Exhausted and dishevelled, several hundred Nigerian schoolboys seized in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram experienced their first full day of freedom on Friday after a nearly week-long ordeal. But relief at their survival mingled with concern that many others could still be captive, and the circumstances of their …

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has admonished Members of Parliament (MPs) to beef-up their personal security from now till the swearing-in of the new Parliament on January 7, 2021. He said it was important for members to make the necessary security arrangement via the security outfit of the House for their …

A total of eight lives, including three minors were lost during the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. They are Zakaria Samira, 12, Musah Fuseini, 14 Botwe Tackie, 16, Abdallah Ayarek, 18; Tajudeen Mohammed, 41, Dompreh Emmanuel, 36, and Abass Ibrahim whose age was not stated. About 15 other electorate also …

The decomposed body of a pregnant woman has been found in a bush near Kumasi Parks and Gardens office at the Nhyiaeso within the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. City authorities reportedly discovered the body on Thursday morning when a man who went to the scene to ease himself …

Smock Weavers in the Bolgatanga Central market are complaining of poor patronage of smocks ahead of this year’s Christmas festivities. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, the Weavers attributed the situation to the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease. Mr Michael Agurayine, a …

As nations worldwide continue to embrace the concept of waste as a resource to cherish and not to discard, Ghana is also coming up with initiatives that will not only improve the sanitation situation, but also contribute to sustainable industrial development. One such initiative is the Hybrid Waste to Energy …

US Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan has met with former President John Dramani Mahama barely a week after he rejected results of the December 7 general elections. The US Ambassador also met Mr Mahama’s running mate in the elections, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, at the meeting on Thursday, December 17. They “discussed the recent …

Asante Kotoko have been condemned to their first defeat in the season after losing the matchday 3 outstanding fixture against Great Olympics on Thursday. Midfielder Michael Yeboah scored the decisive goal in the second half as Olympics secured a 1-0 victory at the Accra Sports Stadium. The first half ended …

Sammy Gyamfi, the Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress has presented to the general public evidence of electoral fraud in the just-ended December 7 elections, which his party has gathered so far. He maintained that the 2020 presidential election results declared by Jean Mensa, the Electoral Commission (EC) …

The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Mr Emmanuel Marvin Essandoh has remanded one Collins Kwaku Kwanin aka Kola, the man who is alleged to have shot and injured a journalist with Newswatchgh.com and two others. Pius Asiedu and two others were at the receiving of a gun shot …

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has won the controversial Sene West Parliamentary seat in the Bono East region. Provisional results show that on Thursday, 17 December 2020 the NDC polled 13,116 votes beating the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate by 16 votes after he polled 13,100 votes. This …

The National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for Sene West has retained his seat as the Member of Parliament for the constituency. This comes after the Electoral Commissioncounted the ballot papers from the Tato Battor Polling Station B which were prior to this locked up at the Techiman police station following a …

The National House of Chiefs is urging all dissatisfied candidates or political parties on the outcome of the December 7 general elections to endeavor to seek redress by using the laid down processes and procedure for the settlement of electoral disputes.   The House said the numerous demonstrations by a …

Ashanti Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTD), Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) are embarking on road safety Campaign dubbed “Arrive Alive’’ aimed at reducing carnage on the roads before, during and after Christmas. The campaign seeks to sensitise road users and …

Ghana’s economy has, for the first time in nearly four decades, experienced a recession for consecutively two quarters of 2020. According to provisional GDP figures by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the economy suffered a contraction as a result of the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic and its associated …

The Electoral Commission has released the pink sheets for the presidential elections held simultaneously with the parliamentary elections on December 7, 2020. The pink sheets as they are popularly known are results sheets used to collate data from the polling stations through to the regions. The EC on Wednesday, December 16, released …

The Wench High Court has thrown out a case brought before it by the New Patriotic Party against the Electoral Commission and the National Democratic Congress on the Sene West Parliamentary Elections. The court ruled that the said case lacks merit, reason it was dismissed. The NPP has also been fined an amount of GHS 20,000 …

Some prominent individuals in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have arrived in Wenchi in the Bono Region ahead of the High Court ruling on the Sene West constituency election petition. The petitioners are seeking that the court grants them favour that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate for Sene West, Joseph Markay Kumah be …

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that it has released the provisional results of students who sat for the 2020 Basic Certificate Examination (BECE). The Council indicated that the entire results of 44 candidates have been cancelled for bringing mobile phones into the examination hall. It added that subject …

Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has assured of government’s support for traders whose wares were destroyed by the Tuesday evening fire at the Katamanto market. On his visit to the scene of the fire, he described the incident as a “human tragedy.” “It is a tragedy. It is a situation …

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has in a statement today confirmed that provisional results of the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been released. According to the statement, the West African Examination Council wishes to inform its publics that it has released provisional results of candidates who sat …

Parliament has passed the controversial Public Universities Bill (PUB). However, the respected Ghanaian educationist, Counsellor Daniel Fenyi has described the Bill as a “serious political attack” on tertiary education. Even though the Bill currently awaits Presidential assent and some ‘optional’ recommendations from the Parliamentary select committee on education, Counsellor has …

Award-Winning Radio personality and Musician  Abubakar Ahmed known popularly as Blakk Rasta says it’s only a crazy person who will believe that the 2020 elections were credible. According to him, the Electoral Commission which is the body charged with the management of elections in the country has on several occasions …

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 1,011, the Ghana Health Service has announced. It follows the confirmation of 116 new cases. So far, a total of 53,386 cases have been confirmed in Ghana since mid-March 2020. Out of that, a total of 52,048 have recovered. …

The Ghana Commodity Exchange on Monday added rice contracts [Ghana rice] to the number of commodities traded on the electronic trading platform following the approval by the Security and Exchange Commission. The move is expected to boost local rice production and consumption as government works to put a moratorium on …

The E-waste recycling project, introduced by government, is gradually taking shape and expected to ensure sustainable disposal and proper recycling of e-waste. The project, being implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), is still in its pilot phase. It is helping to promote an incentive system …

The Ghana Commodity Exchange on Monday added rice contracts [Ghana rice] to the number of commodities traded on the electronic trading platform following the approval by the Security and Exchange Commission. The move is expected to boost local rice production and consumption as government works to put a moratorium on …

As the nation awaits the National Democratic Congress to present evidence to validate its claims of flawed and rigged elections against the Electoral Commissions, the New Patriotic Party has given a comprehensive account of how it won the 2020 elections. On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, edition of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana program, the …

As the nation awaits the National Democratic Congress to present evidence to validate its claims of flawed and rigged elections against the Electoral Commissions, the New Patriotic Party has given a comprehensive account of how it won the 2020 elections. On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, edition of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana program, …