GENERAL NEWS

Six (6) persons have been confirmed dead in an accident that occurred on the Cape Coast-Accra highway on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The gory accident involved a Toyota Hiace commercial vehicle with the registration number GR 5059-20 and a Ford Transit bus with GS 6031-20 as its registration number. According …

The Akufo-Addo government is proposing a National Transport Recapitalisation Project which, if implemented, will provide a lease-to-own option to all commercial drivers, including Okada operators, to exchange their old vehicles or bikes for newly-assembled ones in Ghana. According to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the issuance of national identity cards along …

Political analyst and sustainable development practitioner, Michael Ebo has described Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s approach to solving the Okaada problem as an after-thought. The Vice President has announced that the government will not legalise Okada business. According to him, though it’s a tough decision to make, the government has had …

Residents and motorists at Santasi Apire of the Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti Region have said they will not vote in the upcoming general elections if the government refuses to fix their roads before December 7. The residents made this known during a demonstration to draw the government’s attention to …

The Suhum Magistrate Court has remanded into Police Custody a 32-year-old Burkinabe driver who was driving the Articulated truck that crashed two buses killing 14 passengers on the spot at Kyekyewere stretch of the Accra to Kumasi highway. The plea of the accused, Seni Baguian, was not taken when put …

Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has disclosed that government’s plan to provide free WiFi for all Senior High Schools (SHSs) will be rolled out next month. She explained that the initiative is part of government’s strategy to bridge the gap created in the world of Information Communication Technology (ICT). Speaking at …

Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) is warning prospective scholarship applicants to follow due process. GETFund Administrator, Richard Ampofo Boadu, bemoaned how some applicants address the letter personally to him for favour. This conduct, he said, goes against most of the applicants who are qualified for the scholarships. Speaking in an …

Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has urged the new leadership in Mali to use the transition period to exhibit exceptional leadership for the country and usher her into a prosperous era. The former President made the call when a four-man delegation of the National Committee for the Salvation …

Ghana’s largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has promised to step up infrastructural development at Suame Magazine, a renowned metal fabrication enclave, when given the mandate in the December general election. “One of the party’s key agenda is to introduce modern diagnostic equipment to modify the methods of repairing and …

The death toll in two separate crashes in Ghana has risen to 23 in the last 24 hours. Officials said that three more persons have now been confirmed dead after a truck crashed into two passenger buses on Tuesday — bringing the toll to 17. Twenty-one others who got injured …