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Monthly Archives: June 2021

Sadio Mane donates 500,000 pounds to build hospital in his hometown

Senegal and Liverpool superstar, Sadio Mane, has donated 500,000 pounds (around 694,000 US $) to help in building a hospital in the town of Bambali, his hometown in Senegal. The small village of Bambali, where Mane was born, did not have a hospital before, and the Senegalese forward decided to …

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Help educate Ghanaians on the benefits of the upcoming population census- Information Minister

Mr. Oppong Nkrumah, has urged all the  media to educate Ghanaians on the importance of the upcoming population census. A population census is an official counting of all individuals in a country at a particular period of time. The 2021 population census commences officially on June 27,2021. The exercise will …

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Dag Heward Mills apologises to Otumfuo

The Founder and General Overseer of the Lighthouse Group of Churches, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, has rendered an unqualified apology to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. This comes on the back of a viral audio in which he criticised the Asantehene and offended his subjects during a sermon. In the said …

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215 suspected criminals arrested in post bullion van robbery attack swoop

The Accra Regional Police Command has embarked on an enhanced operation in Accra and arrested 215 suspected criminals. The operation follows recorded cases of violent crimes in Accra, particularly a bullion van attack which led to the killing of a policeman and a woman on Monday, June 14 at Jamestown, …

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7-year-old exposes grandma who sells her out as s3x slave

A grandmother, who has been selling her granddaughter out as a sex slave, has been apprehended, alongside men who sexually abuse the minor. A group of vigilante in Imo State identified the shabbily looking girl galivanting around and began interrogating her. Recounting her sad experience, the little girl accused her …

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‘Give us more time to relocate to Adjen Kotoku’ – Agbogbloshie onion sellers beg minister

Some onion sellers at Agbogbloshie in Accra are appealing to the government to give them more time to adequately prepare for their relocation to Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West Municipality. The Greater Accra Regional Minister Henry Quartey on Thursday, May 20, 2021, issued a seven-week ultimatum to onion traders …

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Claims of insecurity over recent crimes ‘a bit of an exaggeration’ – Kweku Baako

The Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr, says the suggestion that there’s a state of insecurity in the country following the recently reported cases of crime is far-fetched. Although he acknowledges that there is a challenge with security in the country, he believes …

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Euro 2020: Sweden take huge step towards last 16 with win over Slovakia

An Emil Forsberg penalty gave Sweden their first win of Euro 2020 as Slovakia fail to build on their good start to the tournament. Janne Andersson stuck with the same team that drew 0-0 against Spain despite Dejan Kulusevski returning to the squad following a period of self-isolation due to …

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Minority files motion for probe into Covid-19 vaccine procurement

Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has disclosed that his side has filed a motion for a bipartisan probe into circumstances leading to government’s purchase of Covid-19 vaccines above market price. According to him, the transaction, per Article 815 of the 1992 Constitution, is …

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Dogboe plots knockout victory against Adam Lopez

Former WBO Super Bantamweight Champion, Isaac Dogboe says he will be seeking a knockout win when he returns to the ring against Adam Lopez. Dogboe’s last bout happened almost a year ago where he defeated Chris Avalos in eight rounds by a technical knockout. The ten round bout will put …

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