The Abeka District Court in Accra has set March 27 to deliver its ruling on the application for disclosure filed by lawyers for the Abelemkpe Branch Manager of Marwako eatery, Jihad Chaaban. The court, presided over by Ms. Victoria Ghansah, set the date on Thursday after Augustine Asafo Adjei had moved the motion directed at … Read more
Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed an American was killed during the bloody rampage at the British parliament that has been claimed by the Islamic State group. “A great American, Kurt Cochran, was killed in the London terror attack. My prayers and condolences are with his family and friends,” the president said in a tweet. Cochran … Read more
Israel’s military chief said on Tuesday that Hezbollah’s military commander in Syria, reported dead last year, was killed by members of his own Lebanese Shiite group. Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, speaking to a security conference, said intelligence had led Israel to the conclusion and matched previous reports. Hezbollah itself has said Mustafa Badreddine, who … Read more
Surrounded by displaced Iraqis, Ahmad strides up and down a muddy stretch of land near Mosul, mobile phone in hand, desperately looking for his aunt and uncle. Dressed in an elegant grey coat over his tracksuit, the 27-year-old is hoping to see his relatives for the first time in six months after they fled west … Read more
The Marwako assault case is really taking a very unpleasant turn for both the accused, Jihad Chaaban, and his victim, Evelyn Boakye… Hearing of the Marwako assault case continued yesterday, Thursday, 16 March, 2017 at the Accra Magistrate Court. The prosecution led the plaintiff, Evelyn Boakye through delivering her testimony to the court. The prosecution … Read more
There appears to be a powerful clique operating inside the three months old government of Nana Akufo-Addo, which is announcing appointments, forging appointment letters and dispatching people to state institutions on behalf of the President without his knowledge and authority. The clique appears to be forging the not-too-difficult signature of President Akufo-Addo on his green … Read more
The Marwako case hearing has been adjourned till 16th March, 2017. The Lebanese supervisor at the Abelemkpe Branch of Marwako Fast Food Limited, Jihad Chaaban, who allegedly assaulted a female Ghanaian worker under his supervision, has been remanded into police custody following the first hearing of the case in an Accra Magistrate Court. Jihad Chaaban … Read more
The recent Lebanese Marwako Supervisor assault of a Ghanaian worker has indeed landed the fast food enterprise in the soup as very strong hands have decided to dig into her history to expose every dark side! It has been in the news for some days now, that a Lebanese supervisor at the Abelenkpe branch of Marwako Fast … Read more
The Abeka District Court Wednesday remanded a Lebanese branch manager of Mawarko Restaurant located at Abelenkpe, Jihad Thaabn, for allegedly assaulting a female staff. He is alleged to have dipped the face of one Evelyn Boakye, a caterer at the restaurant, into a blended pepper and locked her up for hours. He had pleaded not guilty … Read more
Kwesi Pratt has condemned an alleged assault on a female Ghanaian staff by a Lebanese supervisor at Marwako restaurant in Abelemkpe, Accra. Jihad Chaaban, 26, brother-in-law of the owner of the restaurant, is alleged to have grabbed the neck of Evelyn Boakye, 25, and soaked his face in a blended raw pepper for about 10 … Read more
Consumer Rights Advocate, Kofi Kapito has joined calls on Ghanaians to boycott Marwako Restaurant. According to him, expatriates continue to abuse citizens because the security agencies treat them with kid gloves when they are found culpable. Kofi Kapito call is in support of a campaign on social media by some human right activists following assault … Read more
Maverick Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), lawyer Obiri Boahen has charged the police administration to use the same speed they employed in the Kofi Adams’ vehicles saga to prosecute the Lebanese supervisor who assaulted a worker at the Abelemkpe branch of Marwako restaurant. Speaking in an interview with Rainbow Radio … Read more
Human rights group, Amnesty International is calling for a full scale investigation into the abuse of a worker at fast food joint Marwako which occurred over the weekend. A supervisor at the restaurant Jihad Thaabn who happens to be the brother-in-law of the owner of Marwako Restaurant, is reported to have dipped the face of … Read more
Gender Minister, Afisa Otiko Djaba has promised justice will be served 25-year-old Ghanaian waitress allegedly assaulted by her Lebanese supervisor in Accra. She said the Ministry in collaboration with the appropriate security agencies are putting in place the necessary measures to address the issue. Writing on her Facebook wall Monday, the Minister said, “justice will … Read more
Bahrain’s justice ministry said Monday it filed a lawsuit to dissolve a secular opposition party, the state-run news agency said, months after the country’s main Shiite opposition party was banned. The justice ministry “has filed a lawsuit requesting the dissolution of the National Democratic Action Society (Waed), in light of Waed’s serious violations of the … Read more
Marwako Fast Foods has condemned the alleged assault of one of its Ghanaian kitchen staff named Evelyn Boakye by a Lebanese supervisor, Jihad Chaaban, 26, a brother-in-law to the owner of the restaurant, at its Abelenkpe branch. Evelyn alleged that Jihad forcefully dipped her face into a paste of pepper she had blended at the … Read more
A 25-year-old female employee of the Marwako Restaurant in Accra has been allegedly assaulted by a Lebanese supervisor for fidgeting with a blender and working slowly. The assailant, Jihad Thaabn, 26, a brother-in-law of the owner of the Marwako Restaurant, is said to have angrily grabbed the neck of the victim and dipped her face … Read more
From training and scheduling to coaches and caddie, Australia’s Adam Scott has changed his golf routine in order to enchance his chances at winning more major titles. The 36-year-old world number seven defends his US PGA Honda Classic title starting Thursday at PGA National, the launch pad for a run to the Masters in April … Read more
A former surgeon who bludgeoned to death five relatives with a “hammer-like object” was jailed for life on Monday for one of Australia’s most ferocious killings. Chinese-born ear, nose and throat specialist Robert Xie repeatedly clubbed two children and three adults around the head and face as they lay sleeping in their home in 2009, … Read more
Burning passions over Donald Trump’s presidency are taking a personal toll on both sides of the political divide. For Gayle McCormick, it is particularly wrenching: she has separated from her husband of 22 years. The retired California prison guard, a self-described “Democrat leaning toward socialist,” was stunned when her husband casually mentioned during a lunch … Read more