DR Congo: Military court sentences MP to death over treason charges
A member of parliament and owner of a strategic mining company,Édouard Mwangachuchu, was sentenced to death on Friday in Kinshasa by the military justice system on charges including "participation in the M23 insurrectionary movement" and "treason", in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The death penalty is often pronounced in the DRC, but has not been applied for 20 years and...
Rapper Drake Announces Break From Music Over Health Challenge
Grammy Award-winning Rapper, Drake, has announced that he was taking a break from his music career. Speaking on Friday during his SiriusXM radio show, “Table for One”, he said: “I need to focus on my health first and foremost.” Drake, who released his new album, ‘For All The Dogs’, revealed that he has had stomach issues for years now, hence his...
WAEC awaits release of funds for marking of WASSCE, BECE
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it is expecting the Government to release some funds for the marking and release of results for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). Mr. John K. Kapi, the Head of Public Affairs, WAEC, told the Ghana News Agency that the early release of...
I am committed to passing the Affirmative Action Bill -President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has restated his commitment to ensuring the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into law. The President said this when a delegation of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), Ghana Chapter, called on him at the Jubilee House. The leadership of AWLN was at the Jubilee House to formally introduce the Network to the President and...
France bedbug panic: Officials respond as Paris school infested
France's government is working hard to contain a national panic over bedbugs, as a Paris school becomes the latest building hit by a reported infestation. Senior officials from the health, economy and transport ministries are meeting on Friday at the prime minister's office to co-ordinate a plan of action against the insects. They are expected to speed up proposals for a...
Zomujo Mental Health Foundation to relaunch Mental Health App this month
The Executive Director of Zomujo Mental Health Foundation, Dr. Teata Duut, has disclosed the foundation will relaunch its Mental Health Application (App) this month. According to him, the intention to relaunch the app is driven by the one thousand (1,000) news cases recorded during the test piloting of the App earlier this year. Speaking with MX24’s Godwin Namboh on the AM...
Stop abusing painkillers and herbs – Kidney Association
The Ghana Kidney Association has cautioned the public against the abuse of painkillers and herbs which are recipes for kidney infection in the country. The Association also encouraged Ghanaians to cultivate the habit of healthy living in order to protect their kidneys. The association in a statement, entreats the general public to live healthy to protect their kidneys by adhering to...
I have not been fair to Mahama – Kennedy Agyapong admits
Flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, has rendered an unqualified apology to former President John Mahama for being harsh and uncharitable to him because of partisan politics. Mr Agyapong speaking on Starr FM’s StarrChat programme on Thursday, October 5, 2023, noted that, he has not been fair to John Mahama, though he (Mahama) showed him a...
Viral ‘Cobra’ song was just an experiment — Fredyma
Legendary sound engineer, Fred Kyei Mensah, better known as Fredyma, has revealed that the viral song “Cobra” was just an experimental song. “Cobra,” originally sung by budding Ghanaian songstress Obaapa Gladys, has become a social media sensation, with people across the world participating in a viral dance challenge inspired by the song’s lyrics. The song, which was originally released in early...
9Million Ghanaian workers without pension – NPRA
About nine million people working in the country without any form of pension risk slumping into retirement without income security, the Head of the Corporate Affairs of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Nana Sifa Twum, has stated. He said that between the next five and 10 years, the working individuals without any form of pension would retire poor and...
