GENERAL NEWS

Director of Health Promotions at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Dacosta Aboagye has cautioned against Ghanaians who are engaging in self-medication when they begin to show signs of the Covid-19.   According to him, it has come to the notice of the Ghana Health Service that some Ghanaians are engaging …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh has hinted of plans to beef up security in Bawku and its environs to maintain the peace in the area as well as fight crime. During a 3-day working visit to the Upper East Region, the Police Chief commended officers and men …

Paramount Chief of the Bongo Traditional Area in the Upper East Bonaba Baba Salifu Lemyaarum is advocating for a second Chamber in Parliament where Chiefs will contribute their knowledge to the development of the country. According to him, Chief in recent times are knowledgeable and can play key roles in the …

A 59-year fisherman, on Thursday, February 18, met his untimely death after suddenly collapsing into the fishing vessel he was working on in Winneba marine waters during a fishing expedition. Chief Superintendent Samuel Asiedu Okanta, Winneba Divisional Police Commander, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the incident happened around …

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to close down the newly-opened Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Intersex Rights (LGBTQI) office in Ghana. According to the president of the GCBC, Most Reverend Philip K. Naameh, the existence of the LGBTQI agenda is …

There is tension mounting among members of the Zongo community in the Volta Regional capital, Ho, over who takes the leadership of the Muslim community. Following the demise of former Volta Regional Chief Imam, Umoro Danjimah Hamzah, there was a need for a successor to be selected to lead the …

The Minister-designate for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has suggested that Ghana must “severely” regulate excavators to address the problem of illegal mining in the country. According to him, excavators should be accounted for and banned as a measure to tackle illegal mining. “We should have a census …

Situated in Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East region of Ghana, this derelict structure cries for fixing. Located between Nabango and Kandiga, this road is the principal road in the town and leads to the Kasena-Nankena East Health Centre. The deep hole which started as a small pothole …

Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei (NPP-Akropong MP), a former Deputy Minister for Information, has jumped to the defence of Mavis Hawa Koomson, the embattled Fisheries and Aquaculture minister-nominee who could not eloquently express herself before the Appointments Committee of Parliament. According to Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, Hawa Koomson should be judged by her …

The Paramount Chief of the Mankpan Traditional area of Gonjaland, Mankpanwura Jakpa Achor-ade Borenyi (I) is worried over the rampant fatal accidents in his Traditional area on the Buipe to Tamale Highway and has therefore disclosed his resolve to get a solution to the accidents and so has made arrangements …