One of Nigeria's most popular celebrities, a transgender woman known as Bobrisky, has been sentenced to six months in jail for "spraying" naira banknotes at various social events.
It is rare for people to be prosecuted for this crime.
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Mrs. Mawuena Adzo Trebah, the elder sister of the late Komla Dumor, has passed away. Details surrounding her death are currently unknown.
Mrs. Trebah made history as the first female appointed as substantive Chief Executive Officer of t…
Former Black Stars player Mohammed Polo has described the current black stars coach, Otto Addo as a latter-day saint”, believing a coach could have been selected from a retired player list that won Ghana its 4 Afcon trophies.
The 1975 G…
Nollywood actor Junior Pope Odonwodo, popularly known as Jnr Pope has died in a boat accident while traveling to film a movie in Nigeria's Delta state, his fellow actors have said.
The film star was earlier reported to have survived the…
OJ Simpson, the former American football star turned actor who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76.
San Francisco-born Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame in college before playing in the NFL.
In 1995, he w…
Ghanaian weightlifter Winnifred Ntumi has disclosed that she pocketed $7,000 from her impressive performance at the recently concluded 13th African Games.
The 21-year-old secured three medals for Ghana in the 49-kilogramme Snatch and C…
Former Black Stars striker Asamoah Gyan who now serves as Ambassador for the All Regional Games has explained that tapping into the momentum of the recently ended African Games to engage sports enthusiasts across Ghana is a key strategy to…
West Ham United manager, David Moyes, says the club is really enjoying Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus’ performance for The Hammers.
He said this in a pre game press conference ahead of West Ham’s Europa League quarterfinal game against…
Head coach of Tema Youth Basketball Club, Emmanuel “Rubberman” Quaye, has tagged Ghana’s silver medal win at the 2023 African Games 3×3 Men’s Basketball event as remarkable.
Ghana made it to the final of the event held at the University…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At a 24,000-square-foot studio near downtown Los Angeles, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Ciara are preparing to film the video announcement for a tour no one saw coming.
This summer, the trio — along …
Chef De Mission of the 13th African Games, Ernest Danso, says he always believed weightlifter Winnifred Ntumi would excel at the competition largely due to her supreme confidence.
21 year old Ntumi won gold and silver medals at the 2023…
Russian military instructors have arrived in Niger to train the national army, as Moscow continues to bolster its influence in the troubled Sahel region of West Africa.
The military specialists, who arrived in Niger's capital, Niamey on…
Gianluca Mancini's header sealed a 1-0 win for Roma over AC Milan in the Europa League quarter-final first leg at the San Siro.
The defender netted from Paulo Dybala's corner after 17 minutes, giving last year's runners-up an edge goi…
A Spanish TV station has sacked a pundit after he made a controversial remark about Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal before their Champions League fixture against Paris St-Germain.
German Burgos, working for Movistar, was speaking over f…
Medeama Sporting Club head coach, Nebojsa Kapor, says his team’s poor first half performance was down to the pressure of losing back to back games in previous league outings.
The Tarkwa based side beat Accra Hearts of Oak SC at the Akoo…
Fire has ravaged parts of the Madina market in the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal District, Greater Accra region.
The inferno, which started around 9 pm on Wednesday, April 11, has destroyed goods and shops worth thousands of cedis.
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If you're a T-Mobile subscriber and need a new phone, you have loads of options. You can get top phones like the iPhone 15 Pro and Galaxy S24 Ultra a…
It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen.
Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old Vietnamese p…
Fenerbahce have been fined 115,000 euros (£98,450) and Galatasaray awarded a 3-0 win after the club's protests at the Turkish Super Cup on Sunday.
Fenerbahce fielded their under-19 team and walked off the field in the third minute, in…
David Moyes insists West Ham are "still in the tie" despite two late goals condemning his side to defeat in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Bayer Leverkusen.
Jonas Hofmann fired through a crowd of bodies for…
Liverpool face a huge battle to stay in the Europa League after suffering a shock home defeat to Atalanta in the quarter-final first leg at Anfield.
Former West Ham forward Gianluca Scamacca scored in each half, before ex-Chelsea play…
In a thrilling development for Ghana’s music aficionados, the electrifying Highlife and Afrobeat sensation, Akasii, is poised to ignite the music scene with her latest chart-topper, “Bebe.”
The much-anticipated single, “Bebe,” offic…
You can download portions of the Maps app to use offline. Here's how.
If you're taking a road trip this spring, you might plan on using your iPhone's Maps app for directions. But using the app for extended periods of time could eat up y…
If you're connected to a public Wi-Fi network but still don't have internet access, you may need to use this trick to force the internet login page to appear.
