GENERAL NEWS

Pastor, 5 others perish in Wasa Ankonsia accident

Six people have reportedly died while others have been injured in an accident involving a Sprinter Mercedes Benz bus and a Kia cargo truck on Wasa Ankonsia to Asikuma road in the Amenfi East Municipality of the Western Region. The casualties included the Head Pastor of Christ Apostolic Church International, …

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Musah Adam Runs After Family Members & Neigbours Threaten To End His Life

    The residents and family members of Musah Adam vowed to end his life untimely after hearing the news that he was practising LGBTQI+ this year February 14, 2022 on “Valentine’s Festive Season”, in La Palm Royal Beach located in Labadi a suburb in Ghana’s Capital Accra Ghana.   …

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Our Freedom Cannot Be Fully Utilized When Our Communities And Workplaces Are Unkempt – Yussif Salford (PMP)

Without freedom, life is worthless. But the benefits of our freedom cannot be fully utilized when our communities and workplaces are unkempt. Mahatma Gandhi said “Sanitation is more important than independence”. Gandhi’s thought on cleanliness is a significant component of development. It contributes to the health, wellbeing, and beauty of …

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Independence Day march: Stop parading kids under scorching sun – Kofi Bentil

Senior Vice President of Imani Ghana, Kofi Bentil, has raised concerns regarding the treatment of school children during Independence Day celebrations. As has become the norm over the years, school children who attend Independence Day marches line-up at parade grounds along with members of the different law enforcement agencies. Some …

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Cardinal Appiah Turkson speaks on Russia–Ukraine conflict

One of Africa’s prominent Cardinals, Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, has shared his thoughts on the current crisis between Russia and Ukraine. In a series of tweets, the top Vatican official condemned the unfolding development between the two warring neighbours. Cardinal Appiah Turkson called for a truce stating that “good judgment in …

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Ghana School Feeding Programme not on hold – Gov’t

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has dismissed reports suggesting that the Ghana School Feeding Programme has been put on hold to clear arrears. A statement issued by the Ministry on Thursday said it’s taken aback by the false reportage by some media houses indicating that the Ghana …

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VIDEO: My husband beats me but I cannot leave him – Woman cries

A 32-year-old woman, Alberta Nkansah, living at Akroma in the Central Region of Ghana narrates how her husband who does not take care of her and their children yet subjects her to severe beatings. Nkansah told a team from Crime Check Foundation (CCF) during a visit to the farming community …

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36 trafficked persons rescued on Volta lake in 2021

The Oti regional commander of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Charles Domanba has disclosed that some 36 persons including children were rescued from human trafficking activities on the Volta lake last year. He made the disclosure during a stakeholder engagement led by the International Justice Mission (IJM) at Kete-Krachi in …

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Corruption Watch’s Francisca Enchill shortlisted for BBC Komla Dumor Award

Corruption Watch’s Investigative Journalist, Francisca Enchill, has been shortlisted for the 2022 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. The shortlisted Journalists were selected from thousands of applications received by BBC from Journalists living and practicing in the African continent for the 2022 award. In an email on Thursday, March 3, …

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Sam George uses Akufo-Addo’s $1-GHC1 video to question his anxiety over the cedi

Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam Nartey George, has critiqued the President by reviving a video of then opposition candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, slamming the then government’s handling of the currency in particular and the economy in general. Akufo-Addo on a campaign platform is heard slating the then government – …

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