Rosemond Brown’s lawyer has not ruled out an appeal against the 90-day jail sentence handed to his client for posting a nude photo of herself and her seven-year-old son on social media. Speaking to the media after the sentencing on Friday, April 16, 2021, her lead counsel, Andrew Vortia said appealing the ruling “is an […] The post Appealing 90-day jail
The Government of Ghana and the parent companies of AirtelTigo, Bharti Airtel Ghana Holdings B.V., MIC Africa B.V have concluded negotiations and signed an agreement to transfer the shares of the company to the Ghana Government following the announcement of the company’s departure from the Ghanaian market last year. This agreement transfers all customers, assets […] The post Government
Social media personality, Rosemond Brown, has been jailed three months after her conviction on charges of the publication of obscene material and domestic violence. Known widely as Akuapem Poloo, Rosemond Brown was found guilty of posting a nude photo of herself and her seven-year-old son on his birthday back on June 30, 2020. The complainant […] The post Akuapem Poloo jailed three months
A Malawi court has said businessman Thomson Mpinganjira – accused of attempting to bribe election judges – has a case to answer, which paves the way for a full trial. Mr Mpinganjira was accused of attempting to bribe a panel of five judges who were hearing an opposition challenge to the presidential election results. Peter […] The post Malawian businessman
Twitter did not chose Nigeria for its African headquarters because the media often mispresents the country, Information Minister Lai Mohammed has said. He was responding to Monday’s announcement by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey that the micro-blogging site had decided on Ghana for its first African office as the country was a “champion for democracy” and […] The post ‘Media
Chicago police have released graphic footage of an officer shooting dead a 13-year-old boy in a dark alley. Bodycam video shows the policeman shouting “Drop it” before shooting Adam Toledo once in the chest on 29 March. The boy does not appear to be holding a weapon in the split second he was shot, but […] The post Adam Toledo: Chicago police release
Ghana is among the top two gold producers in Africa. What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35% of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale miners. Artisanal and small-scale mining is estimated to support the livelihoods of some 4.5 million Ghanaians, about 12% of the population. […] The post Ghana needs to
The National Road Safety Authority has lamented the lack of towing trucks for the Ghana Police Service to remove broken down vehicles from roads. According to the Authority, the last towing truck provided for the police service was acquired in 1988. “Looking at what is happening, we do not have the towing trucks. They do […] The post Road Safety
Social media personality Rosemond Brown is expected to be sentenced today after her conviction on charges of the publication of obscene material and domestic violence. Known locally as Akuapem Poloo, Rosemond Brown was found guilty of posting a nude photo of herself and her seven-year-old son on his birthday back in 2020. She has been […] The post Akuapem
Africa World Airlines, on Thursday, April 15, 2021, received a rousing welcome at the Ho Airport as the airline test flew the route ahead of the commencement of commercial flights to Ho Airport. The airline is set to start plying the route three weeks from now. Aside from the green plains and beautiful landscape that […] The post Africa
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has stated that there has been a 14.8 percent increase in the number of deaths from road crashes this year, compared to the first three months of 2020. “Road traffic crashes over the period from January to March this year, have generally been higher than the same period last […] The post Road-related deaths up by 14.8%
The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, is demanding the resignation of Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa. According to him, utterances from top officials of both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) suggest that there were irregularities in the 2020 elections. The call comes days […] The post Jean
The General Secretary of the Small Scale Miners Association, Godwin Armah, says the association is hopeful that the fight against illegal mining will be successful following a two-day National Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining involving all stakeholders in Accra. He said the association will communicate the decisions and resolutions taken at the dialogue to its […] The post Small-scale
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has unreservedly apologized to journalists and some other civilians who suffered military brutality during a protest at La in Accra. The military administration says it is gravely disturbed by the unfortunate incident and, as a matter of urgency, it has commenced investigations into the matter. It, however, acknowledged that reasonable […] The post La
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