GENERAL NEWS

I would like to wish all Muslims in Juaben Constituency and Ghana at large a happy and memorable Eid ul-Adha Celebrations. Eid-ul-Adha is one of the most significant celebrations on the Islamic Calendar.     It is a festive moment to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) …

The UK and Ireland branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sent it’s greeted Muslims in the country on the occasion of Eid ul Adha. Muslims across the world are celebrating their festival of sacrifice, with the strict observance of the covid-19 restrictions. A statement signed by the group …

Opinion leaders including ex-assemblymen at Adum Kwanwoma in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region have petitioned the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over brewing chieftaincy dispute in the area. They have, therefore, asked the Asantehene to expedite action on settling the dispute to enable a new chief to …

The Paramount Chief of Gonja, the Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa, has conferred the title ‘Gariba Yenawura Wura’, to wit “King of Promise Keepers”, on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo“. This, according to the Yagbonwura, is in recognition of “your good works done Savannah Region”, adding that “the people of the …

Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife, Nana Konadu have advised Muslims to adhere strictly to all the COVID-19 protocols as they celebrate the Eid-ul-Adha festival. “Let us use the day to pray for our dear nation as we work to combat the deadly pandemic that has plagued the world. …

About 95 nurses from Ghana were shuttled off a chartered flight into the Grantley Adams International Airport on Thursday. The 95 Ghanaian nurses arrived via Azores Airlines. The chartered flight was scheduled to arrive at 5.50 pm. Prior to the arrival, originally it was communicated that the cohort of nurses …

As UK Visas & Immigration continues its phased resumption of services, it will be reopening additional centres from the week of July 27th. The following countries are; Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), Malta (Valletta), Mauritius (Port Louis), Nigeria (Abuja, Ikeja, Victoria Island). And from the week of August 3rd in …

Another woman accused of witchcraft, who has been brutally tortured by the two spiritualists is currently on admission at a hospital in Salaga. News of witches being tortured has started coming up at the police stations, following the recent brutal lynching of a 90-year old woman, Mariama Akua Denteh at Kafaba. …

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Samira Bawumia, have sent well wishes to the Muslims as Ghana joins the world to mark Eid-ul-Adha. “As we celebrate Eid today, the sacred day of Arafat, let us thank the Almighty Allah for granting Muslims across the world another Eid. Let us …

For every five Ghanaians, two of them are identified as multidimensionally poor – meaning more than 45 percent of the country’s population are affected by multiple types of poverty, a Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) report has revealed. Multidimensional poverty considers the many overlapping deprivations that poor people experience. The Multidimensional …