The Mempeasem branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been hit with a tragedy as its organizer has died under some bizarre circumstances. The NDc’s polling station’s youth organizer at Mempeasem in the Essikado-Ketan constituency of the Western Region was found dead in his room last Thursday. Abass …

The body of a missing small-scale miner was retrieved from one of the mining pits that got flooded and trapped 17 men at Gbane, a mining community in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. He was among 10 miners killed when a downpour on Monday night flooded the …

Tyrone Iras Marhguy Tyrone Iras Marhguy, one of the two Rastafarian students rejected by Achimota School for wearing dreadlocks despite having gained admission to the school on merit, has finally enrolled following a recent court judgment in their favour. Tyrone reported to school on Friday, 4 June 2021 and went …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has urged Ghanaians to be grateful for the 13 percent increment in transport fares. According to the union, other transport unions had proposed a thirty percent increment instead. The GPRTU and Road Transport Coordinating Council announced an increment in transport fares on Wednesday, …

The outbreak was first observed on Thursday, with most of the lions asymptomatic. File image. Image: DANIEL BORN A nine-year old Asiatic lion has died from the coronavirus in a state-run zoo on the outskirts of the south Indian city of Chennai, the zoo said on Friday. There have been various …

Swansea City is interested in signing Wigan Athletic striker Kyle Joseph to replace the departing Andre Dede Ayew. Swansea is set to lose Wayne Routledge and Andre Ayew this month with the contracts of both players expiring on June 30. The Welsh side is keen on strengthening their attack next …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERS Nigeria’s government is suspending Twitter operations in the country “indefinitely”, the country’s information minister has announced. The ban is due to “the persistent use of the platform for activities… capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”, a statement said. Twitter said the announcement on Friday was “deeply concerning”. It …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES Facebook Inc has suspended former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years. He was barred indefinitely from both sites in January in the wake of posts he made on the US Capitol riots, but last month Facebook’s Oversight Board criticised the open-ended penalty. …

  The Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, (FWSC) Dr. Edward kwapong has admitted that, the 6% increase in wages may not be adequate but workers should bear with the commission as it expects a rebound of the economy to turn things around. The commission says …

The Nigerian government has announced the indefinite suspension of microblogging platform, Twitter. Africa’s most populous nation said the move was connected to “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.” The move comes days after the company deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu …