Author: Kelvin Funkeye

1. All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal among others left the APC because the party could not offer them what they wanted. He said the defectors wanted automatic tickets and sharing of the national wealth which the governing APC could not guarantee. He said this in a lengthy statement he personally signed, entitled “They Go Away Because We Go…

Akwa Ibom state government has filed a N50bn lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for freezing its accounts. According to Punch, the state government described as unlawful, the freezing of its accounts for 72 hours, adding that the move shut down the state. The suit with no: FHE/UY/CS/137/18 had the EFCC, Attorney General of the Federation, Zenith Bank, Skye Bank, and UBA as defendants. The state government asked in the suit: Whether the accounts of…

A former President of the United States of America (USA), Barack Obama has paid a tribute to the late Ghanaian diplomat, Kofi Annan, describing him as someone who “never stopped his pursuit of a better world.” In a post on his Facebook, Mr Obama said: “Kofi Annan was a diplomat and humanitarian who embodied the mission of the United Nations like few others.” He added, “His integrity, persistence, optimism, and sense of our common humanity…

Becca got married to a Nigerian artiste manager called Daniel Oluwa Tobi Sanni. Here are some facts about Tobi Sanni Daniel. He holds a degree in Business Administration and management and a Chartered Economist. Tobi Sanni-Daniel is a Yoruba from Nigeria. He studied Business Administration and Management at the University of Ilorin. He went on to study and became a Graduate Chartered Economist (GCE). He furthered his education and then became an Associate Chartered Economist….

From Monday, August 20, Ghana’s national flag will fly at half-mast worldwide in honor of Kofi Annan who passed on today Saturday, August 18 in a Switzerland hospital. Confirming the reports, Ghanaian President  Nana Akufo-Addo took to Twitter to share: “I have been directed that, in his honor, Ghana’s national flag will fly at half-mast across the country and in all Ghana’s diplomatic missions across the world, from Monday, 20th August 2018, for one week”.

Another Ghanaian celebrity is off the market after John Dumelo and Sarkodie got married earlier this year. Reports say Ghanaian singer Rebecca Acheampong known in showbiz as Becca is also getting married to Tobi Sanni Daniel, former business manager for Nigerian artiste, Ice Prince. The traditional and white weddings are taking place today in Accra. Some Nigerian musicians including Ice Prince are already in Ghana for the two ceremonies. Becca who recently released her single…

Former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan is reported dead. He is said to have died in Switzerland, Saturday morning after a short illness. “It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness…” the Kofi Annan Foundation in a tweet said. He was 80.

Ghanaian songstress, Becca, is getting married to Tobi Sanni Daniel, a Nigerian who was once Ice Prince’s Business manager, GhanaCelebrities.Com can exclusively confirm. Both the traditional and white wedding are happening today—with the former scheduled to take place this morning at Airport, Accra. Already, Nigerian musician Ice Prince is in Ghana to attend the wedding and we are told several other Nigerians will be in attendance. After all of it, Becca has found a husband…

A three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Jabi area of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday afternoon. Sadly one person died, and according to Punch, 25 others were trapped. Officials later rescued 6 persons and evacuated the deceased. Rescue operations are ongoing. Acting president Yemi Osinbajo, accompanied by FCT minister Muhammad Bello and SGF Boss Mustapha visited the scene of the incident. Pic.17. On-going rescue operations at the scence of building Collapse at Jabi in…