Tension is rising in Talensi, a mineral-rich district in the Upper East Region, as traditional landowners (Tindaama) and the Paramount Chief of the area, Tongraan Kugbilsong Nanlebegtang, are seriously engaged in an unusual clash that has also generated disquiet among security watchers. The ‘supremacy war’ is grounded in a recent …

Mali’s transitional President Bah N’daw, has thanked the President and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, Nana Akufo-Addo, for the role he has played so far in helping to resolve the political impasse in Mali. At a meeting held at the Koulouba Palace, the seat of the …

The township of Koforidua in the Eastern Region was virtually nonchalant towards Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, the running mate to the NDC flagbearer for the upcoming general elections John Mahama as she toured the town on her campaign trail. A video going viral on various social media platforms shows …

A 19-year-old tricycle (Aboboyaa) rider has met his untimely death after he crashed into a Toyota pickup on the Wiawso-Nsawora road. Stephen Opoku lost his life at the spot but his riding mate is still on admission at Sefwi Wiawso government hospital. The accident involved the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) …

Queenmother of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III, has blessed Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the government of President Akufo-Addo with a special, personal, benedictory prayer. This happened when the Vice President paid a courtesy call on her prior to his tour of the Ashanti Region on …

The Marine Police Unit in Tema have picked up six people in connection with an alleged attempt to illegally import arms and ammunition into the country from Turkey. The 436 pistols and 26 packs of ammunition consisting of 50 pieces each in a pack were found to have been concealed …

The Yendi Divisional Command of the Ghana Police Service has launched a search for 13 suspects identified to have masterminded the killing of a 31-year-old staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA) at Sanguli in the Saboba District on Thursday, October 8. One Dana Nyogma, who allegedly shot and killed …

Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has been disbanded. Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, made the announcement on Sunday afternoon. This follows days of a nationwide protest against the police operation. Nigerians, mostly the youths, had taken to the streets of major cities to protest SARS’ brutality while the hashtag …

For reasons yet to be known, President Akufo-Addo skipped Navrongo for Paga on his two-day tour of the Upper East Region, but several determined-looking supporters of Joseph Kofi Adda, the lawmaker for Navrongo Central, travelled to the busy border town and delivered a burning message as the President was addressing …

A 15-year-old girl has been made ceremonial District Chief Executive for Okere in the Eastern Region to mark International Day of the girl child celebrated globally on October 11. The theme for this year’s International Day of the Girl Child is “my voice, our equal future”. The DCE for Okere …