Home / GENERAL NEWS (page 104)

GENERAL NEWS

We dated for years; I didn’t know he was my family – ‘Wife’ of shoemaker who killed himself

On May 23, 2023, a shoemaker named Kwame Peter tragically took his own life in his room at Ahafo Mim. His lifeless body was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a sponge days after his demise. In a WhatsApp voice note he left behind, he accused his supposed wife …

Read More »

Babies to be issued with their Ghana cards from July – Bawumia

Babies will be issued Ghana Cards at birth in July at various hospitals, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced. He explained that the move follows the completion of the integration of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Births and Deaths Registry databases. He disclosed this …

Read More »

Moments Otumfuo showed his power

The Asantehene is the traditional ruler and king of the Ashanti people in Ghana. The title “Asantehene” translates to “King of all Ashanti.” The Ashanti Kingdom, located in the central part of Ghana, has a rich cultural and historical heritage, and the Asantehene plays a significant role in upholding and …

Read More »

Who stole the ‘dog head’ – How this delicacy brought separation between Frafras and Dagaabas

It’s a story that has been in existence for a while; the interesting relationship between Frafras and Dagaabas and the link with the dog head. The two share a rather unique bond that didn’t just begin in recent years. Their bond dates back to several hundreds of years when they …

Read More »

‘I was here before the Asantehene’ – Antoahene on why he enstooled a chief without Otumfuo’s approval

The overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II ordered the destoolment of the chief of Antoa, Nana Owusu Agyeman I on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Manhyia Palace. According to sources from Manhyia, after a judicial hearing presided by the Asantehene on the same day, …

Read More »

Resource SIGA to deliver on mandate– Otumfuo urges Government

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged Government to adequately resource the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) to enable it to effectively deliver on its mandate. The Asantehene said this when management of SIGA paid a courtesy on him at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Friday. The …

Read More »

SIM re-registration : Here is a list of subscribers exempted from deactivation

Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has announced a list of subscribers exempted from “punitive measures for non-registration”. These include exemptions for individuals without Ghana Cards who notify the NCA with proof of application for the Ghana card, subscribers outside the country and subscribers facing genuine challenges during the …

Read More »

Ghanaian, 5 others arrested in Turkey over Africa-bound $1 billion counterfeit money

Turkish security forces have seized $1 billion in counterfeit money and arrested six individuals involved in the operation, according to a report by reuters.com. Among the detainees were one Ghanaian national and three Swedish citizens, as confirmed by the governor’s office of Turkey on Friday, June 9, 2023. The office …

Read More »

River god allegedly kills 23-year-old man at Pantang Village

A 23-year-old man, Benjamin Otu Affotey, has allegedly died under mysterious circumstances at Pantang Village near Abokobi in the Greater Accra Region. According to his mother, Theresah Botchwey, the deceased passed away at the 37 Military Hospital on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, following a motor crash on Sunday, June 4, …

Read More »

Family blames Central Aflao hospital over death of member

The family of Linda Adua, a 39-year-old caterer is accusing the management of the Central Aflao Hospital, also known as Nkansa Hospital of medical negligence leading to the bizarre death of their sister. In a petition signed by Madam Abigail Adua, the deceased’s sister on behalf of the family, addressed …

Read More »