A Planning lecturer at the Department of Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Stephen Takyi, has opined that Ghana’s law on dual citizenship has outlived its purpose adding that the law must be repealed. He said the law, if not reviewed, it will affect the …
Read More »‘You’re deceiving Ashantis’ – Youth in Pakyi lead demo against Akufo-Addo over bad roads
Bad roads have crippled life in Pakyi Number 1 and Pakyi Number 2, according to residents in the Amansie West District towns of the Ashanti Region. Hundreds of youth in these twin communities staged a demonstration on Thursday (14 April 2022), blaming the Akufo-Addo-led administration for failing to fulfill its …
Read More »Demolish all structures impeding work on Nungua-Barrier Interchange – Roads Minister directs
Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Minister of Roads and Highways, has directed the Departments of Urban and Feeder Roads to demolish all structures impeding construction work on the Nungua-barrier interchange. The directive follows complaints by Mr Emmanuel Bonne Acquah, the Resident Engineer of China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Company Ltd, the construction …
Read More »56-year-old dies after well collapses on him during renovation at Assin Fosu
A 56-year-old man, Yaw George has lost his life after a Well he was renovating collapsed on him for about 5 hours at Assin Fosu in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central region on Thursday. Information gathered indicates that the Well has been in a bad condition for over …
Read More »Seven dead after boat capsize on Volta lake
Seven passengers have been confirmed dead in a boat accident on the Volta lake in Afram Plains area in Eastern Region. The boat which was carrying 20 passengers from Dzemani to Havekope Thursday April 14,2022 at about 8:00am met a heavy storm on the lake causing it to capsize. Thirteen …
Read More »Fire destroys 16-bedroom house at Sunyani-Baakoniaba as fire engine fails
Fire has razed to the ground a 16-bedroom house and rendered 45 occupants homeless at Baakoniaba, a Sunyani suburb. The fire, which started around 1035 hours Wednesday, destroyed property and personal belongings running to millions of Ghana cedis. No casualty was reported and the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) said …
Read More »Heavy security presence in Yendi following reprisal attacks
There is a heavy Police presence at Yendi following the killing of at least eight herdsmen in a suspected reprisal attack on Zakole, a herder Community in the Northern Region. The attack was triggered when a teacher of Dagbon State Senior High School, Jacob Koila was killed in a suspected …
Read More »Why Supreme Court ruled 5-2 to bar James Gyakye Quayson from discharging parliamentary duties
The Supreme Court of Ghana by a 5-2 majority decision on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, ordered Mr Gyekye Quayson to stop holding himself as a lawmaker. According to the apex court, the decision is in the utmost interest of Ghanaians. In the majority decision held by Justices Jones Dotse, Mariama Owusu, Gertrude …
Read More »Have hope of great times soon – Akufo-Addo issues Easter Address to Ghanaians
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians of his government’s commitment in steering the nation back into good times from the current phase of economic hardship. The president speaking in his Easter Address to the nation on Thursday, April 14, 2022, asked citizens of Ghana to be inspired by the promise …
Read More »Mallam-Weija road: Long truck falls on top of saloon car [PHOTOS]
A heavy-duty truck has tipped over and fallen on top of a saloon car on the Mallam-Weija stretch of the Accra-Kasoa road in the Greater Accra Region. The accident occurred on Thursday near Jayee University. It has resulted in gridlock. Interim reports suggest the break of the truck failed, resulting …
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