As part of measures to reduce food cost delegates incur during conferences, a Central Regional Chairman hopeful, provided food during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) election. Speaking to Adom News‘ Isaac K. Normanyo, the aspirant, Dr Joseph Kobina Essibu, explained it was a personal strategy he adopted since food was not sold on the …

Media personality cum political activist, Kwame A Plus has failed to provide a specific reference to why he has consistently accused veteran broadcaster Gifty Anti of casting men as useless in her feminist advocacy. According to A Plus, his views on Gifty Anti were based on impressions that he picked …

The Ada Police Command in the Greater Accra Region has arrested David Ayornu, 31, popularly known as Rapper Bee for slashing the belly of his wife and killing her instantly. According to residents of Lufenya, near Kasseh in the Ada East District, Ayornu stabbed his wife with a knife in …

A pastor of the Church of Pentecost in Ghana and his wife have given birth to their first-born child after 16 years of marriage. The pastor who is the Donkorkrom District Minister of the Church of Pentecost, Pastor Joseph Ndanyinanse, and his wife, Victoria, gave birth to a bouncing baby …

Pupils of Nsuta Dahomey D/A Basic School in Fanteakwa South District in Eastern region have abandoned school to harvest tomatoes and assist their parents in selling at the market. Absenteeism is high during tomato harvesting season in June and July every year. The situation is affecting academic performance of the …

Black Stars coach, Otto Addo has named a 25-man squad for Ghana’s match against the Central African Republic, excluding Antoine Semenyo. The Bristol City man, who was named to the initial squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, has been omitted from the trip to Angola for unknown reasons. …

Nigerian police say a man who had a row with a Muslim cleric died in the capital, Abuja, after being set ablaze by a mob supporting the cleric. The 30-year-old man, Ahmad Usman, was in a local vigilante group and police say about 200 people were mobilised against him. There …

Oil prices came under pressure on Thursday ahead of an eagerly awaited meeting of the OPEC oil alliance in Vienna. In early trading, a barrel of North Sea Brent cost $114.46. This was $1.83 less than the previous day. The price of a barrel of US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) …

In our series of letters from African writers, novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at whether Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee is being celebrated in Nigeria, the largest former British colony in Africa, which remains an influential member of the Commonwealth. “The fascination for me is that the monarchy hasn’t died out,” …

At least five people were killed and scores injured in an explosion at a depot in a south-eastern town in Bangladesh, officials say. The explosion happened after firefighters were called to put out a fire at a container storage facility in the town of Sitakunda. Twenty of the injured are …