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A year ago, Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo became the first African leader to be invited in about 60 years on a state visit to Switzerland. But his visit may not have gone as his host would wish as he announced that his country will soon end the process of selling …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 16th March 2021, for Cote d’Ivoire, in his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority, to attend the funeral of the late Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire, which will be held today, Wednesday, 17th March, …

A group identifying itself as the NPP Grassroots has expressed worry over the preponderance of posters, videos and other communication materials of Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, championing his presidential ambition. In a press release, the group said it is puzzled as to why the Vice-President’s team were deliberately flouting the party’s …

One person is reportedly dead with three others in critical condition after a Trotro driver allegedly set the room of his girlfriend ablaze at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The suspect, who was identified as Mr Agyeman, was said to have set himself ablaze after …

Social media marketer and blogger, Kwadwo Sheldon, has lambasted Shatta Wale for accusing him of belittling the crafts of musicians in Ghana. Shatta Wale in a bid to respond to some attacks from Ghanaians after Burna Boy and Wizkid’s Grammy Award win cited Kwadwo Sheldon’s popular YouTube shows ‘Yawa of the Day and ‘Breakdown’ as …

The Ejisu Besease shrine house is one of the 10 remaining examples of the old traditional Ashanti architecture. Belonging to the then most powerful and influential kingdom, the late Ashanti queen and warrior, Yaa Asantewaa, consulted the shrine in the last war with the British. It was built around 1850, …

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin has issued a stern warning to Committees which will consider the 2021 budget estimates against approving such estimates with the figures offered by the president. The speaker further disclosed that he will not forward the appropriation bill to the president for his assent …

A yet-to-be-identified robber was lynched at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West Municipality for snatching a motorbike. According to a witness, the deceased acquired the services of an ‘okada’ rider with the motive of robbery. The rider was said to have been ordered to take an unusual route which …

Minister-designate for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has attributed his recovery to divine intervention as he acknowledges even the doctors felt “someone upstairs” was watching over him. Mr Ofori-Atta had to fly to the United States of America (USA) to seek medical care after suffering post-Covid complications. Virtually joining a post-budget forum organized by …

The construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana, which will provide an interdenominational sacred space for the nation, “remains a national priority”, the government has indicated. “Despite delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, work is on course to construct the iconic edifice in the heart of the nation’s capital”, caretaker …

A moment of drama on the campus of the University of Ghana has found its way to social media. In a video currently making rounds on social media, a young lady is said to have stormed the university campus to confront her estranged boyfriend for reneging on his responsibilities. In …

A man believed to be in his thirties has been lynched after he stole a motorbike at Awutu Beraku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. The suspect believed to be a Nigerian has allegedly stolen many motorbikes at Awutu Beraku, Gomoa Akoti and its environs. The …

The Food and Drugs Authority has assured the Ghanaian public that the AstraZeneca vaccines are safe adding that no side effects have been recorded in Ghana yet. Over 300, 000 Ghanaians have been given the jab after the country took delivery of some 600, 000 doses of the vaccines last …

In Ghana, discrimination against women who are ripe for marriage but are still single ‘rears its head’ in every aspect of life. Although tying the knot isn’t the only fulfilment in life for some women, especially celebrities, they are often looked down upon and asked questions mostly regarded as rude …

Emmanuel Agomeda, the 14-year old who left home to hustle in Accra after his stepmother denied him food has finally started school. After his first encounter with SVTV Africa, SVTV Africa Foundation secured a place for Emmanuel to stay in Accra with his aunt. Currently, the foundation together with benefactors …

The Ghana Police Hospital has noticed the general public of an intended mass burial for about 200 unidentified and unclaimed bodies as part of routine measures to decongest the mortuary. The unidentified and unclaimed bodies, according to the Police Hospital, are made up of mostly paupers, unknown former patients, abandoned …

Black Stars Head Coach C.K Akonnor has handed call ups to three players of the victorious Black Satellites squad. The trio, Ibrahim Danlad, a goalkeeper of Asante Kotoko who was adjudged the overall best goalkeeper of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania, Philemon Baffuor of Dreams FC who …

The LGBT+ group in Ghana is gathering momentum online to raise funds to acquire a permanent administrative office space in Accra. This was after the opening and subsequent closure of their office in Ashongman in Accra last month. The group on its Twitter page has indicated that it had managed …

As part of measures to help recover Ghana’s economy, government has announced a one percent increment (1%) in the National Health Insurance Levy(NHIL). This is to say that the hitherto 2.5% NHIL charge on goods and services has increased to 3.5%. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader in Parliament …

Gunmen on motorbikes stormed a primary school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kaduna and kidnapped three teachers but no children, a state official said on Monday after the fifth school abduction in three months. It was the first attack on an elementary school in a wave of such attacks …

Ghanaians will on Sunday, March 21, 2021, hold a national day of prayer over the recurring debates of the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, I+ (LGBTQI+) agenda in Ghana. This will be organised by the Ghana Christian Council and other Ecumenical bodies in collaboration with the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual …

Late former General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly referred to as Sir John in March 2019, declared Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia as the perfect replacement for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Sir John at the back of his assertion called on members of the NPP …

Tanzania’s exiled opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, says plans are underway for an official declaration of the status of missing president John Pombe Magufuli. “The countdown to official declaration seems to be well underway. Military parade vehicles in the streets of Dar es Salaam,” he posted in a tweet accompanied by …

Families of the thirteen teenagers who got drowned on March 7 after they went swimming in the sea at Apam in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region will be bidding their loved one’s goodbye. A mass burial ceremony is being held in the Apam Community this morning to …

It has been exactly 21 years since Accra Hearts of Oak registered a famous 4-0 victory over their arch-rivals Asante Kotoko during a Ghana Premier League game in Accra. March 15, 2000, was a day that the 64 Battalions of Hearts of Oak, spearheaded by Osei Kuffour, Ishmael Addo and Charles Taylor confirmed their …