GENERAL NEWS

Eyes on the Ground: Two reported dead as taxi submerges after heavy rains at Madina

Two people have reportedly died after a taxi submerged during a rainstorm in Madina, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region. An eyewitness who spoke to GhanaWeb said that an hour of rain led to the roads and gutters around some parts of Madina, including the Ridco area, becoming heavily flooded, which …

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Price of Bibles to go up November 10

The price of Bibles will soon shoot up across the country. This was announced by the Bible Society of Ghana. The Society attributed the price increase to the high cost of clearing goods at Ghana’s ports. In a notice announcing the price increase, the Society said: “Due to the high …

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How all Twitter staff in Accra were fired a day after resuming HQ operations

For over a year, the staff of Twitter Africa worked remotely while preparing to move into their Accra Headquarters to begin operations physically. It, therefore, came as great news when, on November 1, 2022, all the Africa staff of the global microblogging and social networking service got to have their …

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‘Sika mpɛ dede’ – Presby Moderator ‘explains’ Akufo-Addo’s famous quote

Most Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, the 18th Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has tasked Ghanaians to critique the government using the proper channels stressing that doing otherwise ultimately hurts the economy as it has the tendency of chasing away investors. “There is …

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How a passenger and a ‘mate’ exchanged blows over fare increment

The recent increase in transportation fares is creating a lot of commotion in public transport across the country. Just days after the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) increased transport fares by 19 percent and the Concerned Drivers Association by 30 percent, transports fares went up sharply gains without any …

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‘Disregard false reportage’ – Lawyers for Anas reacts to testifying without mask ‘ruling’

Cromwell Gray LLP, lawyers for the celebrated investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has urged the public to disregard false reportage within a section of the media that the Supreme Court of Ghana presided over by Baffoe-Bonnie, JSC, has ordered the journalist to testify without a mask in the case of the …

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Concerned Lotto Agents Fume Over Percentage Reduction

The Concerned Lotto Agents Association Ghana (CLAAG) have called on the Sammi Awuku-led National Lottery Authority Management to rescind their decision to reduce the percentage of Lotto writers from 30 to 20 per cent. According to the Executive Secretary of the Association Mr Kweku Duah-Tawiah, the situation resulted in several …

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Afro Arab Group Chairman Joins McDan, Others To Celebrate Accra Girls At 62  

Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu, the Group Chairman of the Afro Arab Group of Companies joined some stakeholders in education at the 62nd Speech and Prize giving day celebration of the Accra Girls Senior High School situated in Maamobi, Accra. Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu in his remarks noted that it was …

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Achimota School Class of 2002 Announces Teachers’ Appreciation Day on 2nd December

    The 2002 Year Group of the Old Achimotan Association (OAA) is gearing up for yet another spectacular Teachers’ Appreciation Day in honour of the teachers at the school.     Every year, the year group marking its 20th anniversary of leaving the school is given the baton to …

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Prove that Mahama taxed cutlasses, condoms – Terpker challenges ‘detractors

Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has dismissed the notion that cutlasses and condoms were taxed under the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration. Terpker, who served as Minister of Finance throughout the Mahama presidency said the notion was wrong in a Twitter post responding to former presidential spokesperson, Koku Anyidoho. The …

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