3 Snakes Found In Kumasi Bus
Drivers and passengers at the Neoplan Station in Kumasi were terrified when it emerged that three species of snake, measuring about a metre long, were on board a bus from Accra to Kumasi on Thursday....
Tag: Geography of Africa
Minister Seizes 7 Trucks of Illegal Chainsaw Lumber
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has seized over seven articulated trucks loaded with large quantities of illegal chainsaw lumber. The illegal lumber was headed for...
Falsyd Foundation School Wins Junior Graphic Spelling Competition
Falsyd Foundation School at New Achimota in Accra came up tops at the 2017 National Junior Graphic Fan Club Spelling Competition held at the GNAT Hall in Accra on Friday. Falsyd shrugged off a...
Footballer Tragically Killed By Crocodile In Mozambique
A football club in Mozambique is in mourning after one of their players was tragically killed by a crocodile. Estevao Alberto Gino, 19, who played for amateur club Atletico Mineiro de Tete, lost his...
South Sudan Keeps Buying Weapons Amid Famine
The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine largely caused by Juba's military operations, according to a confidential United...
‘Shots Fired’ As Lagos Slum Demolished
An informal settlement in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, has been razed to the ground in defiance of a court order, rights activists say. The homes of nearly 4,700 people in Otodo-Gbame were...
The Nima Boy Was At the Nima Excellence Awards 2016
Frankies Hotel in Nima could not be a very popular outfit in the nation, it could not be as prestigious as other hotels in our part of the world yet it holds its place in my life and that of many...
Canada Gives $120 Mn For Famine-Hit Africa, Yemen
Canada's government pledged Can$120 million (US$90 million, 84 million euros) Friday to help relieve food crises in four countries where 20 million people face starvation and famine. The funding for...
Right Or Wrong? 10 Popular Terms Ghanaians Use Daily
This is Ghana! A country of great culture, heritage, and tradition. Where names and terms are given to things differently from what they are in other parts of the world. Every first timer in Ghana is...
Boost For ‘one-District One-Factory’
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s policy of creating an enabling environment to encourage investors to set up a factory in every district of the country – ‘one district, one factory’...
Nuttal Understands Value of Kotoko Clash
Public Relations Officer of Accra Hearts of Oak, Kwame Opare Addo, has expressed confidence in club head coach Frank Nuttal’s ability to handle big games. Struggling Hearts host joint leaders...
Police Hunt For ‘Xenophobic’ Banda Group
Police in the Brong Ahafo Region are searching for members of an unidentified group who have issued threats of attacks on residents of Banda Ahenkro. Wenchi District Police Commander, ASP...
South Sudan Buys Weapons Amid Famine
South Sudan's government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by Juba's military operations, according to a confidential UN report. The report...
Stakeholders To Decide On Return Date For Workers Who Fled Banda Over Threats
The Ghana Education Service will join the security services and the Banda traditional authorities on March 20, to decide on the appropriate time for teachers and other workers who fled the town due...
Confusion Hits GJA Elections Over Lloyd Evans’ Disqualification
There’s brewing confusion over the disqualification of Lloyd Evans, one of the contestants for the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) presidency in it’s upcoming elections. The Elections...
Evelyn Under Psychiatric Treatment
Evelyn Boakye, Marwako staff who got assaulted by her supervisor Evelyn Boakye, the Ghanaian subordinate at Marwako fast food whose face was dipped in hot blended pepper by her Lebanese supervisor...
Confusion Hits GJA Elections Over Lloyd Evans’ Disqualification
There’s brewing confusion over the disqualification of Lloyd Evans, one of the contestants for the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) presidency in it’s upcoming elections. The Elections...
Yofi Grant, George Andah Resign From Occupy Ghana Executive Council
Anti-corruption group, OccupyGhana, has announced the resignation of the two of its members; George Andah and Yofi Grant from its executive council. The two, however, remain members of group. A...
Legon Police Commander, 6 Others Interdicted Over Gold Scam
Five policemen, including the East Legon District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Emmanuel Basintale, and four civilians have been arrested in connection with a number of...
Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Ship and Crew Without Ransom
Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker on Monday have released the ship and its eight Sri Lankan crew members. The release followed a gunfight earlier in the day between the pirates and the marine...