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  play video As photos and videos emerge from the 60th anniversary of the Hogbetsotso Za in Anloga, GhanaWeb has chanced on a video that shows a rather rare scene. The video shows what seemed like a small dugout in the ground, with water gushing out of it. But the biggest shock …

Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party has dismissed calls for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to resign amid economic hardships. Richard Ahiagbah, speaking on Joy FM’s Newsfile programme, November 5, 2022, called out the convener of the Kume Preko Reloaded protest that took place on the same day. Ahiagbah stated that private …

Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, has admitted that the country is hot citing hike in prices of items. He narrated how he was shocked to note that dog food that he usually buys had been increased by close to 100% the last …

Government earlier this year announced a 30 percent salary cut for its appointees to mitigate economic hardship in the country. Subsequently, President Akufo-Addo in an address on Sunday, October 30, 2022, while updating Ghanaians on the state of the economy said the 30 percent slash in salaries will still continue. …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has become the latest victim of booing by some Ghanaians. A video has emerged online where some men and women, gathered at the grounds where the 60th anniversary of the Hogbetsotso Za in Anloga is being held, continuously booed at the Second Gentleman. Dr. …

A well-built man in the city of Kumasi has narrated how he single-handedly chased down a car and rescued two female students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The man, speaking with Bigscout Media on Facebook, said that on the day it happened, he had only …

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of now-defunct Beige Bank, Michael Nyinaku has been charged with stealing, money laundering by the state. In a charge sheet and the brief facts of the case filed at the registry of the criminal High Court on Wednesday November 2, 2022, Michael Nyinaku was charged …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his state of the nation address on the economy assured Ghanaians that just as his government was able to win the fight against the deadly Coronavirus, he will once again bring the economy to life under the current crisis. On Sunday, October 30, the president referenced how …

The annual festival of the Anlo people of the Volta Region, Hogbetsoso, is currently being held. This is the 60th year since the celebrations began. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is the special guest of honour for this year’s event. As part of efforts to mark the 60th edition of …

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has warned of a possible “third problem” that can worsen the country’s economy despite the dire effect of the Russia-Ukraine war which the government has identified as a prime cause of Ghana’s economic crisis. Mr Oppong-Nkrumah expressed his disappointment in the Ghanaian media over the lack …