On Sunday, May 14, Hive, a blockchain-based social media platform, launched its 8th borehole in Ghana’s Chichibon community. The inauguration was held on Mother’s Day, making it a special occasion for both the villagers and the entire Ghanaian nation. In addition to the borehole inauguration, Hive conducted a free health …
Read More »Suspected Food Poisoning: 22 People Hospitalised After Eating Food At Funeral
Twenty-two people from Agou, farming community in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region have been hospitalised due to an alleged food poisoning. The victims are said to have suffered acute diarrhea and other symptoms after eating at a funeral on Sunday morning. While 13 of them have been admitted …
Read More »Black Sherif Praised After Intelligent And Matured Response To Sarkodie Question On UTV
Veteran Ghanaian media personality Afia Pokua aka Vim Lady, and many others, have showered praise on Black Sherif aka Killer Blacko. Black Sherif has been hailed for being intelligent and mature over his responses to questions he faced on Saturday night’s United Showbiz. The reigning VGMA artist of the year …
Read More »Mahama Breaks Silence On Duffuor’s Injunction, Withdrawal
Former president John Dramani Mahama has spoken for the first time about the last-minute issues that nearly derailed the party’s May 13 parliamentary and presidential primaries. An injunction by aspirant Kwabena Duffuor threatened the process before it was withdrawn with about 24-hours to opening of polls. Duffuor who was contesting …
Read More »Mahama Elected NDC Flagbearer With 98.8% Of Valid Votes – EC
The opposition National Democratic Congress has elected former President John Dramani Mahama as its flagbearer for the 2024 presidential election. In a landslide victory, the former president polled 297,603 (98.9%) against his contender Kojo Bonsu who polled 3,181 (1.1%) in the election held on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The Electoral …
Read More »Ashanti Region: Rotational Nurse Hangs Himself Over Unpaid Allowances
A young rotational nurse has been found dead by hanging in an uncompleted building at Asankragua in the Asante Akim South Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Paul Dodzi was posted to the Church of God Hospital at Esieninpong in the Ejisu Municipality where he was offering his national service. Colleagues …
Read More »Fresh Injunction Hits NDC’s May 13 Primaries
The presidential and parliamentary primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) may hit a snag again as a fresh injunction application has been slapped against the party. This comes a few hours after the withdrawal of an earlier injunction application filed by one of its flagbearer hopefuls, Dr. Kwabena …
Read More »Key Ugandan Highway Cut Off By Floods
A major highway leading out of Uganda’s capital Kampala to the south-west of the country has been cut off after a bridge collapsed following flash floods. In the early hours of Thursday, traffic was brought to a standstill by knee-deep running water across the road. And as the water receded …
Read More »GES Extends Condolences To Bereaved Families Of The 9 Drowned Pupils
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has extended its condolences to the families of the nine pupils who lost their lives after drowning in a river in Accra. The pupils numbering about twelve, according to reports, met the unfortunate accident when they were returning from school at around 5 pm on …
Read More »South Africa Accused Of Supplying Arms To Russia
The US ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of supplying weapons to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the war in Ukraine. Reuben Brigety claimed that a Russian ship was loaded with ammunition and arms in Cape Town last December. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said it was disappointed …
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