Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, the former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has sued The Ghanaian Observer newspaper and Despite Group of Companies, operators of Peace FM, for defamation. In a writ filed at the High Court on 28th February 2019, Dr Opuni is seeking general and exemplary damages of GH¢10,000,000.00 (Ten million Ghana Cedis). In its Volume ...

Two men have told the BBC they were abused hundreds of times by Michael Jackson, from the ages of seven and 10. Wade Robson, 36, told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme the singer had sexually abused him from the age of seven and tried to rape him when he was 14. James Safechuck, 40, told the programme Jackson had sexually ...

Jose Mourinho has explained why Liverpool superstar Mo Salah didn’t fit into his plans at Chelsea. Mourinho brought Salah to Stamford Bridge from Swiss side Basel in 2014 during his second spell as the Blues manager. The Egyptian, who was 21 at the time, only managed 19 appearances for the west London side before he was shipped out on loan ...

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has finally honoured the invitation of the Police CID over the leaked audio tape involving him. Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo went to the Police headquarters in the company of senior lawyers, some of whom, served in the erstwhile Mahama administration. It comes after reports that the Police were seeking an arrest ...

One of the most read testimonies last weekend has been that of an unnamed Slay Queen whose insatiable quest to acquire property just like her colleagues landed her in an unforgettable experience during a fully paid weekend trip to Dubai. The popular saying that not all that glitters is gold has been given a true meaning by Slay Queen in ...

Former lead singer of famous Ghanaian Gospel Music Group Soul Winners, Minister Joe Mettle has revealed why he left the group. Responding to a question posed by a fan during a radio interview with NY DJ on Y102.5FM, the musician who is currently on a media run promoting his new single Mehia Wo Yesu revealed it was time for him ...

At least 23 people have been killed as tornadoes struck Lee County in eastern Alabama, authorities say. County Sheriff Jay Jones said there had been “catastrophic” damage and there were fears more bodies would be found. The number of injured is not yet known. Rescue efforts have been halted until dawn due to the danger of searching in the dark. ...

Italian striker Mario Balotelli is rarely out of the headlines, and this weekend was no exception. Balotelli scored the opening goal of the Ligue 1 match against Saint-Etienne with a spectacular overhead kick, but his celebration eclipsed the strike immediately. The much-maligned Olympic Marseille striker took celebrating with the fans to a new level by using his phone to post ...

In our series of letters from African writers, Ghanaian journalist and former government minister Elizabeth Ohene explains why clock-watching in Ghana is a waste of time. When Japan’s Olympics Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada was forced to make a public apology after arriving three minutes late to a parliamentary meeting, I wondered how many ministers of state here in Ghana thanked God they ...

Hearse owners in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi are threatening to hit the streets in protest against government and heads of various health facilities for allowing commercial cars to convey dead monies which is said to be pushing them out of business, MyNewsGh.com reports. Even though dead bodies are continuously conveyed from various mortuaries within the region, they complain ...