Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called for cool heads in the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s tiff with former President John Dramani Mahama. A Twitter post on Tuesday morning by the former President said: The Asantehene has made us proud with a highly educative address to the UN on …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, said Ghana has managed to exploit the importance of Traditional Authority together with Political leaders for a strong co-existence. He revealed that since his assumption on the Golden Stool, he realised that the government of Ghana alone could not address the challenges facing the …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has alleged that, amongst other challenges the Computerized School Selection and Placement System is faced with, it was hacked. A Deputy Director General at the GES, Dr. K.B. Tandoh, said some saboteurs both within and outside the country, are responsible for the hack. Dr. K.B. …

Nigeria’s police chief has said that the Nigerian capital, Abuja, is one of the safest cities in the world. Mohammed Adamu issued the statement in response to allegations about rising cases of kidnappings and robberies in the city. He admitted that the country had its “security challenges”, but added: Quote …

A speeding commercial bus has crashed to death a man believed to be in his 30’s. The bus with a registration number GN – 2336 – 10 hit and killed instantly the pedestrian on Monday evening around 7:30 pm. An eyewitness, Kwadwo Minta, told Starr News that, the VIP bus …

Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has advised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to allow any incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) to stand unopposed in the party’s upcoming primaries if other qualified members express the interest to contest them, MyNewsGh.com reports. Though the Suame …

President  Akufo-Addo has personally phoned the four families whose relatives were kidnapped and now confirmed dead to console them following a report from the police administration. Father of Priscilla Mantsebeah Koranchie the last girl to be kidnapped on December 21 2018 Alexander Kojo Koranchie told to Empire News’ Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan …

The Asante Youth Association has condemned the National Democratic Congress for what they described as attempts to use their ‘political gains’ to destroy the Asante Kingdom. Their comments come on the back of a press statement released by the office of former President John Mahama denying the involvement of the …

Boris Johnson has said he will “wait and see what the judges say” before deciding whether to recall Parliament. The Supreme Court will hear two appeals that will determine whether the prime minister acted lawfully in suspending Parliament for five weeks. Edinburgh’s Court of Session said the shutdown was unlawful …

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted. A special envoy from South Africa presented an apology from President Cyril Ramaphosa to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The envoy, Jeff Radebe, told President Buhari …