GENERAL NEWS

A seven-member Supreme Court panel has refused a stay of execution application from businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome on the auctioning of his properties by the state to offset his debts. Mr. Woyome through his lawyer Luda Addey Lawal moved the motion with an assurance to pay GHc10 million if the …

The road contractor Owusu Acheaw who accused President Akufo Addo and the Minister of Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako Attah of killing 22 road contractors is begging for forgiveness over his reckless comment. The contractor launched a scathing attack on the President calling him a rascal and a serial liar. …

The Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has been ranked the best in the West African sub-region and the sixth in Africa by the Airports Council International (ACI). President Akufo-Addo who made the revelation at the 28th ACI Africa annual general assembly, regional conference and exhibition in Accra yesterday, indicated that the …

At least 27 people have been confirmed dead after days of flooding in the Upper East region. “Per the reports we have as at now, 27 deaths have been recorded, 19 injured and a little over 1000 people have been displaced as a result of the rains,” the Upper East …

The Ghana Mission in the United States says it is expecting the US government to soon lift the visa restrictions placed on a section of Ghanaian travelers to that country. Ghana’s envoy to the US, Ambassador Baffour Adjei-Bawuah, says the Mission has developed a robust mechanism to deal with illegal …

About 11,000 tertiary graduates employed under the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) have exited the scheme into permanent employment. Chief Executive Officer of NaBCo, Dr. Anyars Ibrahim, who made the disclosure said about 20,000 graduates on a waiting list of the scheme were expected to be considered to replace those who …

The former Security Coordinator of the Metro Mass Transit Company Limited (MMT), Lawal Fuseini, has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over alleged corruption in the procurement of buses for the Metro Mass Transit Company. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Lawal Fuseini who was recently dismissed by the MMT stated …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has emphasized that the future of Ghana is very dependent on her ability to get its youth who are currently in school to secure Mastery in Science and Technology. The President made the observation when he addressed winners of the 2019 edition of the National Science and …

Four children have been killed by a speeding driver at Egya No. 2, a suburb of Anomabo, a community along the Cape-Coast-Accra Highway. One other child, according to eyewitnesses is in a critical condition at the Saltpond Hospital. The children were on their way home from school on Tuesday afternoon …

Scores of people have been confirmed dead after four days of flooding in the Upper East region. Dozens more have also been injured in the floods. According to A1 radio’s Samuel Mbura, the areas affected include Kasina Nankana East and South, Builsa South, Bawku, Garu Timpane among others. He added …