GENERAL NEWS

Asantehene destools Antoa chief

The King of the Ashanti Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reportedly destooled the chief of Antoa, Nana Owusu Agyeman I. According to multiple palace sources, the Asantehene ruled against the 96-year-old and ordered his destoolment as the chief of Antoa during a judicial hearing on Monday, …

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Youtong and fuel tanker crash claims 15 lives, 25 left with injuries

There are reports that more than a dozen persons have died in a fatal road crash on the Accra-Cape Coast Road. The crash, said to have happened at Gomoa Okyereko in the Central Region, is reported to have happened between an Accra-bound Youtong bus, and a fuel tanker with the …

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I did not insult you my friend – Mahama to Nana Akomea

Former president John Dramani Mahama has denied insulting the managing director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea as the latter claims. In a tweet refuting this claim by Nana Akomea, Mahama wrote that he did not insult the former in any way but believes Akomea’s choice to misinform the public on ex-gratia was …

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Former IGP Peter Nanfuri laid to rest in Jirapa

The mortal remains of the former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) rtd, Mr Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri has been laid to rest at Jirapa with a high police honours. The final funeral rites of the late IGP witnessed the performance of the police burial festival as done for a police officer of …

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Chairman Wontumi begs Akufo-Addo to fix Suame interchange

The executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, led by Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, have made a passionate appeal to the government to expedite the necessary processes for the commencement of work on the Suame Interchange Project. Highlighting the significance …

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How Dormaahene ‘confronted’ Dr Bawumia over Ghana’s oil and gold exploration

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, broke protocol during a speech at the Annual Convention of the Council of Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Associations of Continental North America (COBAANA), to express some of the misgivings he had to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Osagyefo Badu II could not hold his displeasure …

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Ambulance found in Dubai not for sale, part of new consignment being bought by govt – Ambulance Service

The Ghana National Ambulance Service (GNAS) has denied allegations that some of its vehicles are being sold in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a video of one of its vehicles in the country went viral. According to the service, the GNAS-branded vehicle, which was captured in the video, is …

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FULL TEXT: President Akufo-Addo’s final COVID-19 address, IMF programme update

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered his last address to the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, May 28, 2023. The address significantly saw the president announce the official end to the pandemic in Ghana since its outbreak in March 2020. The president also updated the nation on Ghana’s recently approved $3 billion International …

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Ashanti Kingdom existed before the formation of Ghana – Historian

Renowned historian Prof. Sarfo Kantanka has brought forth illuminating insights into the history of the Ashanti Kingdom, shedding light on its preexistence prior to the formation of Ghana as a nation. Prof. Kantanka’s research reveals the existence of various states predating Ghana, with Asanteman emerging through the consolidation of these …

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Tension at KNUST as students who paid 70% of fees are unable to register for Second Semester

Some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) studying through the University’s Distance Learning programme have been left aggrieved and uncertain of their ability to continue with their programmes of study after being unable to register for the second semester even though they have managed to …

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