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The head of the global Catholic Church and the sovereign of Vatican City, Pope Francis, has called for a collective effort to ensure that the abuses that are being meted out on children are eliminated. In a post on his Twitter page on Sunday, June 12, 2022, which happens to …

The Hajj Board says it has absorbed about GH¢13,000 of the 2022 pilgrimage fees for some 2,000 pilgrims who paid their fares in 2020. This follows concerns by some pilgrims over an earlier agreement that they would not pay additional charges after their initial deposit of GH¢19,500. The 2020 Hajj …

The leaked Will of the former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, alias Sir John, generated controversy with most people dumbfounded by the sheer amount of wealth accumulated by the late lawyer before his passing. An examination of his will by the FourthEstate established that a …

Most people are quick to judge politicians for what they term as their ‘unexplained’ wealth, while others also appreciate the hard work of these leaders who battled it out to make a name for themselves. For persons who do not know the background or success stories of some of Ghana’s …

The COVID-19 National Trust Fund says a total of GH¢62 million has so far been received by the Trust since its establishment in March 2020. Chairperson of the Fund, Madam Sophia Akuffo says out of the GH¢62 million, GH¢50 million has been disbursed to hospitals, health centres and other agencies …

A military truck has run into people seated by the roadside in Zebilla leading to the death of one in the Upper East Region. Others were also injured in the accident. An eyewitness disclosed that the car coming from the Bolga stretch towards Bawku veered into the people. It is …

During the second term of John Agyekum Kufuor’s presidency, he set up a commission called the Chinery Hesse Commission that was to, among other things, draw up an emolument package for officeholders captured in Article 71 of Ghana’s constitution. The report, when made public, became a contentious one with many people …

A social media post by ace investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has generated controversy on social media as a tribal twist has been given to it. Manasseh appears to have stepped on the feet of some people with his post which posits that a certain chief would have received different treatment if …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated government’s plan to renovate existing and construct some new tourist sites in the country. According to the president, an amount of US$10 million is being set aside to undertake the project. Part of this will be used to renovate the Cape Coast Castle, and the Kwame …

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, an aide to Former President John Dramani Mahama, has called out state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), over the lack of airtime for persons against the construction of the national cathedral project. Taking to her social media page, Madam Joyce Bawah Mogtari indicated that the conduct of GBC was tantamount …