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Monthly Archives: December 2019

CID reschedules meeting with Sammy Gyamfi to Dec 24

National Communications Officer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has called for calm among party supporters who stormed the Police Headquarters Monday, December 23, ahead of his interrogation at the Cyber Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department. His calls follow a postponement of a scheduled meeting by the …

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Akuapem Poloo, Afia Schwarzenegger, others turn heads with outfits at 2019 GMA

The 2019 Ghana Movie Awards saw celebrities grace the occasion in some of the biggest statement-making outfits they could ever find. The event which took place at the National Theatre on Friday had many actors looking dapper in their suits while others went with Kente – pushing Ghana made products …

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Samini and Shatta Wale end rivalry with new song

After several years of bitter rivalry between Shatta Wale and Samini, the two have finally recorded a song together. The two artistes in the past recorded a number of diss songs directed at each other. On Friday, Samini shared the cover art of the song titled ‘Celebration’ on his Instagram …

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Minority blocks approval of EC’s ¢1.8b request for election 2020

The Minority in Parliament has blocked the approval of a ¢1,890,000,000 billion budgetary allocation to the Electoral Commission (EC) for election 2020 on grounds that it failed to furnish the House with a detailed breakdown of what the funds will be used for. Deputy Minority Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim said the Minority will not support …

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Police intercept 51 bags of cocoa beans being smuggled to Togo

The Kadjebi District Police Command in the Oti region has intercepted 51 bags of cocoa beans being smuggled to neighbouring Togo. The interception on Thursday brings the number of arrests this week alone to three. The latest arrest happened at Pampawie in the Kadjebi district early Thursday morning. Some youth …

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Arsenal appoint ex-midfielder Mikel Arteta as head coach

Arsenal have appointed their former midfielder Mikel Arteta as head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal. The 37-year-old won the FA Cup twice in a five-year career with the Gunners and succeeds fellow Spaniard Unai Emery, who was sacked in November. Arteta had been working as a coach under Pep Guardiola …

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We cannot pay your customers’ – Menzgold lawyers reject instruction

Lawyers for defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold say they are unable to undertake the payment of customers as instructed by the company. On Wednesday, Menzgold announced that it was commencing payment of customers from Friday, December 27, 2019, for a 36-month period. The company made this revelation in a statement signed by …

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We don’t need new voters’ register; upgrade current one – Otokunor tells EC

The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says compiling a new voters’ register is unnecessary and that an upgrade of the current one is more reasonable. Peter Otokunor said if the Electoral Commission’s reasons for the compilation of a new register is the high rate of …

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‘This is madness!’ Roads Minister leads team to demolish barricade on Airport road

“This is nonsensical and madness,” Roads Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta fumed on Wednesday when he led a team to the Airport residential area Wednesday. The Minister led the team to demolish a concrete barricade erected by some Turkish developers who are putting up a 22-storey building in the area. He also …

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Trump impeachment: US House ready for historic vote

Donald Trump is set to become the third US president in history to be impeached later by the House of Representatives. Democratic lawmakers are ready to approve two impeachment charges against the Republican president on Wednesday. Mr Trump is expected to face a trial in the Senate next month, but …

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