During the early hours of June 4,2020 radio presenter, master of ceremony, and marketing manager for the Despite Group Of Companies, Kwadwo Wiafe Annor was confirmed dead by his family and colleagues at the media house where he used to work . As Ghanaians continue to mourn the former host of Neat FM’s Drive Time show after a short illness, rare photos of his early life at Radiantway school surfaced online. Information gathered by ghmediahub.com confirms that the sudden death of Elvis Kwadwo Annor Wiafe has caused the entire old students and staff…
Day: June 5, 2020
Kanye West donates for George Floyd’s daughter
Kanye West has set up a fund to cover the cost of university for George Floyd’s six-year-old daughter Gianna. He’s also donated £1.5 million ($2m) to other causes, including paying the legal fees of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, who were killed in 2020. Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in Georgia whilst out jogging. Breonna Taylor was an emergency medical technician and was killed in her own home in Louisville in March. A representative for the rapper and fashion designer confirmed the donations to American news organisations. They also…
Let’s use Tema Interchange responsibly – Akufo-Addo to motorists
President Akufo-Addo has admonished motorists in the capital city, Accra, to ensure that they use the newly constructed Tema Motorway Interchange responsibly and productively. The President made the call when he addressed attendees of the commissioning of phase one of the grade separation of the Tema Intersection in Tema today, Friday, June 5, 2020. President Akufo-Addo observed that indiscipline on Ghana’s roads has cost the country to many lives and it is time for motorists to respect all the rules of driving in a developing cosmopolitan environment such as Accra.…
Aburihene petitions Akufo-Addo to rename Accra Sports Stadium after Ohene Djan
The Aburihene, Nana Otubuo Djan Kwasi II, has petitioned the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government to re-name the Accra Sports Stadium after Ohene Djan. Ohene Djan who was the first Director of Sports of Ghana and the Vice-President of the Confederation of African Football was named after the Accra Sports Stadium before the 2008 African Cup of Nations tournament here in Ghana by the then President John Agyekum Kuffour. However, the GA Traditional Council and some GA youth petition the Professor John Evans Atta Mills government in 2010 for Ohene Djan’s name to…
Asante Kotoko is the originator of bribery in Ghana football- Alhaji Grusah
Owner of King Faisal Football Club (FC), Alhaji Grusah has taken a swipe at Asante Kotoko after insisting that they were the first club to involve themselves in a match-fixing in the country. Several bribery allegations have been leveled against the Porcupine Warriors in the past years but it is still not known what triggered these comments from the veteran football administrator. According to Alhaji Grusah, Asante Kotoko has collapsed all the clubs in Kumasi and “If I wasn’t strong like they have collapsed my club, King Faisal.” “Kotoko is the first Ghanaian club…
I will forever be grateful to Shatta Wale – Patapaa
Ghanaian singer, Justice Amoah, popularly known as Patapaa, has divulged that while others have sought to criticize him on any action he takes, Ghanaian dancehall Musician, Shatta Wale has always appreciated him. In an interview with Happy FM’s DJ Advicer on the ‘Ayekoo After Drive’, he said: “When I made a hit with my first song, Shatta Wale held my hand and told others that I was his superstar. He believed in me and I will be forever grateful to him”. According to him, some artistes always think highly of themselves and would not want…
Oquaye orders parliamentary probe into botched Saglemi housing deal
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye has ordered a parliamentary probe into the botched Saglemi housing deal. Prof. Oquaye has given a joint committee of Parliament two weeks to look into the deal and report the findings to the House. The Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the Works and Housing Committees have been tasked to conduct the inquiry. “The House’s Committee on Works and Housing and leadership of Constitution and Legal committee are enjoined to look into this matter which has appeared before the House in all its…
Juaben: Disqualified MP aspirant’s supporters invoke curses on party executives
Some governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in the Juaben Constituency of the Ashanti Region have invoked curses on the national executives of the party for disqualifying their preferred candidate from contesting in the parliamentary primaries. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the party, according to the aggrieved delegates who spoke to Kumasi FM’s Elisha Adarkwah, disqualified Mr Francis Owusu Achiaw, their preferred candidate and another aspirant without any tangible reason, to pave the way for the incumbent MP, Ama Pomah, to go unopposed. The delegates, numbering over 200, do…
Three killed in Ashongman Estate wall collapse
Three construction workers have reportedly died after a wall collapsed on them at Ashongman estate in Accra Friday morning. The victims, according to an eyewitness, Jerry, the victims were workers of a construction firm working on streets around the Small Dome market area of Ashongman second lotto kiosk. One of the victims died on the scene while the two others who were reportedly rushed to the Ashongman Community Hospital also passed on minutes on arrival at the heath facility. Emergency workers including the Police are currently at the scene helping…
Chelsea agree deal with RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner
Chelsea have agreed a deal with RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner. Reports suggest the 24-year-old, who has scored 25 goals in the Bundesliga this season, has a release clause of about £54m. The Germany international had been linked with Liverpool and said he was “proud” of that association. But BBC Sport understands Liverpool are not interested in signing Werner, who has netted 11 times in 29 games for his country. The Reds have no plans to sign anyone during the next transfer window. Last month, French striker Olivier Giroud extended his contract by…