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I sold my mansion for me not to get broke – Kofi Amoabeng

  Co-founder of defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has opened up on adjustments he made to survive the collapse of his bank. The businessman says he, among other things, had to sell his mansion for an apartment in order not to get broke. “I have one watch and one …

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UTAG, 3 other university labour unions declare strike

    Four labour unions in the Public Universities in Ghana have announced a strike action effective Thursday, October 14, 2022, if issues regarding their conditions of service are not resolved. The unions are the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Ghana Association of University Administrators, Tertiary Education Workers Union of …

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Cedi ranked second worst-performing currency in the world – Bloomberg

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare The Ghana cedi lost 40.05% in value to the US dollar in nine months of 2022, ranking it as the second worst performing currency in the world in the 147th position, according to Bloomberg. This decline in the local currency against the American currency is the worst …

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Kumasi Central Market Flood victims appeal to Nana Addo for support

  Flood victims at the Kumasi Central Market have called on President Akuffo Addo for support to enable them live normal lives. About 400 lockable shops at the Kumasi Central Market suffered massive losses due to the devastating rains that flooded the area on three occasions in just one week. …

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Passport applicants stranded as passport booklet runs out over unpaid debt

  By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Some passport applicants in the country are seething with anger following the inability of passport offices across the country to release their passports despite the expiration of their collection dates. According to OTECNews sources, the passport office is currently only attending to priority cases as the …

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Residents jubilate as python is shot dead at Ajumako Ochiso [Photos]

  Residents of Ajumako Ochiso in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region are jubilating after shooting to death a 14-foot python. According to the residents, they had been leaving in fear and panic ever since the reptile was spotted in the town as several attempts to kill …

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‘I’m 56 and pregnant with my son’s baby’

    by;brightwebtv/nana asare File Photo: Pregnant A family in Utah will certainly have a story to tell their newest member … because a 56-year-old mom is carrying her son’s baby. You read that right, 56-year-old Nancy Hauck volunteered to carry her son Jeff and his wife Cambria‘s 5th child, a girl. Cambria is unable …

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Meteo warns of minor rainfall in September and November

  by;brightwebtv Photo credit: Getty Images Loading your audio article The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned that the minor rainfall season will come with some normal rainfalls that may lead to flooding in low lying areas. “At the peak of the September to November (SON) season, there is a …

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Funeral rites for Western Togoland leader Papavi to last for 18 days

  By:brightwebtv Charles Kormi Kudjordjie Loading your audio article The leader and founder of Western Togoland separatist group in the Volta Region, Charles Kormi Kudjordjie, will be laid to rest in October 2022. A funeral invitation poster suggests that Papavi Hogbedetor, as he was popularly known, will be interred on …

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Massive reaction as Ghanaians in UK hold funeral for Queen Elizabeth II [Video]

  Ghanaians hold funeral for the late Monarch of England, Queen Elizabeth Some Ghanaians in the United Kingdom have decided to organise their own funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth II. While the late monarch was being laid to rest at Windsor Castle, the Ghanaians at Tottenham were also prepping …

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