MAN Wontumi, Author at Wontumi Online

28 Jan

Champions League: Drama as all final league phase fixtures to be played Wednesday

MAN WontumiSportsChampions League

The league phase of the UEFA Champions League will reach its finale on Wednesday night. The new format has already delivered a lot of drama and there promises to be more. All 18 Matchday 8 fixtures will kick-off at the same time. Some teams will be battling for automatic qualification, while others look to avoid an early exit. Manchester City’s 4-2 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain last week pushed the Premier League champions out of the ‘top 24’. This means they have it all to do as they face Club Brugge on the final day. Pep Guardiola’s men now need to…

28 Jan

I’m gay – Sacked EPL referee opens up on his sexuality

MAN WontumiSportsEPL referee, gay

Ex-Premier League referee, David Coote, has come out as gay. In an interview with the UK Sun, Coote also admitted he used cocaine as an escape. The 42-year-old was sacked last year when he was found to have “seriously breached” his contract by the PGMOL. This follows the release of a video clip, in which Coote could be seen calling Liverpool “s***” and branding their manager at the time, Jurgen Klopp, a “German c***”. Another video of Coote allegedly snorting a white powder after working as a VAR official during Euro 2024 was also leaked. Speaking for the first time…

28 Jan

Bird Feathers Linked To Jeju Air Jet Crash In South Korea

MAN WontumiNewsSouth Korea

Investigators say they have found evidence of a bird strike on a passenger plane that crashed in South Korea in December, killing 179 people. The feathers and blood stains on both engines of the Jeju Air plane were from the Baikal teal, a type of migratory duck that flies in large flocks, according to a preliminary investigation report published on Monday. The inquiry into the crash – the deadliest on South Korean soil – will now focus on the role of the bird strike and a concrete structure at the end of the runway, which the plane crashed into. The…

28 Jan

Upper West Region Records 17 Suspected Cases Of Meningitis, 6 Deaths Recorded

MAN WontumiNewsMeningitis, Upper West Region

The Upper West Region has reported 17 suspected cases of cerebrospinal meningitis, with six confirmed deaths, according to Dr Collins Boateng Danquah, Deputy Director of Public Health. He disclosed that the cases were recorded across six districts, with the highest numbers in the Nadowli/Kaleo District and Nandom Municipality. Cerebrospinal meningitis is a fatal disease common in the meningitis belt, which spans the Upper West, Upper East, and Northern regions of Ghana. The disease often begins in October and claims several lives during this period. Speaking to Channel One News, Dr Danquah urged the public to stay in well-ventilated areas and…

28 Jan

Genesis Of The Obuasi Killings, Survived Victims Shares Emotional Story On Wontumi TV (Watch Interview)

MAN WontumiNews

Eight persons are reported dead and several others injured after illegal miners clashed with a military detachment at one of the sites of AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine. While a communication from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) put the number of deaths at seven, Speaking on the State Of Ghana Show on Wontumi TV yesterday, some survived victims reported that some four bodeis was brought to the Obuasi Government Hospital. They confirmed that the total deaths tallies 13 while some other colleagues are still missing. Watch the interview Below https://youtu.be/8F4S__FDVSE

28 Jan

Some members of the ORAL team owns state properties – Ejisu MP Raises Red Flag

MAN WontumiNewsLawyer Kwabena Boateng, Member of Parliament for Ejisu

Member of Parliament for Ejisu, Lawyer Kwabena Boateng, has raised serious concerns about some members of the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) team, established by President John Mahama to recover all State properties captured by the previous administration appointees. Speaking on Wontumi TV's Morning Show, Lawyer Boateng alleged that some members of the ORAL team own state properties at Cantonments, Accra, which is ironic given their role in recovering stolen state properties. According to Hon. Boateng, what's even more disturbing, is the that some of these individuals have acquired state properties in the names of their spouses. The MP threatened…

27 Jan

Transfer: Neymar Jr accepts pay cut to leave Al-Hilal for former team

MAN WontumiSportsAl Hilal, Neymar Jr

Al-Hilal forward, Neymar Jr. has accepted to take a massive paycut to seal his return to Santos, according to Footmercato. Neymar is set to seal an emotional return to his boyhood club in Brazil this January. The move will bring to an end his miserable spell at the Saudi Pro League side. Neymar signed for Al-Hilal in the summer of 2023. But he has seen injuries ruin his stint at the club, as he has only played seven games in a year and a half. The 32-year-old has six months left on his current deal and it is still unclear…

27 Jan

Public lands should be sold but at high cost – Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources Admits

MAN WontumiNewsEmmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah

The Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has been adamantly against the sale of public lands, stating that in order to safeguard the interests of the Ghanaian people, any future transactions involving such lands must be carried out at going market rates. On Monday, January 27, during his vetting by Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Armah-Kofi Buah criticized current practices that permit public lands to be undervalued and sold at significantly lower rates, characterizing this as harmful to the development of the country. According to Armah-Kofi Buah, who described the rules currently followed by the Lands Commission, public lands…

27 Jan

Cristiano Ronaldo hits 920 career goals

MAN WontumiSports

Al Nassr forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has hit the 920nd goal of his sparkling career. Ronaldo found the back of the net as they beat Al-Fateh 3-1 in the Saudi Pro League on Sunday. It was also his 14th league goal of the current campaign. The result leaves Al-Nassr in third over Al-Qadsiyah, who are set to play leaders Al-Hilal on Monday. After the game, Ronaldo took to Instagram to say: “We’re not stopping.” Despite the 39-year-old’s bullishness, Al-Nassr are unlikely to be in the title race against Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. Ronaldo and his team-mates are eight points behind both teams…

27 Jan

You cannot be a true Catholic and a Freemason – Catholic Archdiocese of Accra

MAN WontumiNewsCatholic Archdiocese

The Accra Catholic Archdiocese has reaffirmed its long-standing policy of forbidding its adherents from joining Freemasonry. The Church emphasized that membership in Masonic societies is incompatible with Catholic theology and clarified that its teachings on the subject are unaltered in an official statement titled “Catholics and Freemasonry,” which was signed by the Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie. In response to inquiries regarding whether the Church had changed its position on Freemasonry, the statement unequivocally , “The answer is simply ‘No.’ The Church has not changed its position on Freemasons. You can’t be a true Catholic and a Freemason at the…