Minister-Designate for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has assured that the new Agyapa deal will be in the best interest of the country and will address concerns raised by relevant stakeholders. Responding to questions by Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Thursday, March 25, 2021, the Minister noted that a new mineral resource deal …

Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta is finally facing the Appointments Committee of Parliament after his leave of absence due to medical reasons. Mr Ofori-Atta is expected to be subjected to intense grilling by the 26-member committee which has thirteen members from either side of the house. Among other things, the Finance Minister in Akufo-Addo’s …

Nikita and Amrita Marhguy, the two siblings of Tyron Marhguy, the Rastafarian who was denied admission by Achimota school risk being sacked from St John’s Grammar School if they do not cut their dreadlocks. This is after some old students petitioned the school to have the students trim their hair …

  Dreadlock would-be students, Tyrone Iras Marhguy and Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea are trending because the authorities of Achimota Senior High School and the Ghana Education Service have denied them enrolment. The students successfully secured admission into the prestigious Achimota school by the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) of …

  Anthony Dordoye, 26, the alleged suspect in a murder and suicide case in the Ho Municipality that left his girlfriend dead and himself with alleged near fatal self-inflicted wounds, is responding to treatment. Superintendent, Mr Anthony Danso, Ho Municipal Police Commander briefing the Ghana News Agency, disclosed that the …

  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has extended an invitation to all members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who have either been suspended or sacked from the party. The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the NPP, Divine Otoo Agorhome, in an interview with Happy FM’s Don Prah on the ‘Epa …

Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at Juventus until the end of his contract, according to vice-president Pavel Nedved, following reports linking the forward with a return to Real Madrid. The 35-year-old has been criticised this season, while the Italian champions have struggled in Serie A and are out of the Champions League. …

The family of eighteen-year-old Nafisatu Billy Yussif is accusing authorities of the Nkawie Senior High Technical School in the Ashanti Region of denying her admission due to her refusal to remove her hijab. In an interview with Citi News‘ Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Hafiz Tijani, Nafisatu Billy Yussif who was posted to …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) could face serious crises in the Ashanti Region if the appointment of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is not handled with tact. Already, the party is still recovering from the shock it received at the 2020 polls in the region in view of …

  A motor rider has died after knocking down a 61-year-old woman to death at Akim Adubiase in Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern region. On March 20, 2021, at about 7:30 pm the rider -Richard Kwakye knocked down the pedestrian – Akua Serwaah,61, while in the community. Both sustained …

Chairman of the Achimota Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Dr. Andre Kwasi-Kumah, has justified the selective application of rules to some students at the school in the midst of the controversy over the rejection of three students because of their dreadlocks. In backing the decision of the school, Dr. Andre Kwasi-Kumah …

  Lawyers Frank Davies and Abraham Amaliba were involved in a heated exchange which resulted in a near fistfight during a court appearance in the Central Region earlier today. The two lawyers were in court in connection with the ongoing legal case filed by the New Patriotic Party which is challenging the …

    The Central Bank says there is a rebound in economic activity, judging from its high-frequency indicators which have continued to pick up in recent times. It said although business and consumer sentiments softened on the back of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the early months of 2021, the rollout …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is predicted to fall short of securing the seats needed to form a new government in Israel’s fourth election in two years, according to exit polls. Mr Netanyahu’s Likud party and its allies are projected to win 52 or 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. Parties …

  The United States has presented one body scanner and nine explosives and narcotics trace detectors to the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) to strengthen security at the Airport. The equipment is under a grant implemented by the U.S Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security Office of Antiterrorism Assistance(ATA) …

Ex-staff of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have expressed their displeasure over unlawful deduction from their ex-gratia package by the institution. The 2019/20-year group said deductions of 17.5% from Senior Staff, 10% from Junior Staff and 25% from Senior members from their ex-gratia without their consent would …

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the public sector workers to bear with government on its decision to halt salary increase to public sector workers for the next few years. This statement by the President comes after the Technical Adviser at the Ministry of Finance, …

Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Alade Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo has hit the internet with another tw3king video. Always in the news for the bad reasons, the bad girl Akuapem Poloo ventured into a tw3king mood in the studios of Neat FM. Akuapem Poloo who was at the studios for …

  Foodstuff shortage is likely to hit Senior High Schools across the country because suppliers to the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) have threatened to withdraw their services. According to some suppliers who spoke to Asaase News on condition of anonymity, they have not been paid for supplying the …

The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has announced that it is accepting applications for the Vice-Chancellor position, which shall be vacant on October 1, 2021, from qualified persons. Qualification Prospective applicants must be of a professorial status or its equivalent, hold a doctorate degree and must …

As some Ghanaians are not fighting Achimota School for not admitting two Rastafarian students, a piece of new information from Cape Coast has also emerged. According to information cited on Mynewsgh, the authorities of Wesley Girls Senior High school has barred all Muslims from worshipping on their campus. Not just …

It is emerging that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescinded its earlier decision and thrown its support to Achimota School for refusing to admit the Rastafarian students. This u-turn decision by GES was disclosed by Lawyer for the Parents of the Rastafarian Students Ras George Tetteh Wayo in an …

  Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, a Rastafarian would-be first-year Achimota Student who has been denied admission because of his dreadlocks says he feels “depressed and disappointed”. Speaking to Blakk Rasta on Zylofon FM on Monday 22 March and monitored by GhanaWeb, Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, 16, said: “I feel depressed and disappointed. …

Scores of pastors and prominent personalities on Sunday joined the national prayer day against Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, I+ (LGBTQI+) agenda in Ghana. This was at the Church of Pentecost, Burma Camp Worship Centre, in Accra. The event was organised by the Ghana Christian Council and other Ecumenical bodies in collaboration …

  Renowned Journalist and the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has taken a swipe at Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over the new taxes announced in the 2021 budget statement of the ruling NPP government. Contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, …

Three (3) students of Adeiso Presbyterian Senior High School in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region have been crushed to death in a fatal accident that occurred Sunday, March 21, 2021. The suspect driver yet to be identified was driving Hyundai H100 mini bus with registration Number …

Three occupants of a Mercedes Benz saloon car got burnt beyond recognition whilst two others were rescued when it rammed into a stationary truck on the Spintex Road. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command, told the Ghana News …

Achimota School has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to admit two Rastafarian students. Headmistress of the school after a crunch meeting on Monday with the Regional Director of Education and the GES stated that the school will not compromise on its school rules and will only admit …

Old Students of Achimota School have raised issues with the directive issued to the school authority by the Ghana Education Service (GES). They said even though the GES has the right to issue such directives, the matter involving the students with dreadlocks should be left at the hands of the …

A 19-year-old dreadlocked student, who has been denied admission at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) in the Ashanti Region, says he is considering quitting school for good. It seems the level of stigmatization and frustration meted to students with dreadlocks at the various senior high schools is at an …