Economic and Political ...
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