One of the fetish priests displaying at Manhyia yesterday THE FORECOURT of the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the official seat of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, was besieged by scores of fetish priests on Tuesday morning. The fetish priests were at the palace to display their antics as part of activities marking the 15th anniversary […]

Gabriel Barimma THE FATE of nine aspirants gunning for the Ahafo-Ano South District Chief Executive (DCE) position is in limbo, as vetting of the nominees has been temporarily halted. Raymond Tandor, the Ashanti regional secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who announced the suspension, said this was to pave way for the incoming Regional […]

Some officials of YARA Ghana displaying some features of the products Yara Ghana Limited, a leading mineral fertilizer company, has embarked on an oil palm training programme aimed at promoting the suitability of oil palm production in Ghana through the improvement of yield and the integration of the different facets of the industry. The programme, […]

Two Rastamen, Adjetey Sowah and Isaac Nii Quaye Kotei, were yesterday sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for possessing narcotic substances. Sowah was found guilty by the court for possessing quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp without authority contrary to Section 2 (1) of PNDC Law 236/90. Quaye […]

Alhaji Tanko (right) and Kweku Apaah  The Abura Dunkwa District Police Command has arrested Mallam Sulemanu Mumuni aka Alhaji Tanko and his accomplice, Jude Essel Dadzie aka Kweku Apaah for allegedly killing a 23-year-old Central University student, Joseph Nicolas Danquah, for not paying the compensation for the “juju” they gave  him at Ayiase near Assin […]

Mohammed-Awal Issah The South African Football Association has referred the matter between AmaZulu and Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed-Awal Issah to world football’s controlling body Fifa. KickOff.com reported last month that the KwaZulu-Natal side had initially taken the issue to the Premier Soccer League, alleging that the player had reneged on their contract by absconding from the […]

The Maidens Striker Princella Adubea’s campaign at the U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica is over after sustaining a knee injury. She has been ruled out for a few months and will miss the rest of Ghana’s matches if they progress from the quarter-final stage. Adubea suffered the setback during last Saturday’s final […]

Amankwa Mireku  EX-HEARTS PLAYER Amankwa Mireku says he is extremely delighted to return to his mother club in the capacity of team manager. He said he would use his position to help Hearts of Oak return to their glorious past where they were the team to beat. Speaking to Metro FM in Kumasi, Mireku noted […]

Dr. Kofi Amoah Renowned Ghanaian economist Dr. Kofi Amoah says the Black Stars deserve a planned remuneration package for the 2014 World Cup, following intense uproar amongst sections of the Ghanaian public. Each Black Stars player will receive $75,000 for just participating in the tournament to be staged in Brazil. The players will also be […]

Michael Akuffo KUMASI ASANTE Kotoko skipper Michael Akufo has debunked speculations that he is leaving Kotoko for rivals, Hearts. He said at a press conference in Kumasi on Tuesday that there was no iota of truth in the rumour, urging Kotoko fans to treat it with contempt. Akufo had been heavily linked with a switch […]

Kwasi Appiah BLACK STARS trainer Kwasi Appiah says he has begun a search for a potent striker for Ghana. “I am currently monitoring two strikers,” the coach stated in a radio chat, but he did not mention names. He said the Black Stars’ over-reliance on Asamoah Gyan and Majeed Waris was not the best for […]

Kwabena Agyepong An aspiring General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyepong, says the party needs complete overhauling to attract floating voters. He also proposed the designing of a proper work plan to woo residents of Zongo communities whose allegiance to the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) is unquestionable. This in Mr. Agyepong’s […]

Lance Corporal Isaac Kwaako, a police detective attached to the Nungua District Police Command, has been detained for allegedly raping the wife of his colleague at Nungua. Corporal Kwaako allegedly lured the victim (name withheld) to his rented private apartment and forcibly had sex with her. Information gathered at the Nungua District Police Station indicated […]

“If all efforts to use common sense to correct nonsense fails, you must use equal nonsense to correct nonsense,” John Boadu said in response to criticisms from members of the ruling National Democratic Congress regarding the declaration by Nana Akufo-Addo that he intends vying for the flagbearership of the opposition party and possibly the Presidency […]