Author Archives: larryehu

Girlfriends ‘chopping’ scandal hits Ebusua Dwarfs

Fans of Ebusua Dwarfs were stunned upon hearing that the woes of their beloved club in the ongoing Ghana Premier League stems from bickering over girlfriend snatching amongst the players. The Crabs are enduring one of their worst seasons in the Ghanaian top-flight after thirteen round of matches. The Cape Coast-based outfit are sitting 16th place on the league standings ...

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Voters register: PPP sanctions National Sec. Murtala over IMANI boss attack

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has taken disciplinary action against its National Secretary Murtala Mohammed for suggesting that the party supports the compilation of a new voters register. Murtala Mohammed is reported to have attacked Imani Africa’s Franklin Cudjoe for kicking against the new register adding that the PPP supports the EC in its quest to compile the new register ...

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COVID-19 threatens African oil industry

The Coronavirus is putting the world’s economy under severe strain and the consequences are already being seen in oil production. The benchmark barrel of North Sea Brent crude oil plunged heavily in Asia, losing nearly 25% to $33.29 per barrel. For experts, this is a loss of nearly 50% since January 1. It’s a concern in oil-producing African countries. Many ...

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NPP primaries: Polling station executives demand Addison’s reinstatement

Over four hundred polling station executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the Akropong Constituency of the Eastern Region are to petition the National Executives of the Party over the disqualification of Philip Addison and William Agyei Twumasi from the Parliamentary primaries leaving the incumbent Member of Parliament Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah to go unopposed. The two were part ...

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Kintampo accident: Youtong driver was micro-sleeping – MTTD

The Director of Education Research and Training of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Alexander Obeng has revealed that preliminary investigations into last Monday’s Kintampo accident was as a result of the Yutong bus driver micro sleeping. 35 people died in the head-on collision involving the Youtong bus and a Tamale bound vehicle on ...

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Ghana Month: How your tribe came to be

There are over a hundred tribes in Ghana but the major ones are the Ashanti, Ewe, Fanti, Ga-Adangme, Mole-Dagbaani and Guan. Each has a history, a unique one about their migration, how they came into modern-day Ghana and their origins. Ghanaweb, as part of its Ghana Month series today puts the spotlight on the 6 major ethnic groups and their ...

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Moesha Boduong and Salma Mumin settle ‘butt beef’

Moesha Boduong and Salma Mumin who once attacked each other on social media over their ‘fake butt’ have smoked the peace pipe. It all started last year when reports surfaced that Salma Mumin travelled to Turkey to enhance her bum. Reacting the rumour, Moesha tagged Salma as a hypocrite who is jealous of her for working on her assets, therefore, ...

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Passport application up by 30% since March 1 – Director

The Director of Passport Francis Kotia says the application of passports in the country has gone up by 30 per cent since the system went strictly online. According to him, the passport office is putting in place adequate measures to accommodate the leap in application numbers. “Since the online system came up, we have observed 30 per cent increase in ...

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How a Ghanaian Chief tricked the Danes in 1693, took their castle and later sold it back to them

Osu Castle, also known as Christiansborg Castle, is a castle located in Osu, Accra, Ghana. Christiansborg Castle was built by Danish colonialists in 1659 on a land obtained from Paramount Chief Okaikoi of the Ga ethnic group. Over the years, the fort was juggled between the Portuguese, Swedish and Danish. Sometimes it was taken over by force; other times it ...

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Coronavirus: South Africa records 6 new cases; Ghana, Gabon ban official travel

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in over 80 countries across the globe. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a public health emergency of international dimensions. WHO chief Tedros Ghebereyesus said whiles China had a robust health system to detect and control, his outfit remained concerned about ...

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