Social

Tension mounts in Jomoro over bad roads

1,356  Residents of Jomoro in the Western Region are up in arms over bad roads in the municipality. They say contractors working on the Samanye Barrier to Jaway Wharf road have abandoned the project since 2020, without any word to the communities and municipal assembly. They said in October 2020, the road was cleared for […]

Agriculture

FEDCO pays GH¢16m to cocoa farmers

3,711  A licensed cocoa buying company, Federation Commodities Limited (FEDCO), has announced the payment of GH¢16 million in cocoa premium earnings to cocoa farmers across the country for the 2022/2023 cocoa season. Up to 27,000 farmers trading with FEDCO across the country qualify to receive the premiums earnings. The company will pay GH¢50 on each […]

Entertainment

Ghanaian musician OJ Blaq dead

1,734  Ghanaian rapper OJ Blaq has passed on. Reports say he died in the early hours of Thursday, August 17, 2023. Known outside showbiz as Andy Nii Akrashie, the 40-year-old rose to fame with the release of his debut album, titled “The Blaq Mixtape,” in 2006. His musical career continued to flourish, marked by multiple […]

Crime

Ahmed Suale will not get justice if Kennedy Agyapong becomes President – Family

1,429  The family of late investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale, says they have doubts Suale will get justice should Kennedy Agyapong be elected president. Kennedy Agyapong is one of the 10 candidates contesting the flag bearer slot of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) towards election 2024. In recent separate television interviews as part of Kennedy […]

Politics

‘Dzi wo fie asem’ – Sam George tells Akufo-Addo on military deployment to Niger

1,562  The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram in the Greater Accra region, Samuel Nartey George has raised concerns about the potential consequences of using the military to intervene in Niger’s leadership crisis. According to him, President Akufo-Addo has failed to retool and equip the Ghana Armed Forces (GFA) despite the unwavering professionalism and dedication […]