GENERAL NEWS

Four more people have died of COVID-19, taking Ghana’s death toll to 139, according to the latest update by the Ghana Health Service on Sunday. According to the GHS, 270 new cases were recorded, taking the total caseload to 24, 518. Meanwhile, recoveries have shot up to 20, 187 with …

President Nana Akufo-Addo was on Sunday, July 12, 2020, seen in a live Facebook stream interacting with some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) via social media platform Zoom. The live recording, done by Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin showed the president looking robust and in good …

Residents of Yendi in the Northern Region have kicked out the Divisional Police Commander for the area for allegedly disrespecting the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama II. A former Presiding Member of the Yendi Municipal Assembly, Abu Zolge told Citi News that Yaa-Naa had directed that the Police Commander, …

A rather bizarre incident happened at Kaneshie Market, Sunday, when a young man attempted to commit suicide on the overpass. Footage of the act which has been in circulation since Sunday morning captures the unidentified man holding on to what appears to be a metal which forms part of the …

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Friday began registering eligible voters in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country but there were setbacks at some of the schools. The two-day special exercise was targeted at final year students and those in form-two gold track who were 18 or more but could …

About 300 registrants at D/A Primary Akwadaanyame 1 in the Ahafo Ano North Constituency were forcibly dispersed by gun-wielding military officers from the 3rd Infantry Battalion at 4pm on Saturday before the closing of registration. The BVRs had been breaking down intermittently throughout the day, according to our correspondent. The …

The Police Administration says it has started an investigation into a video circulating on social media in which a Policeman is seen slapping a woman. There is a video currently circulating on social media in which a Policeman is seen slapping a middle-aged woman. According to eyewitness, the incident happened at Ofankor …

A 37-year-old driver has died in a fatal accident at Anyinam on the Accra to Kumasi Highway stretch of the the Eastern region The deceased driver Iddrisu Ibrahim driving a Toyota Corolla with registration number AW 826-17 died on the spot while other occupants – Abubakar Mohammed, 27,Abdulla Aziz,19, Salifu …

The Gender Ministry has called on the National Media Commission to ban Counselor George Lutterodt from appearing on any media show in Ghana. The controversial counselor has been widely criticised for saying “every rape victim enjoys the act”. A statement signed Gender Minister Cynthia Morrison strongly condemned Cousellor Lutterodt and called …

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has said Ghana will come to a standstill if Parliament is closed down since the legislative assembly “is in a peculiar situation”. He has consequently urged people calling for the shutting down of Parliament to relax since that is not within contemplation for …