The estranged wife of incoming Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been shot dead two days before his inauguration. Lipolelo Thabane, 58, was travelling home with a friend when both women were shot by an unknown assailant, the police say. The police add the motive is unknown and an investigation is continuing. The couple had been living separately since 2012 ...

The spotlight and controversy surrounding the Central Regional town of Denkyira Obuasi will linger for a long time after a mob lynched Major Maxwell Mahama on suspicion he was an armed robber. The story is told of how the people moved to the present location after being compelled to abandon their old abode. The reason? Buildings and other structures had ...

Madam Akosua Attaa, mother of jailed Ghanaian footballer in Sweden, Kwame Bonsu has claimed that her son was framed up by the embittered Swedish ex-wife. In a heart-wrenching interview with Atinka TV’s Sport Court show, the 66-year-old woman broke down in tears when narrating the incident. The Gefle IF midfielder was sentenced to two years in prison by the district ...

President Donald Trump is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice, US media reports say. They say senior intelligence officials will be interviewed on whether Mr Trump tried to end an inquiry into his sacked national security adviser, and about the firing of FBI chief James Comey. Mr Trump tweeted that the move was the ...

The Kloma Hengme Association has asked rapper Sarkodie to pay GHc2million as compensation for denting the image of Krobo people or face a court action. In a letter signed by their lawyer Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua (Dr) Solicitor and Barrister-at-Law, the association, a Krobo heritage and advocacy group whose mission is to project Krobo values as the basis to promote the development ...

The Word of Life Christian Fellowship has explained suggestions that the United Nation (UN) appointed UK-based Ghanaian gospel musician Sonnie Badu as an ambassador are incorrect. According to the Church, based in New York, they honoured the musician with the UN ambassadorial appointment due to their relationship with the intergovernmental organisation. On April 30th this year, the ‘Baba’ hit singer ...

A District Magistrate Court Arit Nsemoh on Thursday, June 15, prevented Journalists from hearing the case of Daniel Aseidu and another, suspects in the murder of former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North. She issued a strong warning to journalists from her bench not to enter her court for sitting on the committal proceedings on rearrested suspects Daniel Aseidu and ...

Southampton are looking for a manager with a shared “long-term vision” after sacking Claude Puel. Frenchman Puel, 55, took over at St Mary’s last summer and guided Saints to the EFL Cup final, where they lost to Manchester United, and an eighth-placed finish in last season’s Premier League. But the board has opted to make a change, dismissing the former ...

Policy Analyst, Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby wants President Nana Akufo-Addo to “immediately halt” the collection of mandatory towing fees scheduled to take effect next month. Effective July 1, 2017, vehicle owners and motorcyclists will pay compulsory annual fees, tied to the acquisition of a road worthy certificate, to cater for towing services. Fees per year for both commercial and non-commercial vehicles, ...

Three former ministers in the immediate past National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration are indebted to the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) Limited to the tune of GH¢ 106,340, documents intercepted by mynewsgh.com has revealed. The amount represents the cost of a total number of fleet of buses the three former government appointees hired from the company between October and December 2016 ...