26-year-old Gideon Kojo Asomani Addo is in the custody of the Koforidua Police for the alleged murder of his mother at Kyekyewere, a suburb of Koforidua close to Nyamekrom in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region. Gideon Asomani was initially arrested for iron rod theft in the …
Read More »VIDEO: Senya Bereku Residents Clash With Military Over Disputed Land
Some residents and chiefs of Senya Bereku in the Central region clashed with some Military officers from the Ghana Armed Forces over a land dispute. Citi News sources say the Gomoa Fetteh Traditional Council and the Senya Bereku Traditional Council have a long-standing dispute over one hundred acres of land …
Read More »Israel War Cabinet Minister’s Son Killed In Gaza Fighting
The son of Israel’s former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, who is currently a minister in the country’s war cabinet, has been killed in Gaza, the military says. It says 25-year-old Major Gal Eisenkot died in northern Gaza on Thursday. Israeli media say Maj Eisenkot was badly injured after a tunnel …
Read More »‘Where Is Our Future’: Uganda Declares War On Used Clothing
For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino second-hand market in Uganda’s capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli’s life, helping the widowed shopkeeper build a house and raise 12 children. But a potential government ban on the sale of used clothing threatens to sever this crucial lifeline for …
Read More »Black Queens Receive Resounding Welcome At Kotoka Airport After WAFCON 2024 Qualification
Following their qualification for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, the Black Queens arrived at the Kotoka International Airport on Thursday, December 7. The team was given a resounding welcome upon their arrival from South Africa, where they played the second leg of their final qualifier against Namibia. …
Read More »Fire Completely Destroys Bimbilla-based Beads FM
Beads FM in Bimbilla in the Northern Region experienced a devastating fire on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. The fire began in the evening, destroying the station’s studio. Community members played a crucial role in preventing the fire from engulfing the entire building, given the absence of a fire service tender …
Read More »NPP MP Threatens To Block Anti-gay Bill
The Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, has threatened to stall the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill if it is politicized. This comes after the sponsors of the anti-gay bill accused the Majority caucus on Wednesday of deliberately attempting …
Read More »C/R: Four NDC Executives Arrested After Accompanying Protesters To Court
Four Effutu constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Central Region have been arrested. They were accosted by personnel from the Winneba District Police Command when they accompanied 10 suspects who were arrested on Tuesday during a demonstration to the court. They include the Chairman, Treasurer, Women’s …
Read More »NACOC Intercepts Truck Loaded With 12,600 Slabs Of Compressed Cannabis At Dodi
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted a truck loaded with 12,600 slabs of compressed cannabis at Dodi, near Akosombo in the Eastern Region. The seizure was made on Saturday, December 2, 2023; following an intelligence-led operation during which the truck was found abandoned in a bush. A search in …
Read More »Witch Camp Victims Protest Akufo-Addo’s Decision Not To Assent Anti-witchcraft Bill
A group of accused witches have expressed their displeasure with the decision by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to approve the anti-witchcraft bill which was passed by the Parliament of Ghana into a law. The accused witches protested against Akufo-Addo’s refusal to assent the bill at one of the …
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