I travel quite a bit and still need to get work done when I'm on the …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticized the newly launched Performance Tracker by the Akufo-Addo-led government, labelling it as a misplaced priority.
According to the NDC, the time and resources allocated to formulating a…
Goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn gave Aston Villa a narrow first-leg lead over Lille in their Europa Conference League quarter-final as Unai Emery marked his 1,000th game as a manager.
Watkins scored in the 13th minute, left u…
Transport fares have risen by twenty percent in the Western Region, catching many by surprise despite earlier reports suggesting a suspension of the initial thirty percent fare hike proposed by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPR…
The National Chief Imam, Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu has called on members of the Islamic community to observe the Eid ul-Fitr peacefully.
He urged them to exercise caution during the celebration.
Speaking on his behalf in an interview w…
Talented Ghanaian makeup artist Roselyn Akosua Mantey has made history by breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon of applying makeup by individuals.
The extraordinary feat began on Wednesday, April 3, and culminated …
The United Kingdom has returned 32 royal artefacts looted from Ghana's Asante Kingdom in the 19th Century.
.The royal objects were taken from the Palace in Kumasi during the Anglo-Asante Wars, including the infamous Sargrenti War of 187…
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) is set to convene a groundbreaking Stakeholder Engagement Meeting titled "Seeds of Tomorrow: Cultivating Global Partnerships for Africa's Agricultural Renaissance" on April 12, 2024, at H…
A WaterAid report has shed light on an alarming toll of human infections in healthcare facilities in Ghana.
The research found that these infections cost the country a staggering $1.57 billion annually, leading to thousands…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has outlined protocols for the conduct of the Agona West Parliamentary primary on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
A statement signed by the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong on on Wednesday Ap…
Plans are underway to introduce a comprehensive system for towing breakdown vehicles which cause rampant fatalities on roads and highways in the country.
Records indicate that many people continue to lose their lives through road crash…
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) says it has not granted approval for the seeds of 14 genetically modified (GM) products to be cultivated in Ghana.
The authority, which is responsible for the regulation of GM and its related produ…
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President Akufo-Addo has appointed Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo as the new Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
The new SSNIT boss is the son of the President’s former Minister and now Senior Adviso…
Liverpool's hopes of giving Jurgen Klopp a dream send-off in the Europa League final in Dublin next month are hanging by a thread.
The Reds boss has announced he is leaving the club at the end of the season and his players were keen t…
The leadership of Ghana's Road Transport Operators is advising commuters against paying any additional transport fares beyond the existing rates, as the purported increase in fares by some commercial transport drivers is deemed illegal.
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Former Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Henry Kokofu, has issued a stark warning regarding a potential embargo on Ghana’s cocoa bean exports to the global market.
This caution, according to Mr. Kokof…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is considering empowering commercial banks to take over the implementation of the Gold for Oil Policy.
Two years into the implementation of the initiative, the Central Bank says it is reassessing the model to han…
Cameroonian scientist Marie Makuate has been at the forefront of using information harvested by satellites to help save the lives of people on Earth in emergencies, but she argues the expense of the data should spur more African countries …
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given nine listed equities on the local bourse, up to April 30, to submit their audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, to the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE).
They …
The Spanish government has begun the process of eliminating the so-called "golden visa" scheme.
Under the scheme, foreign investors are provided with fast-tracked residency.
At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, ministers agreed to end th…
The Vice-Chancellor of the Central University (CU), Professor Bill Buenar Puplampu, has called on the government to consider partnerships with credible private universities as an alternative to deal with the challenges of providing high…
The Department of Parks and Gardens has issued a stern warning to private developers encroaching on their land. The department has threatened to demolish all illegal structures on their lands.
This action follows a recent Citi News repo…
The public has been urged to live healthy lifestyle to protect them from contracting illnesses, particularly cardiovascular diseases.
The Deputy Medical Director of Yaaba Medical Services in Accra, Dr Gwendolyn Hoedoafia, said globa…
The campaign team of New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has firmly dismissed the findings of a survey conducted by Global InfoAnalytics, which purportedly places the National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer, John Drama…
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has rallied the private sector, foundations and philanthropists to raise more than GH¢1.3 million in less than two weeks towards the maintenance of Burkinabe refugees in the country.
At the inaugural UNHCR …
Legendary American rapper and producer Ja Rule has arrived in Ghana. The rapper, along with his wife and team, arrived in Ghana on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, to break ground for the construction of a classroom block at Nuaso Anglican Primary …