GENERAL NEWS

Hajj Pilgrims accuse Board Chair of breach of contract over fees, mount pressure on IC Quaye

Some prospective Hajj Pilgrims say they have been handed a raw deal by the National Hajj Board in the amount expected to be paid by pilgrims for this year’s Hajj. According to the aggrieved prospective pilgrims, the Hajj Board led by Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye has breached an agreement it …

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AirtelTigo to reward Customers in the ‘To Gu Me So’ Reloaded Promotion

AirtelTigo is set to reward its customers with over GHS 1,000,000 (one million Ghana cedis) in the “To Gu Me So” Reloaded Promotion launched today. To Gu Me So Reloaded is a target-based promo designed to reward customers with weekly cash prizes. The promotion will run from 6th June through …

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Sam George, others charge IGP over LGBTQ+ billboard on Tema Motorway

Member of Parliament, Sam Nartey George, has given the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, a 24-hour ultimatum for an erected illegal LGBTQ+ promotional billboard on the Tema-Motorway stretch of the N1 to be pulled down. Sam George, who is lead sponsor of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family …

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Monkeypox: Another excuse for Akufo-Addo’s administration – Manasseh Azure Awuni

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has stated that the outbreak of monkeypox in five regions of the country will be the latest excuse to be used by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration. According to him, the normal COVID-19 and Russia-Ukraine war excuses by this administration have become stale. In a post sighted …

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You dare not take on other chiefs like Togbe Afede – Kwesi Pratt ‘tackles’ Paul Adom Otchere

Editor-in-Chief of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has taken a subtle dig at the host of Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom Otchere over his recent ‘attack’ on Togbe Afede XIV for returning ex-gratia he received. Speaking on Metro TV’s ‘Good Morning Ghana’ programme on June 8, Pratt opined that all chiefs and citizens alike …

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Gov’t launches ‘No Guarantor Student Loan’ policy

Government has cancelled the policy which required students to provide three guarantors to secure a loan. Ghanaian tertiary students will no longer require three SSNIT contributors as guarantors before they can secure student loan to pursue tertiary education. Prior to election 2020, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) promised to cancel …

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Archbishop Palmer-Buckle suspends Catholic Priest for refusing transfer, establishing ‘prayer camp’

Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, has suspended a Priest, Rev. Fr. Robert A.K. Oduro, for refusing transfer and for establishing and managing a ‘Prayer Camp’ on his own. The suspension which took effect on June 3, 2022, implies that the Rev. Father cannot function as a …

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No school feeding caterer has been paid – Association

Caterers under the school feeding programme have denied claims that government has released funds to pay caterers in five regions. This comes on the back of information Citi News gathered that government has made payments to caterers in five regions. The caterers on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, embarked on a …

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VIDEO: Overgrown weeds at Tetteh Quashie interchange used as cover for open defecation

Tetteh Quashie interchange, named after a pre-Ghanaian agriculturist, has become a haven for unscrupulous people who find comfort in defecating in the bushy area. The location of the huge roundabout could be described as the heart of Accra due to its prime location and accessibility to other routes in the …

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Come and arrest me – Nii Lante Vanderpuye dares Odoi Kwao family

Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, MP, Odododiodio Constituency, has dared the Nii Odoi Kwao family to call for his arrest after revealing that he is a member of the Owoo family. According to him, he has never dealt with the said Nii Odoi Kwao family and so he is ready for …

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