Author: newsfilegh

A Zimbabwean comedian has been found after being abducted and beaten by masked gunmen in the capital Harare, her relatives and colleagues say. Samantha Kureya, known by her stage name “Gonyeti”, has been critical of the police and government in her skits. She was taken from her home, beaten and forced to drink sewage before being dumped, her colleague says. In Zimbabwe, comedians have historically found it difficult to make jokes about authority, fearing jail. Police have not yet commented on her abduction. Her brother, Jonathan Gasa, told the BBC that about six armed masked men stormed her home on…

Ex-Ghana striker and 2008 Africa Cup of Nations poster boy Junior Agogo is reported dead at age 40. Thhe former Zamalek player passed in London on Thursday morning. Agogo was hospitalized in 2015 after suffering stroke which debilitated him. He is remembered for his eye-catching performances for the Black Stars during the 2008 Nations Cup on home soil. Source: Ghanasoccernet

A Kenyan man has been arrested at the international airport in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, trying to smuggle into the country 68 capsules of cocaine. Glenn Chibasellow Ookow had swallowed the capsules that were later found to contain a total of 1.2kg (2.6lb) of cocaine, the Thai drug authorities said. It as an X-ray showing the objects in the man’s stomach that alerted Thailand’s Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB). According to the Thailand’s Nation paper, a Nigerian man, who was also arrested, had allegedly hired the Kenyan to bring in drugs to Thailand and other countries in the region.…

The question was direct. And the denial was categorical. “Is it your company?” “No!” “Then how do you know the company?” “It’s my cousin,” said A.B. Adjei, the CEO of Public Procurement Authority (PPA). Investigations by freelance investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has revealed that Talent Discovery Limited (TDL), a company incorporated in June 2017, has won a number of government contracts through restrictive tendering. Manasseh Azure Awuni has also confirmed that the company was engaged in selling contracts. Undercover encounters with the General Manager of the Company, Thomas Amoah, revealed that the company was selling a ¢22.3 million road…

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission with support from the United States Government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), organized a three-day conference, from August 19-21, 2019, in Accra to highlight and discuss successes, lessons learned, opportunities, and challenges in the fisheries sector in Ghana. The conference, entitled ‘Fisheries and Coastal Management in Contemporary Times’, was designed to strengthen policy linkages and create a platform for fostering discussion among policymakers, resource managers, fishermen and fishmongers, researchers, journalists, and think-tanks in connection with the sustainability and productivity of the fisheries sector in Ghana. Minister…

A man has been arrested in Madrid on suspicion of taking upskirt videos of more than 550 women and posting much of the content online. The 53-year-old Colombian man allegedly filmed the videos on a mobile phone hidden in a backpack. Police say he then uploaded at least 283 videos to pornographic websites, racking up millions of views. Many of the 555 victims – some of which were underage – were targeted on the capital’s Metro system. The man is accused of upskirting women on a daily basis since last summer when he began uploading content online. He also allegedly…

An eight-year-old in Germany stole his parents car for a 140km/h (87mph) motorway joyride, police have said. The child was found on the A44 motorway lay-by early on Wednesday morning heading toward the city of Dortmund. He had put the hazard warning lights on and placed a small warning triangle behind the car. Once found, police said the boy told them: “I just wanted to drive a little”, before reportedly bursting into tears. The child’s mother informed police at about 00:25 local time (22:25 GMT) that their son had driven off in the family’s automatic VW Golf from their home…

American documentary filmmaker Stuart Harmon is set to screen his first feature-length film, ‘The Money Stone’ at the 2019 Black Star International Film Festival. The film tells the stories of Justice and Maxwell, two teen boys fighting for their dreams against the backdrop of gold mines of Ghana. The film will make its Africa premiere as part of the festival with screenings on Thursday, August 22 at 8:00pm and August 24 at 2:00pm at the Silverbird Cinema in the Accra Mall. Through the compelling stories of Justice and Maxwell, ‘The Money Stone’ offers an untold perspective on mining by illuminating…

American documentary filmmaker Stuart Harmon is set to screen his first feature-length film, ‘The Money Stone’ at the 2019 Black Star International Film Festival. The film tells the stories of Justice and Maxwell, two teen boys fighting for their dreams against the backdrop of gold mines of Ghana. The film will make its Africa premiere as part of the festival with screenings on Thursday, August 22 at 8:00pm and August 24 at 2:00pm at the Silverbird Cinema in the Accra Mall. Through the compelling stories of Justice and Maxwell, ‘The Money Stone’ offers an untold perspective on mining by illuminating…