The World Bank has released $150 million to the government of Ghana for the country to use it to solve issues emanating from Odaw River Basin in the Greater Accra Region. The loan is to fund the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project aimed, among other objectives, at improving flood risk and solid waste management for over 2.5 million people in the Odaw River Basin. Accra, though the […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has destooled Nana Kwame Owusu Agyeman, chief of Antoa, a town in the Ashanti Region. He was destooled by the Asantehene on his first sitting yesterday, May 29, after his trip to the United Kingdom. The Antoa chief, who has been ruling for over 20 years, is accused of violating customary procedures by instating his nephew to take over from him while he lives. […]
About fifteen people are feared dead in a terrible accident involving a Yutong bus and fuel tanker at Gomoa Okyereko on the Accra-Cape Coast highway in the Central Region. Over 4o passengers are also reported to be injured, with some in critical condition from the accident which happened on Tuesday morning (May 30). According to reports reaching DLFM, the tragic incident occurred following a head-on-collision between an Accra-bound Yutong bus […]
A resident of Mpasaso in the Ahafo Region, Akwasi Brefo has reportedly committed suicide after killing his wife, Janet Yobo, According to a DailyGuide newspaper report, the accused person struck his wife on the head with a farm implement as they were farming, which caused her death. The report indicated that, Brefo, the accused, fearing the repercussions of his actions, drank a liquid substance, suspected to be weedicide, to take […]
Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Monday sworn into office as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the capital Abuja. Amidst legal challenges, the former governor of Lagos state becomes the 16th president of the most populated African country. Below is the full text of Bola Tinubu's inaugural speech FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023 THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand […]
Nigeria President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn into office in the capital Abuja, despite a legal challenge to his election from the country’s opposition. The ceremony took place amid extremely tight security and in front of world leaders and dignitaries, such as President Kagame of Rwanda and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa at the 5,000 capacity Eagle Square venue in the capital Abuja. A national public holiday was declared […]
Ghanaian comedian and actor Akwasi Boadi popularly known as Akrobeto has urged Ghanaians to live at peace with one another. Akrobeto — one of the most loved celebrities in Ghana — has been in the movie industry for more than two decades, yet he's had a scandal-free career. Unlike many of his colleagues in the entertainment circles who who are known for beefing each other, Akrobeto throughout his illustrious career […]
Legendary American musician Tina Turner, dubbed the Queen of Rock and Roll, has passed on aged 83. According to her representative, she died after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. "Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music […]
Ghanaian comedian and actor Akwasi Boadi, popularly known as Akrobeto has advised singer-songwriter Daddy Lumba to ignore attacks from the public. Daddy Lumba — real name Charles Kwadwo Fosuh — has been in the music industry for over three decades, and is known for being consistent and relevant through out the years. Yet despite focusing on his incredible talent that has projected the image of Ghana, the Nsuta-born 58-year-old singer […]
