Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko have banned Asempa FM, an Accra-based radio station, from covering any of their events following comments by their journalist E.K Wallace. The Asempa FM radio presenter disclosed that staunch Asante Kotoko fan, Francis Frimpong, also known as Nana Pooley, was allegedly killed in a ghetto and transported to the Nana Kronomansah Park. “Per my investigations, Pooley went to a popular hood, also known as a ghetto, for a casual conversation at Nsoatre. During the discussion, a dispute unrelated to football erupted. In the heat of the moment, tempers flared, and an individual named Brimah…
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has stated that there is no justification for dismissing employees who were legally hired prior to the transition. “If you were employed before the transition, then you’re fine,” he confirmed. Consequently, he has assured President Mahama that no one in his ministry will be let go. He explained on Joy FM that, in his ministry, he has thoroughly reviewed the records and found that the new employees obtained financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance in July, and there was a budget allocation that year to hire staff. “…
President John Dramani Mahama has shared details of his interactions with former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia after the recent general elections. During his fellowship with clergy in Kumasi on Sunday, March 2, President Mahama revealed that he never expected the election results to turn out in his favour as they did. He had anticipated that it would take at least three days for the official results to be announced. Surprise To his surprise, the day after the election, he was awakened to a call that his brother, the NPP presidential candidate, Dr Bawumia wanted to speak with him. Mahama…
Daniel Yaw Domelevo, the former Auditor General, has criticized the government for its involvement in the construction of the Hajj Village. He specifically targeted the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, for his assertion that taxpayer money is not being used for the project. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Kwakye Ofosu stated, “FACT: The Hajj Village is primarily an airport terminal building for check-in and pilgrim facilitation, owned and being built by the Ghana Airport Company. Not a pesewa of taxpayers’ money is involved.” Dismissal However, Domelevo dismissed his claims. In a post on his social media platforms,…
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has announced the retrieval of the Offin Shelter Belt in the Atwima Mponua District from illegal miners. This follows a crackdown on the illegal miners who had taken over forest reserves in the region in late February. Updating Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on the fight, he said the forest reserve at the Offin Shelter Belt is now sanitized. “We have started taking action on illegal mining. One forest reserve, the Offin Shelter Belt has been reclaimed,” he said on March 2, 2025, when he joined the second Akwasidae Festival of the year at…
Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has raised concerns about Ghana’s collective commitment to fighting corruption, stating that public attitudes and resistance toward anti-corruption efforts suggest the nation is not truly ready for the battle. Speaking at the Constitution Day Public Lecture under the theme “A Few Good Men: Suppressing and Repressing Corruption and State Capture in Aid of Development,” Agyebeng highlighted the contradictions in the public response to corruption enforcement. He lamented that while Ghanaians broadly acknowledge the need to combat corruption, some factions actively seek to undermine the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and its mandate. “There have been attempts to discredit the…
A 14-year-old boy has lost a court case he brought against his own parents after they moved him from London to Ghana to go to boarding school. The boy, described in court as shy, articulate, a keen cook and footballer, said his parents had tricked him into going to Africa, saying it was to visit a sick relative. He said had he known he was being sent to boarding school “there would have been no way I would have agreed to it”. But the High Court in London also heard his parents were worried he was being “groomed” into criminal…
VAR was initially expected to be introduced during the ongoing season, but its rollout has faced setbacks. Speaking in an interview with 3Sports, Mr. Addo assured that the GFA remains committed to bringing VAR into the league to enhance officiating standards. “We are on the journey to acquiring VAR, but some countries have more financial resources than others, allowing them to progress faster. VAR is not something you can simply purchase; there are several steps involved, including training for referees and VAR technicians. We have been working with FIFA on this process,” Addo explained. He further revealed that while FIFA…
21-year-old final-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Daniel Tuffuor, has been remanded into police custody in connection with the alleged murder of Joana Deladem Yabani, also a final-year student at the university. Tuffuor was arrested on Thursday, February 27, 2025, following the discovery of Joana’s lifeless body on campus earlier that morning. The university’s security service was alerted to the incident and subsequently reported it to the police. Authorities believe the deceased and the suspect were in a romantic relationship at the time of her death. Tuffuor was arraigned before the Prempeh District Court,…
The Majority and Minority sides of Parliament repeated their usual support-disapproval ritual about the substance of President John Dramani Mahama’s message on the State of the Nation delivered on the floor of the House yesterday. When the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, was offered the floor to second a motion to adjourn the House after the President’s message, he described the presentation, popularly referred to as the State of the Nation Address (SONA), as a message of hope while the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Marking, urged. President Mahama to stop lamenting over the state of the economy and focus his energy on…