Hollywood’s finest have been rewarded with golden statuettes at the Oscars in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. Here is the full list of winners, as well as all the nominees. Best picture Winner: Oppenheimer American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of […]
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US ‘deeply troubled’ by Ghana’s anti-gay bill: Says passage will undermine economy
The United States of America has expressed concern about the passage of the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, popularly known as an anti-gay bill, by the Parliament of Ghana. Parliament passed the bill on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. According to the bill, persons caught in the act would be subjected […]
Hajia4Reall pleads guilty in $2m romance scam case
Ghanaian social media personality, Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia4Reall, has pleaded guilty in a $2 million romance scam case. According to the United States Attorney’s Office website, the socialite pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to receive stolen money. This charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Hajia4Reall also agreed […]
Former MP speaks about his son’s arrest in the United States
Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament, Insuah Fuseini, has opened up about the arrest and imprisonment of his son, Abdul Insuah, in the United States. Abdul Insuah, aged 32, was recently sentenced to a two-year prison term after a federal jury found him guilty of participating in a fraudulent scheme based in Huntington. The scheme […]
US rapper Meek Mill writes about pickpocket incident in Accra
Hours after declaring that Ghana was lit because of his experience so far, American rapper Meek Mill who is spending his Christmas holidays in Ghana, has sang a different tune. He posted a pickpocket incident on Instagram on December 29, the same night he performed at the Afro Nation concert in Accra. “They pick pocketed […]
US lauds President for peace, security in West Africa
The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what she said is his exemplary contribution to peace and security in West Africa, as well as Ghana’s role on the UN Security Council. “I have come to express our gratitude to Ghana for your leadership here in […]
Ghana, US strengthen relationship through Obangame Express Exercise
The United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa Topside Brass Band who are in Ghana, as part of their activities, performed for a Non-Governmental Organisation, Universal Wonderful Street Academy (UWSA), at Mantse Agbona in Accra. UWSA, located in Accra Central is into informal education for children between the ages of 6 and 20 years. Their […]
Brooklyn names street after Ghana
The Borough of Brooklyn in New York City in the United States of America has named a street at Bed-Stuy after Ghana to highlight the country’s leading role in building bridges among the global African Family. Bed-Stuy has been a centre of African American culture since the early 20th century and home to many cultural […]
US Government to give Ghana 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines
The United States Government is to donate 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines to Ghana to aid the national plan to inoculate 20 million Ghanaians by the end of the year. The gesture would add to the 1.2 million Moderna shots received by Ghana from the United States on September 4, 2021. US Vice President Kamala Harris […]
US Authorities bust 6 Ghanaians involved in $50m Ghana-based cyber fraud
US Authorities have arrested six Ghanaians based in the USA in connection with their roles in a fraud and money laundering conspiracy. The six, said to be members of a criminal enterprise based in Ghana, allegedly laundered more than $50 million, which primarily consisted of proceeds of fraud schemes from business email compromises, romance scams […]
Farmers in North Dakota harvest 1,000 acres of neighbor’s crops after man suffers heart attack
A farming community in North Dakota has rallied together to support a neighbor who recently suffered a heart attack by harvesting the man’s crops, and fundraising for his road to recovery. Lane Unhjem was working on his farm near Crosby two weeks ago when his combine caught fire and he went into cardiac arrest while fighting the flames, KFYR reported. The […]
Senior US Democrats wear Kente cloth to present Police Reform Bill
What was the reason? On Monday morning top US Democrats introduced a police reform bill in response to nationwide protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd and countless other Black people at the hands of police. Before presenting the bill, several officials, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as Corey Booker and Kamala Harris knelt in silence for 8 minutes […]