A year ago, Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo became the first African leader to be invited in about 60 years on a state visit to Switzerland. But his visit may not have gone as his host would wish as he announced that his country will soon end the process of selling …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 16th March 2021, for Cote d’Ivoire, in his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority, to attend the funeral of the late Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire, which will be held today, Wednesday, 17th March, …

A group identifying itself as the NPP Grassroots has expressed worry over the preponderance of posters, videos and other communication materials of Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, championing his presidential ambition. In a press release, the group said it is puzzled as to why the Vice-President’s team were deliberately flouting the party’s …

One person is reportedly dead with three others in critical condition after a Trotro driver allegedly set the room of his girlfriend ablaze at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The suspect, who was identified as Mr Agyeman, was said to have set himself ablaze after …

Social media marketer and blogger, Kwadwo Sheldon, has lambasted Shatta Wale for accusing him of belittling the crafts of musicians in Ghana. Shatta Wale in a bid to respond to some attacks from Ghanaians after Burna Boy and Wizkid’s Grammy Award win cited Kwadwo Sheldon’s popular YouTube shows ‘Yawa of the Day and ‘Breakdown’ as …

The Ejisu Besease shrine house is one of the 10 remaining examples of the old traditional Ashanti architecture. Belonging to the then most powerful and influential kingdom, the late Ashanti queen and warrior, Yaa Asantewaa, consulted the shrine in the last war with the British. It was built around 1850, …

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin has issued a stern warning to Committees which will consider the 2021 budget estimates against approving such estimates with the figures offered by the president. The speaker further disclosed that he will not forward the appropriation bill to the president for his assent …

A yet-to-be-identified robber was lynched at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West Municipality for snatching a motorbike. According to a witness, the deceased acquired the services of an ‘okada’ rider with the motive of robbery. The rider was said to have been ordered to take an unusual route which …

Minister-designate for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has attributed his recovery to divine intervention as he acknowledges even the doctors felt “someone upstairs” was watching over him. Mr Ofori-Atta had to fly to the United States of America (USA) to seek medical care after suffering post-Covid complications. Virtually joining a post-budget forum organized by …

The construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana, which will provide an interdenominational sacred space for the nation, “remains a national priority”, the government has indicated. “Despite delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, work is on course to construct the iconic edifice in the heart of the nation’s capital”, caretaker …