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Boy, 6, drowns while crossing river to school

A six-year-old boy has drowned in a river while crossing to School. The incident occurred at Togodo, a farming community in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region on Wednesday, October 17, 2019. The body of the deceased – Tetteh Osmond – is yet to be retrieved despite a search by a joint team of Police, NADMO and Local ...

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Ghana’s economy in a trap – Kwabena Donkor

Former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor says Ghana’s economy is in a structural trap. In his view, the economy was deliberately put in the trap to serve the ends of the West. “Our economy is not what it is by accident but rather by design. Our economy is a structural trap. We break out by deliberately breaking the structure. This is ...

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‘Sex for grades’ lacks elements of sexual harassment – Lawyer

A lawyer who has done extensive research into sexual harassment in various institutions in Ghana and abroad says the ‘sex for grades’ investigative piece by the BBC lacks the elements of sexual harassment. According to Dr. Ismael Norman, even though the lecturers who were seen in the video exercised bad moral judgment, it will be impossible to hold them for ...

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DJ Armani leaves Citi FM

One of Citi FM’S finest radio presenters, DJ Armani has left the station after 11 years. DJ Armani, real name, Fouad Christopher Wulff-Cochrane, was best known for his stint on his evening urban music show, Rhythms in the Citi. He joined Citi FM in May 2008 after two years at Accra-based Choice FM. In that time, he built up his ...

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Ato Essien denies wrongdoing in Capital Bank collapse, defends Otabil

The Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has spoken for the first time denying that he misappropriated depositors’ funds resulting in the collapse of the financial institution. He also defended the integrity of head pastor of the International Central Gospel Church and Board Chair of the Bank, Mensa Otabil, who has been criticised over his purported role in ...

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Former NPP Assin South Parliamentary aspirant goes independent

A Former Parliamentary Aspirant of the New Patriotic Party in Assin South Constituency, Joseph Kofi Damatse, has expressed willingness to go Independent in the 2020 elections due to some personal reasons. According to him, delegates failed him by voting for someone who appeared from nowhere after he spent so much money in the primaries. It will be recalled that this ...

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All my exes treated me badly – Caroline Sampson reveals

Soft-spoken Ghanaian radio and television show host, Caroline Sampson, has opened up about her past relationship experiences. In an emotional interview with Andy Dosty on Hitz 103.9FM’s Daybreak Hitz recently, she said her experiences with men over the years have been very disappointing. According to Miss. Sampson, her relationships were from frying pan to fire. Describing how bad her love ...

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CODEO raises red flags over EC’s voting time cut proposal

The Coalition of Election Observers (CODEO) has raised concerns over the proposal by the electoral commission to cut down voting hours. The commission considering reducing the voting time from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., instead of the 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The move is to allow for counting of ballots and collation of results before night falls and to ...

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Speeding vehicle crashes hawker to death at Okponglo

At least one person is reported dead in an accident at Okponglo near Legon in Accra. The vehicle was heading from Madina to Shiashi when the driver lost control and skidded onto the pavement knocking down a hawker. Eyewitnesses say shells of bullets were found in the four wheel drive. Police sources reveal the driver of the car is already ...

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