The Electoral Commission (EC) is set to hold a by-election for the Kumawu Constituency to select a new member of parliament for the constituency following the sudden demise of Philip Basoah. The EC made this known through a statement signed by the chairperson, Jean Mensah, who said the by-election will …

Three men, suspected to be armed robbers have been burnt alive at Moseaso in the Wassa Amenfi West of the Western Region. The incident happened on Saturday, April 15, 2023, after luck eluded the suspected thieves in their alleged robbery operation. Eye witness Bright Agyemfra reported to OTECNEWS that, the …

Paramount chief of Bongo Traditional Area in the Upper East Region, Baba Salifu Atamale Lemyaarem, blast others for alleging extorition from fulanis in his area. According to him it’s petty to level such an allegation against him. Residents, opinion leaders of the Bongo-Soe community in the Bongo District of the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assented into law, the three new tax bills passed by parliament late last month. This was confirmed by information minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah in an interview on April 16, 2023 with Accra-based Joy News. He told Emefa Apau on The Probe programme that the president’s lawyer Kow …

Several students have reportedly been trapped in an STC bus after an accident on the Accra-Kasoa Road, close to the Gomoa Buduatta junction. According to a news report by UTV, the STC bus, which had several students traveling to Cape Coast, somersaulted after it crashed into a speeding tipper truck …

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary hopeful for the upcoming bye-election in the Kumawu Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Philip Bannor, has been reportedly indicted by a court in the United States of America (US). Dr Bannor is one of eight NPP members who have filed their nomination for the party’s …

An investigation by the police has confirmed that Albert Donkor, who allegedly died in police custody in April 2022, was indeed an armed robber. This, was disclosed to the family by the law enforcement department of the Ghana Police Service after police investigations were carried out since the incident. The …

Prophet Kumchacha of Heaven’s Gate Ministries has launched scathing attacks on Prophet Kofi Oduro following The Alabaster International Ministry founder’s response to Daughters of Glorious Jesus on the subject of listening to secular music. According to Kumchacha who is known in private life as Nicholas Osei, the outburst was repugnant and deserves condemnation hence …

All unregistered SIM cards would be deleted from the database of telecommunication operators today April 17. This action follows a directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA). The NCA ordered the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications to ensure that all SIM cards, which have not been re-registered with Ghana cards, in …

Eastern Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Mark Oliver Kevor says they know locations of properties of persons threatening violence in 2024 election warning that their investments stand to suffer the consequences most if they dare try to hold on to power at all costs. Dr. …