The King of Dagbon Ndan Ya-Naa Abukari II has chided the Northern Regional Minister Alhaji Sayibu Saani for failing to act on his directive to stop the Tamale Dakpema from performing chiefly roles. He said the Regional Security Committee’s (REGSEC) reluctance in ensuring the two talking drums are seized and …
Read More »Confusion in Damongo NDC as organiser for ‘Lordina Ladies’ is sacked
Confusion has rocked the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Damongo Constituency of the Savannah Region over the relieving of the post of the organizer of the Lordina Ladies Wing of the party in the constituency. A letter signed by the NDC Chairman of the Damongo Constituency Mr Sulemana Abdulai stated …
Read More »Swine fever kills 575 pigs in Ahafo Ano North
Some cases of the African Swine Fever (ASF) have been detected at some farms in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality in the Ashanti Region. Hundreds of pigs in four farms located in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality have been affected. Some 575 pigs have so far been confirmed dead in …
Read More »I’ve been cooperating, treason felony charge baseless – Barker-Vormawor to AG
#FixTheCountry Movement convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who has been in detention for a month over his coup threat on social media, has, in his affidavit to counter that of the Attorney General in which the Minister of Justice is praying the court to deny him bail, said the treason felony charge …
Read More »Sankofa series: How Ghana’s capital moved from Cape Coast to Accra
It has remained one of Ghana’s most historic cities and is known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. Located on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, Cape Coast, formerly called Carbo Corso (a corrupted form of “Corsican Cape”) served as the first capital of Gold Coast. From …
Read More »Presby Church wants tougher punishment for LGBTQ+ people
The Presbyterian Church of Ghana is calling for stiffer punishment for persons engaged in LGBTQ + activities. The call was made when the church, led by its representative, presented its memorandum at the public hearing on the private member’s bill known as the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and …
Read More »PHOTOS: Couple burnt to death in a fire outbreak at Kotei
A fire outbreak that occurred at Kotei on the dawn of Friday, March 11 has claimed the lives of a couple after they were burnt beyond recognition. Mr. Godfred Konyo, about 54, and his wife, Mrs. Happy Danso, 50, were said to have slept when the unfortunate incident occurred. Kwame …
Read More »All you need to know about Apiate explosion mass burial
The Apiate explosion which occurred on January 20, 2022, took the lives of 13 Ghanaians including a fifteen-month-old Ella Baidoo, with 59 people sustaining injuries. The state, through the Apiate Disaster Relief Committee, will be having a mass burial for 6 of these victims on Friday, March 11, 2022. The …
Read More »VIDEO: 5 ‘sexy’ female police officers punished for ‘improper dressing’
This prompted authorities of the Ghana Police Service and soon, the women were identified and penalized. According to the report, the policewomen from the Ahafo region were to serve weeks without being fed by the Service, during which time too they would go back to the Police Training School in Pwalugu for …
Read More »SC ruling not judicial interference; you’re not above scrutiny – Akufo-Addo to parliament
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the decision of the Supreme Court on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers cannot amount to judicial inference in the work of Parliament. According to President Akufo-Addo, the suggestion that Parliament is beyond the scrutiny of the Supreme Court is to suggest that …
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