Four persons suspected to be involved in the murder of the former Member of Parliament for the Mfantseman constituency, Ekow Quansah Hayford have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each.
The four were convicted and jailed for a separate robbery incident they were involved in weeks after the murder of the former legislator.
According to the police, the convicts will be...
President Akufo-Addo says he is saddened by the death of social activist, Ibrahim Mohammed and two others, Abdul Nasir Yussif and Murtala Mohammed in Ejura in the Ashanti Region.
The social activist popularly known as Macho Kaaka was beaten to death by unknown assailants infront of his house last Sunday.
Abdul Nasir Yussif and Murtala Mohammed died after military personnel shot...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery to conduct a public inquiry into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incidents at Ejura in the Ashanti region.
A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, also revealed that the President has given the Interior...
Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has waded into the #FixTheCountry debate as he describes the activists calling on government to do the needful as, “educated fools and disappointed graduates.”
In a series of posts on Facebook on Tuesday, the multiple award-winning singer wrote: “Educated fools and disappointmented graduates saying #FixTheCountry. Fix yourself cheap thinkers.”
Born Charles Nii Armah Mensah, the singer...
Two people have been shot dead while six others have sustained varying degrees of injuries in Ejura Tuesday morning after police opened fire on angry youth protesting the murder of social activist Muhammed Ibrahim a.k.a Macho Kaaka.
The police had been firing shots into the air to calm tension after the residents took to the streets to demand justice.
An activist...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Hon Francis Asenso Boakye on Monday, June 28, 2021 ordered the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Ashanti Region to pull down all structures on waterways.
His call follows the recent flooding in some parts of Kumasi that claimed seven lives.
Addressing the media during a duty tour, Hon Asenso Boakye who is also...
Police in the Ashanti Region have picked up two persons in connection with the killing of Ibrahim Muhammed, a social activist in Ejura.
The suspects have been identified as Ibrahim Isaka and Fuseini Alhassan.
Both were arrested at about 10:45 pm on Monday, 28th June, 2021, following police intelligence,” Godwin Ahianyo, the Ashanti Regional Police PRO said.
Ibrahim Muhammed was noted to...
There is a growing tension at Ejura as one of the leading members of Fix The Country demonstration who was attacked by a mob on 25th June around midnight in his house, has been reported dead.
The deceased, Ibrahim Mohammed, well known as Macho Kaaka, was stabbed and had sustained a great deal of injury, leading to his unfortunate death.
The...
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months by the highest court in the country.
This came after the Constitutional Court found him guilty of contempt after defying the court’s order to appear at an inquiry into corruption while he was president.
Mr Zuma’s time in power, which ended in 2018, was dogged by graft allegations.
Businessmen were...
Award-winning actor and movie producer, John Dumelo has vowed to sweep the Accra Sports Stadium should Hearts of Oak lose to Asante Kotoko on Sunday.
The matchday 31 games have dominated the headlines with the two most glamorous clubs in the country set to renew their rivalry.
Hearts of Oak will host their sworn rivals, Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports...
